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The organisers of the NEM programming market and conference have said NEM Dubrovnik 2024 was the biggest edition to date. Over 1,000 participants were involved in this week’s event that […]
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Deployment of Ultra High Definition transmissions in France is continuing ahead of the Olympic Games. Transmission company TDF says that after the completion of the sixth phase, more than 35 […]
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The Asteroid Foundation has announced two major events taking place in Luxembourg later this month; the Asteroid Day Lecture on 28th June and the Asteroid Day Festival on 29th June […]
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Liberty Global is to take a controlling interest in Formula E after agreeing to buy a 65% share held by Warner Bros. Discovery. Formula E is the only FIA sanctioned […]
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Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the hit Netflix series Bridgerton opened the London Stock Exchange Friday. The move celebrates the 5,000 businesses that the UK produced show has supported during […]
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New data from Omdia reveals that approximately 25% of all paid Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) subscriptions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) now originate from pay TV and telco […]
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Revenues for the relaunched Showmax streaming service increased by 22% for the South African pay-TV platform MultiChoice. Subscriber numbers also increased by 16%, but total losses doubled in part because […]
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Virgin Media O2 has used a helicopter to deliver three new 4G mobile phone masts to the remote Uist islands in the Outer Hebrides. The upgrades will address a partial […]
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Eurosport has recorded its biggest tournament audience in its 35 year history. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) says the launch of new streaming service Max has helped drive viewership alongside the […]
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A collaboration between 3 Denmark, TV 2, and Sony, has successfully trialled a live television broadcast of a high-profile football match over a 5G standalone (SA) network. The landmark trial […]
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TF1+, the free streaming platform from the TF1 Group, is being extended outside of France. From tomorrow (Tuesday), the TF1+ application will be available on 4 screens: on mobile, tablet and […]
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The Council for Electronic Media (VEM) has issued fines of €100,000 to two of the country’s leading broadcasters. Nova TV and RTL Hrvatska failed to meet quotas of 2.5% of […]
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United Internet AG says it has resolved to make no further investment in Kublai GmbH, the company which holds around 95% of the shares in Tele Columbus AG. It follows […]
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RTL AdAlliance has called for closer co-operation between European tech initiatives, saying they can reduce fragmentation and complexity. In a ‘manifesto’ published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the TV […]
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Ease Live has built a new 2nd screen companion app for Austrian broadcaster Servus TV for use during its cover of the EURO 2024 football championships. The new app from […]
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OTT streaming faces very different challenges vs linear broadcasting because the public internet is a crowded place. That’s why blind spots in your IP-enabled set-top box (STB) are a big […]
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The 30th EBU Technical Assembly has elected a new Technical Committee and Chair at its annual meeting, hosted by Italian broadcaster Rai in Naples this year. Michael Eberhard, CTO of […]
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Sky Italia has chosen not to offer its coverage of Uefa’s club competitions to free-to-air channels. The paycaster could have sublicensed some of the rights to a third party broadcaster […]
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IBC is working with EBU to create a new AI Tech Zone at this year’s conference and exhibition. The AI Tech Zone is designed to offer a central hub for […]
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Polish audiences watched 14 minutes less television in May than they had just a month before. According to Nielsen’s The Gauge, Polish viewers spent on average 3 hours and 32 […]
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Sentech has revealed Freevision Play, its new streaming platform that gives access to local TV and South African channels, free-to-view in South Africa. Both TV and radio channels are available […]
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New research shows that while YouTube continues to dominate as the globe’s most popular video service, Instagram has moved ahead of Netflix and TikTok in the United States, establish itself […]
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Red Bull TV, Vevo Pop and Vevo Latino are the latest additions to the Rakuten TV platform in Spain. Vevo Pop presents the latest music from viewers’ favourite pop artists. […]
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Canal+ Group has pushed its holding in the Hong Kong streamer Viu to 36.8%. The move is in line with the terms of its strategic partnership with PCCW Group announced […]
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IPTV service provider Ocilion has developed a new product for use in the business environment of network operators. With the IPTV business solution, providers can serve hotels, guest houses, flats, […]
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Bernhard Glöggler will become Vice President and Managing Director of Sesame Workshop Europe with effect from 1 July 2024. In this role, Glöggler will be responsible for the European growth […]
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Smart TV manufacturer Hisense has joined the 8K Association (8KA). The strategic move places Hisense alongside other leading companies in a cross-industry group dedicated to fostering the growth of the […]
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The second season premiere of HBO Original drama House of the Dragon has given Max its largest single day audience to date. The Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) streaming service enjoyed […]
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MoviePass, the cinema subscription service that collapsed in 2020, is on the comeback trail through an investment from Comcast’s Forecast Labs. The New York-based company announced on Thursday that it […]
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MySports has updated its consumer offer, with one-day passes, and monthly and annual subscriptions now offering increased flexibility. The Swiss sports network says it’s the only subscription channel with the […]
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NetRange is now making FAST Channels supplied by OTTera available to TV manufacturers and content brands through its white-label smart TV ecosystem. “Thanks to our partnership with NetRange, we have […]
