Year2021

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NBCU reportedly close to US$300 million per season EPL renewal

NBCUniversal is reportedly on the verge of a new broadcast rights deal with the English…

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Liberty Latin America expands Panama business with Claro Panamá acquisition

Liberty Latin America has announced that its subsidiary business Cable & Wireless Panamá has agreed…

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FTTH to reach more than 300 million European homes by 2026

Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) is being deployed at a ‘rapid pace’ in Europe, according to a new…

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NAB Show 2021 cancelled as physical event

NAB Show 2021 will no longer go ahead as an in-person event. In a statement…

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Sky to give ‘more prominence’ to BBC in latest agreement

UK pubcaster the BBC and pay TV operator Sky today have renewed and expanded their…

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Privatisation will help Channel 4 grow, claims culture secretary

The UK’s culture secretary Oliver Dowden will again propose support for the privatisation today. The…

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Advertising growth lifts Mediaset to strong recovery

Strong growth in the advertising market in both Italy and Spain has lifted Mediaset’s first-half…

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Telefónica integrates Rakuten Living App on Movistar+

Telefónica has teamed up with Rakuten to launch the Rakuten Living App as part of…

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Netplus.ch taps Agama for OTT quality assurance

Swiss service provider netplus.ch has turned to quality assurance technology specialist Agama Technologies to extend…

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Nordic Entertainment secures NHL for Viaplay Poland

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has signed a five-year exclusive media rights agreement with the…

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Whip Media and Simply.TV partner for TV metadata

Enterprise software platform Whip Media has announced a strategic data partnership with global metadata supplier…

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More than half of Americans now combine Big 3 subscription with additional SVOD services

The majority of US homes now combine one of the ‘Big 3’ streaming services with…

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Channelbox adds three new channels to Freeview FAST platform

Freeview OTT platform Channelbox has added additional channels to its roster. Channelbox is a free…

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Don’t miss Digital TV Europe’s free webinar on super-aggregation

Digital TV Europe is partnering with TiVo to offer readers a free webinar on super-aggregation on…

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SeaChange powers new Popcornflix app

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Crackle Plus-owned OTT offering Popcornflix is now available in…

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FirstLight Media hires Verizon Media’s Drake as global head of revenue

Technology outfit Firstlight Media has named former Verizon, Comcast Technology Solutions and Real Networks executive…

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Daniel Kretinsky takes 5% stake in TF1

Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky has taken a 5% stake in French commercial broadcaster TF1, according…

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Nielsen CEO: ‘we haven’t been perfect’

The CEO of ad measurement firm Nielsen has defended the company amid ongoing industry scrutiny….

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CTV penetration growth slows

The uptake of connected TVs is slowing in the US. According to new research from…

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WarnerMedia sells TMZ to Fox Entertainment

Fox Entertainment has announced the acquisition of WarnerMedia’s celebrity news entertainment platform TMZ. The Fox…

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LG Ads Solutions reveals alternative smart TV OS

LG Ads Solutions has announced the launch of its new smart TV operating system. River…

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Raducanu US Open final attracts peak of over 9 million viewers for Channel 4

Channel 4’s coverage of Emma Raducanu’s inspiring US Open win was watched by a peak…

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Amazon launches first-party smart TVs in US

Amazon has announced the launch of its first smart TVs in the US built by…

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Nickelodeon boss to head Paramount Pictures

Nickelodeon boss Brian Robbins is set to become the new chairman and CEO of Paramount…

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Volia introduces new sports packages

Ukrainian service provider Volia has introduced three new sports packages. The operator has launched Pro…

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Disney implements theatrical release plan with 45-day window

Disney is to make most of its movies available exclusively in theatres for a limited…

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3SS names new Americas chief

Technology outfit 3SS has named Brian Jentz as vice-president, Americas. Indiana-based Jentz will charged with heading…

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Amagi secures US$100m investment from new shareholders

Broadcast and connected TV cloud-based software-as-a-service provider Amagi has secured investment of over US$100 million…

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New CEO for Triax

Ken Cordes has been named as CEO of the newly merged technology group combining Triax…

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TDC TV and internet extend reach on Norlys fibre network

Customers of Danish energy and telecom service provider Norlys can now sign up for internet…