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The RMC BFM Play platform has launched a new channel dedicated to documentaries. 100% Docs went live on the Altice-owned streamer on Monday March 4. It offers more than 1,500 […]
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Anne Hustinx has joined Dutch cablenet VodafoneZiggo as Executive Director External & Legal Affairs. In the role, Ms Hustinx will be responsible for regulatory & public affairs, external communications & […]
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Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Lucy Thomas as Chief Financial Officer. In this newly created Executive role, reporting directly to Chief Executive Alex Mahon, Lucy will lead finance […]
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The Italian Communication Authority (Agcom) has issued significant fines to Google and Twitch after the two companies were found to be in breach of rules preventing advertisements for online gambling […]
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The Department of Justice in South Africa has agreed to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Partners Against Piracy. It follows a meeting of the organisation held […]
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Barb, which measures what people are watching in the UK, has announced the promotion of Caroline Baxter to Chief Operating Officer. Baxter will work alongside Chief Executive Justin Sampson as […]
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Canal+ Group put on an additional 900,000 subscribers in 2023 as the company stepped up its international development in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. As of December 31, 2023, Canal+ Group’s […]
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Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 fought back in the final three months of 2023 after a challenging year that saw a decline in revenues to €3,852 million compared from €4,163 million in the […]
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The combination of a soft advertising market and investment in streaming contributed to a one-third decline in profits at commercial broadcaster ITV. Profits of £490 million in 2023 dropped by […]
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The Spanish government has given its approval to the merger between the French mobile operator Orange and its Spanish counterpart MasMovil. It’s the last stage in the process after European […]
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Roku has confirmed a data breach that led to the details of accounts belonging to 15,363 users of its streaming service being hacked. The company disclosed the matter in a […]
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Austrian telecommunications company Salzburg AG will continue to distribute German children’s and family channel Fix&Foxi TV on its cable network. The carriage agreement with parent company Your Family Entertainment (YFE) […]
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UKTV has invested in the UK’s first independent funeral-planning service, Legacy of Lives. UKTV Ventures has signed a deal worth £1 million in airtime with a mutual option to extend […]
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Titan OS, the Barcelona-based the technology, entertainment, and advertising company has secured new partnerships with Euronews, Bloomberg TV, Red Bull TV, CHILI, Funke Digital, Blue Ant Media, Insight TV, Love […]
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Technology from Broadpeak will feature as part of BT Group’s MAUD solution to enhance live video streaming quality and reliability, and reduce content delivery costs. The Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD) […]
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Telenet-owned sports channel Play Sports has extended its agreement with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Players (ATP) for broadcasting rights to the ATP and WTA […]
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The first 10 ROXi music video channels have launched on LG Channels. ROXi announced Tuesday it is launching a range of linear music video channels on FAST (Free Advertising Supported […]
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Software company Partner One is to acquire video delivery firm SeaChange in a $30 million. When various liabilities are taking into account SeaChange will receive Net Proceeds of between $13 […]
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T-Mobile’s Magenta TV has been added to Apple TV in the Czech Republic. From today, the app is available to anyone using the TVOS 16 operating system or higher. Subscribers […]
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Rakuten has reached a new agreement with A+E Networks EMEA to launch multiple FAST Channels on its platform. In the UK, the RTV Biography Channel launches focussing on the real-life […]
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Verimatrix says its ambitions for 2025 will take longer to achieve after the company reported a stabilisation within its anti-piracy business. It comes as the broadcasting market continues to decline, […]
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Altice Group has sold its media unit including the RFM and RMC TV channels to the French-Lebanese shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saadé. Staff at Altice Media were informed about the move […]
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed an agreement with YouTube that makes the NBA League Pass available for purchase on Germany’s YouTube Primetime Channels. YouTube Primetime Channels subscribers in […]
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FAST Channel and AVOD operator Video Solutions AG has selected enterprise software platform and data provider Whip Media to implement a content performance reporting and royalty payments system. Whip Media […]
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Swiss telco Swisscom has entered into binding agreements with Vodafone Group to acquire 100% of Vodafone Italia for €8 billion. The aim is to merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb, Swisscom’s […]
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Just ahead of a major change in German cable TV regulation on 1 July 2024, Philippe Rogge, CEO of Vodafone Deutschland, is stepping down. Rogge (pictured) has decided to resign […]
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Revenue is the greatest challenge for pay-TV, telco and streaming operators, according to new research conducted by Caretta Research for Irdeto. The State of the Video Entertainment Industry Report finds […]
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Iliad Group, which operates businesses in France, Poland and Italy, has recorded significant growth across the three territories. The company says it wants to reach €10 billion in revenues and […]
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Paying subscribers for RTL Group’s streaming services RTL+ in Germany and Hungary and 6play in France were up 30.5% to 5.569 million at the end of 2023. The number of […]
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Czech pay-TV remains in the hands of just four main players, according to the latest results released from the Atmedia Index survey. During 2023, 56% of viewers aged between 15 […]
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Staff at VodafoneZiggo will receive a salary increase of at least 8.5% following an agreement between the Dutch platform and trade union De Unie. The new two-year collective labout agreement […]
