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Jonathan Easton
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Netflix acquires Finnish game developer Next Games
Netflix is continuing to expand into videogames with the acquisition of mobile game developer Next…
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Comscore CEO Bill Livek to retire
Media measurement firm Comscore has announced that its CEO and executive vice chairman Bill Livek…
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Sony’s anime streamers Funimation and Crunchyroll to merge
Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced that it is folding anime streamer Funimation into Crunchyroll. Sony…
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TikTok expands video length to 10 minutes, Instagram shutters IGTV
Short-form video app TikTok is rolling out longer videos on its platform. The company is…
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Telefónica and Microsoft expand partnership to focus on consumer market collaboration
Spanish telco Telefónica has announced an expanded global strategic relationship with Microsoft. The partnership will…
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Gulf region to continue video revenue growth
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) video industry grew revenue by 11% year-over-year in 2021 to…
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AppLovin to acquire Wurl in US$340 million deal
Marketing platform AppLovin has announced the acquisition of CTV software platform Wurl. The deal is…
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beIN launches TOD streamer
beIN has unveiled its new streaming service for the MENA region. The platform, TOD, will…
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Roku to remove RT from platform in Europe
Roku is reportedly set to remove state-sponsored news broadcaster RT from its Roku Channel Store…
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FIBA launches Courtside 1891 live streaming platform
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced a new streaming platform for fans to follow…
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Southeast Asians increasingly shifting to OTT
More than a third of TV viewers in Southeast Asia are now streaming OTT content….
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Canadian cable operators universally drop RT
Canada has become the latest country to take action against Russian state-backed news broadcaster RT….
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Discovery and OMG launch data trial pilot ahead of Upfronts
Discovery has announced a new data trial pilot with Omnicom Media Group (OMG). The trial…
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vMVPD on the rise in the US
The average US virtual pay TV user in 2021 used 13.5 video services per month…
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Roku launches free watermarking tech
Streaming device and platform leader Roku has announced a new watermarking solution. The Roku Advertising…
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Vodafone to sell US$2.5 billion Indus Towers stake
Vodafone is mulling a US$2.5 billion sale of its stake in India’s largest cell tower…
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Intelsat completes financial restructure and creates new board of directors
Satellite operator Intelsat has emerged from its Chapter 11 reconstruction. The financial restructuring sees Intelsat…
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VlogBox picks Publica for CTV header bidding
CTV channel development and monetisation platform VlogBox has announced a partnership with CTV ad server…
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TMB brings The Pet Collective to IMDb TV
Pet-enthusiast channel, The Pet Collective, has announced a partnership to launch on Amazon-owned IMDb TV….
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Industry veteran Stuart Russell in at Tellyo as marketing head
Cloud-based video production platform Tellyo has announced the appointment of Stuart Russell as its new…
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TikTok agrees content and branding deal with NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced a new content partnership with short form video…
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Sochi F1 Grand Prix on chopping block as Russia continues Ukraine invasion
Russia could be stripped of the annual Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom as the…
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Roku opens Manchester office
Roku has announced the opening of a new office in Manchester, England. The new office…
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US$1.3 billion loss for DAZN in 2020
DAZN has reported a 2020 loss of US$1.3 billion. According to recently filed accounts, the…
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Nielsen incorporates streaming date into Media Impact product
Embattled ad measurement firm Nielsen has announced expanded coverage for streaming data. The firm said…
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UEFA set to strip St Petersburg of Champions League final
UEFA is reportedly set to move the Champions League final out of St Petersburg amid…
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BVOD growth in Australia
Some 7.5 million Australians are now watching BVOD services such as ABC iView, SBS On…
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Plex hires Facebook alum as head of growth
Streaming media platform Plex has announced the hire of former Facebook director Manish Gupta as…
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Netflix brings ‘fast laughs’ to TVs
Netflix is testing out its ‘fast laughs’ feature on TVs. The feature is currently exclusive…
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Ofcom to look into RT’s UK status, foreign secretary says
Liz Truss, the UK’s foreign secretary, has said that media regulator Ofcom will look into…