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ITV announces partnership with Snapchat
UK pubcaster ITV has announced a deal with Snap, the owner and operator of Snapchat,…
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Shahid picks ThinkAnalytics for content discovery
Leading Arabic streamer Shahid has announced a deal with ThinkAnalytics to deploy its content discovery…
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Spider-Man to land on Disney+ as company agrees deal with Sony
Disney has agreed a content deal with Sony that will see its Spider-Man films to…
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Netflix to offer 50 games by the end of 2022
Netflix has unveiled a slate of games to take the service’s total offering to 50…
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Together TV turns to PA TV Metadata for new streaming platform
Metadata aggregator PA TV Metadata has announced a partnership with Together TV to power its…
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Smart TV ownership at 89% in India
Smart TV ownership in India is at an all-time-high. According to Counterpoint Technology Market Research,…
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Blue Ant Media expands FAST reach in US and Canada on LG Channels
Channel operator and content producer Blue Ant Media has announced the launch of its FAST…
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BBC to broadcast all UEFA Women’s European Championships 2022 matches live
Ahead of the UEFA Women’s European Championships 2022, the BBC has announced that it will…
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UK government set to block Drahi-BT takeover
The UK’s business minister Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to block the takeover of BT by…
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Estrella Media ups Santaella to streaming boss
Spanish-language media company Estrella Media has announced the promotion of René Santaella to the role…
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Meta takes Portal to the board room and scraps consumer product line
Meta’s Portal brand is set to be discontinued as a consumer product brand. According to…
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Xbox Cloud Gaming app coming to Samsung TVs on June 30
Microsoft’s gaming business Xbox has announced the imminent launch of a dedicated standalone app for…
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Bloomberg channels land on ZEASN smart TVs
Bloomberg has announced a partnership with ZEASN to bring its linear streaming channels to the…
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LIV Golf secures broadcast deals but UK sportscasters pass on breakaway competition
LIV Golf, the controversial breakaway competition backed by Saudi Arabia, has secured a number of…
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English Premier League officially suspends Russian broadcast deal
The English Premier League has confirmed that it will not honour its upcoming rights deal…
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Disney fires TV boss described as ‘not right for new culture’
In an unexpected move, Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Thursday announced a major leadership change…
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Strange World to skip French cinemas as Disney protests streaming laws
Disney is taking its big animated holiday movie Strange World direct to Disney+ in France…
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Heard-Depp trial sets records for Court TV
The high-profile defamation trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp attracted a record live audience…
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Google FCC filing suggests new Chromecast device on the way
A new FCC filing has revealed a new streaming device from Google. Reports emerged at…
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Pluto TV to launch in Canada
Paramount has announced the expansion of FAST service Pluto TV to Canada. Via a partnership…
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Government ‘genuinely open-minded’ on BBC funding future, says culture minister
The UK government is “genuinely open-minded” over the BBC’s funding model, culture minister Julia Lopez…
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34 NGOs call for protections to net neutrality amid calls for big tech to shoulder network costs
Digital rights activists have warned that EU plans to force tech giants to contribute towards…
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Stranger Things breaks Netflix records
Netflix’s 80s sci-fi series Stranger Things has broken Netflix’s record for the biggest-ever premiere of…
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CTV device ownership at all-time-high in US
Almost 90% of Americans now have at least one internet-connected TV device. According to Leichtman…
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Former Warner Bros. exec in at Penthouse as broadcast president
Adult entertainment brand Penthouse has announced the appointment of video industry veteran Tony Cochi as…
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Netflix co-CEO added to Russian blacklist
Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings has been named on Russia’s blacklist. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
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Always Sunny creator Rob McElhenney launches new entertainment-tech company
Rob McElhenney, creator and star of hit comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and…
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LaLiga renews UK and Ireland deal with Premier Sports
Spanish football top-flight league LaLiga has renewed its UK and Ireland broadcast deal with Premier…
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Football focus – listen to the latest episode of TV Watch
The latest episode of Digital TV Europe’s podcast TV Watch is now available to stream…
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Football piracy ring ‘mastermind’ given £1 million fine for ISD sales
A British man, who had previously been sentenced to more than seven years in prison,…