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US technology company Verance is demonstrating the integration of its Verance Aspect watermarking solution into the HbbTV ecosystem at DVB World 2024 (19-20 March) in Munich, Germany. The showcase, taking […]
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German teleshopping broadcaster QVC Deutschland has ceased offering its QVC2 channel in Ultra HD resolution (UHD). “We will, at least for now, reserve this USP for our main channel in […]
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BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial content studio and media & streaming business, has announced changes to the management team at BritBox International Starting April 1, Robert Schildhouse has been appointed […]
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Virgin Media O2 has successfully trialled an innovative new way of improving and expanding mobile services by bringing together its fixed network infrastructure with new smart poles, which could help […]
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SPI International has launched its Dizi channel and Dizi on-demand content on the Nordic Allente platform. The partnership marks a significant expansion for SPI International, bringing the best Turkish dramas […]
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The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the broadcast standards association, is working to add the international video compression method Versatile Video Coding (VVC) as an option in addition to the […]
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Senior BBC executives will face the parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday as part of its regular scrutiny of the broadcaster’s work. Appearing before the Committee will Tim […]
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GB News shouldn’t have used politicians as news presenters, the regulator Ofcom has said, ruling that the right-wing broadcaster broke impartiality rules on five separate occasions. Two episodes of Jacob […]
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Viaplay Group has announced it has appointed Johan Johansson as Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and co-CEO of the Group’s Swedish operations. Johan will join Viaplay Group no […]
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PPF Group will propose Christoph Mainusch for election as a member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 at the German media company’s AGM on 30 April, 2024. PPF, one of […]
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Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management has made an $11 billion offer to buy Paramount Global. The bid comes as an independent committe of the TV and film studio’s directors considers […]
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A new BBC app brings together content from across the BBC for audiences outside the UK. The app has been jointly launched by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the […]
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The number of pay-TV subscribers is expected to decline by 8 million by 2029, according to Digital TV Research. Subscriber numbers are set to fall from 81 million in the […]
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The 12th HbbTV Symposium and Awards will take place on 14 – 15 November 2024 in London, the HbbTV Association has confirmed. The annual summit of the connected TV industry, […]
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Swedish tech startup Staccs is launching its FAST channel in the UK. Staccs TV will be available from 24 April on the Samsung TV Plus platform. The channel broadcasts round […]
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French commercial broadcaster TF1 is to expand its newly launched streaming service into parts of Europe and Africa. TF1+ went live on January 8 with 15,000 hours of available content, […]
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A new agreement between TNT Sports and Premiership Rugby means the broadcaster will screen every game of the competition from the 2024-25 season. TNT Sports will also continue to broadcast […]
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MFE-MediaForEurope, the largest investor in German media company ProSiebenSat.1, called on shareholders to back a plan to spin-off its e-commerce and dating assets at the AGM on 30 April, 2024. […]
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Entertainment, factual and kids TV channels and on demand from Star and Nat Geo will continue following a renewal of the strategic partnership between Disney and Telekom Srbija. Star Channel, […]
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Top flight Italian football will remain available to TimVision customers following a new agreement between the Telecom Italia platform and DAZN. Under the new non-exclusive distribution agreement ten weekly matches […]
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Broadband TV News speaks to MainStreaming CEO Antonio Corrado about how the company is using Edge Computing to deliver live streamed content at scale. Broadband TV News: How did it […]
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Canal+ Group has acquired a stake in Senegalese production company Marodi TV, one of the major players in the creation of series in Africa. It’s the latest move by Canal […]
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Merger plans by Vodafone and Three could result in higher prices for mobile customers, the competition regulator has warned. Under the proposals Vodafone would own 51 per cent of the […]
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Poles spent an average of 4 hours and 8 minutes a day in front of their TV screens in February. The figures, published by Nielsen’s The Gauge, mean that about […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max will debut first in the Nordics, Iberia and Central and East Europe when its European rollout begins on May 21.The initial territories will be followed shortly […]
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Canal+ Group has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Youth League and UEFA Super Cup matches for the 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons in Poland. […]
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TV streaming provider Zattoo has set up its own catch-up service Zattoothek. In the Zattoothek, users in Germany and Austria can choose from a total of more than 25,000 documentaries […]
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Twenty-three channels from the Polish public broadcaster TVP have been added to the Canal+ offer in the country. The TVP channels can be streamed by owners of the UltraBOX+ and […]
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Sony is to expand its FAST channel business with the launch of the Sony One Channel Portfolio in Europe. From April, a total of 54 ad-supported channels will be carried […]
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Austrian pay-TV channel Canal+ First is now available on the Drei TV Plus platform. The channel, which shows European films and series, documentaries, entertainment programmes and original productions, is offered […]
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The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 reject the proposals which the German media company’s largest shareholder MFE-MediaForEurope made for the AGM on 30 April 2024. The proposals submitted […]