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Astra satellite operator SES has syndicated a €3 billion equivalent acquisition financing package to support the acquisition of Intelsat. Prior to the Intelsat deal announcement, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley […]
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Telemach Slovenia, a subsidiary of the European telecom and pay-TV giant United Group, has announced its intention to acquire a significant stake in rival firmT-2. The deal, revealed this week, […]
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The founder of the Czech Skylink platform and chairman of current owners M7 Group is to step-down at the end of June. Glisník, who has been in the satellite business […]
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The Astra 1P satellite was successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US, on 20 June 2024 at 5:35 pm local […]
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The number of employees at RTE will be reduced by 400 and production of flagship programmes The Late Late Show and Fair City moved to an independent production company under […]
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Jessica Alba vehicle Trigger Warning has debuted at the top of the Netflix English films list for the week ending June 23. The action thriller received 25.7 million views, making […]
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The French football league has agreed that beIN Sports France will hold the exclusive rights to Ligue 2 football between 2024/2025 and 2028/2029. beIN Sports, which has been the rights holder […]
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Spain’s public broadcaster has told Mediapro that it won’t be paying for coverage of top flight football next season.  TVE has rejected the proposal from the rights holder, voting by […]
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Ziggo Sport has extended its exclusive contract for the broadcasting rights to Moto GP for another five years. The agreement with MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sport means MotoGP action, including […]
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Parks Associates says there has been a dramatic fall in the amount US consumers are spending on streaming services. The average US internet household is now spending about $63 per […]
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ITV has announced Stefan Hoejmose will be joining the broadcaster as its new Group Chief Data and AI Officer, starting on 8 July. Stefan joins ITV from streaming platform Roku, […]
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nexfibre has urged Ofcom to use the upcoming Telecoms Access Review to take decisive action to “prevent mistakes of the past being repeated”. The Liberty Global-Telefónica JV, backed by InfraVia […]
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The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) has elected a new board following its General Assembly. Carolina Lorenzon (Mediaset) was elected as chair and Cécile […]
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The Motion Picture Association has announced the fourth-highest ranking official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will lead its content protection mission. Larissa Knapp joins the MPA after 27 […]
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Netflix says it is on course to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. In a blog post, Netflix Sustainability Officer Emma Stewart, PhD said the streamer was also in line to match […]
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Tidal says its withdrawing its music streaming app from Samsung TVs. It follows a similar move in recent weeks with Roku and Amazon Fire TV product. “After July 8, 2024, […]
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BBC Ventures has made its first investment since it was set up two years ago. The investment arm is putting £500,000 into Bristol-based 3D video streaming platform Condense. The BBC […]
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Starfish Space will send its Otter servicing vehicle to a retired Intelsat satellite to rejuvenate the craft and extend its lifetime by several years. The first commercial mission will take […]
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DAZN has signed a multi-year agreement with the action sports brand X Games. The streamer will show the best action from the live events as well from archive and short […]
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FIFA is seeking an investment of up to $2 billion for the expansion of its streaming service, Fifa+. Bloomberg reported the move, citing people familiar with the matter, who said […]
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Airties has opened a new R&D center based in Bangalore, India, focused on enhancing the AI, cloud, and DevOps capabilities of Airties for use in Smart Wi-Fi deployments. An official […]
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Amagi has been selected by Lionsgate to partner in FAST playout and deliveries globally. Known for its extensive library of popular titles such as John Wick, The Hunger Games, Mad […]
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Paramount Global has announced an increase in its subscription prices to its Paramount+ streaming service. The company, which is still on the market following Skydance’s failed attempt to buy the […]
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Sky Media has introduced a new metric that is designed to “elevates the conversation around attention”. The broadcaster’s advertising sales arm in partnership with Differentology is working to established how […]
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Cisco has suspended operations in France and Portugal after legal action by Canal Plus aimed at blocking pirate-run streaming sites. In recent months Canal has intensified is battle against the […]
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Paramount is holding talks with multiple suitors with a view to merging its Paramount+ streaming service with an existing platform. CNBC reported Paramount executives were having active discussions with both […]
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Polsat TV will broadcast and stream the new format UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League competitions for the next three seasons. Each season 189 Europa League matches and 153 […]
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Transmission company Levira has launched a UHD trial on the country’s DTT network. Museum TV will be broadcast for at least the next six weeks with viewers encouraged to make […]
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Rupert Murdoch’s free-to-air streaming service Tubi is launching in the UK. The advertising supported Tubi has a library of 20,000 films and television shows including the Twilight series, Billy Elliot […]
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Remote control manufacturer t4h (Tech4home) says its new partnership with Duracell aligns with its mission to offer products which are more environmentally conscious. All t4h remote controls will now come […]
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Music and entertainment channel Trace UK is to launch on the Channelbox IPTV platform. The London-based service spans music, culture, and lifestyle and joins other Trace channels Trace Urban, Trace Latina and […]
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German media company FUNKE Digital is adding five new FAST Channels on the LG Channels platform. Viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland can now access CrimeStar, Deluxe Pop and Royalworld. […]
