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Year2021
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Japan’s Wowow taps NPAW for On Demand service
Japanese satellite pay TV channel operator Wowow has tapped Spain-based quality assurance and analytics specialist…
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Clubbing TV joins Smartclip ad line-up
Lifestyle channel Clubbing TV has joined RTL Group-owned advertising technology outfit Smartclip’s portfolio of connected TV…
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Nielsen buys Parisian actionable TV intelligence firm TVTY
Measurement and analytics firm Nielsen has announced the acquisition of TV attribution provider TVTY. The…
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Entertainment and media industry set for pandemic bounceback
The global entertainment and media industry has rebounded strongly from a pandemic slump, claims a…
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Euro final most-watched UK broadcast in 20+ years
The Euro 2020 final between England and Italy was the most-watched football match ever in…
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ESPN+ gets price hike following glut of rights acquisitions
Disney has increased the price of its US sports streaming service ESPN+. The company has…
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TikTok parent company shelves IPO plan
ByteDance, the parent company of short-form video app TikTok, has shelved its planned initial public…
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US FTC reportedly to probe Amazon’s acquisition of MGM
The US Federal Trade Commission is reportedly launching a probe into Amazon’s planned acquisition of…
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Paramount+ partners with Millicom for Latin America expansion
ViacomCBS streaming outfit Paramount+ has teamed up with Latin American and Caribbean cable and mobile…
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United Group to take majority stake in Croatia’s Optima Telecom
South-eastern European service provider United Group has struck an agreement with Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco…
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Tele2 names new CFO and CCO
Nordic telco Tele2 has named Charlotte Hansson as EVP Group CFO and Hendrik de Groot…
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Android TV and Huawei predicted to take bigger share of declining pay TV set-top market
Android TV is set to increase its share of a declining pay TV set-top base…
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That’s TV Gold launches on Freeview and Sky
UK local TV operator That’s Media has launched That’s TV Gold, a new national channel…
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Spacecom extends Yes DTH deal
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom, owner-operator of the Amos satellite fleet, has signed a two-year extension…
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ducktv expands in Africa and Middle East with Digital Virgo
Kids TV service ducktv owner Mega Max Media has signed a partnership agreement with mobile…
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BBC secures Wimbledon for a further three years
UK pubcaster the BBC and tennis’s All England Club have signed a three-year extension to…
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Addressable advertising in France ramps up with Bouygues launch
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has launched a segmented TV proposition including addressable advertising to…
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Digital UK and Freesat come together
Stakeholders the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have completed the process of merging Digital UK…
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Pluto TV taps Blue Ant for 650 hours of content
Global distribution group Blue Ant International has licensed more than 650 hours of programming to Pluto…
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TF1-M6 merger takes a step forward with employee groups’ approval
Bouygues Group, owner of French commercial broadcaster TF1, and RTL Group, owner of rival M6…
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Vodafone Spain offers voice remote to all new customers
Vodafone España has started to offer its voice-enabled remote control to all new customers who…
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PCCW taps VO Secure Player for Euro 2020 Watch Party
TV technology outfit Viaccess-Orca’s VO Secure Player is now featuring Hong Kong service provider PCCW Media’s…
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Amazon signs major movie distribution deal with NBCUniversal
Amazon has agreed a deal with Universal to bolster its Prime Video and IMDb TV…
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England win sets new broadcasting record
England’s semi-final Euro 2020 victory over Denmark has broken UK broadcast records. The match, which…
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Extreme E secures Latin America distribution with National Geographic
All-electric racing series Extreme E has signed a distribution deal with National Geographic in Latin…
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Disney hires Netflix director of product innovation to lead streaming experimentation
Disney Streaming Services has hired Netflix’s former director of product innovation for growth as its…
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Canal+ secures Premier League, but trouble brewing on LFP front
Canal+ has secured exclusive rights to English Premier League football for a further three seasons….
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AirTies names ex-Liberty Global exec as CMO
Service provider WiFi specialist AirTies has named Nicolas Fortineau as EVP and chief marketing officer….
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Telenet retains Premier League rights
Liberty Global-backed Belgian service provider Telenet has extended its deal for English Premier League rights…
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Starz promotes streaming boss Kalle to president of international networks
US-based Starz has upped streaming chief Superna Kalle to become president of international networks. Kalle,…