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Jonathan Easton

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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…

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Tony Hall to step down as BBC director general

Tony Hall is to stand down as BBC director general this summer after seven years…

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Harrison in as BritBox UK managing director

ITV and BBC streaming service BritBox has hired Will Harrison as its UK managing director….

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BT signs distribution deal for Google Stadia

BT and Google have announced a distribution deal for the latter’s Stadia cloud gaming platform….

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Pay TV in MENA continues to suffer

Pay TV revenues in the MENA region are not expected to grow in the immediate…

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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…

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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…

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Thrill One launches, combining Nitro Circus, SLS and Superjacket

Sports investment firms The Raine Group and Causeway Media have partnered to launch Thrill One…

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ZEE5 opens up on Bangladeshi expansion

Asian streamer ZEE5 has unveiled its plans for its Bangladesh expansion.  At the focus will…

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Quarter of Americans using AVODs

A quarter of US households regularly use free ad-supported OTT services. According to a new…

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Insight TV announces tech deal with Amagi

UHD broadcaster Insight TV has announced a partnership with cloud-based tech vendor Amagi.  Amagi manages…

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NBCU lifts lid on freemium Peacock

NBCUniversal (NBCU) has pulled the curtain back on its forthcoming streaming service Peacock, revealing a…

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Netflix raises Belgian subscription prices

Netflix has announced a price increase for Belgium. According to Le Soir, the ubiquitous streamer…

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Piracy to exceed US$67 billion by 2023

The value of pirate video services accessed by pay TV and non-pay TV consumers has…

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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…

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La Liga TV launches on Virgin Media 

Premier Sports has announced a partnership with Virgin Media to bring its new channel, La…

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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…

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BBC confirms plans to move staff out of London

The BBC is to move at least two thirds of its staff outside of London…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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2019 was biggest ever year for Discovery in UK

Discovery has boasted 2019 as being the biggest ever year for its UK business. The…

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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…

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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…

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Free introduces YouTube Kids to Freebox

French operator Free has announced the integration of YouTube Kids into its Freebox set top…

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Disney+ exceeded 30 million downloads in Q4

Disney+ saw more than 30 million downloads in Q4 2019.  According to a new report…

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La Liga TV launches in UK

Spanish football channel La Liga TV has launched in the UK. The channel is available…

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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…

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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…

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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…