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Javier González Núñez has been appointed director of the International Commercial area of RTVE, replacing María Jesús Pérez, after her recent retirement. Born in Madrid, he holds a degree in […]
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French communications regulator Arcom has given its approval to CMA CGM. In March, Altice reacheda $1.68 billion agreement to sell Altice Media to CMA CGM which is backed by the French-Lebanese […]
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A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into illegal online streaming services by the Cheshire Police Cyber Crime Unit. The 51 year old was arrested on suspicion […]
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French free-to-air platform Fransat has launched a new range of 4K-Ultra High Definition satellite decoders. The receiver enables reception of the newly launched UHD channels without a subscription. Four models […]
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DTG Chief Executive Richard Lindsay-Davies has been named Royal Television Society Leader of the Year at the 2024 RTS Technology Awards. The RTS Technology Awards honour outstanding achievements in both […]
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France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte Cunci has been re-elected as the President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Swedish Radio (SR) Director General Cilla Benkö has been re-elected as the […]
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Japan’s public service broadcaster NHK is joining the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) as its newest member. With the addition of NHK, IBCAP will expand language content under its […]
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The son of Polsat founder Zygmunt Solorz has become the new president of Telewizja Polsat. Piotr Zak has effectively held the role since January when he was delegated from the […]
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HEVC Advance Patent Pool Licensors have filed patent infringement proceedings against Roku, Access Advance Patent Pools has announced. They claim the company’s streaming devices have infringed patents patents essential to […]
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Arcom has completed the authorisation process for the broadcast of France 2 and France 3 in ultra-high definition on DTT. It follows a request from the French government to ensure […]
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24i has promoted Sebastian Braun to chief executive officer. The change in management at the software company follows the departure of Neal Foster last November and the appointment of Mark […]
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Arabsat, Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) and Globecast have signed a new multi-year deal for Arabsat, ASBU & Globecast, 20 years after the launch of the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB) […]
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With just weeks to go before the start of the new season, the LFP has finally received two bids for the domestic rights to Ligue 1 football. First, L’Equipe reported […]
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Portugal’s competition authority has ruled that Vodafone Portugal’s proposed acquisition of Cabonitel, including Nowo Communications, would likely create “significant impediments” to competition. Following an in-depth investigation, the AdC ruled that […]
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David Ellison has been. Named as chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Global after agreement was finally reached with his Skydance Media. Former NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Shell […]
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Subscribers in the United States are returning to streaming services they only resigned from a few months previously. Research from Ampere Analysis shows that Disney subscribers who had previously churned […]
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BBC Studios has announced the appointment of Marcin Boroszko to the newly created role of Director of Ad Sales, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Boroszko will be based in Warsaw and report to […]
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Virgin Media’s smart support is to be extended to new customers during the first few weeks of their service. The broadband provider says smart support has so far benefited over […]
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UK Prime Video customers will have access to premium Nordic and European series and films through a new add-on subscription to the Viaplay channel. It’s a swift return to the […]
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NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division is to is use Synamedia’s direct-to-consumer technology Quortex Play to stream NATO’s 75th anniversary summit. The event will take place from July 9 to 11 in […]
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Lisa Nandy has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. It follows the election of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party in the General Election on […]
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Eurosport is to close its Premium offer and direct subscribers to its Discovery+ and Max streaming services. The Warner Bros Discovery sports network has written to subscribers advising them of […]
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US broadcasting groups have a substantial influence on the European audiovisual sector, with a significant market presence compared to their European counterparts, according to a new study by the European […]
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All 10 Serie A 2024/2025 football matches broadcast by DAZN will be made available on two satellite channels available on the tivùsat platform. It follows a new agreement between the […]
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CNN chief executive Mark Thompson has unveiled plans to pivot the news network into a billion dollar digital business. In a memo to staff, the former BBC director-general said the […]
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Bulsatcom customers have been welcomed into the Vivacom family. It follows United Group’s completion of te acquisition of the Bulgarian DTH satellite platform and broadband internet provider. In a letter to […]
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DAZN is one of five channels being removed by Canal+ from its packages in France next month. Starting August 12, the DAZN1 channel will no longer be available, meaning that […]
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TF1 Group has signed a series of agreements that will expand the range of audio-visual content available as part of its TF1+ streaming platform. The first partners are sports publication […]
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A peak of 21.6 million viewers watched England’s semi-final victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday evening. It’s the highest peak audience on a single channel since December 2022, Britain watched […]
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Insys Video Technologies, a global provider of cloud-based OTT solutions, has been awarded Amazon Web Services (AWS) Media & Entertainment Competency status. The status verifies that Insys Video Technologies’ media […]
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iWedia says that its flagship Teatro TV Browser has now been deployed in 40 million devices worldwide. The embedded browsing engine provides seamless integration with various smart devices when combined […]