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Premium drama channel BBC First will launch in Malta on April 1, securing distribution on the country’s largest operators Melita, GO Plc and Epic Malta. Now in its tenth year, […]
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The organiser’s of NEM Dubrovnik say this year’s event will see a record attendance. Buyers from 80 companies will be present in the Croatian City including A1 Group, ACT, Amazon […]
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Viaplay has reached an agreement with Amazon Prime Video to offload 10% of all Premier League games each season in Sweden and Denmark. Under the deal, Prime Video subscribers will […]
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German telco Deutsche Telekom is integrating streaming service Paramount+ into its MagentaTV platform from April 2024. Paramount+ offers films and series from Hollywood, including the Star Trek franchise, Taylor Sheridan’s […]
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Deutsche Telekom’s German TV platform MagentaTV is launching Fußball.TV 1 on 15 April 2024, the first of three dedicated channels for the European Football Championship 2024. The channel, which all […]
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Eighty-five per cent of VOD usage in Europe is to just three services, Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory. SVOD Usage in the European Union […]
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Hulu has officially launched for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States, bringing together the two libraries into a single streaming service. The new experience allows Bundle subscribers (or those […]
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Disney+ has been given a makeover with its now familiar logo now displayed in teal and white. The curve that links the letter D with the + symbol has also […]
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Former DVB Commercial Module chair Martyn Lee has been made an Honorary Fellow of the DVB Project. Lee received the honour at the closing circle at DVB World 2024 in […]
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Telia and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced they’re begun providing fully localised kids VOD content to customers in Lithuania. The partnership includes Cartoon Network and Cartoonito titles and marks the […]
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MultiChoice chairman Imtiaz Patel is to remain at the helm until the proposed buyout by Canal+ is completed. Last September the board of the South African broadcaster announced Patel would […]
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Allente and NonStop Entertainment have announced the launch of a new streaming service. byNonStop will offer a mix of titles from art house through to Oscar winners including award-winning dramas, […]
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ITVX has reported its best ever quarter from 1 January to 31 March 2024 with 896 million streams across the service. It represents an increase of 12% on Q1 last […]
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German media regulator ZAK has categorised the in-car entertainment systems from Audi, BMW/Mini and Tesla as user interfaces at its latest meeting. The ‘Tesla Media Player’ has also been classified […]
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Sky Italia has extended its broadcast rights deal for the English Premier League for a further three seasons. The current contract, also a three-year deal, takes it through until the […]
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Top motorsport championships, Formula 1 and MotoGP, will both be owned by John Malone’s Liberty Media by the end of the year. Liberty Media bought F1 from CVC Capital Partners […]
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The Israeli parliament has passed a law that gives the government powers to remove international broadcasters from the country. It gives government the power to halt any relay over local […]
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OSN Group has taken a majority share in the Arab online music portal Anghami after receiving regulatory approval. The DTH/OTT operator is investing $38 million to hold 55 per cent […]
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Viaccess-Orca (VO) has appointed a former Orange executive as its new CEO. Thomas Kohler will replace Philippe Léonetti, who is retiring. “Over the course of his career, Thomas has demonstrated […]
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Viaplay and Talpa network have struck a partnership that will see Talpa’s SBS9 linear TV channel rebranded as Viaplay TV. From 5 April, the rebranded channel will show selected content […]
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Meta has again been forced to defend its relationship with Netflix after it was accused of shutting Facebook Watch in order to maintain its advertising relationship with the streamer. The […]
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Mediaset has renewed its commitment in the fight against online piracy. The Italian commercial broadcaster has given its backing to recent initiatives put forward by the communications regulator Agcom and […]
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Streaming technology provider Redge Technologies has formed a partnership with Associação NEO, the Brazilian trade association established to negotiate better commercial conditions for pay-TV channels, broadband internet and telecommunications services. […]
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Disney will begin to enforce rules on password sharing beginning in some countries in June, ahead of a wider crackdown in September. Rules preventing the use of a legitimate subscribers […]
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Via Licensing Alliance (Via LA) has announced the extension of its HEVC Program to include the VVC standard (also known as H.266 and MPEG-I Part 3). The move brings together […]
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A consortium backed by Macquarie Capital has purchased a 6 million home fibre network from DIGI Spain Telecom. It means that Onivia, which is also funded by abrdn and Arjun […]
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German DTT platform Freenet TV is expanding its TV channel lineup with RTLup. The free-TV channel, which mainly shows TV classics, is now available to Freenet TV subscribers. As a […]
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Paramount Global has entered exclusive merger talks with Skydance after turning down a $26 billion offer from private equity firm Apollo Global Management. The production company now has 30 days […]
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Disney has successfully seen off attempts by a veteran activist investor to win seats on its board. All 12 existing Disney board members were re-elected following a ballot, the results […]
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Redge Technologies has agreed to deliver a video on demand solution to the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT. The Warsaw-based technology supplier has agreed a 36-month contract following a public tender. […]
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A+E Networks EMEA has relaunched The History Channel in Bulgaria with a dedicated local feed. The channel is broadcasting a mix of original and international programming content, with specific ad […]
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Harmonic has announced that a strategic review of its video business has found current market conditions “do not support its value creation objectives”. The video technology company says it will […]
