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Year2021
fuboTV on LG TVs
US IPTV service fuboTV has launched on LG smart TVs. Available on sets made from…
Voice assistants in more than half of UK homes
More than half of UK internet households now own a voice assistant. According to consumer…
Luxembourg’s Eltrona taps Ocilion for IPTV
Luxembourg cable operator Eltrona has chosen Ocilion to provide a turnkey IPTV platform including 4K…
Free extends its fibre reach with TDF agreement
French service provider Free is to commercialise its service offerings via the networks operated by…
Italy prepares for satellite and terrestrial upgrades
Italian free-to-view satellite platform Tivùsat has begun a publicity campaign to inform viewers of the…
CommScope launches NOVUX modular FTTH platform
Network provider CommScope has announced the launch of its NOVUX portfolio of outside plant terminals…
Ligue 1 extends BT deal in UK and Ireland
BT has renewed its rights deal with France’s Ligue 1. The deal will see the…
Google shifts parts of YouTube to Google Cloud Platform
Google is moving parts of YouTube to its cloud service. The video platform, which has…
DAZN ups Italian subscription cost to €29.99
DAZN has announced a dramatic price increase in Italy. The sports streamer has been buoyed…
CTV device ownership at a high in the US
Over three quarters of US households now own at least one internet-connected TV device, a…
VIZIO introduces voice search in SmartCast TV update
TV maker VIZIO has launched the latest generation of its SmartCast OS. The biggest new…
TIM tests satellite internet service to overcome Italy’s digital divide
Italian operator TIM has launched a test of a satellite internet service. The service, utilising…
European Commission considering infringement procedure of Italian media Law
The European Commission is reportedly on the verge of launching an infringement procedure against a…
Paramount+ to introduce ad-supported cheaper tier
Less than six months after launching, ViacomCBS’s streaming service Paramount+ is introducing a cheaper ad-supported…
Optus Sport picks up rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia
Optus Sport has acquired the rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia….
DAZN confirms five-year deal with Matchroom Boxing
DAZN has agreed a ‘game-changing’ deal with Matchroom Boxing which will see the Eddie Hearn…
Kantar signs on with BARB until 2029
BARB – the UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board – has re-appointed Kantar for audience measurement. …
HBO Max hires Disney+ exec Amit Malhotra for Southeast Asia & India role
WarnerMedia has appointed Disney+ exec Amit Malhotra as managing director for HBO Max in Southeast…
BT launches new 4K HDR set-top box
BT has revealed a new set-top box capable of 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos. BT…
Telia launches combined entertainment and 5G+ offering
Nordic telecom operator Telia has launched a new entertainment offering that brings together Netflix, C…
Denmark’s Kabelplus implements Remote PHY DAA with Teleste
Danish cable operator Kabelplus has implemented technology provider Teleste’s Remote PHY and video solution. The deployment…
Love Nature debuts on Telenor Sweden
4K wildlife and Nature channel Love Nature has launched on Telenor Sweden. Subscribers to the platform…
US$9.99 per month ad-supported HBO Max goes live
The WarnerMedia streamer launched in May 2020 and has since amassed almost 10 million subscribers…
Tokyo Olympics must go ahead says organising committee president
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organising committee has ruled out cancelling or…
ORS agrees deal with Simply.TV for advanced metadata and EPG services
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) subsidiary Austrian Broadcasting Services (ORS) has announced a deal with Copenhagen-based…
Prime Video in 47% of all US broadband households
Almost half of all US broadband households are subscribed to Amazon Prime Video. According to…
Broadcasters in top five European leagues to make US$11 billion from football
European broadcasters are set to make more than US$10 billion from football in the coming…
PlutoTV expands LG partnership in Europe
ViacomCBS’s ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV has agreed a deal with LG Electronics to expand…
Agile Content names ex-Ericsson chief as board VP
Video distribution technology company Agile Content, which acquired Swedish tech specialist Edgeware last year, has…
Africell takes Fix&Foxi for new mobile TV service
German kids content specialist Your Family Entertainment has struck a deal with African mobile operator…