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Tory donor Richard Sharp selected as next BBC chair

Richard Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs banker and advisor to Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak, has…

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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…

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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…

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Disney+ announces Singapore launch via StarHub

Disney+ will land in Singapore via StarHub, the company has revealed. StarHub, one of the…

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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…

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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…

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MediaKind updates MediaFirst platform

TV technology provider MediaKind has unveiled a number of developments to its MediaFirst TV platform….

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GO Malta taps Divitel for mesh WiFi

Technology outfit Divitel has deployed a managed mesh Wi-Fi system for service provider GO in…

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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…

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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…

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Netflix announces UK price increase

Netflix has announced a price hike in the UK as it looks for ways to…

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Media Distillery lands funding boon

AI tech provider Media Distillery has announced that it has secured €3 million in funding…

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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…

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Roku hits 50 million MAUs

Leading streaming device maker Roku has announced its latest milestone of 50 million monthly active…

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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…

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Jeremy Darroch to step down as Sky CEO

Jeremy Darroch is to step down as group CEO of Sky after 13 years leading…

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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…

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Euronews teams up with UPB to launch Romanian channel

International news channel Euronews has signed a partnership with University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB) to…

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Lolly Kids launches on MEO in Portugal

Music performance-themed kids channel Lolly Kids has launched in Portugal on leading operator MEO’s television…

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African Movie Channel debuts on Connected Freeview

Nollywood broadcaster African Movie Channel (AMC) has launched its flagship offering, also called African Movie…

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Eleven names new Taiwan chief, extends distribution

Sports broadcaster Eleven has named Michael Sun as the group’s new managing director for Taiwan….

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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…

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Former Quibi CTO hired by Cameo

Rob Post, the former chief technology officer or short-lived streaming service Quibi, has found a…

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Amazon picks up podcast startup Wondery

Amazon is expanding its media business with the acquisition of podcast startup Wondery. Financial terms…

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TV3 Group announces expanded distribution deal with Viasat World

Baltics media group TV3 has announced an extension of its carriage deal with Viasat World….

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ITV extends Yospace ad insertion partnership

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its relationship with server-side ad insertion (SSAI) company Yospace….

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EPL piracy still high despite blanket coverage

A new survey of Brits has found that almost 1.9 million people in the country…

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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…

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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…

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Samsung adds HDR10+ Adaptive feature to new QLED TVs

Samsung has announced that it will add support for the HDR10+ Adaptive feature to its…