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Premier Sports has made a return to UK screens have the owners bought the business back from Nordic operator Viaplay. The company has today (April 9) launched a new website, […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery and Estonian operator AS STV have announced the launch of lifestyle channel HGTV. The move is part of an extension of the two companies’ partnership in Estonia. […]
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AMC Networks International UK has launched two new ‘streaming collections’ on ITVX. AMC Stories and AMC Reality will each have a dedicated area on the ad-funded platform and include more […]
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In the Media industry, Edge Computing is leading to more efficient and personalized delivery of video, at scale. It is a key enabler for transferring large TV audiences from satellite, […]
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German cable operator association DNMG has launched its FAST Channel platform TIVEE. With the app developed by TeraVolt – A QVEST Company, cable operators can offer their customers ad-financed, free […]
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Ofcom is proposing to make changes to its BBC Performance and Public Service Media tracking surveys. The two trackers are used by the regulator to collect data about audiences’ views […]
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Open Broadcast Systems is launching the OBE 5G Flyaway at NAB. Built in collaboration with Zixi, the 5G bonding solution lets sports broadcasters reach fibre and satellite picture quality over […]
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Synamedia has announced a range of new capabilities for its Quortex Play D2C (direct to consumer) streaming SaaS solution to securely deliver premium video content at scale, while lowering processing […]
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NAGRA and Eluvio have announced the commercial launch of the industry’s first integration of NAGRA NexGuard forensic watermarking for secure, just-in-time, ultra-low latency live streaming via decentralized networking using the […]
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Showtime will no longer have a dedicated streaming service as of April 30. The 9 year-old streaming service is being rolled into Paramount+, which is currently running a week-long free […]
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The Editor-in-Chief of The Athletic Alex Kay-Jelski has been named as the new Director of BBC Sport. Kay-Jelski will represent the BBC with external bodies and rights holders, and be […]
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Eurosport’s Olympic pop-up channels will be available to subscribers of the Polish operator Vectra. Eurosport’s seven HD and one 4K pop-up channel will provide sports enthusiasts with the opportunity to […]
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ITV Drama has had its best start to the year for six years with the top four performing brand new original dramas in 2024 all coming exclusively from ITV. In […]
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Channel 4 recorded its biggest ever month of streaming in March as viewing climbed 40% year-on-year to 6.9 billion viewer minutes, boosted by growth from young viewers and three true […]
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The EBU has announced the promotion of EBU Deputy Media Director/Head of News to Director of News. Corbin joined the EBU in January 2020, having worked for the BBC across […]
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Netgem has expanded its FAST Channels aggregation service FAST Lane to two more countries The service has been running with TalkTalk in the UK and other operators for the past […]
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Audi and Sky Media have created a new golfing innovation as part of their extended Sky Sports media partnership. The Swing Design Sequence provides insight into golf techniques of the […]
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Brightcove has announced the appointment of John Wagner as its chief financial officer. Wagner will be responsible for Brightcove’s global financial organization, which includes financial operations, planning, accounting, and investor […]
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Sandbox Group has launched a new free ad-supported (FAST) channel on Netgem TV. PlayKids TV will be distributed in the UK and Ireland through Netgem’s ISP partners including TalkTalk TV, […]
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Ofcom has announced changes to its Access Services Code to improve the accessibility of TV and on-demand programmes for audiences. Access services include subtitles, signing and audio description. They’re designed […]
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Roku is to introduce two factor authentication to its login process after it emerged a second security breach had resulted in 576,000 additional accounts being compromised. It follows the admission […]
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The Super Bowl has helped to grow Paramount+’s overall monthly viewer base by 22% in the six months to February 2024, according to new consumer research from Ampere Analysis. The […]
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The percentage of Italian television households watching via a free-to-air satellite receiver now stands at 14.8%. According to data from Auditel 3,630,125 households, a potential audience of 8,880,347, have access […]
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A1 has confirmed the rollout of Netflix in six territories in Central and East Europe. It follows last year’s signing of a multi-year partnership between the Vienna-based business and the […]
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TCLtv+ has announced plans to enter original content production with the launch of TCLtv+ Studios. The Hong Kong-based company follows other hardware manufacturers including Apple and Roku who are producing […]
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Sarah Hackforth has been in charge of international sales of streaming solutions at Austrian technical services provider ORS since the beginning of the year. With the move, ORS is driving […]
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NOW, the pay-as-you-go brand originally launched by Sky in the UK market, is now extending to the United States. Comcast says NOW is “a new brand of quality, low-cost Internet, […]
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DAZN has renewed its exclusive broadcasting rights with LaLiga in Italy and Portugal, guaranteeing coverage all matches from the Spanish competition. The new contract will run to the end of […]
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The Viaplay channel is now available as an-add on subscription on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the United States. Following a 7-day free trial, subscribers will pay $5.99 a month […]
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Canal Plus Group has said it has purchased an additional 3.7 million shares in MultiChoice to take its holding in the South African broadcaster to 40.83%. Last week the Vivendi […]
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German media company ProSiebenSat.1 is launching a Swiss version of its streaming platform Joyn in June 2024. Like in Germany and Austria, Joyn will offer films, series and shows on […]
