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English Premier League cuts Russian broadcast deal

The English Premier League has officially abandoned its broadcast deal in Russia with Rambler. Last…

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Apple enters into live sports with Friday Night Baseball deal

Apple has acquired its first sports rights for its streaming service Apple TV+. The streamer…

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US pay TV providers continued to lose millions of subscribers in 2021

The top pay TV providers in the US lost just shy of 4.7 million subscribers…

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Magenta Telekom picks Broadpeak for Austrian Magenta TV launch

Magenta Telekom has selected CDN provider Broadpeak to power its launch of Magenta TV in…

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Limelight Networks to acquire Edgecast and rebrand as Edgio

CDN service provider Limelight Networks has agreed a deal with Yahoo to acquire Edgecast in…

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RAI given permission to cut towers business stake by Italian government

The Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has approved a decree that will allow state broadcaster…

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EMX expands to Europe

New York-based SSP and end-to-end tech solution provider Engine Media Exchange (EMX) has announced its…

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Parrot Analytics: The Mandalorian strong in Spain

Disney’s ever-popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian has topped Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand chart for…

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Apple TV+ comes to Comcast STBs

Comcast has announced a distribution deal with Apple to bring Apple TV+ to its entertainment…

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HBO Max launches in further 15 European markets

WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max has continued its global rollout with a launch in 15…

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Timeless Dizi Channel comes to Nowo in Portugal

SPI/FilmBox has announced a distribution deal for its premium drama channel Dizi in Portugal with…

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OTT growth for Latin America

OTT revenues in Latin America are set to double over the coming years. According to…

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Starzplay app launches on LG smart TVs

Lionsgate-owned streaming service Starzplay has brought its app to LG Smart TVs in a number…

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Record year for smart TV shipments in India

The Indian market charted record smart TV shipments in 2021. According to a report from…

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Netflix shuts down Russian operation

Netflix has suspended its service in Russia. Last week amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine,…

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Russian oligarch exposed as US charges former TV producer

A former US TV producer has been charged with violating Crimea-related sanctions. John Hanick, a…

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Comcast Technology Solutions partners with Ideal Systems for APAC deployments

Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has announced a new partnership with Ideal Systems throughout the APAC…

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CNN+ reveals pricing

WarnerMedia-owned news network CNN has revealed pricing for its long-awaited streaming service CNN+. The streamer…

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Verizon launches +play content aggregation platform

Verizon has announced the launch of a new ‘entertainment hub’ which will serve to aggregate…

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EPL set to abandon Russian broadcast deals

The English Premier League could be removed from Russian TV screens as early as next…

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TV Rain shuts down as Russian special forces threaten to storm studio

Russian TV channel Dozhd (TV Rain) has said that it is halting its work after…

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F1 terminates Russian Grand Prix contract

Formula 1 has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix, following the cancellation of…

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South Africa announces March 31 for analogue switch-off

South Africa is set to switch off its analogue TV services at the end of…

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China set for slow pay TV growth

The Chinese pay TV is set to remain stagnant in the coming years, claims a…

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Pay TV stability for LATAM

Pay TV subscribers in Latin America are set to remain stable following years of decline…

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EMG appoints former ITN field ops head O’Brien as group CTO

Broadcast service provider EMG has announced the appointment of Lucy O’Brien as group CTO.  The…

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RT goes off the air in the UK

Russian state-backed news broadcaster RT has been removed from its transmission slot in the UK….

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fuboTV partners with Kantar

US streaming operator fuboTV has announced a partnership with analytics firm Kantar. fuboTV said that…

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Amazon Luna gets general US release

Amazon has announced the wide availability of its cloud game streaming platform Luna in the…

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Disney Advertising to trial expanded cross-platform measurement tech

Disney has become the latest major US media company to trial its own ad measurement…