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Netflix’s new ad tier starts slowly in the US
Data from US research firm Antenna suggests that Netflix has made a slow start with…
Paramount+ and Netflix celebrate impact of seasonal blockbusters
December was a good month for streaming platforms bearing blockbuster movies. Among top performers over…
DAZN expands into ad-supported space via Samsung TV+ FAST partnership
Ad-supported streaming service Samsung TV Plus has struck an agreement with sports streamer DAZN which…
Pluto TV launches global brand campaign with Drew Barrymore
Paramount’s free streaming television service Pluto TV is seeking to keep up its international momentum…
FuboTV cyberattack underlines persistent threat to streamers from hackers
Streaming platform FuboTV says disruption to its service during France vs Morocco Semi-Final at the…
Wurl leadership team predicts another banner year for FAST in 2023
At the end of a breakthrough year for the FAST channel business, senior execs at…
Polish Television launches Alfa TVP
Poland’s public broadcaster TVP is launching a local-language channel for teenagers called Alfa TVP, which…
Netgem TV adds 15 new channels
Netgem TV, which provides a TV service and enabling technology to service providers in the…
Content write-offs add another billion dollars to WBD restructuring costs
Warner Bros. Discovery has significantly increased its estimates on how much the company’s current pivot…
Sky Sports secured US Open UK rights after eight-year gap
Sky Sports has unveiled a five-year partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for…
Dyn Media adds FIBA rights for its new sports streaming platform
Dyn Media, which is set to launch a news sports streaming platform in 2023, has…
Verizon launches +Play in bid to solve consumer subscription overload
US telco Verizon has launched a beta version of its new web-based platform +Play, which…
Germany’s SWR selects PORTAL.easystream for event streaming efficiency
Germany-based media solutions provide Logic has been drafted in to help German regional public broadcaster…
Vevo’s FAST expansion continues with Amazon Freevee deal
Leading music video network Vevo has continued its aggressive expansion into FAST by launching a…
Love Nature premieres its first original on US FAST platforms
Blue Ant Media’s natural history channel Love Nature has greenlit a second season of Wildlife ER…
France Televisions and RTL Deutschland join anti-piracy coalition ACE
ACE (the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment), which describes itself as ‘the world’s leading anti-piracy…
Samsung TV Plus expands Italian channel line-up
AVOD/FAST platform Samsung TV Plus is continuing to expand its offering into key territories, with…
MLS signs Fox deal in the US, but 26-year relationship with Disney is over
Major League Soccer in the US has announced a series of new four-year linear TV…
Racine joins Haivision as chief product officer
Haivision, a leading global provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, has…
ZDF settles long-running dispute with German cablers
German public broadcaster ZDF and cable industry trade association DNMG (Deutsche Netzmarketing) have settled a…
Roku CFO to leave the company after helping identify successor
Ad-supported streaming platform Roku has announced that chief financial officer Steve Louden is to step…
VOD streamer Tubi seals content pact with Korea’s CJ ENM
Fox-owned streaming platform Tubi has unveiled a major content deal with Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ…
Viaplay and Telia patch up differences with expanded partnership
Viaplay Group and Telia have agreed a multi-year partnership in Sweden that will provide customers…
England vs France reaps record audiences on both sides of channel
On Saturday, the England vs France FIFA World Cup quarter final match was watched by…
South Africa makes renewed bid to shutdown analogue transmissions
South Africa’s Minister of Communications & Digital Technologies Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has given an update on…
Altice Portugal makes last minute decision to renew DTT licence
Portuguese media reports suggest Altice Portugal wants to renew its DTT licence. Having been set…
EBU hails Slovenia public broadcasting referendum result
The EBU has welcomed the result of a recent national referendum in Slovenia which looks…
Disney+ ad-tier launches with more than 100 advertisers on board
Walt Disney-owned streamer Disney+ launched its ad-supported subscription offering in the US yesterday, with more…
ARCOM sets tight deadline for French DTT applications
French media regulator ARCOM has given companies until January 23 to submit an application for…
CEE pay TV revenues to continue to exceed streaming
Pay-TV revenues and subscriber numbers will continue to exceed those for online services in CEE…