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Norwegian production technology specialist Appear is supplying BH Telecom with an on-premise hardware-based encoding and multiplexing platform for is Moja TV IPTV service. The new transcoding platform, based on Appear’s […]
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Channel 4 said its streaming audience grew by nearly one third in June, boosted by hit shows including docudrama The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot and US reality show Dance Moms, […]
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South Africa’s public broadcaster has announced a slate of new features for its SABC Plus OTT platform. SABC has introduced a new website version and mobile apps for iOS, Android […]
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Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Ruth Brougham as Streaming Business Director. In the newly created role, Brougham will join Channel 4’s Executive Team and will report to Chief […]
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Vivendi is exploring a spin-off and potential London listing for its Canal+, when the business is split into four. Bloomberg reported Thursday that a listing could happen before the end […]
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Teleste Corporation has named Mervi Kerkelä-Hiltunen as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective October 2024. In her new role, she will also join Teleste’s management team. Kerkelä-Hiltunen has over […]
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Italian public broadcaster RAI is to move its terrestrial multiplex to DVB-T2 and HEVC. Mux B, operated under a  five-year contract between RAI and the Ministry of Enterprise, will transmit in […]
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Telefónica says its using blockchain to enhance the traceability, monitoring and control across the value chain of modems, routers and TV set-top boxes. Its helping the Spanish telco to refurbish […]
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German TV streaming provider waipu.tv is expanding its offering with four new channels. Users can now access Janoschs Traumstunde, Fernsehschätze, K-TV and TOP SCI-FI. Janoschs Traumstunde brings the stories and […]
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The EBU has emphasised its opposition to network access fees and defended current EU rules on spectrum management in its response to the European Commission’s consultation on Europe’s digital infrastructure. […]
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PlayStation 5 users will be able to download the Paramount+ app on their console and subscribe to the streaming service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Subscribers will be able to […]
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The amount of time spent viewing streaming services in the United States grew to over 40% in June, the highest level since the inception of Nielsen’s The Gauge. Disney+, Tubi, […]
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OTE and NOVA have agreed a wholesale agreement for the cross-supply of their sports channels. Previously Cosmote Sport and Novasports were only available exclusively to the subscribers of their respective platforms. In […]
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Bedrock has released a dedicated version of its M6+ app for Apple Vision OS. The integration of M6+ with Apple Vision Pro offers a seamless and optimised viewing experience for […]
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Kudelski Group has appointed David Chétrit as CEO of Kudelski Security, the Group’s cybersecurity division. Over the past eight years, Chétrit has served in various management roles at the Group, […]
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Barb has announced the competition of its project to extend its nationally-representative panel of UK households from 5,150 homes to 7,000 homes. The move represents the largest-ever increase in reporting […]
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Euroleague Basketball has announced renewal of TV rights in the Italian territory for the EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions for the 2024-25 season. This ensures that Italian basketball fans will continue […]
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Warner Bros Discovery in Poland has announced two more outlets for the 8 pop-up Eurosport channels that will run for the duration of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Subscribers to […]
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IPTV service provider Ocilion is expanding its TV offering in Germany and Austria with five HD channels through a licence agreement with broadcast group Berliner Fernseh Gruppe. DokuSat, DMF, TeleGold, […]
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Lou Dobbs, a familiar face on CNN and Fox News for four decades has died at the age of 78. Dobbs had been an anchor, managing editor and executive vice […]
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Luxembourg-based M7 Group has reached agreement for the satellite distribution of BBC Earth Romania from Thor 5 at 1 degree West. It means BBC Studios will be able to provided […]
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Anime destination Crunchyroll has revealed a new brand identity.  The updated Crunchyroll includes a new modernised logo with a balanced eye symbol and revamped wordmark; it also has its ownfont […]
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Customers must be told in advance about any planned rises in their contract, Ofcom has announced. The communications regulator has reacted to the recent trend of UK phone, broadband and […]
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EE TV customers with the EE TV Box Pro and TV Box Mini can now access YouTube on their TVs. It appears on the Featured Apps rail, with the app […]
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Netflix has no plans to directly bundle its service with those of its rivals because it “already operates as a go-to destination for entertainment”. In its shareholder letter accompanying its […]
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RTL Group is unifying the technology behind its streaming platforms in several European countries and is cutting jobs in Germany as a consequence. German streaming service RTL+ is expected to […]
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Sky News and Sky Sports News were off air on Friday after the broadcasters were caught up in an international outage around Microsoft cloud services. The US tech giant confirmed […]
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TV remains the star performer of Telia’s Swedish consumer operations with revenue up by 24%. The telco is continuing to build the product and recently became the first operator in […]
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Viaplay says its stepping up its actions to prevent password sharing among its subscribers. The streaming service increased sales in its core operations (Nordics, Netherlands and Viaplay Select) by 2.6%, […]
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The ProSiebenSat.1 streaming service Joyn will be available as an app on the Sky platforms Sky Q and Sky Stream in Germany from August 2024. Pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland and […]
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Sky is launching its streaming platform Sky Stream in Germany on 31 July 2024. The offering bundles Sky channels and free TV channels, apps and streaming services on a single […]
