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Year2021
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IPL indefinitely suspended as India battles Covid surge
The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament has been indefinitely suspended as the country continues…
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BT launches smart broadcast network Vena
BT has launched a new smart broadcast network dubbed Vena. Launching via BT Media and…
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CTV to drive increasing digital video spend in the US
Digital video advertising is expected to represent more than half of all video spend in…
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EBU selects Haivision for European Aquatic Championships coverage
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) subsidiary Eurovision Sport has partnered with Haivision for its broadcast of…
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Amazon praises rapid growth of ad-supported platforms
Amazon’s increased investment in ad-supported platforms and services has been rewarded by a surge of…
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Record audience as Line of Duty reveals ‘fourth man’
Sunday night’s series finale of the BBC’s hit drama Line of Duty attracted the largest…
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Verizon sells off Verizon Media unit at huge loss
Verizon has announced the sale of its media businesses for US$5 billion The sale includes…
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Netherlands first stop for FilmBox as SPI International expands brand into Western Europe
SPI International has launched its FilmBox brand in the Netherlands as part of a larger…
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Vivendi and Mediaset declare peace
Vivendi and Mediaset have announced an agreement to end hostilities, putting an end to five…
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KPN rejects bids
Dutch telco KPN has said it has rejected two bids to acquire the company on…
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RTL closes SpotX sale
Media giant RTL Group today has closed the sale of its US ad-tech company SpotX…
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Mediapro to create ‘home of Chinese football’ with Super League deal
Mediapro has agreed a deal with the Chinese Football Association to “commercialise” the international media…
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Global pay TV revenues to surpass US$1 billion despite cord cutting
The global pay TV industry will surpass one billion subscribers in the coming years, but…
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SFR launches low-cost Android-and-app-based TV offering
Altice Europe-owned French service provider SFR has launched an Android TV-based TV option as part…
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Forthnet sees pay TV revenues fall
Greek pay TV operator Forthnet, now wholly owned by Serbia-based United Group, saw its overall…
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Key Tele2 executives to leave in September
Tele2 chief financial officer Mikael Larsson and EVP and chief commercial officer Samuel Skott are…
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Positive quarter for Sky as operator prepares for life after Covid
Sky has weathered the storm of the Covid-19 pandemic to increase its subscriber base in…
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Peacock up by nine million subs as Comcast mulls international expansion
NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock added nine million subscribers in the first quarter of the year….
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HISPASAT agrees deal with Telefónica Group to take over Media Networks Latin America
Telefónica Group has agreed a deal with satellite operator HISPASAT for the latter to take…
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Verizon Media to become VIZIO’s exclusive demand-side platform in new partnership
TV maker VIZIO has announced a partnership with Verizon Media for cross-platform and CTV advertising…
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Amazon boosts sports team with former Nike exec
Amazon has announced the hire of former Nike executive Marc Patrick as it continues its…
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Panam Sports Channel launches streaming service
Panam Sports has announced the launch of a dedicated OTT service. The Pan American Sports…
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Netflix picks the content for its users with new Play Something feature
Netflix has launched a new feature hoping to cure the indecision that often faces its…
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Euronews launches Bulgarian channel
Euronews has signed a partnership with existing broadcaster TV Europa to launch Euronews Bulgaria. Euronews Bulgaria, which…
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Discovery passes 15m D2C subs, looks to AdLite version of discovery+ for growth
Discovery now has over 15 million paying direct-to-consumer subscribers, four months after the launch of…
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Telenet focuses on FMC as TV and triple-play numbers dip
Liberty Global-backed Belgian service provider Telenet has posted mixed Q1 results, with growth in its…
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Report: HBO Max sets AVOD price at US$9.99
HBO Max’s upcoming ad-supported tier will reportedly set users back US$9.99 per month when it…
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BT reportedly exploring BT Sport sale, holds talks with Amazon, Disney and DAZN
In a move which could have huge implications for the state of sports broadcasting in…
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Disney+ looks to AWS for global expansion
Disney has revealed that it is leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the ongoing global…
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DTVE announces webinar on driving subscriber growth
Digital TV Europe has partnered with Omdia and Singula Decisions to present a free webinar…