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Amazon Prime Video to localise in key SE Asia markets
Amazon has commissioned its first slate of Southeast Asian originals for its Prime Video streaming…
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Paramount promotes Kaufman to international lead as Annecchino departs
Paramount Global has named Pamela Kaufman to the newly created role of president & CEO…
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Peacock stable as Comcast sweats on stalled broadband growth and churn at Sky
NBCUniversal-owned streaming service Peacock saw its paid subscriber numbers stall at around 13 million in…
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History Hit comes to Prime Video Channels
History Hit, the SVOD platform founded by celebrated historian Dan Snow, has launched on Prime…
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ITV sees revenues jump but ITVX streamer plan hits profits
ITV Studios (ITVS) has helped its UK commercial broadcaster parent ITV record a half-year jump…
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GeoComply launches product targeting illicit VPN use
Geolocation security specialist GeoComply has unveiled a technology for streaming providers to take on pirate…
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French government votes to abolish licence fee
France’s National Assembly has formally voted to end the €138 ($142) annual TV licence fee…
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ITV signs content deals for ITVX with Anime Ltd and CBS Reality
UK comcaster ITV has inked content deals with CBS Reality and Glaswegian anime licensor Anime Ltd…
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Viaplay buys Premier Sports, hires DAZN exec
Nordic SVOD Viaplay has struck a £30m (£36m) deal to buy UK streamer Premier Sports…
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Amazon Prime Video France promotes Baghery to country manager
Amazon Prime Video in France has named Sahar Baghery as its new head of content,…
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Netflix beats prediction but still loses 970,000 subscribers
Netflix lost roughly 970,000 subscribers in Q2 2022, a lower figure than its own previous…
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Korean streamers to merge to take on global competitors
South Korean streaming platforms TVing and Seezn are to merge in a bid to oppose…
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SVOD decline accelerating in cost-of-living crisis UK, says Kantar
Close to half a million UK consumers dropped out of the SVOD universe in the…
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BBC appoints new drama boss
The BBC has named Netflix exec Lindsay Salt as its new director of drama. Salt…
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Head of original content at YouTube moves to social media platform Pinterest
Social media firm Pinterest has appointed YouTube’s global head of originals, Nadine Zylstra, as global…
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BBC appoints head of entertainment
The BBC has reshuffled the senior commissioning ranks of its unscripted division, with the appointment…
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Peter Chernin acquires Red Arrow North American studios for North Road Company
Peter Chernin has linked up with two US-based private equity firms to create The North…
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Former Fox exec Finney to oversee streaming content strategy at Disney
Disney has promoted DMED (Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution) exec Kristen Finney to the newly…
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Vodafone Deutschland adds Sky One HD on-demand offering
Vodafone Deutschland has struck a deal to add Sky One HD content, including originals and…
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Warner Bros. Discovery halts HBO Max roll out with combined streamer set for launch in France
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to launch its new combined streaming service in France, with…
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HBO Max halts European productions as WBD says it is ‘reviewing current proposition’
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has halted development of local original productions for streaming service HBO…
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TelevisaUnivision reveals ViX+ launch date
TelevisaUnivision has announced 21 July as the launch date for its Spanish-language SVOD service ViX+…
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Hulu creates VP of Animation role
Hulu Originals has promoted Kelci Parker to the newly created role of VP of animation…
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Vodafone Iceland uses Amino tech to upcycle STBs
Media and entertainment tech solutions provider Amino has completed a project with Vodafone Iceland to…
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TVN Warner Bros. Discovery renews Redge Technologies partnership
TVN Warner Bros. Discovery has extended its contract with Redge Technologies for the licensing of…
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Gibtelecom picks Netgem for new TV platform
Leading Gibraltar telco Gibtelecom has announced the launch of its new TV offer based on…
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Viaplay agrees pan-European content deal with Paramount
Viaplay (fka NENT Group) has struck a raft of country- and region-specific deals for shows…
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MEO turns to Velocix for CDN tech
Altice Portugal-owned MEO has announced a partnership with video streaming tech supplier Velocix to expand…
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Japan’s Nippon TV appoints CEO
Japan’s broadcaster Nippon TV has appointed Akira Ishizawa as its new president and CEO, with…
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Channel 4 appoints head of comedy
Channel 4 in the UK has hired Blink Industries’ Charlie Perkins as its head of…