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An increase in paid subscribers for Peacock helped Comcast increase revenues in the second quarter. There was also an increase in international networks revenue thanks to an increase in revenues […]
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The BBC says its Licence Fee income declined year-on-year after half a million households opted not to pay the annual £169.50 fee. In its Annual Report, the BBC said at […]
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Rather like analogue cable services, it’s hard to believe that there are any 2G mobile networks still in operation. Last year, Virgin Media O2 announced it would be phasing out […]
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Three arrests have been made as part of a month-long crackdown against illegal streaming. The use of unlawfully modified Firestick devices has emerged as a new weapon by the pirates. […]
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The BBC’s acquisition of Britbox International was part of BBC Studios record investment in content and its strategic priorities, according to the BBC Group annual report. The BBC bought out […]
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Astra satellite operator SES is integrating the technology developed by video compression, delivery and streaming solutions provider Ateme to further elevate and secure its distribution network for broadcasting of sports […]
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French broadcast operator TowerCast is deploying the OneBeam DVB-SIS technology provided by Enensys Technologies for the launch of the first UHD DTT multiplex in France. Ahead of the Paris 2024 […]
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An agreement between TVP and Canal Plus means the Polish public service broadcaster will continue to show coverage of the Ekstraklasa football league for another three years. The sub-licensing deal […]
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Liberty Global reported a small increase in revenues as price increases were able to compensate for falling subscriber levels. VodafoneZiggo saw 27,400 broadband customers depart as customer numbers slipped to […]
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Profitability at Canal+ Group remained stable in the first half of 2023 as the Vivendi unit continued its international expansion. As the company prepares for a possible listing on the […]
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Warner Bros Discovery is deploying Bugs Bunny as a guest reporter during Eurosport’s coverage of the Olympic Games this summer. Based in a secret location in Paris, Bugs will interview […]
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Virgin Media O2 has continued to fight against subscriber erosion as its cable business lost 13,600 customers in Q2. The moderate losses on the existing footprint offset the growth in […]
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Sky has released its first Attention Index, which details how UK audiences have been watching TV and interacting with Sky’s services. According to the Index, over two billion hours of […]
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Arcom has carried out a pre-selection of the channels that have applied to broadcast on the French DTT system. DTT, locally styled as TNT, is the exclusive reception mode for […]
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ITVX continues to perform strongly with streaming hours up 15% in the six months to June. The broadcaster also reported monthly active users up 17% and digital advertising revenues up […]
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NOW Broadband has received the dubious honour of being the UK’s most complained about broadband provider. Publishing figures of complaints against telecoms and pay-TV companies received between January and March, […]
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Streaming service Max has made its SharePlay service globally on Ad-Free and Ultimate Ad-Free tiers. It allows users to watch shows and movies on Max alongside their friends and family […]
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The company behind CNN, HBO and TNT Sports has held discussions that could lead to the separation of its digital streaming and studio businesses from its legacy TV networks in […]
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Canal+ is to broadcast the Premier Padel Tour and French TOP 14 Rugby in the Netherlands. Coverage of the Premier Padel tour begins in Finland, where the top players are […]
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The hours of content watched on S4C’s digital platform S4C Clic or on iPlayer have increased by almost a third in a year. In its Annual Report 2023-24, the Welsh-language […]
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A new report from Ampere Analysis has highlighted a the growing demand for foreign language content in English-speaking markets. According to the London-based consultancy, the number of consumers reporting they […]
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Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard has been dropped by broadcaster after making sexist comments about Australian female swimmers. After their gold medal in the 4-by-100 metres freestyle relay, Ballard – who […]
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has given details of its new ministerial team following the election of the Labour government on July 4. The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy […]
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4iG will acquire the Canal+ satellite base in Hungary as part of a new partnership that sees the launch of Canal+ branded streaming services in the country. It’s the latest […]
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Free streaming service rlaxx TV is expanding its offering with a range of FAST Channels provided by German media company FUNKE Digital. The additions include Focus TV, Netzkino, Spiegel TV, […]
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German TV streaming provider waipu.tv is adding series channel ZDF Krimi to its offering. From 1 August 2024, all Perfect Plus customers and users of the pay-TV package will be […]
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The Teletest working group (AGTT), which measures TV and video usage in Austria, will upgrade its system with HbbTV-based data collection from 1 September 2024. After a development and test […]
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SES’ video performance declined seven per cent on the quarter, despite the signatures on €120 million of renewals and new business. The Luxembourg satellite company’s revenues were stable at €978 […]
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Bitmovin has introduced a new feature known as Multiview, which allows audiences to watch multiple streams simultaneously, creating a more tailored and immersive viewing environment. Multiview caters to use cases […]
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Video streaming solutions company Aferian has reported a decline in revenues of 48% and a sharp increase in losses after months of uncertainty and a cost reduction programme. The company’s […]
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Britain’s latest Culture Secretary has set out her vision to unlock growth from within the country’s £170 billion culture, media and sport sectors. Lisa Nandy was speaking at a summit […]