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With 100 days to go before the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery is revealing a first-look at its rooftop studio which will be used to broadcast the Olympics […]
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Virgin Media remains the most complained-about broadband, landline and pay-TV provider in the UK. However, in figures that cover the period from October to December last year, the operator saw […]
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nexfibre says it has made more progress than any other fibre network after reaching 1 million premises in just 14 months. The Liberty Global-Telefónica project, which is also being backed […]
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Two of 24i’s long-standing customers have upgraded their OTT apps. Deutsche Telekom-owned Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic have added new value-added content libraries, including synthetic channels, and streamlined the […]
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Vodafone Spain has launched a new package for customers taking a combination of its mobile and broadband packages. New and existing customers subscribing to a ‘yu Mobile + Fiber’ raye […]
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A report commissioned by the EBU has calculated that the economic impact of public service media (PSM) sports broadcasting contributed €4.9 billion to Europe’s GDP and supported over 60,000 jobs […]
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The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has put the auction for domestic rights of the Bundesliga’s domestic broadcast rights on hold after a bidder complained of unfair treatment. The Bundesliga is […]
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Sony Pictures Entertainment is in talks to join Apollo Global Management as part of its bid for Paramount Global. The private equity firm has bid $26 billion for the movie […]
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Redge Technologies has worked with TV3 to transition the Baltic broadcaster from on-premises servers to AWS Cloud. TV3 is the leading media group operating across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It […]
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Plex says its offer of FAST channels is now over 1,000 with a total of 1,112 available across 180 countries. More than 800 free FAST channels are streamed in the […]
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As Netflix subscriptions receive a boost from accounts that were previously shared, the streamer has confirmed plans to cease the reporting of exactly how many subscribers it has. Global subscriptions […]
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Sky is introducing a series of new updates to its Entertainment OS operating system on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. New features on Entertainment OS 1.2 include a personalised recommendation […]
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Polish audiences spent less time in front of the small screen in March as the first month of spring brought in a spell of warm weather. Viewers spent an average […]
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European arts channel ARTE.tv has been added to Roku’s TV streaming platform in the UK, Germany and France. Several hundred hours of content is now available in English, Spanish, French, […]
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BBC Studios says its enhanced linear channel, BBC Nordic has seen its ratings grow by 86% over the last six months. The channel, launched on 17 April 2023, has achieved […]
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Ofcom has warned broadcasters that they must maintain due impartiality ahead of the General Election. The regulator has issued strengthened industry guidance on the use of politicians as presenters in […]
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Broadpeak has announced that Deutsche Telekom’s revamp of its MagentaTV IPTV platform was achieved with its Cloud DVR product. MagentaTV is offering a wide range of video streaming content, including […]
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Ziggo Sport has extended its partnership with Serie A for another five years. It means top-flight Italian football will be available on the Dutch sports channel until 2029. As part […]
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LG has announced new additions to its ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels, LG Channels, including Sony Pictures’ Sony One Channels, and an expansive suite of channels from Lionsgate. Sony One […]
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MultiChoice has reversed an earlier plan for chairman Imtiaz Patel to remain in place while the proposed buyout by Canal+ is completed. Under a plan first announced in September, Patel […]
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UK free-to-view platform Freeview is now watched in over 16 million homes. According to newly released data from GfK’s PTV panel, almost 23 million TVs capable of receiving Freeview have […]
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From April 2024, owners of newer Samsung Smart TV models will be able to receive German TV platform HD+ not only via Astra (19.2° East), but also via the internet. […]
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Viaplay says a third of its subscribers have shared the account details for their subscriptions with others. In a conference call for the Nordic streamer’s first quarter results, CEO Jørgen […]
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The BBC’s The Green Planet boosted the UK economy by £7.4 million, according to a new report. The BBC Bristol Economic Impact Report says the BBC is the largest employer […]
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Sky Media has enhanced its partnership with real time audiences and insights specialist Captify. It follows a strong uptake from advertisers such as British Airways Holidays, which has used the […]
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Proximus says it was able to contain the decrease in its TV subscriber base in a quarter that also saw strong growth in its mobile postpaid business. The Belgian operator […]
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Roku has delivered a set of solid results in the first quarter, growing its number of streaming households by 14% year-on-year. The company also grew streaming hours 23% to 30 […]
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The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to restore a national standard for an internet that is “fast, open, and fair”. The decision to reclassify broadband delivery as a Title […]
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Parliament’s International Development Committee is to investigate the future funding of the BBC World Service. Up until 2014 the international radio service has been funded through grant-in-aid from the Foreign […]
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The number of paid subscribers to Comcast’s streaming service Peacock has increased by 55% over the last 12 months. The service added 3 million subscribers in the first quarter to […]
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Virgin Media O2 has removed 65 tonnes of single-use plastic from its operations and products since 2021 – the equivalent weight of five double decker buses. The move is part […]
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Cloud broadcast specialist Amagi has appointed Richard Perkett as its Chief Product Officer. Perkett comes to Amagi with over 25 years of experience in product management, product marketing, engineering, and […]
