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Jonathan Easton
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Disney+ attracts 10 million signups and over 3 million app downloads in first 24 hours
Despite technical hitches along the way, the initial launch of Disney+ has proved to be…
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Sunrise puts end to UPC acquisition
Sunrise has officially ended its interest in acquiring Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland. While both parties…
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CBS misses predictions but remains positive
CBS has once again failed to meet Wall Street estimates, with Q3 results being hamstrung…
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Vodafone turns corner after positive Q2
Telco Vodafone has increased its earnings guidance following a positive Q2. Following a Q1 that…
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EU greenlights Telia takeover of Bonnier
The EU has provided conditional approval to Telia’s proposed SEK9.2 billion (€890 million) takeover of…
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Disney+ stumbles out of the gates with technical issues
With Disney+ now out in the open, the much-hyped service has experienced a somewhat tricky…
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Apple’s Rozenfeld departs less than a fortnight after Apple TV+ launch
Apple TV’s head of current programming, unscripted and documentary Kim Rozenfeld (pictured) is leaving the…
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Mediaset increases ProSiebenSat.1 stake, but doesn’t plan takeover
Mediaset has increased its stake in ProSiebenSat.1 as a part of its aspirations to create…
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Disney won’t share Disney+ viewership numbers
Disney’s Netflix competitor has finally launched, but the mouse house won’t follow the market leading…
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Disney+ launches in three markets
Disney’s eagerly awaited streamer, Disney+, has officially launched in the US, Canada and the Netherlands…
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Mediaset bags domestic Copa del Rey rights
Mediaset has landed the domestic rights for Spain’s Copa del Rey through to 2021/2022. The…
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Roku completes dataxu Acquisition, launches Apple Watch app
Roku has announced the completion of its acquisition of dataxu. Initially announced at the end…
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Sky and BBC sign content and tech deal, bringing iPlayer to Sky Q
The BBC and Sky have signed a collaborative deal across content and technology. The main…
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Sky to challenge BT for Champions League
Comcast-owned Sky is planning to challenge BT’s ownership of the UK broadcast rights to the…
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Disney confirms European Disney+ launch for March 31
Disney+ has finalised its roll-out in Western Europe, with plans now firmed up to debut…
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“Low-end” customer losses no concern for Virgin Media
Virgin Media CEO Lutz Shüler has played down subscriber losses in the UK. The exec,…
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Discovery sees success with regional strategy ahead of busy 2020
Discovery has seen a positive quarter ahead of the launch of a range of streaming…
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Nielsen splits retail and media businesses following “challenging year”
Measurement company Nielsen is to split into two publicly traded companies. Announced on Thursday, the…
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NENT Group and Telenor extend distribution deal
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and Telenor have extended their distribution agreement. The agreement covers…
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Virgin to move MVNO from BT to Vodafone, ending 20 year partnership
Liberty Global’s Virgin Media has announced that it is moving from BT to Vodafone. The…
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Deutsche Telekom sees modest growth in pay TV while fibre proves a hit
Deutsche Telekom has reported an increase of 67,000 Magenta TV customers to tip it over…
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Disney reacquires streaming rights in exchange for Starz ad on Disney+ and ESPN+
Disney has reportedly agreed a deal to run an ad for premium TV channel Starz…
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Roku users stream 10 billion hours in Q3, with accelerating losses proving a concern for investors
Roku has reported wider net losses as it increased spend on trying to attract new…
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Moat in as CEO at Technicolor
Technicolor has announced the appointment of Richard Moat as its CEO. The exec replaces Frédéric…
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DAZN and Mediaset partner for Copa del Rey bid
Mediaset has reportedly partnered up with OTT sports disruptor DAZN to bid for domestic rights…
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Comscore appoints veteran Livek as CEO as company records poor Q3
Audience insight business Comscore has announced the appointment of Bill Livek as its CEO and…
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Pay TV penetration continues to drop in the US
The penetration of pay TV in the US has dropped down to 75%. According to…
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VO hires ex-Disney exec Forbin as CSO
OTT and TV platform provider Viaccess-Orca (VO) has announced the appointment of Guillaume Forbin as…
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Netflix to stop supporting older Samsung devices in December
Netflix is dropping support for some Samsung devices in December, including certain smart TVs. Announcing…
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CouRage signs exclusive streaming deal with YouTube
Jack “CouRage” Dunlop has become the latest major game streamer to part company with Amazon-owned…