After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Author
Jonathan Easton
Recent articles by this author
1 min read
Women’s Six Nations broadcasters to show all matches in boost to competition
Every match of the upcoming Women’s Six Nations will be broadcast for the first time….
2 min read
Screach brings Polish football into UK commercial venues
Commercial venue sports streaming platform Screach has agreed a deal with Poland’s top-flight football league…
1 min read
Nielsen rejects US$15 billion takeover approach
Ad measurement firm Nielsen has rejected a takeover approach from a private equity firm. A…
1 min read
iQiyi expands content distribution to Spanish-speaking markets
Chinese streaming service iQiyi has announced plans to bring its original content to Spanish-speaking regions….
2 min read
The Q India renews DD Free Dish deal as India’s Big 4 abandon FTA platform
Youth-oriented Indian broadcaster The Q India has secured a new distribution agreement that will increase…
1 min read
EPL renews rights deal with Star India
The English Premier League has renewed its rights deal with Disney-owned Star India for the…
1 min read
Comcast Advertising rolls out AudienceXpress multi screen media solution
Comcast’s adtech business has announced the relaunch of its multi screen media solution, along with…
1 min read
Amazon nearing completion of MGM acquisition
Amazon is reportedly on the verge of its planned takeover of iconic film studio MGM….
1 min read
Nielsen reportedly in talks over US$15 billion sale
A consortium of private equity firms is reportedly in talks to buy Nielsen in a…
2 min read
HBO Max and discovery+ to merge into one platform, Discovery exec confirms
Discovery will merge streaming services HBO Max and discovery+ after it completes its acquisition of…
2 min read
TIM to hold formal talks with KKR over €10.8 billion sale, revives Open Fiber merger hopes
Telecom Italia (TIM) has said that it would start formal talks with US fund KKR…
1 min read
AT&T to move on from entertainment after Warner sale
US telco AT&T looks set to exit the entertainment business after the completion of its…
1 min read
YouTube blocks Russian state-backed news channels worldwide
Google-owned YouTube has suspended all monetisation in Russia and has blocked access to Russian state-backed…
2 min read
Discovery agrees boxing rights deal with Probellum
Discovery Sports has announced an international rights deal with newly formed boxing promotion Probellum. The…
1 min read
OKAST partners with Ad Insertion Platform to integrate SSAI
SaaS solution OKAST has announced a strategic partnership with SSAI tech provider Ad Insertion Platform…
1 min read
Discovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia deal
Discovery’s shareholders have approved its acquisition of WarnerMedia. The US$43 billion deal, announced in mid-2021,…
1 min read
Listen to the new episode of TV Watch with HBO Max global head Johannes Larcher
The latest episode of Digital TV Europe’s podcast TV Watch is now available to stream…
1 min read
The Guardian launches first TV channel in Rakuten deal
UK-based news outlet the Guardian has announced the launch of a branded channel on streaming…
1 min read
Warner eyes NBA for HBO Max
WarnerMedia is eyeing a deal to bring the NBA to its streaming service HBO Max….
1 min read
FITE launches FAST channel with Dooya
Combat sports streaming platform FITE has announced a partnership with Dooya Media to launch its…
1 min read
Digicel picks Agama and Divitel for QA
Caribbean operator Digicel Group has announced a partnership with Agama and Divitel to deploy its…
1 min read
Disney latest to shut down Russian business
Disney has said that it will pause all elements of its business in Russia in…
1 min read
Netflix ups UK and Ireland subscription costs
Netflix has announced a price increase for the UK which will see the streamer’s top-tier…
1 min read
Plex picks Magnite and SpringServe for ad tech
Ad-supported streaming media platform Plex has signed up Magnite as its preferred SSP and SpringServe…
1 min read
HISPASAT and NAGRA partner for LATAM wholesale OTT service
Spanish operator HISPASAT has announced a partnership with NAGRA to develop a wholesale OTT service…
1 min read
Samsung TV Plus launches first local kids channel for the Netherlands
Samsung’s free video service Samsung TV Plus has announced the addition of ODMedia’s MojiTV in…
1 min read
China and India to continue domination as APAC pay TV market grows
The Asia Pacific pay TV sector is set to add 26 million subscribers over the…
1 min read
Amazon reportedly secures EU approval for MGM acquisition
Amazon is set to secure EU approval of its proposed US$8.5 billion acquisition of MGM….
1 min read
RAI can cut its stake in Rai Way to 30%, Italian government says
The Italian government has clarified its stance on the decision to allow state broadcaster RAI…
1 min read
No plans for ad-supported Netflix – yet
Netflix has no plans for an advertising-supported product, but the company’s CFO has not ruled…