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Prime Video’s introduction of an ad-supported tier was met with significant resistance, according to Kantar’s latest analysis of the UK streaming market. It says the Amazon-run service has seen a […]
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Telia saw its revenue decrease by 2% in the first quarter, but the Swedish telco can take heart from an improvement in its TV & Media business. The company reported […]
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Movistar Plus+ has signed a multi-year agreement with Telefónica’s Movistar Plus+ to use its platform to create real-time short-form video for a host of its top-tier sports rights. LaLiga and […]
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Broadpeak has confirmed its powering targeted ad insertion on the new TF1+ streaming service with the broadpeak.io Dynamic Ad Insertion service. TF1+ is the first live addressable TV service that […]
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Three executives will take on the role of CEO of Paramount Global as the Paramount+ owner continues to hold talks with David Ellison’s Skydance Media about a merger. Paramount confirmed […]
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Viaplay Group has secured the rights to Formula 1 motorsport in six of its markets through to the end of the 2029 season. Every practice and qualifying session, F1 Sprint […]
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Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has told MultiChoice Nigeria that it can’t go-ahead price increases for its DStv and GOtv packages. The order, brought by consumer rights activist Festus […]
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SES is to buy its satellite operator rival Intelsat ending months of speculation. The Luxembourg company will pay €2.8 billion for 100% of the equity in Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. Adel […]
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New streaming service Freely has launched, operator Everyone TV has announced. Freely has the backing of BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 and is available through the next generation […]
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German cable TV operator Tele Columbus reported €119 million in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2023. In a statement the Management Board said it expected a slight sales growth […]
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Netflix has announced a new line-up of Polish titles that will debut later this year. The slate of series and films both from producers new to the streamer and established […]
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Vivendi says the feasibility study looking into a break-up of the French media giant has it is currently examining a partial split of the company. Under the current proposals Canal+ […]
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Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish is expected to announce his departure Monday after eight years at the top of the movie studio, broadcaster and streamer. Bakish has been with Paramount, […]
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Sony and Apollo Global Management have put in a $26 billion all cash bid for Paramount Global. Under the plan, Sony would be the majority shareholder, with Apollo ceding control […]
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DAZN will show Formula 1 to its subscribers in Portugal for at least three seasons from 2025. The package includes all sessions from each round and also includes broadcasts of […]
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The completion date of the Canal Plus Group’s takeover of MultiChoice has been extended. In a note to shareholders, MultiChoice said the date for posting the ‘Combined Circular’ had been […]
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Hisense has given details of its 2024 range of television displays that feature the new PSB streaming platform Freely. In common with most major manufacturers, Hisense is using Mini LED […]
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Teleste says the first quarter of 2024 was two-fold with turnover decreasing but relative profitability improved. “The outlook for the whole year is still overshadowed by market uncertainty, and we […]
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German media authority MSA has put out a tender for a pilot project for the distribution of TV channels in 5G Broadcast in the city of Halle. The media authority […]
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The European Commission has given approval to plans by Slovakia to compensate transmission company Towercom for the costs of releasing frequencies in the 700MHz band. The compensation is designed to […]
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Coverage of the Giro d’Italia will be seen across Europe and the United States on Eurosport, Max and discovery+. The platforms will be the only place to watch all 21 […]
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Roku has announced plans for a new data-driven TV streaming partnership with The Trade Desk, the largest independent global advertising technology leader, to supply advertisers with better planning, buying, and […]
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Today, consumers are increasingly using bandwidth-intensive and latency-sensitive workloads, such as 4K and 8K streaming, online gaming, and AR/VR applications. As a result, Internet Service Providers must update their networks […]
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Efforts to reduce the amount of sharing of SVOD subscriptions in the Nordics are only having a minimal effect in the Nordics. Estimates by the Stockholm-based consultancy Mediavision put the […]
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Eutelsat has confirmed its “analysing options” on partnering with external infrastructure invesrors in its ground network. It followed market speculation on the matter. “At this time this analysis is preliminary […]
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German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF want to put their streaming services on a uniform technical basis through a joint operating system (OS). The plan will be realised through the […]
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Disney Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a new streaming bundle that includes Disney+, Hulu and Max. Available to US subscribers the bundle will include content from brands including […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery has delivered a first quarter profit of $86 million for its Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) unit as subscribers to its steaming and pay-TV services topped 99.6 million. The company […]
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BBC Studios announced an extension to its partnership with Switch Media to enable customers on the Vodacom network access to BBC Kids by paying for the service through add-to bill […]
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Player, the most popular locally-originated VOD service in Poland, has been expanded to include TV Puls. All users will have access to the Telewizja Pul channel, including those using the […]
