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Jonathan Easton
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Record quarter for women’s sport in the UK
Women’s sport had a record quarter for UK TV viewing at the beginning of 2021,…
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TikTok launches Pulse ad programme, promises 50:50 revenue split with creators
Short-form video app TikTok has announced a new monetisation model which should help creators to…
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Netflix shareholders launch lawsuit over ‘misleading’ growth statements
Netflix has been handed a lawsuit from shareholders in California over its recent subscriber decrease….
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ORS launches new STB with 3SS and Skyworth Digital
Austrian pay TV operator ORS has selected 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) and Skyworth Digital to…
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Tubi expands relationship with Nielsen
FOX Entertainment-owned AVOD service Tubi has announced an expanded relationship with ad measurement firm Nielsen….
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Disney Streaming makes senior appointments from Netflix and Meta
Disney has announced the hires of Devika Chawla and Arun Chandra from Netflix and Meta…
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Serie A brings live football to the metaverse
Italian top flight football league Serie A has become the first league in the sport…
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Mediaset España picks Unified Streaming for CDN tech
Mediaset España has agreed a tech partnership with Unified Streaming to optimise its live streaming…
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Global pay TV market to add subscribers with revenues to drop by US$25 billion
The global pay TV market is set to add subscribers in the coming years, but…
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Red Bull TV to launch on DAZN
Sports streamer DAZN has announced a distribution deal with Red Bull Media House. The deal…
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Paramount+ sets UK and Ireland launch date and pricing as streamer adds 7m
Paramount+ is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on June 22, parent company…
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EU moves to ban three unnamed Russian-owned news broadcasters
The European Union is set to ban three Russian state-owned news channels as part of…
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NBCU partners with tvScientific for Peacock Ad Manager launch
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has announced the launch of Peacock Ad Manager in partnership with CTV performance…
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Activist investor calls on Hasbro to sell Entertainment One
An activist investor at Hasbro has reportedly told the toymaker to sell off the multinational…
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Sky UK renews capacity deal with SES
Sky and satellite operator SES have agreed a renewed capacity deal across the UK and…
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beIN SPORTS lands FIM Speedway GP rights in international deal
beIN SPORTS has agreed an international distribution deal with Discovery Sports Events for the FIM…
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Apple Music app available on Roku
Apple has brought the Apple Music app to Roku devices. The iPhone maker’s music streaming…
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RTL Play gets new apps
Luxembourg-based media giant RTL has partnered with Alteox to develop new apps for its RTL…
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Serie A loss hurts Sky in Italy despite solid performance at the overall group
Sky parent company Comcast is pleased with the telco’s performance in the UK, Germany and…
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Peacock adds 4 million as NBCU announces plans to take back next-day content from Hulu
NBCUniversal’s hybrid A/SVOD service Peacock added four million subscribers in the first quarter of the…
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Roku continues to grow platform business as device sales falter
Roku has praised the performance of its AVOD service as the company continues to grow…
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Netflix makes lay-offs at Tudum
Netflix has reportedly begun laying off staff from its Tudum news site. The site, which…
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Orange Moldova deploys CommScope Android TV STB
Orange Moldova has selected CommScope to provide the hardware for its latest generation Android TV…
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OneFootball secures US$300 million to expand streaming and Web 3.0 businesses
Football media platform OneFootball has raised US$300 million in its Series D funding round as…
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Planetcast and Wurl partner for Indian FAST growth
Planetcast Media Services subsidiary Planetcast International and Wurl have announced a partnership to enable Indian…
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UK government to outline C4 privatisation plans in white paper
The UK government is set to release a policy paper outlining its plans to sell…
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Redge Media powers FlixClassic SVOD launch
FlixClassic, a new SVOD service, has been launched in Poland on the Redge Media video…
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James Murdoch and Uday Shankar invest US$1.8 billion in Viacom18
Bodhi Tree Systems, a newly-formed venture set up and led by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems…
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Charter and Comcast to develop Roku-rivalling streaming devices in 50/50 JV
US cable giants Charter and Comcast (parent company of NBCUniversal and Sky) have announced a…
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Failure to launch for 8K claims Omdia
8K is failing to appeal to consumers, Omdia’s Senior Director, Media and Entertainment Maria Rua…