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HBO Max comes back to AT&T

Hot off the news that it is to launch a combined streaming offer in 2023,…

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Canal+ announces EPL sublicencing deals in Slovakia and Czech Republic

Canal+ has reached sublicencing agreements with a trio of operators in Slovakia and the Czech…

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TikTok partners with Ticketmaster

TikTok has agreed a deal with Ticketmaster that will enable users to buy event tickets…

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Former Comcast exec in at ThinkAnalytics as CRO

Data analytics company ThinkAnalytics has announced the appointment of Greg Riker as its chief revenue…

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Paramount+ comes to The Roku Channel

Paramount has agreed a distribution deal with Roku to bring Paramout+ to The Roku Channel….

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Tax write-offs, disappearing content and mass redundancies: HBO Max set for radical change

Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming service HBO Max appears to be on the verge of a…

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Love Island becomes ITV Hub’s most-watched series ever

ITV’s hit reality dating show Love Island has broken records for the broadcaster.  The series,…

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India’s QYou to launch dedicated gaming channel

Indian youth media group, QYou Media, has announced the launch of a brand new channel…

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EBU: 280 million watch Euro 2022

UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 reached over 280 million people across European Broadcasting Union member nations,…

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Spain’s second-tier league to launch standalone channel with distribution across 10 platforms

LaLiga Segunda, the second tier of Spanish domestic football, has agreed non-exclusive broadcast deals with…

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Atlanta DTH launches compact ATSC 3.0 television tuner

Cable and satellite supplier Atlanta DTH has announced the launch of a new ultra-compact ATSC…

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Steve Oetegenn appointed president of Americas for Amino & 24i

B2B video streaming solutions firm Aferian has announced the appointment of VideoTech Innovation Award-winning executive…

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Disney+ comes to Virgin TV 360

More than two years after launching in the UK, Disney+ is finally becoming available on…

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LaLiga becomes first European league to launch streaming service in China

Spanish top-flight football league LaLiga has announced the launch of a new DTC streaming service…

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CCTV to resume Premier League coverage after two year absence

China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s sole nationwide linear broadcaster, is set to broadcast the…

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Kaltura receives third takeover offer from Panopto

Video cloud platform Kaltura has received a takeover offer from K1 Investment Management-owned education software…

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France, Italy and Spain call on EC to make big tech contribute to network costs

A joint effort from legislators in France, Italy and Spain will apply pressure on the…

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Ashkenaz upped to CEO at Verimatrix

Video content protection firm Verimatrix has announced the appointment of Asaf Ashkenazi as its new…

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FC Barcelona announces US$100 million deal for 24.5% of Barca Studios

Spanish football giants FC Barcelona have sold 24.5% of its production house in a US$100…

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Linear took hit in 2021 as average viewer watched 362 mins of video per day, says Omdia

The average TV viewer watched 362 minutes of video per day in 2021, according to…

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SES completes US$450 million DRS Global acquisition

Satellite operator SES has completed the US$450 million acquisition of DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES)…

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Abu Dhabi Media and Starzplay pick up Serie A; ESPN renews EFL deal

Abu Dhabi Media and Starzplay have confirmed that they have acquired the MENA rights to…

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Euros final smashes viewing records as 17.4 million tune in

England’s heroic Women’s Euro 2022 final victory has broken viewing records for the sport, while…

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Vice Media in talks over sale to Greece’s Antenna Group

Vice Media is reportedly in talks to be acquired by longtime commercial partner Antenna Group….

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Netflix sues Bridgerton musical creators

Netflix has filed a copyrights lawsuit against the creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical. The…

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Record Tour de France engagement for Warner Bros. Discovery Sports

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (WBDS) has revealed record-breaking audience engagement across 50 markets in Europe…

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DTH down in India

DTH services in India saw total subscribers drop by 1.6 million in the first quarter…

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Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners announce new UK fibre network JV

Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners have announced an agreement to launch a UK…

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YouTube UK boss announces move to Google Play

YouTube’s UK chief Ben McOwen Wilson is to leave the Google-owned AVOD streamer after more…

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Roku misses targets and withdraws full-year revenue growth estimate

Significantly lower-than-expected results at Roku have caused shockwaves among its investors as the company warns…