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Year2021
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The Hundred wraps up with audience of more than 16 million viewers
Cricket’s latest competition The Hundred has been dubbed a success by the England and Wales…
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US to exceed 275 million OTT subscriptions within five years
The number of OTT subscriptions in the US will grow by 20% over the next…
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T-Mobile offers one year free Apple TV+ to customers
Deutsche Telekom-owned US mobile operator T-Mobile is giving new and existing Magenta and Magenta Max…
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Channel 4 launches All 4 Private Marketplace
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has announced the launch of a new ad marketplace for ad…
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Global adult VR content market set for dramatic growth
The value of the virtual reality adult content market is likely to grow from US$716…
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DStv Media Sales taps Tata Elxsi for digital ad sales workflow
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice’s ad sales arm, DStv Media Sales, has tapped design…
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Wurl riding CTV and FAST wave to growth
Streaming TV technology provider Wurl saw a 38% increase in revenue in Q2 of this…
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CuriosityStream rebrands as Curiosity
US factual company CuriosityStream is rebranding itself with the shortened name Curiosity, while its flagship…
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Russian government brands TV Rain as ‘foreign agent’
The Russian justice ministry has classified network TV Rain (Dozhd) as a ‘foreign agent’. On…
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Sky eyes online-only Sky Q box for UK
Sky is reportedly eying a launch of a streaming-only version of Sky Q for the…
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Saran extends Premier League rights deal in CIS countries
The Saran Media Group has renewed its English Premier League rights deal across 11 Commonwealth…
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DAZN expands Extreme E deal
DAZN has renewed and expanded its rights deal with electric racing series Extreme E. DAZN…
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Boost for Bezeq expected from yes merger and infrastructure-ISP combo
Israeli service provider Bezeq’s merger of its Bezeq International consumer business with direct-to-home pay TV…
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Tennis Channel streaming service launches in UK
US-based Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Tennis Channel has launched in the UK as a paid-for streaming…
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Polsat pay TV base declines but broadband and mobile subs rise
Polish pay TV service Cyfrowy Polsat – now renamed Polsat Box – saw its TV…
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Finland’s DNA adds Amazon Prime Video to TV Hubi service
Finnish cable and telecom service provider DNA has added Amazon Prime Video…
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NAB follows CES in requiring proof of Covid-19 vaccination
The NAB Show will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination in order to attend. The show,…
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Extreme E gets Ukrainian distribution
Off-road electric racing series Extreme E has secured distribution in Ukraine with specialist automotive channel…
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OnlyFans moves to ban adult content
Creator-driven subscription platform OnlyFans is banning adult content, despite this making up most of the…
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DirecTV Stream to launch next week
AT&T TV and AT&T TV Now will be rebranded and repackaged as DirecTV Stream from…
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US pay TV operators lost almost 1.25 million subscribers in Q2
The US pay TV industry lost 1.23 million subscribers during the second quarter of 2021,…
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FAST services used by more than half of CTV households
Over half of CTV households now watch a free ad-supported streaming (FAST) service on television….
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Cyfrowy Polsat unveils new 4K DUO hybrid 4K set-top
Cyfrowy Polsat, the Polish pay TV operator that is to change its name to Polsat…
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BeIN Media and Movistar+ secure Serie A deals
BeIN Media has struck a deal with Serie A’s international media rights partner Infront giving…
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JW Player names ex-Brightcove exec as CTO
Video software and data insights platform JW Player has named David LaPalomento as its chief…
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New French ‘independent creator’ SVOD offering launches
SOFA-VoD, a new French subscription video-on-demand service featuring user-generated content, short films and series created…
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Former Netflix employees charged with insider trading
Three former Netflix engineers have been charged with insider trading by the US Securities and…
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Deutsche Telekom to offer UEI remote for Apple TV service
Deutsche Telekom will offer the Universal Electronics-designed Apple TV 4K remote control as a part…
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UK government extends Freeview UK multiplex licences until 2034
The UK government has extended the multiplex licences for the Freeview DTT platform through to…
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Covid-19 vaccination required for CES 2022 entry, CTA confirms
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced that attendance to the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show…