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Jonathan Easton
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Viacom taps Fenu for director of licensing and consumer products in Italy and Greece
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced the appointment of Simone Fenu to the role…
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Canal Plus bumps up 4K sports content
Canal+ has expanded its 4K sports offer. The announcement will see UHD coverage of the…
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CEO of Cellcom Israel holding company quits as company announces job cuts
Cellcom Israel has announced the resignation of Sholem Lapidot from its board. The announcement follows…
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YuppTV wins BCCI home season digital rights
South Asian OTT content platform YuppTV has acquired the digital streaming rights for the BCCI…
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Netflix CEO admission causes stock to plummet
Shares in Netflix took a nosedive following CEO Reed Hastings’s admission that Disney+ and Apple…
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Eleven Sports and Onefootball partner on PPV matches in Belgium and Luxembourg
Eleven Sports and Onefootball have partnered on what they refer to as an “innovative partnership”….
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Disney+ starts pre-orders
Disney is opening its forthcoming streamer up to pre-orders two months ahead of launch. The…
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TiVo adds ads to DVR recordings
TiVo is testing inserting pre-roll ads on DVR recordings. According to a report from Zats…
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NBCU’s Peacock will be mostly ad-supported, confirms Comcast CEO Roberts
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has laid out the company’s plans for its new streamer, Peacock,…
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YouTube announces drastic measures to make verification programme stricter
YouTube has rolled out changes to its verification programme for creators, making it more difficult…
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Viacom agrees Channel 5 and Comedy Central deals for UK Britbox
Viacom’s UK channels, Comedy Central and Channel 5, have joined the BBC and ITV’s joint…
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21% of US homes will sign up to Disney+, claims study
Over a fifth of US households intend on signing up for Disney+ when it launches. …
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Nextstar completes US$7.2bn Tribune deal creating biggest US broadcaster
US Broadcaster Nexstar Media has completed the US$7.2 billion (€6.5 billion) acquisition of Tribune Media. …
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Roku introduces new devices, presents latest Roku OS update
Roku has unveiled its latest lineup of streaming devices along with an update to its…
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DAZN signs major distribution agreement with Comcast
Sports streamer DAZN has announced availability on Comcast’s Xfinity Flex and Xfinity X1 platforms. This…
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Plex expands ad-supported offer with Lionsgate deal
Media library platform Plex has bolstered its upcoming AVOD service by signing a deal with…
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ErosNow partners with Microsoft for ‘next generation’ online video platform
South Asian OTT Eros Now has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to build what it…
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CTA launches 8K UHD certification for new TVs
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), best known as the organised of the annual consumer tech…
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Facebook brings Portal to the TV, but privacy still a concern
Facebook has made a play for the living room with the introduction of a new…
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Streaming viewers could overtake pay TV in five years, claims Roku
Cord-cutters are predicted to potentially surpass traditional pay TV viewers by 2024, predicts a new…
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Sky expands fibre reach with BUUK partnership
Sky has announced a strategic partnership with BUUK Infrastructure that will see the operator obtain…
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Over a fifth of TV households are SVOD subscribers
Subscriptions to video services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video saw a significant increase…
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Subscriptions make up 90% of online video spend
Subscriptions now represent the vast majority of internet spending on TV and movies in North…
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Pluto adds seven new Viacom channels
Viacom has further bolstered its Pluto TV AVOD with seven new channels. The most noteworthy…
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NBCU unveils Peacock streamer, plans April launch
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has ordered a raft of new shows and snatched back rights to Amy…
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Vizio improves Alexa functionality
Budget TV maker Vizio has announced additional support for Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant across its…
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Netflix spends big on Seinfeld rights
Netflix has picked up global streaming rights to US sitcom Seinfeld in a major coup for…
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Google launches Android TV operator dongle
Google has unveiled its operator tier dongle. The customisable unit features a new design that…
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Sky expands content and tech partnership with Channel 4
Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky and broadcaster Channel 4 have extended their strategic partnership with…
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Canal+ announces Netflix bundle deal
French pay TV operator Canal+ has announced a partnership with Netflix that will see the…