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Sony announces expanded PlayStation Plus membership to rival Xbox Game Pass
Sony has announced plans to launch a games subscription service to rival Microsoft’s Xbox Game…
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Nielsen agrees to US$16 billion sale
Nielsen has agreed a deal to go private for US$16 billion. After rebuffing a takeover…
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beIN picks Quortex and Cognacq-Jay Image to power sports streaming in MENA
beIN Media Group has announced partnerships with Quortex and Cognacq-Jay Image to power its sports…
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NENT Group proposes rebrand to Viaplay Group
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has announced plans to rebrand as Viaplay Group. The rebrand, which…
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WarnerMedia launches CNN+
WarnerMedia’s news network CNN has launched its long-awaited subscription streaming service in the US. CNN+…
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MPEG LA sues Samsung in Germany over patent infringement
Colorado-based tech firm MPEG LA has sued Samsung for infringing on its HEVC patents. The…
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iQiyi comes to Roku in US and Canada
Chinese streaming service iQiyi has launched on Roku in North America. The iQiyi channel provides…
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Movistar Plus+ gets LaLiga with DAZN distribution deal
Sports streamer DAZN has announced a distribution deal in Spain with Movistar Plus+ for the…
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Ligue 1 agrees €1.5 billion media company stake sale
French football league Ligue 1 has agreed to sell a stake in its media business…
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SES extends services in EMEA and APAC with third Thales Alenia Space satellite
Satellite operator SES has ordered a new software-defined geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space….
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CVC offers to buy minority stake in TIM’s enterprise business
CVC Capital Partners, the investment firm which earlier this month bought a stake in rugby’s…
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BBC News banned in Afghanistan
The BBC’s TV news network has been banned from broadcasting in Afghanistan. The British pubcaster…
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Apple TV+ wins Best Picture Oscar with Coda
Apple TV+ has become the first streaming service to claim the coveted Best Picture gong…
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Former NBCU VP in at fuboTV as chief business officer
Sports-oriented streaming platform fuboTV has announced the appointment of Henry Ahn as its new chief…
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GTPL Hathway selects Verimatrix for Android TV security
India’s largest Multi-Service Operator (MSO) GTPL Hathway Limited has announced a deal with security firm…
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Former BBC chair Michael Grade picked for vacant Ofcom chairman role by UK government
Former BBC chairman and Channel 4 CEO Lord Michael Grade has been announced as the…
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Netflix acquires game studio Boss Fight Entertainment
Netflix has announced its latest gaming push with the acquisition of developer Boss Fight Entertainment….
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France Télévisions to sell off Salto stake on completion of TF1-M6 merger
The France Télévisions group has announced that it will divest its interest in SVOD service…
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CTV fraud scheme stealing US$8 million per day exposed
A new video streaming fraud scheme that attempts to steal over $8 million each month…
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Discovery launches ‘Home of Cycling’ push
2022 is set to be Discovery’s biggest year for cycling coverage to date, the company…
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Invesco drops plans to oust Zee Entertainment board
US-based investment firm Invesco has scrapped plans to shake up the management structure of India’s…
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Disney employees stage walkout over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Disney employees from across the company have staged a walkout over the company’s response to…
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Viaplay to launch in UK with sports, NENT confirms
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has increased its ambitions for streaming service Viaplay in the UK,…
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OTT operators to increase sports spend in 2022
OTT platforms are expected to account for 20% of all sports rights spend in 2022….
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APAC set for OTT growth despite Chinese slowdown
OTT revenues for the APAC region are set to surpass US$50 billion within the next…
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Screensavers and speech central to new Roku OS update
Roku has said that its next major Roku OS update will start to roll out…
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Meta Quest 2 fuels comeback for VR in 2021
The VR/AR market saw a dramatic increase in shipments in 2021, as Meta’s low-cost Quest…
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VOD consumption suffered dip in 2021
VOD consumption dropped in 2021 globally, a new report has revealed. According to NPAW, the…
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Eutelsat and OneWeb tie up multi-year distribution deal
Eutelsat Communications has announced a global, multi-year Distribution Partnership Agreement (DPA) with low Earth orbit…
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YouTube expands into AVOD TV in the US
Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is adding full TV shows in the US. While typically…