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Sky signed a 10-year agreement with Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust to receive renewable energy from the Crossdykes Wind Farm in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Under the agreement, Sky will receive the majority […]
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Broadcasters say they can now foresee a tipping point where it is no longer economically viable to support DTT in its current form. The revelation comes in a report produced […]
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ITVX had a good start to the year as the streaming service grew hours by 16%. There was a 14% increase in digital advertising revenues in the quarter to March […]
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The entire Eurosport offer including live and on demand content will be available on TimVision following an extension of the agreement between Warner Bros. Discovery and the Telecom Italia plaform. […]
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RTL Group has made a strong start to 2024 with a 41% increase in streaming revenues for the quarter ending March 31. In its quarterly statement RTL said the number […]
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Cloud TV software provider Velocix, the carrier-grade will showcase its latest hybrid-cloud video streaming and multi-CDN switching technology at ANGA COM 2024 (May 14-16), which enables video service providers to […]
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German streaming solutions provider G&L is starting the first deployments of its G&L Playout Manager, a multi-tenant platform designed to transform live streaming event management for OTT delivery. The managed […]
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TiVo-owner Xperi says an additional Japanese brand is expected to launch smart TVs “Powered by TiVo” in the UK and Europe ahead of UEFA Euro 2024 in June. Discount retailer […]
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CommScope says its seeing early signs of recovery in its in our Connectivity and Cable Solutions and Outdoor Wireless Networks businesses as it continues to deal with lower demand. Networking, […]
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Channel 4 streaming grew 22% year-on-year in April – with a total of 6.5 billion viewer minutes – according to new data from the audience research organisation BARB. The new […]
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The media minister has committed to the future of digital terrestrial television until 2034. In a speech to the Digital Television Group summit in London, Julia Lopez said it was […]
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RTL Luxembourg has selected the Verimatrix Streamkeeper Multi-DRM solution to secure its motorsports coverage. Verimatrix Streamkeeper Multi-DRM is designed to ensure the operator remains in control of its digital assets […]
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Only 21% of Europeans believe they can easily find the content they want to watch on their device. A new report produced by Comcast Advertising, Content Discovery in a Multiscreen […]
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European production and distribution studio Vuelta Group is taking over German content house Telepool and subsidiaries from Westbrook. Financial details have not been disclosed. Al Munteanu, CEO of Vuelta subsidiary […]
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The combined Sony and Apollo Global Management bid for Paramount Global appears to be fading. CNBC reported Tuesday that the bidders were rethinking their bid. “There has not been an […]
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German TV channel Astro TV is closing down its operations the end of 2024. The decision was made as part of a strategic realignment by the owner Ingenio Europe, according […]
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Comcast is to package its Peacock streaming service with those from frenemies Netflix and Apple in the latest demonstration that the bundle is back. The discount, known as StreamSaver, will […]
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Amazon’s country director for Germany has given an insight into the performance of Champions League football on Amazon Prime Video. In the last week, the streamer has been able to […]
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Vecima Networks has signed a strategic deal with telecommunications solutions provider Net-Com to become a reseller for Vecima’s Entra SC-1D Remote MACPHY (R-MACPHY) node in Denmark. Vecima’s Entra SC-1D Remote […]
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Customers of Swiss network operator Salt can now receive the TV offer via a smart TV app; a set-top box is no longer necessary. In addition to linear TV and […]
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Tom Brady, the American former football quarterback, has found himself in pole position as the show that bears his name becomes the most watched English language show on Netflix. The […]
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Channel 4 has given its website a late spring makeover to become more accessible and programming-led. The refresh sees the PSB develop a more personalised experience with more box sets, […]
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A new agreement between the BBC and TNT Sports means the BBC will continue to be the free-to-air broadcaster of The FA Cup. From 2026, the BBC will have access […]
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Vodafone says its recovery in the German market was almost single-handedly hit by a change to German TV legislation. The leading German cable TV platform was hit by a 1.7 […]
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More than 500 apartments at a housing complex in Finland can now access fast and affordable broadband thanks to the partnership between InCoax Networks and Finnish network operator Pohjois-Satakunnan Seutuverkko […]
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ATEME, the leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable TV, DTH, IPTV and OTT has integrated Advanced HDR by into its TITAN offerings. TITAN is ATEME’s high-performance video compression […]
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Samsung Ads has announced the extension of its Insights Planner tool to all of its UK clients and advertisers, providing CTV insights to help plan future total TV campaigns. Samsung’s […]
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The president of Warner Bros. Discovery International has doubled down on the company’s intention to launch its streaming service Max in the UK, Germany and Italy. Currently, the three Sky […]
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Panasonic has selected TiVo’s TVOS to power smart TVs in a range of ultra-high definition and high-definition LED displays. The Japanese electronics manufacturer becomes the sixth partner to bring TiVo […]
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ANGA COM concluded yesterday with a record-breaking attendance of over 23,000 participants from more than 80 countries. The event featured 480 exhibitors from 35 countries across 25,000 square metres of […]
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DAZN has announced the launch of an additional 10 channels as part of its free-to-air (FTA) proposition. The streamer said the new channels would launch in all global markets, and […]
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The new US sports streaming platform jointly run by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery has revealed its brand identity. “We are excited to officially introduce Venu Sports, a brand […]
