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Jonathan Easton
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Premier League pirated by 9% of Brits
The extent of sports piracy has been illustrated by a new study which has found…
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Chernobyl standout drama at Content Innovation Awards as Endemol Shine, Kew and BT Sport also pick up gongs
Endemol Shine Group and Kew Media were among the stand-out winners at the fifth Content…
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DAZN scores Basketball Champions League rights in Spain ahead of season tip-off
Sports streamer DAZN has secured rights to the Basketball Champions League, the European club competition,…
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BBC defends over-75s licence fee plans following damning DCMS committee report
The BBC has responded to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee…
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Limited availability will harm Apple TV+, claims report
Upcoming SVOD Apple TV+ will be hamstrung by availability, a new report claims. According to…
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Virgin kicks off smart home offering in Ireland
Liberty Global’s Virgin Media has announced the launch of its Smart Home packages. Partnered with…
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Vodafone to shutter over 1,000 stores as CEO calls Germany the “heart of the company”
Vodafone is to close 15% of its 7,700 stores, the telco has announced. Group CEO…
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Liberty Latin America picks up AT&T’s Puerto Rican and US Virgin Islands businesses for US$1.95 billion
Liberty Latin America has agreed to buy AT&T’s operations in Puerto Rico and the US…
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DAZN CEO: UK a logical market, but “needs” EPL rights
DAZN CEO John Skipper has said that the UK is a “logical market” for the…
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Parrot Analytics: Italian love for Stranger Things
In a familiar turn of events, Stranger Things has dominated Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand chart…
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Serie A opens US office in pursuit of expansion
Italian football league Serie A has opened an office in the US in an effort…
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Netflix launches on Sky Italia, announces co-production deal with Mediaset and opening of Italian offices
Sky Italia has added Netflix to its Sky Q platform. At launch, Netflix will be…
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Twitch launches official Apple TV app
Twitch has launched an official app on Apple TV. Following years of conspicuous absence, the…
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NFL expands OverTier partnership to 181 countries
The NFL and OverTier have announced an expansion to their partnership for the latter to…
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Spotify launches on Apple TV
Spotify has launched its long-awaited Apple TV app. This is the first time that the…
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Roku introduces pop-up ads for OTA and cable viewing
Roku has started rolling out its Roku OS 9.2 update for Roku TVs and, in…
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Almost a quarter of US pay TV user costs are hidden fees
Unexpected or hidden pay TV fees are affecting the vast majority of pay TV subscribers,…
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Canal+ and TF1 secure Women’s Euro 2021 rights
Free-to-air broadcaster TF1 and pay-TV outfit Canal+ have signed a deal with Uefa for the…
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BBC announces iPlayer revamp to launch in 2020
The BBC is working on a total overhaul of its iPlayer streaming service, the broadcaster…
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Disney sparring with Amazon over Fire TV Disney+ availability; blocks Netflix ads on its networks
Disney and Amazon are reportedly at an impasse over availability of the former’s soon-to-launch streaming…
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BritBox announces UK management team
BritBox has announced its management team for the UK ahead of the streamer’s launch in…
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UFC signs multi-year PPV deal with Joe Hand Promotions
MMA outfit UFC has signed a multi-year extension of its pay-per-view (PPV) deal with Joe…
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Basketball world cup smashes records with 3 billion reach
The 2019 Fiba World Cup in Beijing has broken records across linear and digital platforms,…
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FloSports launches rebrand, Android app
Sports streamer FloSports has launched a complete rebrand and has announced expanded distribution to Android. …
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Multiple OTT subscriptions becoming the norm with 130% growth over five years
The number of households with two or more OTT subscriptions has increased by over 130%…
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DAZN top of the pile as highest revenue-generating sports app
Sports streamer DAZN has beat out ESPN to be the top revenue-generating sports app for…
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Ethiosat launches as Ethiopia’s first dedicated TV platform
Ethiosat has launched the country’s first dedicated TV platform dedicated to the country’s most popular…
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Comcast takes on Google over ad restrictions
Comcast is throwing its weight behind US efforts to pile regulations onto big tech firms….
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TiVo launches Dolby Vision and Atmos-supporting Edge DVR and announces TiVo+ streaming platform
TiVo has announced the launch of its Edge DVR and TiVo+ live streaming service. The…
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Pluto launches Degrassi pop-up in US and UK
Viacom’s Pluto TV AVOD has launched a pop-up channel dedicated to iconic Canadian teen drama…