Year2021

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Canal+ taking legal action over football auction move

French pay TV operator Canal+ is taking legal action against the country’s professional football body,…

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BBC responds to NAO reports as value of licence fee revenue drops 31% in a decade

The BBC has responded to the UK National Audit Office’s recent report on its financial…

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Share your views – the deadline for our annual survey has been extended

Digital TV Europe has extended the deadline for completion of our annual industry survey until…

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Nordic Entertainment writes down value of studio assets

Nordic streamer and free and pay TV broadcaster Nordic Entertainment (NENT Group) is to write…

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Starz brings Lionsgate Play to Indonesia

Starz has announced the expansion of its premium OTT platform Lionsgate Play into Indonesia. The…

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DAZN does Movistar+ deal with Telefónica

Telefónica has signed a major sublicensing deal with DAZN. The agreement will Movistar+ bolster its…

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London Olympics organiser says Tokyo Games ‘unlikely to go ahead’

The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics are unlikely to go ahead, Sir Keith Mills has said….

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Pluto TV gets French in February

ViacomCBS has announced the expansion of its AVOD service Pluto TV to France on February…

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Focus: AVOD on the rise

Streaming in general has grown hugely during 2020, including AVOD. Fateha Begum, associate director at…

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Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica sign active network sharing pact

Deutsche Telekom has signed a co-operation agreement with Telefónica to share infrastructure in Germany. The…

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Saudi Arabia reportedly ends beIN blackout

Qatar’s beIN Sports was broadcast in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in…

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Viasat World strikes extended deal with Volia

Channel and on-demand content provider Viasat World has struck a new carriage deal with Volia,…

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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max hires exec from Mid-East streamer Shahid to lead in Lat Am

WarnerMedia has hired another senior exec from the Middle East’s MBC Group to lead its…

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Nordic Entertainment makes new appointments as it gears up for expansion

Nordic streaming operator and pay and free TV broadcaster Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has…

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NAO report shines light on BBC revenue woes

The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the BBC has ‘tough decisions’ to…

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Tele Columbus shareholders approve capital increase

Shareholders in German cable operator Tele Columbus have approved a new share rights issue that…

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Paramount+ reveals launch dates for US, Canada, Nordics and Australia

ViacomCBS is to launch streamer Paramount+ across the US on 4 March and has also…

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Netflix caps off record year with 200 million subscribers

Netflix has surpassed 200 million subscribers globally for the first time in its history. The…

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WarnerMedia alum Kevin Reilly emerges at Israeli AI firm Deepdub

Former WarnerMedia content chief Kevin Reilly has emerged at an Israeli artificial intelligence company that…

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ITV seeks new chair; Richard Sharp appointment confirmed at BBC

UK broadcaster ITV has reportedly started searching for a new chairman, with Sir Peter Bazalgaette…

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The Serpent and A Perfect Planet lead to record-breaking year start for BBC iPlayer

The BBC iPlayer has followed up a record 2020 with a surge in viewing at…

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Serie A launches country-by-country MENA broadcast rights tender

Italy’s Serie A has launched a 24-country broadcast rights tender in the MENA region. The…

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Sky picks up Studiocanal movies in new distribution deal

Sky has announced a distribution deal with Vivendi-owned Studiocanal to bring a range of new…

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MENA pay TV revenues drop by 14% since 2016, research suggests

Pay TV revenues in the Middle East and North Africa region have fallen by 14%…

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Disney+ Hotstar at considerable lead over Netflix and local competitors in Indonesia

Disney+ Hotstar has already opened up a sizable lead over Netflix in an increasingly competitive…

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A+E promotes Soriano to international programming chief

A+E Networks has promoted Liz Soriano to SVP, international programming, overseeing all of A+E’s global…

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Thema integrates IBSBM as Thema Northern Europe

Canal+-owned channel distributor Thema has fully integrated 2017 acquisition IBSBM into the group and renamed…

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Omdia: SVODs must brace for slower 2021

SVOD services must brace themselves for much slower growth in 2021 after their record-breaking year…

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LFP launches new bidding process for Ligue 1 rights

France’s professional football league, the LFP, is launching a new call for offers for the…

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MultiChoice denies creating barriers as watchdog probes pay TV dominance

South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has denied creating barriers to entry to the local…