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Newly released research shows 43% of viewing time on Pluto TV is to its FAST movie channels. According to Omdia and PlumResearch with six of the top ten most-watched channels […]
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Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV platform MagentaTV is continuing to pick up new subscribers. In data released Thursday, the operator said its customer base had increased by 73,000 to 4.4 million. Almost […]
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W-Sport, the 24/7 channel dedicated to women’s sport, has further extended its European footprint by launching in collaboration with POST Luxembourg on its POP TV service on channel 886. The […]
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Channel 4 says its delivered a three-fold year-on-year increase in UK viewing of full episodes of TV shows on YouTube in Q1, and, its made-for-social network Channel 4.0. In the […]
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Details have been released of the launch of AMC Reality on the UK streaming service ITVX, which goes live on May 30. The streamer, which is launching the new service, […]
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Synamedia has announced the selection of Synamedia Iris for a new TV advertising offer that is believed to be the first of its kind in the Middle East & North […]
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The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has concluded a further investigation is needed into the consequences of the planned acquisition of RTL Nederland by rival media company DPG Media. […]
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Freely, the new free streaming service from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5, has launched its first integrated campaign. Created and devised by TMW, ‘Set Yourself Freely’ enlightens […]
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Nielsen has launched The Media Distributor Gauge, a new, cross-platform view of total TV consumption across broadcast, cable and streaming, aggregated and ranked by media company. According to Karthik Rao, […]
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GB News has issued an astonishing attack on Ofcom after the communications regulator said it had broken its rules on due impartiality over a question and answer session with the […]
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M6 has reported a strong start for its rebooted streaming service M6+. Despite only launching on May 14, the new streamer achieved 21.9 million monthly users in May, an increase […]
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) has imposed a N150 million fine on Multichoice Nigeria for challenging the court’s jurisdiction. In its ruling, the tribunal ordered Multichoice to provide […]
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Swedish FAST channel producer Staccs is launching a new promotional campaign inspired by Ridley Scott’s 1984 Apple Super Bowl advert. The company has extended its partnership with Samsung TV Plus […]
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The possibility of a return to free-to-air broadcasts of the Champions League in Italy seems unlikely, following comments by CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi. “The choice weighs, over the entire season, […]
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Ofcom has issued proposals for the renewal of its co-regulatory arrangements with the Advertising Standards Authority for the regulation of broadcast, on demand and video sharing platform advertising. Currently, the […]
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MultiChoice has told shareholders that it has been hit by an by “adverse and volatile economic environment”. The update is in response to Johannesburg Stock Exchange rules that require companies […]
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We asked seven leading industry personalities for their views on artificial inteligence and how it will impact on the broadcast sector. They are Keith Bedford, General Manager EMEA, WURL; Jonathan […]
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Global video solutions provider Accedo has worked with Deutsche Telekom to showcase an extended reality (XR) sports streaming application of its live sports streaming service, which will be used to […]
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Airties has announced the deployment of its Smart Wi-Fi software and services by deliver TurkNet SmartyFi as part of its GigaFiber platform. TurkNet GigaFiber is a fibre internet service with […]
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UKTV will move its family of free-to-air channels to its new U branding on 16 July. The so-called Masterbrand will unite its family of free-to-air channels becoming U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&YESTERDAY […]
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Linear TV is alive and well, and while broadcasters and viewers in Central & East Europe are embracing streaming, there is a sense that linear TV has more of a […]
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Google has debuted a new advertising network that offers targeted in-stream videos in the 125 channels available on Google TV in the United States. In a blog post, Amit Ghorawat. […]
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Newbie French streaming service M6+ is launching the M6+ Live Sport Experience for EURO 2024 featuring live game statistics and interactivity delivered through overlays to Android TVs, desktops and mobile […]
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Amid the ongoing sales process, Paramount Global is understood to be considering bringing on board joint venture partners for its streaming service, Paramount+. Bloomberg has reported the company has received […]
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Deutsche Telekom and Plazamedia will continue their cooperation for production and playout services over the next four years. As part of the renewed partnership, Plazamedia will extend its service portfolio […]
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This year, I was honoured to moderate three panels at the German trade fair ANGA COM on AI, Wi-Fi, and, yes, of course, sustainability. In between, I wandered the two […]
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Max has made its debut in France and Poland and enhanced its offering in the Netherlands and Belgium as the WBD streamer completes its initial phase of European launches. The […]
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Canal+ has announced the acquisition of exclusive French language broadcasting rights to this year’s Cop America for Sub-Saharan Africa. The 48th edition will run from 21st of June until the […]
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The BBC has given details of its coverage of Wimbledon 2024 with selected matches being broadcast in Ultra HD. Coverage from the All England Lawn Tennis Club is being led […]
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With just weeks to go before the start of the new football season, French football authorities are struggling to sell their domestic broadcasting rights. The LFP was looking for €1 […]
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NBCUniversal has revealed details of a partnership with Meta, Overtime, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube that will send 27 content creators to the Olympics as part of a multi-platform social creator […]
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