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Year2021
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LaLiga and beIN renew France distribution
LaLiga has announced a new distribution deal in France with beIN Media through to 2024….
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Vodafone sees fall in TV base due to COVID-19
Vodafone’s overall TV customer base declined by 236,000 in the financial full year to March,…
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Denmark’s Stofa acquires AN-TV
Norlys-owned Danish cable operator Stofa has taken over ownership of local North Jutland antenna association…
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Free posts strong results but share price tumbles
French and international service provider Iliad Telecom/Free has turned in a strong first quarter, with…
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Amazon eyes $9bn deal for MGM, reports suggest
Amazon is in talks to acquire James Bond and The Handmaid’s Tale studio MGM for around $9bn, as the…
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Serie A agrees secondary rights deal with Sky as broadcaster drops appeal
Italy’s Serie A has agreed a secondary rights deal with Sky Italia. The three-year deal,…
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M6 and TF1 announce plans to merge France’s largest commercial broadcasters
France’s two leading commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have announced that they have entered into…
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Twitch to lower subscription costs outside of the US
Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch is making a big change to how it structures the pricing…
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar reportedly negotiating exit following mega merger announcement
Jason Kilar, the CEO of WarnerMedia, is reportedly negotiating his way out of the company…
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Orange deploys Wiztivi cloud gaming platform on mobile
Orange has deployed Wizitivi’s cloud gaming platform Streamava on mobile devices in France. Complementing the…
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Amazon launches free video streaming service MiniTV in India
Amazon’s latest foray into ad-supported services has arrived in India. Dubbed MiniTV, the ‘completely free’…
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Thema Rus secures Qello Concerts by Stingray deal with Wink
Canal+-owned channel distributor Thema Rus has struck a deal for the Concerts subscription from Qello…
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Digi turns in strong growth
Romania-based international service provider RCS&RDS/Digi has posted strong first quarter results, with growth in revenue-generating…
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Global pay TV numbers still rising as D2C accelerates
Global pay TV numbers are still going up, despite much faster growth in direct-to-consumer streaming…
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ViacomCBS considers A-League rights to boost Paramount+ launch in Australia
ViacomCBS is reportedly mulling a bid for domestic rights to Australia’s top football league ahead…
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Media pundits back football reform and regulation
A number of top football pundits have called for the creation of an independent English…
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Dolby Vision launches on Xbox games consoles
Microsoft has started rolling out Dolby Vision on its latest generation of games consoles. Available…
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iQiyi on course for profitability in five years
Chinese streaming giant iQiyi may reach profitability in five years time, according to its CEO….
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DAZN renews German rights to LaLiga
DAZN has continued to strengthen its portfolio in Germany and Austria by renewing its rights…
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Pay TV industry to lose US$30 billion in revenue over five years
Global pay TV revenues are set to drop by US$30 billion over the next five…
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AT&T to spin off media assets including HBO Max to standalone business with Discovery
Discovery and AT&T have struck a definitive agreement to combine WarnerMedia’s entertainment, sports and news…
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Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings comes to Samsung TV Plus
Samsung Ads has agreed a deal with Nielsen. The agreement means that advanced TV measurement…
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BBC strengthens athletics portfolio with Diamond League
The BBC has acquired a new rights deal with the IAAF Diamond League. The Diamond…
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Roku prepares to launch Quibi shows from mid-May
AVOD operator and device manufacturer Roku will roll out its recently acquired programming from now-defunct…
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Disney+ misses analyst expectations with 104 million subs but CEO Chapek still ‘bullish’
Disney+ ended the second quarter of 2021 with 103.6 million subscribers. While up by 33.5…
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EFL slams ‘unfair’ Premier League rights deal
The English Football League has criticised the Premier League’s new domestic TV deal. The renewed…
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ESPN+ picks up LaLiga rights in eight-season deal
Spanish top flight football league LaLiga has agreed a mammoth eight-year distribution deal in the…
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Sky Studios names YouTube EMEA chief Cécile Frot-Coutaz as CEO
European media giant Sky has appointed the head of YouTube in EMEA and former Fremantle…
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FUEL TV lands on Netgem
Action sports broadcaster FUEL TV has announced a distribution deal with operator Netgem. The channel…
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Two hires at MediaKind
MediaKind has announced the appointment of Mark Ramberg as group VP of products, and Jeff…