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Dolby says its acquisition of THEO Technologies will help create real-time digital experiences for live events that are more interactive and personalised. The Belgian firm provides video players and solutions […]
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Audiences in Japan can now watch the BBC News channel on U-NEXT. BBC News is the first and only international news brand offered on the streaming service. The channel will […]
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Sales of TV sets in Germany rose by almost 17% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, report industry associations ZVEI and Deutsche TV-Plattform […]
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Access Europe, a provider of software solutions for connected TVs and mobile devices, and its subsidiary NetRange, a provider of white-label smart TV and OTT ecosystems, are launching the NetFront […]
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Matthew Huntington is joining the advisory board of the Service List Registry to support its mission to simplify how people view television and video. SLR provides a global online platform […]
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For the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds are now watching broadcast TV in an average week, according to Ofcom’s annual study into UK media habits. According to research […]
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Acunmedya’s investment in Sport1 has been finalised: The Turkish media company acquires 50% of the shares in the German sports broadcaster. All closing conditions, in particular the media and antitrust […]
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Roku has increased streaming households by 14% year-on-year, combined with a 20% rise in streaming hours and 11% growth in platform revenue. Roku’s Streaming Households globally grew to 83.6 million, […]
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The BBC’s Chief Technology Officer has given details of changes to BBC Research and Development after the BBC announced plans to reduce staffing levels by a further 500. Peter O’Kane […]
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The French Football League (LFP) has officially ratified the pay-TV contracts for the new football season. BeIN Sports’ offer to pay €100 million to broadcast the 5pm Saturday game has […]
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Vodafone customers in Spain can enjoy all of LaLiga, the UEFA Champions League, MotoGP and Formula 1 championships through Vodafone TV Bares. The operator is again making available a package […]
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Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players, followed by Amazon, according to new research by Parks Associates. Parks Associates’ consumer survey of 8,000 internet households reveals 43% […]
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Venu Sports, the streaming service that combines content from Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox will charge subscribers $42.99 per month. Subscribers will be able to view a line-up […]
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Sky has drawn on its back catalogue for six FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) channels to its Sky Glass and Sky Stream platforms. The Sky FAST channels Pick Paranormal, Emergency […]
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Google has announced its replacement for Google Chromecast, the $99.99 Google TV Streamer. The device, like its reinvented Nest Learning Thermostat, leans on Google’s Gemini AI. Google TV Streamer also […]
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Amagi has announce a strategic partnership with Anoki, Inc, a developer of AI-powered contextual CTV advertising. This company says the collaboration accelerates the growth of contextual advertising for free ad-supported […]
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The GAA has invited “expressions of interest” for broadcast rights to selected championship games currently broadcast by GAAGo. It opens up the possibility of bids from Virgin Media TV and […]
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Disney is to introduce Continuous Playlists to its customers in the United States as it looks to cushion a new set of price increases across the Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ […]
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German media company Your Family Entertainment (YFE) is expanding the distribution of its children’s and family channel Fix&Foxi in Latin America. The Spanish-language version of the pay-TV channel is now […]
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Warner Bros Discovery’s Max is working on the layout of its homepage to encourage subscribers to hang around for longer. More personalised rows of content have been added as part […]
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The disposal of Poland’s TVN is one of the options under consideration by Warner Bros Discovery executives anxious to avoid a break-up of the media company. The group was only […]
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Viaplay has introduced a new HVOD (Hybrid Video on Demand) tier for its Swedish customers. The streaming service is charging a monthly SEK 99 (€8.50) for the tier, though is […]
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Xperi has said it has signed a seventh partner for its TiVo OS. Smart TVs “Powered by TiVo” are now available across 15 European countries, including the largest economies, under […]
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Titan OS has signed a new partnership with German media company Autentic for the production of six new FAST channels. The launch of Autentic History, Autentic Travel, Terra Mater WILD, […]
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Lionsgate lost 500,000 subscribers this quarter as the US studio and streaming business felt the after effects of the 2023 studio strikes. North American OTT subscribers increased 5.5% to 13.2 […]
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A successful launch from M6 in France and growth at RTL Deutschland helped RTL Group increase its streaming revenues by 41.9% to €185 million in the first half of 2024. […]
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Roy Wood Jr has been announced as the US host of Have I Got News For You, the much-anticipated American version of the long-running BBC comedy series. The show, produced […]
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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is considering the sale of its Australian pay-TV business Foxtel, having already received at least one approach. The company runs a cable TV business and a […]
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Paramount says it will move ahead with a cost reduction plan that will reduce costs by $500 million while taking its streaming service into profitability. Around 2,000 jobs will go, […]
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Independent streaming media platform Plex has announced the launch of another 92 FAST channels in July. The new channels were launched in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Australia, […]
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OneFootball will become a key distributor of DFB Play, the global OTT platform operated by German football association DFB. The digital football media platform and DFB GmbH & Co. KG, […]
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Pressure is mounting on Warner Bros Discovery boss David Zaslav after the company was forced to take a $11.2 billion writedown in the wake of its loss of NBA rights […]
