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Roku to cut 300 staff and pull content
Streaming operator and smart TV manufacturer Roku is making further staff cuts, with plans to…
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Channel 4 uses FAST platforms to launch first ever international channels
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has joined the FAST revolution, launching its first ever international channels…
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Paramount alum Van de Paverd to lead WBD ad sales in Benelux
Dutch media is reporting that Rogier van de Paverd is now director digital & ad…
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Mediavision estimates sub sharing costs Swedish streamers $80m per year
Nordic-focused research company Mediavision estimates that streamer password sharing in Sweden is costing platforms around…
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Disney dispute with Charter threatens collapse of US pay TV model
A major carriage deal battle has broken out in the US between content/channel provider Disney…
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Media Distillery EPG correction tech deployed at Austria’s Magenta Telekom
Media Distillery, a leading provider of AI-enabled video analysis solutions for the video entertainment industry,…
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Pluto TV launches on TV Vision’s Philips Smart TVs in Europe and LatAm
Paramount-owned AVOD/FAST platform Pluto TV has announced a partnership with TP Vision that will see…
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Allente unveils all-device OTT service launch based on 3SS’s 3Ready platform
Nordic PayTV and streaming platform Allente, 50/50 owned by Telenor and Viaplay Group, has launched…
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Germany on course to become Western Europe’s largest SVOD market
Germany will have more SVOD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year,…
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Czech operator Poda offers premium sport for free in two month promotion
Czech operator Poda has launched a promotion that will allow viewers to access sports broadcasts…
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Deloitte highlights SVOD challenges around subscription sharing and churn
New UK-based research from Deloitte estimates that 35% of people with access to a subscription-video-on-demand…
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Germany’s Vaunet reports solid pay TV and streaming growth
Vaunet, the German Association of Private Media, has released upbeat research into the performance of…
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Portugal’s NOS continues tech patent push with zapping breakthrough
Leading Portuguese telco and media company NOS has registered a ‘zapping’ patent in the US,…
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Bertelsmann resilient despite financial challenges at RTL
RTL-owner Bertelsmann has reported group revenues of €9.7 billion, for H1 2023, up 4.5% on…
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Aferian remains confident in the face of sharp revenue decline
B2B video streaming service company Aferian has reported a 48% drop in revenues for the…
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High View takes control of SPT’s German linear channels
German media company High View has formally announced the takeover of all linear channels from…
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Imagine supports Kurdish broadcaster Rudaw’s transformation
Imagine Communications is to provide nextgen production and playout facilities for Iraq-based Rudaw Media Network,…
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Galicia-based R adds Prime Video to line-up, offers three-month trial subscription
Spain’s Galicia-based cable operator R, owned by MásMóvil via the Euskaltel Group of northern Spanish…
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Disney faces new legal challenge related to Disney+
US media outlets are reporting that Disney is being sued by shareholders that claim the…
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Former BBC chief Mark Thompson named as CEO of CNN Worldwide
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson has been named chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide….
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Pluto TV adds crime, sports and entertainment FAST channels in Spain
Paramount-owned AVOD platform Pluto TV is adding three new FAST channels to its growing line-up…
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Eastern European SVOD growth dominated by Russia through until 2029
Eastern Europe will add 27 million SVOD subscriptions by 2029, according to new research from…
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Broadpeak heralds impact of CDN solution on DAZN delivery
Broadpeak, which provides content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions, has revealed that global…
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Switzerland’s CH Media signs up Viaplay branded block Select
Nordic media company Viaplay Group and Switzerland’s CH Media have agreed a multi-year partnership that…
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Viaplay extends domestic rights partnership with top-flight Danish football
Viaplay Group has renewed its rights to Danish 3F Superliga football for a further six…
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AMC+ and WBD’s Max unveil promotional ‘pop up’ partnership
In an intriguing tactical arrangement, a slate of top AMC scripted series are set to…
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Amazon Freevee adds NBCU and UKTV channels to UK FAST line up
Amazon Freevee is continuing to ramp up its UK FAST channel offering with the addition…
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Zee launches first isiZulu entertainment channel via South Africa’s DStv
Indian media giant Zee Enterprises has today launched South Africa’s first isiZulu-language general entertainment TV…
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Sky Italia unveils NOW Sports Pass promotion to herald start of Serie A season
Sky Italia has announced an aggressive new price promotion for the sports content on its…
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CME’s streaming platform Voyo opens for business in Croatia
As advised earlier this summer, CME-owned broadcaster RTL Croatia has now rebranded its Play Premium streaming platform…