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Netflix: New Sky deal; French focus; Gibhli get; Royal interest
Netflix has announced an extended multi-year agreement with Sky in the UK. The streamer initially…
Tony Hall to step down as BBC director general
Tony Hall is to stand down as BBC director general this summer after seven years…
Harrison in as BritBox UK managing director
ITV and BBC streaming service BritBox has hired Will Harrison as its UK managing director….
BT signs distribution deal for Google Stadia
BT and Google have announced a distribution deal for the latter’s Stadia cloud gaming platform….
Pay TV in MENA continues to suffer
Pay TV revenues in the MENA region are not expected to grow in the immediate…
Netflix’s Sarandos: “who wouldn’t be interested” in deal with Harry and Meghan?
Netflix is interested in doing a deal with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, chief content…
Disney kills ‘Fox’ name for film, TV title still in limbo
Disney has removed the Fox name from any film studios inherited in last year’s US$71…
Thrill One launches, combining Nitro Circus, SLS and Superjacket
Sports investment firms The Raine Group and Causeway Media have partnered to launch Thrill One…
ZEE5 opens up on Bangladeshi expansion
Asian streamer ZEE5 has unveiled its plans for its Bangladesh expansion. At the focus will…
Quarter of Americans using AVODs
A quarter of US households regularly use free ad-supported OTT services. According to a new…
Insight TV announces tech deal with Amagi
UHD broadcaster Insight TV has announced a partnership with cloud-based tech vendor Amagi. Amagi manages…
NBCU lifts lid on freemium Peacock
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has pulled the curtain back on its forthcoming streaming service Peacock, revealing a…
Netflix raises Belgian subscription prices
Netflix has announced a price increase for Belgium. According to Le Soir, the ubiquitous streamer…
Piracy to exceed US$67 billion by 2023
The value of pirate video services accessed by pay TV and non-pay TV consumers has…
ViacomCBS signs deal with Endemol Shine for My5 AVOD expansion
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has launched two channels on its VOD service My5, which…
La Liga TV launches on Virgin Media
Premier Sports has announced a partnership with Virgin Media to bring its new channel, La…
Apple TV’s ‘Servant’ at centre of plagiarism lawsuit
Apple is at the centre of a lawsuit by Italian-American director Francesca Gregorini over its…
BBC confirms plans to move staff out of London
The BBC is to move at least two thirds of its staff outside of London…
Facebook’s Burns in as Twitch’s first-ever EMEA MD
Amazon’s game streaming platform Twitch has appointed Damian Burns as its first-ever managing director of…
Tyson Fury turns down £10 million Sky Box Office bid for Wilder rematch
BT Sport has seen off the challenge of Sky Sports in order to win the…
DAZN taps Skeels for product acquisition, retention and payments VP
Sports streamer DAZN has hired Julian Skeels as its VP of product acquisition, retention and…
2019 was biggest ever year for Discovery in UK
Discovery has boasted 2019 as being the biggest ever year for its UK business. The…
Liberty Global: Coopmans in as CEO of UPC Switzerland; Pascu moves to Virgin Media as deputy CEO and CFO
Following its failed sale to Sunrise, Liberty Global’s UPC Switzerland has announced that Severina Pascu…
Insight TV hires AMC’s Frazier as SVP of US studios
4K UHD broadcaster Insight TV has hired Marco Frazier to the role of senior vice…
Free introduces YouTube Kids to Freebox
French operator Free has announced the integration of YouTube Kids into its Freebox set top…
Disney+ exceeded 30 million downloads in Q4
Disney+ saw more than 30 million downloads in Q4 2019. According to a new report…
La Liga TV launches in UK
Spanish football channel La Liga TV has launched in the UK. The channel is available…
BT and ITV in talks over Champions League sublicensing
British pubcaster ITV is reportedly in talks with BT Sport over a sub-licencing deal for…
Tech4home launches BLE voice remote control for RDK and Metrological
Remote control maker Tech4home has launched what it claims to be the first Bluetooth low…
BBC could move 3,000 jobs out of London by 2027
The BBC has pledged to make two-thirds of its roles based outside of London by…