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The buffer ratio in video on demand services has reduced by 54% in the first six months of 2024, giving subscribers an improved quality of experience on some of their […]
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United Group has announced plans to consolidate all of its Direct To Home (DTH) services in Southeastern Europe onto two satellites at two orbital slots. The agreement with Eutelsat extends […]
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Canal+ Group and DAZN have signed a new distribution partnership that will give subscribers access to all Ligue 1 matches, starting August 16. The DAZN 1 live channel, up to […]
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BBC Sport’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was streamed a record-breaking 218 million times online, more than doubling the Tokyo Olympic Games total of 104 million, with 12.2 […]
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Canal+ Group has renewed its distribution agreement with beIN Sports, ensuring its subscribers have access to the week’s top or second pick from Ligue 1 each Saturday. The original agreement, […]
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Canal+ wants to significantly increase its ownership in the Mauritian pay-TV company MC Vision. If it’s successful in building its stake from 37% to 75%, the Vivendi Unit will become […]
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Two brothers who ran an illegal streaming operation that offered subscriptions to Sky have been jailed. Amir Butt, aged 56 from Ilford, was sentenced to seven years in prison and […]
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The founder of broadband provider TalkTalk has agreed a £400 million deal with its lenders to avoid the prospect of a debt default. Sir Charles Dunstone and other shareholders are […]
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Warner Bros Discovery says it put on 77% more new subscribers during the Summer Olympics in Paris than it did in Tokyo three years previously. Helped by an Olympics taking […]
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Following the announcement of the acquisition of Vodafone Italia on 15 March 2024, Swisscom formally notified the Italian Competition Authority of the transaction on 12 August 2024. The notification occurs […]
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AMC Networks International Central & Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) and Croatian Telecom have agreed to a framework agreement that brings movie channel AMC to Croatian Telecom’s MAXtv subscribers starting from […]
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Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Fraunhofer IIS and Globo have showcased high dynamic range (HDR) and MPEG-H Audio content compliant with Brazil’s TV 2.5 standard on Hisense TVs. The demonstration showed […]
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Parks Associates’ latest research shows that consumer habits continue to shift around video viewing – now 71% of US internet households use an SVOD service, 42% use an AVOD and/or […]
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One of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is being made available free on demand via Samsung TV Plus. The limited tome offer runs through until August […]
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The Italian Serie A football league remains one of the most popular international sports leagues among Nordic consumers, but with days to go before the new season, no broadcaster has […]
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A new streaming service has launched covering motorsports, powersports and automotive programming. MAVTV GO has been developed in partnership with Endeavor Streaming and offers motorsports fans worldwide access to original […]
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The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down ANIMEFLIX, a notorious piracy website dedicated to anime content. The operation, based near Helsinki, Finland, logged between 7 and 13 […]
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Nordic TV and streaming company Allente is making changes in both organization and management, including the appointment of new B2B director. It follows the appointment of Mahmoud Mustapha as Acting […]
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4iG Group and RTL Hungary have agreed a strategic partnership for the distribution of RTL Hungary’s television channels and the RTL+ streaming service, as well as cooperation in the areas […]
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The popularity of video on demand (VOD) services in the Czech Republic continues to grow across all market segments. According to the latest atmedia index research, 47% of Czechs aged […]
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Digi Sport Romania will broadcast the next three seasons of UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League. Digi has signed up to the next three seasons of […]
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Teleste says its net sales fell during Q2, but while demand from European networks remains low, deliveries in North America have increased. The Finnish broadband tech form said net sales […]
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Consult Red, a technology consultancy specialising in intelligent, connected devices, has announced that Australian home entertainment platform provider Fetch TV has launched multiple new applications using the innovative AndApps™ solution, […]
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Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire chip maker and AI model compression company Perceive from Xperi for $80 million in cash. Perceive is a San Jose, Calif.-based subsidiary of […]
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Pixalate, a fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising, has released the Q2 2024 Global Connected TV (CTV) Ad Supply Chain Trends Reports. […]
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Minerva Networks is unveiling FAST+, a streaming service with integrated AI designed to transform the entertainment experience for broadband subscribers. Minerva’s FAST+ service includes more than 80 Free Ad-Supported Streaming […]
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The EBU Technical Committee has released a position statement calling on the media technology industry to support content provenance and authenticity standards such as C2PA to help audiences trace the […]
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Kathleen Finch, Chairman and CEO of US Networks at Warner Bros Discovery, has decided to retire after 25 years at the company. Upon Finch’s retirement at the end of the […]
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LG Electronics is set to expand availability of LG 1, the company’s free ad-supported owned and operated channel, to reach a broader audience across Europe. Following a successful launch in […]
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FuboTV, a US-based sports-first live TV streaming platform, has been successful in stopping the launch of The Walt Disney Company, FOX Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Venu Sports joint venture […]
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The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has announced settlements with three US-based illegal IPTV operators. As part of the settlements, the operators are required to pay over $2 million […]
