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Year2021
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BBC and ITV to retain Six Nations rights as tournament remains FTA
Rugby’s Six Nations has reached “an agreement in principle” with the BBC and ITV to…
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Netflix ‘excited to do more with interactive entertainment’ as reports of gaming division emerge
Netflix is reportedly exploring an expansion into gaming. According to The Information, the streaming leader…
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AVOD spend to hit US$66 billion
Advertising-supported streaming services are set to continue their stratospheric climb in the coming years. According…
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Atende Software outlines expansion ambition
Polish OTT TV technology provider Atende Software has announced strong growth for the first quarter…
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iWedia integrates Android 11 on Synaptics SoC
TV technology and Android TV specialist iWedia has announced the complete integration of Android 11…
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Liberty Global heads for the edge with Digital Colony JV
Liberty Global has partnered with digital infrastructure investment outfit Digital Colony to create a new…
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Snap reveal Story Studio editing app and AR glasses
Snapchat operator Snap has announced a new video editing iOS app. The social media service,…
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Bundesliga scraps plans to sell stake in overseas rights
The German Bundesliga has abandoned plans to sell a stake in its international broadcast rights….
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SPI International launches Filmstream in Europe on Rakuten TV
SPI International has launched its ad-based movie service on Rakuten TV. The service – Filmstream…
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Sky restructures European acquisitions under Sarah Wright
Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky has restructured its acquisitions division across Europe, with Sarah Wright…
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beIN Media announces Sony Pictures Television content deal for MENA
beIN Media has announced a multi-year content deal with Sony Pictures Television. Covering MENA and…
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ByteDance CEO and co-founder to step down
Zhang Yiming, the founder and CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, is to step down from his…
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ORS launches smart TV apps from 3SS
Austrian pubcaster ORS’s simpliTV service has launched a number of smart TV apps using technology…
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Vodafone ‘resilient’ in Spain, says Read
Vodafone has a “very resilient position” in Spain and will continue to focus on organic…
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France 4’s future secured after Macron intervention
France Télévisions’ youth-focused channel France 4, which had been facing the axe, has been reprieved…
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V-Nova introduces LCEVC SDK licensing terms
Video compression solutions provider V-Nova has announced the licensing terms for its LCEVC software development…
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Apple has ‘lost interest in TV’ claims top analyst
Tech players are following telcos in losing interest in TV, a top analyst has said….
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NENT preps Viaplay in the Netherlands
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group is to launch its streaming service Viaplay in the Netherlands next…
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HBO Max with ads to launch in June at US$9.99 per month
WarnerMedia has announced that a cheaper ad-supported tier of HBO Max will launch in June…
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O2-Virgin Media merger given formal approval, expected to close June 1
The UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally approved the proposed merger of Telefónica’s…
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Digital TV Europe announces webinar on media processing
Digital TV Europe has partnered with Encoding.com to present a free webinar on the topic…
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Biggest quarterly subscriber loss on record for US cable operators
The US’s largest pay TV operators lost almost 2 million subscribers in the first quarter…
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Altice France teams up with Leclerc, acquires MVNO
Altice France, owner of service provider SFR, has signed a deal to acquire 100% control…
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ANGA COM unveils details of online Congress
The ANGA COM trade show, which will be held virtually this year, has unveiled details…
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MTS triples OTT base and grows pay TV numbers
Russian service provider MTS has said it tripled the number of paying users of its…
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Parrot Analytics: Brits bingeing Stranger Things
A familiar favourite sits atop Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand chart for the week ending May…
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Discovery CEO Zaslav renews contract following mega merger
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has extended his contract with the company through to the end…
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Jawwy TV launches in Jordan as MENA expansion continues
MENA digital entertainment provider Intigral has launched its OTT platform Jawwy TV in Jordan. Launched…
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Ziggo confirms end of F1 deal with NENT waiting in the wings
Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport will not look to renew its broadcast partnership with Formula One…
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Haystack News boosts content offer with Altice deal
Ad-supported news streaming service Haystack News has entered into a content distribution agreement with Altice…