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Serie A secures MENA broadcast deal with Abu Dhabi Media after season-long absence
Italian top-flight football league Serie A has agreed a broadcast deal in the MENA region…
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Czech Republic gets cross-platform TV audience measurement from Nielsen Admosphere
The Czech Republic’s Association of Television Organisations (ATO) has announced an agreement with Nielsen Admosphere…
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ASTA-NET utilities CryptoGuard DRM tech for new IPTV platform
Polish telco ASTA-NET has announced a partnership with video content security solutions provider CryptoGuard to…
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EBU re-elects president and vice-president while two join executive board
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced the re-election of its president and vice-president Delphine…
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Canal+ to become exclusive UEFA club competition broadcaster in France
Vivendi-owned French broadcaster Canal+ has secured the exclusive rights to UEFA club competitions in the…
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Amazon secures UK UEFA rights as BT loses exclusivity
Amazon has secured UK rights to the UEFA Champions League, with BT losing its exclusive…
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Xfinity Stream app launches on Apple TV
Comcast has announced the launch of its Xfinity Stream app on Apple TV 4K and…
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MTN Group appoints CEOs for three countries
African telco MTN Group has announced the appointment of three CEOs for its businesses in…
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BT workers vote for first strike in 35 years
Workers at BT have voted to strike over an “incredibly low” pay increase offer. On…
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Sunrise deploys EPG tech from Media Distillery
Swiss telco Sunrise has announced a tech partnership with Media Distillery to improve its EPG…
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PGA Tour increases European Tour Productions stake as part of new 13-year partnership with DP World Tour
Golf’s DP World Tour and PGA Tour have announced a new 13-year partnership to stave…
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Egyptian piracy operation shut down by authorities with three arrested
Four high-profile pirate operations in Egypt have been shut down. beIN Media Group, working with…
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MFE will ‘surely look at’ Channel 4 acquisition
The Berlusconi-controlled MediaForEurope (MFE) will consider acquiring Channel 4 when it goes on sale, the…
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Synaptics chooses Allegro DVT for compression compliance testing
Video codec compliance test suite and semiconductor video IP provider Allegro DVT has been selected…
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SES-22 satellite successfully launches
The SES-22 satellite was successfully launched on Wednesday, the satellite maker has confirmed. The satellite…
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EBU calls on lawmakers to preserve Lower UHF Band
A broad coalition of associations and companies in the European broadcasting industry have urged European…
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Glastonbury sets records for BBC
The BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury 2022 has set records for the broadcaster. The iconic festival…
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HBO Max ranks highest for SVOD satisfaction in new consumer survey
HBO Max has the highest consumer satisfaction among the major US streaming services, a new…
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Barcelona reportedly agrees €200 million-plus TV rights sale
Catalan football club FC Barcelona has reportedly agreed to sell a 10% stake in its…
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Disney renews controversial CEO Chapek’s contract
The board of the Walt Disney Company has voted to renew embattled CEO Bob Chapek’s…
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NBCU local news channels come to Roku
Roku has announced a partnership with NBCUniversal to bring the broadcaster’s local news channels to…
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FilmBox comes to Ziggo
SPI/FilmBox has announced the launch of its flagship channel FilmBox in the Netherlands with Ziggo….
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IBC reveals 2022 show headline speakers and themes
Industry trade event IBC, which will return in September for its first in-person event since…
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Digital UK appoints Channel 4 veteran pair as chief product officers
Freeview operator Digital UK has announced the appointment of Sarah Milton and Carl Pfeiffer into…
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Disney and Bezeq abandon streaming exclusivity deal in Israel
Less than a month after launching in Israel, Disney has cancelled an exclusive distribution deal…
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Disney, Apple and Amazon all bid for NFL Sunday Ticket rights
Disney, Apple and Amazon are all awaiting a decision from the NFL as to who…
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beIN renews FIBA MENA deal, adds France
beIN Sports has extended its partnership with FIBA across the MENA region and added France….
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Cost coming to the fore for US SVOD spending decision making
US consumers are becoming increasingly cost-concerned with their streaming spend, a new report has found….
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Twitch streaming record broken during boxing event
Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos Garatea (Ibai) has broken Twitch’s record for most concurrent streams. The…
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Omdia: online video subs to surpass 2 billion within five years
Pay TV and online video subscriptions are set to pass 3 billion in 2027. According…