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Comcast brings Amazon Music to Xinfinity
Comcast has announced the launch of Amazon Music on Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex, marking…
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YouTube to face child protection investigation
Google-owned YouTube is set to face an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into its…
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SPI lands EBL rights
SPI International has acquired exclusive rights to the Esports Balkan League (EBL). The competition will…
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Discovery and fuboTV sign multi-year deal
Discovery and fuboTV have announced a new, multi-year carriage agreement that will bring 13 Discovery…
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Netflix publishes annual best TV list featuring Panasonic, Samsung and Sony
In what has become something of an annual tradition, Netflix has published its recommended list…
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WWE signs deal with BT Sport, ending 30+ year relationship with Sky
WWE has announced a new multi-year exclusive pay TV agreement with BT Sport in the…
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Twitch acquires Bebo for US$25M
Game streaming platform Twitch, owned by Amazon, has reportedly acquired the early social media network…
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Nickelodeon launches Play app in Bulgaria and Poland
Viacom has launched the Nickelodeon Play VOD app in Poland and Bulgaria. The company has…
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CBS gearing up for Viacom offer
CBS is preparing to make a bid to purchase Viacom, a new report claims. This…
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VidCon Announces VidCon Mexico in Spring 2020
The 2020 iteration of VidCon will be the first to take place in Latin America,…
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Irish government: “We won’t scrap free licence fees”
TV licences for the elderly will remain free in Ireland, the country’s government has stated….
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JJ Abrams close to US$500m AT&T deal
Star Wars and Cloverfield director JJ Abrams is reportedly about to sign a US$500 million…
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Liberty Global Eastern Europe CEO steps down
Eric Tveter, the CEO of Liberty Global’s Eastern European Group, is to leave his role…
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Altice founder Drahi purchases Sotheby’s
Telecom tycoon and founder of Altice, Patrick Drahi, has made a shock move into the…
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Gamma Entertainment brings Vivid VOD to France with Orange
Gamma Broadcast Group, the broadcasting arm adult internet company Gamma Entertainment, has announced a new…
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TVB signs deal with Harmonic for content encoding on OTT
Video delivery technology and services provider Harmonic has announced a deal with Television Broadcast Limited…
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Star Sports renews Premier League rights in India
Indian broadcaster Star Sports has been awarded exclusive broadcast rights to the Premier League in…
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UKTV announces new-look management team
UKTV has shaken up its executive leadership team, following the separation of BBC Studios’ and…
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‘Drowning in debt’ SABC on brink of collapse
The South African Broadcasting Company (SABC) is “drowning in debt” and requires a Rand 3.2…
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Arabsat is distributing beoutQ, French court rules
A French court has ruled that Saudi Arabia satellite provider Arabsat has been distributing alleged…
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Disney+ growth to be faster than expected
The upcoming Disney+ OTT service will be more successful internationally than previously anticipated, believes Morgan…
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UEFA launches free-to-air OTT platform
European football governing body UEFA has launched its new OTT streaming platform. UEFA TV, which…
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Esports predicted to hit US$1bn by 2020
Esports revenues are predicted to exceed US$900 million (€803 million) in 2019, and will exceed…
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Viacom adds Pluto TV to Comcast Xfinity X1 set-tops
Viacom has continued the rapid expansion of its Pluto TV OTT platform with the launch…
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GfK’s Simon: industry ‘should be expecting more’ from UHD TV sales figures
Economic uncertainty surrounding Brexit is negatively affecting sales and adoption of UHD TVs, claims GfK…
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La Liga fined over illegal stream tracking
Spanish football league La Liga has been fined €250,000 for being in violation of data…
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Sky doubles investment in originals and launches Sky Studios
UK broadcaster Sky has announced the opening of Sky Studios, its Europe-wide development and production…
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Telaria expands EMEA leadership team
Video management software provider Telaria has announced the appointment of two new hires. Bill Swanson…
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Rakuten to launch sports streaming channel
Rakuten has made its first foray into live streaming with the launch of Rakuten Sports….
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Doctor Who and Antiques Roadshow channels land on Pluto TV
Following the signing of a distribution deal with the BBC earlier this year, Viacom’s Pluto…