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Paramount Global is to close Paramount Television Studios, according to Bloomberg and Variety based on an internal memo from the company. The decision is part of a host of reorganisation […]
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Two in three (66%) TV content viewers in the US are using free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms in a typical month, according to Horowitz Research’s latest annual report, State […]
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Media Press Group is launching OpenID, a solution designed to transform the management of entertainment metadata at IBC 2024. OpenID marks the end of proprietary entertainment metadata IDs, offering a […]
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BMW Group is enabling its customers to watch Bundesliga matches in their vehicles for the second year in a row from the beginning of the new season which kicks off […]
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Following the launch of the ad-supported plan last year in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, Disney+ will expand its offerings to Finland, the […]
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Insys Video Technologies and Austrian Broadcasting Services, ORS Group, have supported German public broadcaster WDR during the UEFA Euro 2024 championship by providing content delivery network (CDN) services and technical […]
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Eutelsat Group and Honduras’s Cable Color LLC have signed a new multi-year agreement renewing capacity for video broadcast services over Central America on Eutelsat’s 117 West A satellite. Cable Color, […]
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Streaming made TV history for a second consecutive month in July as it notched the most dominant performance by a single viewing category ever in Nielsen’s The Gauge, accounting for […]
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Bitmovin has announced that Mercado Libre, Latin America’s leading e-commerce and technology company, has selected the Bitmovin Player to launch its video streaming service, Mercado Play. Mercado Libre hosts the […]
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Polish operator Play will offer the SkyShowtime Standard Plus plan along with two premium linear channels from today. Play customers will have access to hit series and blockbuster movies including: […]
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An anticipated spike in power users of 1 TB or more of broadband data and a disconnect in the traditional relationship between provisioned speeds and data consumption are creating new […]
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Eutelsat Communications released its full year 2023-24 results for the year ending June 30. The company achieved all its financial objectives for the year, with significant contributions from its video […]
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Skydance accuses Paramount’s committee of directors of violating the terms of its deal and demans an immediate end of the talks with Edgar Bronfman. Skydance Media is accusing Paramount’s special […]
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Liberty Media has announced plans to sell F1 shares worth $825m to ‘partially fund’ it’s planned acquisition of MotoGP. In April, Liberty agreed to acquire 86% of MotoGP commercial rights […]
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BT Group has announced a partnership with Edgio that will integrate the company’s CDN into its MAUD technology solution. The partners plan to trial delivery of EE TV content on […]
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French pay channel Canal+ has decided to take TF1 to court over the use of the “+” for its streaming platform TF1+. Canal+ accuses TF1 of unfair competition, counterfeiting and […]
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Harmonic has announced that Persidera, a leading Italian media service provider, has deployed the company’s XOS Advanced Media Processor to enhance video delivery for its customers. Featuring AI-powered video compression […]
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FACT and Crimestoppers have teamed up to launch a new campaign across Ireland, encouraging the public to share information about illegal streaming activities in their communities. Running over six weeks […]
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Visitors to the upcoming IBC, 13-16 September in Amsterdam, will have the opportunity to visit the AI Tech Zone, an area created in collaboration with EBU that is dedicated to […]
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SDMC and Telenor Sweden are introducing the Tv-hubb, a 4K AV1 dongle, powered by Android TV. Powered by the Amlogic S905Y4-B chipset, the Tv-hubb ensures reliable performance with efficient 4K@60fps […]
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LFP Media is set to stream every Ligue 1 match to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland via its streaming platform “Ligue 1 Pass” costing £9.99 a month. […]
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Harmonic has announced that Brazil’s Globo is migrating its playout workflow to the cloud with Harmonic. As a comprehensive solution with powerful channel playout, advanced branding, transcoding and delivery capabilities, […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) International has launched WBD AIM, a first-party data platform that enables advertisers to target their campaigns with new levels of precision, across a number of markets […]
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iWedia has completed a significant project for Hrvatski Telekom (HT), leading Croatian telecom and part of Deutsche Telekom group. This project involved extending the lifecycle of HT’s hundreds of thousands […]
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New research from Ampere Analysis shows that the number of sports documentaries released by leading commissioners reached a new peak in the run-up to the Paris Olympic Games. 103 new […]
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Culver Max Entertainment operating as Sony Pictures Networks India, have agreed to terminate their $10 billion merger deal. As part of the settlement, the companies have mutually […]
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Nelonen Media, a Finnish commercial broadcast company under the Sanoma Oy umbrella, has selected Axinom DRM to secure its extensive video content library. As a leading broadcaster in Finland, Nelonen […]
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Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform, is to offer 24/7 news with the launch of the CNN International live channel feed in 22 European countries across Spain, Nordics, Belgium, Netherlands […]
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Brazil has announced the development of TV 3.0, based on the American ATSC 3.0 standard, allowing broadcast TV to merge with the digital world. Although this combination brings many promises, […]
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After three consecutive quarters of Y/Y declines, the global TV market recovered for a Y/Y growth in Q2’24, fed by strong shipments to developed regions gearing up for major sporting […]
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Irdeto has selected Evergent as key technology partner for subscription management and monetisation within the Irdeto Experience Platform. PwC research shows that while global over-the-top (OTT) video subscriptions will rise […]
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