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Year2021
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Molotov strikes deal with M6 for pay-tier distribution
French free-to-view streaming service provider Molotov has signed an agreement with the M6 Group to…
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Roku plays down impact of US import ban
Roku faces an import ban on some products in the US after the US International…
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Intelsat reorganisation plan secures court approval
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, has approved Intelsat’s…
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ITV Hub set for ‘biggest year yet’
This year is set to be the biggest yet for UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s digital…
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Dreamia taps Kaltura for Panda+ streaming service
Portuguese thematic channel provider Dreamia has chosen tech outfit Kaltura to deliver an end-to-end multiscreen streaming…
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GO Malta commits to invest €1m in original content
Maltese service provider GO has committed to invest over €1 million over the next three…
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SPI taps Bionic Media as Dutch sales partner for FilmBox
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has struck a strategic partnership in the Netherlands making Bionic Media the…
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Vivendi moves to take control of Lagardère
French media giant Vivendi has acquired investment outfit Amber Capital’s stake in media company Lagardère…
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TIM fires profit warning as DAZN football deal underperforms
Telecom Italia (TIM) has downgraded its earnings forecast for the current financial year after its…
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Alchimie names new CEO and launches Spanish history SVOD offering
Digital channel producer and owner of the UK’s TVPlayer Alchimie has named Pauline Grimaldi d’Esdra…
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MGM to launch streaming service on Mediaset’s Infinity platform
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) has expanded its streaming service after striking a deal with Mediaset…
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Canela.tv AVOD joins Xumo’s roster
Canela.tv, the video platform from Canela Media, a female and Latina-owned digital media company and US…
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Disney+ now supports Apple SharePlay
Streaming service Disney+ has updated its app to include support for Apple’s SharePlay feature. The…
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Mediaset scores victory in battle against rights theft
Italy’s Mediaset has scored another legal victory in its ongoing battle against content theft, in…
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Insight TV launches 4K channel on Comcast
Millennial-focused lifestyle programmer Insight TV has launched its Insight TV 4K channel across Comcast’s entertainment…
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RMG teams up with HBA Media to market UK horseracing rights
Racecourse Media Group (RMG), which is charged with responsibility for a range of UK racecourses’…
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M7 and Canal+ Poland team up for first original series
Pay TV outfit M7 Group has teamed up with its parent company Canal+ Group’s Polish…
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Box Broadband taps Netgem for TV rollout
UK alternative internet service provider Box Broadband, which serves a combination of rural and non-rural…
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CMA turns guns on Google and Apple’s ‘vice-like grip’ on mobile
Google and Apple are exercising a “vice-like-grip” over mobile devices and steps may be necessary…
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Pluto TV extends partnership with Channel 5 in UK
ViacomCBS’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service Pluto TV has extended its partnership with the…
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Sky adds Apple TV+ to Sky Q
Pay TV operator Sky has added Apple TV+ to its Sky Q offering and Sky…
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Viaplay secures Africa Cup of Nations
Nordic Entertainment’s (NENT Group) Viaplay streaming service and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have…
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OTE commits to €3bn investment in fibre
Deutsche Telekom-owned Greek telco OTE has committed to invest over €3 billion by 2027 in…
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Velocix debuts open caching platform
Video streaming and ad tech outfit Velocix has launched what it describes as a carrier-grade…
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Norwegian Film Institute taps Nagra’s DVnor for multiple-languages
The Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) is expanding its work with TV technology outfit Nagra by…
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Patrick Drahi ups stake in BT, prompting government threat of intervention
Patrick Drahi’s Altice UK has upped its stake in BT to 18%, prompting warnings from…
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DAZN and Movistar+ divide LaLiga rights
Spain’s LaLiga has sold domestic broadcast rights for the next five seasons of the league…
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BritBox teams up with C More for Nordic launch
BritBox International, the international version of the ‘best of UK’ SVOD offering, has teamed up…
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Deutsche Glasfaser secures €5.75bn in funding for FTTH
Germany’s Deutsche Glasfaser Group has secured new financing to the tuen of €5.75 billion euros…
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African Movie Channel debuts in Guyana
International pay TV service provider and UK-based broadcaster African Movie Channel (AMC) is to take…