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Distribution partners will remain at core of ViacomCBS strategy, says Bakish
Bob Bakish has said that distributor and ad partnerships remain the “bedrock” of the strategy…
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Canal+ Polska completes acquisition of majority stake in film distributor
Canal+ Polska has completed its purchase of a majority stake in local film distributor Kino…
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Eurosport acquires Davis Cup rights
Discovery-owned Eurosport has signed a two-year TV and digital rights deal with the International Tennis…
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STV completes distribution drive for Player with Sky launch
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV’s online service STV Player has launched on Sky set top boxes,…
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Walmart reportedly looking to sell TVOD service Vudu
Walmart is looking to sell its Vudu transactional video-on-demand service, according to a report by…
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Uruguay’s TCC to launch new Android TV-based service with 3SS
Uruguayan cable and OTT service provider TCC has tapped 3 Screen Solutions to help deliver…
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Video piracy in Russia drops for first time in five years
Content piracy in Russia has showed decline for the first time in five years. According…
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Brightcove launches new SaaS-based OTT platform
Cloud tech provider Brightcove has announced the launch of its latest SaaS-based OTT platform. The…
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NBCUniversal combines domestic and international as Kevin MacLellan steps down
NBCUniversal is to combine its domestic and global divisions following news that international and distribution…
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MyZen TV 4K launches in Slovakia
Lifestyle channel My Zen TV 4K has launched in the Slovakian market on the Antik…
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Pay TV still dominant in Russia with cord-cutting is yet to set in
Revenues from pay TV in Russia are up by 14.2%, with 43.2 million subscribers in…
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ISD seller jailed and fined US$170,000
In a landmark case, an electronics retailer in Singapore has been convicted of selling illegal…
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Nordic Entertainment’s Viaplay to be added to RiksTV’s Strim
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) has struck a deal with Norwegian digital-terrestrial TV operator RiksTV that will…
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Tele Columbus does wholesale deal with Telefónica Deutschland
German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck a long-term wholesale deal with Telefónica Deutschland that…
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KPN loses TV customers
KPN lost 13,000 TV customers in the third quarter, taking its total TV base to…
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Comcast hires Geoffrey Sands as EVP of corporate strategy
Comcast has announced the appointment of Geoffrey Sands as executive vice president of corporate strategy….
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Sky in five-year output deal with HBO
Comcast-backed pay TV operator Sky has secured a five-year extension to its output deal with…
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Proximus edges forwards with TV and broadband
Belgian service provider Proximus expressed satisfaction in growing its TV and fixed broadband bases in…
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True Royalty TV taps Vimeo for D2C distribution
True Royalty TV, the SVOD service set up to cater for fans of the UK…
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FreeWheel appoints CPO
Comcast-owned ad tech company FreeWheel has announced the hire of Jon Whitticom as its chief…
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Canal+ announces definitive end for CanalPlay
Canal+ has told the service’s remaining subscribers that Canalplay, its ill-fated SVOD platform, will shut…
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Netflix’s latest test is variable playback speeds
Netflix is testing variable playback speeds on Android. As first spotted by Android Police, the…
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VEON hires ex Turkcell CEO
Telco services company VEON has announced the appointment of Kaan Terzioğlu and Sergi Herrero as…
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Banijay to buy Endemol Shine
Banijay Group has agreed a deal to acquire Endemol Shine Group (ESG), creating a production…
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Indian courts uphold €12 billion telco demand from government
Indian courts have upheld a demand from the government’s Department of Telecom (DoT) that demands…
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KPN beats expectations despite minor TV subs dip
Dutch telco KPN has seen a positive quarter despite a loss of TV subscribers. Overall,…
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Apple TV app launches on Amazon Fire sticks
Apple is continuing to build the number of platforms on which its TV service is…
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Eutelsat reports ‘incident’ on just-launched 5 West B
Satellite operator Eutelsat has said it is investigating an incident on one of the two…
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ZEE5 bolsters product and tech teams with key appointments
Indian VOD platform ZEE5 Global has strengthened its product and tech teams. The appointments come…
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Parrot Analytics: Stranger Things top of the class in Hungary
Netflix’s Stranger Things is the most in-demand show in Hungary, according to Parrot Analytics’ originals…