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Year2021
Tory donor Richard Sharp selected as next BBC chair
Richard Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs banker and advisor to Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak, has…
Digital video services reach almost £3 billion in UK revenue
British consumer spend on entertainment skyrocketed to £9 billion in 2020, with digital streaming services…
Disney & Discovery execs launch ‘class pass’ streaming firm, backed by Michael Eisner
Former Disney and Discovery execs have launched a new streaming aggregation service, with former Mouse House…
Disney+ announces Singapore launch via StarHub
Disney+ will land in Singapore via StarHub, the company has revealed. StarHub, one of the…
UK to miss Boris Johnson’s ‘turbocharged’ broadband pledge
The UK Parliament’s spending watchdog has warned that the country will miss its 2025 full-fibre…
LG invests US$80 million in data and measurement firm Alphonso to acquire controlling stake
LG has announced a significant investment in data and measurement firm Alphonso. Pledging nearly US$80…
MediaKind updates MediaFirst platform
TV technology provider MediaKind has unveiled a number of developments to its MediaFirst TV platform….
GO Malta taps Divitel for mesh WiFi
Technology outfit Divitel has deployed a managed mesh Wi-Fi system for service provider GO in…
Samba TV and Vestel fight ‘Soap Opera Effect’ with launch of new AI tech
TV data and audience analytics company Samba TV has announced a partnership with TV producer…
Disney+ content chief Ricky Strauss exits, Mouse House rejigs senior execs
Disney+ content chief Ricky Strauss is stepping from his position, after nine years with the…
Netflix announces UK price increase
Netflix has announced a price hike in the UK as it looks for ways to…
Media Distillery lands funding boon
AI tech provider Media Distillery has announced that it has secured €3 million in funding…
discovery+ launches in MENA as dedicated hub in Starzplay
Following its US launch earlier this week, Discovery has announced plans to roll-out its new…
Roku hits 50 million MAUs
Leading streaming device maker Roku has announced its latest milestone of 50 million monthly active…
Gracenote launches new product for smart TV and automotive sports experiences
Nielsen-owned content discovery specialist Gracenote is launching a new live sports offering designed to help…
Jeremy Darroch to step down as Sky CEO
Jeremy Darroch is to step down as group CEO of Sky after 13 years leading…
BeIN Media looks to lifting of ban as Saudi Arabia ends Qatar blockade
Qatar-based BeIN Media has tentatively welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to end its blockade of Qatar…
Euronews teams up with UPB to launch Romanian channel
International news channel Euronews has signed a partnership with University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB) to…
Lolly Kids launches on MEO in Portugal
Music performance-themed kids channel Lolly Kids has launched in Portugal on leading operator MEO’s television…
African Movie Channel debuts on Connected Freeview
Nollywood broadcaster African Movie Channel (AMC) has launched its flagship offering, also called African Movie…
Eleven names new Taiwan chief, extends distribution
Sports broadcaster Eleven has named Michael Sun as the group’s new managing director for Taiwan….
BBC launches ‘biggest education offer in its history’ as UK enters third lockdown
With the UK in its third national lockdown in less than a year, the BBC…
Former Quibi CTO hired by Cameo
Rob Post, the former chief technology officer or short-lived streaming service Quibi, has found a…
Amazon picks up podcast startup Wondery
Amazon is expanding its media business with the acquisition of podcast startup Wondery. Financial terms…
TV3 Group announces expanded distribution deal with Viasat World
Baltics media group TV3 has announced an extension of its carriage deal with Viasat World….
ITV extends Yospace ad insertion partnership
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its relationship with server-side ad insertion (SSAI) company Yospace….
EPL piracy still high despite blanket coverage
A new survey of Brits has found that almost 1.9 million people in the country…
Vizio users watched more than 1 trillion minutes in 2020
Smart TV maker Vizio has said that viewing on its sets jumped up by more…
ViacomCBS expands Hulu deal to include Comedy Central & Paramount Network
ViacomCBS has struck an expanded deal with US-based streamer Hulu that will see channels such…
Samsung adds HDR10+ Adaptive feature to new QLED TVs
Samsung has announced that it will add support for the HDR10+ Adaptive feature to its…