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Year2021
Liberty Global to look at new public listings next year, mulls UK infrastructure options
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has given a strong indication that the company may pursue…
BT Sport renews Australian cricket deal
BT Sport has renewed its UK rights deal to broadcast Australian men’s and women’s home…
Broadcom has a monopoly in TV semiconductor industry, FTC concludes
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved an order settling charges against Broadcom. A…
Learn about how AI and analytics can improve customer retention in DTVE’s free webinar
Digital TV Europe is partnering with NPAW to deliver a free webinar on AI, analytics…
Enel plans takeover of LATAM fibre operator Ufinet
Italian electric utility company Enel is reportedly planning on taking over South American fibre optic…
UK government delays Channel 4 privatisation decision following public backlash
The UK government has delayed any decision on privatising pubcaster Channel 4. In July, the…
hayu on LG TVs
NBCUniversal’s reality TV streaming service hayu has launched on LG TVs. The streamer, which offers…
Disney offers price drop for ‘Disney+ Day’
Disney+ is getting a month-long price drop as the company celebrates the second anniversary of…
Lionsgate to explore options for Starz
Lionsgate is exploring spinning off its pay TV and streaming business Starz, barely five years…
Solid quarter for Mediaset in Spain
Italian media group Mediaset’s Spanish business has seen its total net revenues for the year-to-date…
ViacomCBS offers a free year of Paramount+ to US T-Mobile customers
ViacomCBS has announced a deal with T-Mobile to give the mobile operator’s customers one year’s…
BT gives up search for Openreach joint-venture partner
BT has abandoned its plans to find a joint-venture partner for its next-generation broadband network…
Dish Mexico turns to SES for DTH and OTT channel integration
Dish Mexico has announced a partnership with SES to leverage the satellite operator’s direct-to-home (DTH)…
discovery+ to launch in Brazil on November 9
Discovery is launching its premium streaming service discovery+ in Brazil on November 9. This marks…
Roku brings voice remote to the UK
Roku has launched its voice remote in the UK. The Roku Voice remote, as the…
Sky and BBC among winners at TBI’s Content Innovation Awards
Sky, Cineflix Rights and Banijay have been revealed as the big winners at the Content…
47 million streaming subscribers for ViacomCBS
The strong performance of streaming services including Paramount+ and Pluto TV has driven ViacomCBS to…
90% subscriber streaming growth for RTL in year-to-date
RTL has reported strong revenue for the year-to-date, praising a recovery in TV advertising and…
Liberty Global ups cash-flow guidance on solid results following UK JV completion
Liberty Global has turned in a respectable set of Q3 results, enabling the company to…
ProSiebenSat.1 raises outlook following stellar ad growth
German commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has raised its full-year outlook after posting strong revenue growth…
Teleste names new CEO
Broadband and TV technology provider Teleste has named Esa Harju as its new president and…
Roku to close adult entertainment loophole
Roku has confirmed that it is closing a loophole that has allowed non-certified apps –…
Group led by former Disney execs Mayer and Staggs close to US$3 billion Moonbug acquisition
A Blackstong Group-backed investment firm backed by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs…
BeIN extends MENA NBA deal
BeIN Media has extended its rights deal for the NBA in MENA. The renewal extends…
DirecTV Latin America turns to Irdeto for Android TV security
DirecTV Latin America has announced a partnership with Irdeto to secure its new Android TV…
Strong quarter for SES
SES has reported stronger-than-expected results for Q3 during a challenging period for the Satellite operator…
Spanish TV revenues see sharp year-on-year decline
Spanish TV and radio advertising revenues dropped by 10.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of…
Netflix reveals first slate of videogames
Netflix has unveiled the first offerings from its new games division, themed around some of…
Discovery at 20 million DTC subscribers
Discovery has added 3 million DTC subscribers to reach a total of 20 million for…
US sues to block US$2.2 billion ViacomCBS sale of Simon & Schuster
The US government has sued to block the sale of ViacomCBS-owned publisher Simon & Schuster…