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Amazon Prime Video to show Copa America 2024 matches in Japan

Global streaming giant Amazon Prime Video has landed the exclusive livestreaming rights in Japan for…

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Staccs TV rolls out FAST channels on Samsung TV plus in Europe

Swedish startup and FAST technology company Staccs has expanded its partnership with Samsung TV Plus,…

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BeIN Sports France renews LaLiga rights

MENA-owned pay TV operator BeIN Media Group has extended its rights to top-ranking Spanish professional…

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Brightcove powers J:Com’s new streamer Ikimono Watch

Streaming technology outfit Brightcove has been chosen by Japan’s largest cable TV company, J:COM, to…

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ITV taps Friend MTS for anti-piracy services

Video content security provider Friend MTS has been selected by UK broadcaster ITV for its…

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UKTV to launch masterbrand U on July 16

BBC Studios-owned commercial broadcaster UKTV has confirmed that its new masterbrand U will launch on…

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Accedo & Deutsche Telekom showcase XR sports streaming experience

Video solutions provider, Accedo, has teamed up telecom and pay TV operator, Deutsche Telekom, to…

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Pluto TV, Your Channels & OUTtv launch LGBTQI+ channel

Paramount Global’s FAST operator, Pluto TV, will launch a LGBTQI+ skewed channel, in partnership with…

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Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate peaks at 5.5m viewers

The head-to-head general election debate show between the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour…

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Action sports-focused Fuel TV joins Amazon’s Fire TV Channels

Sports content provider, Fuel TV, has launched its linear channel on Amazon’s Fire TV Channels…

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The French Open pulls record audience numbers for WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) coverage of the first week of The French Open, also known…

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BBC to show European Athletics Championships through to 2027

UK broadcaster BBC has acquired the broadcasting rights to the European Athletics Championships until 2027,…

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Hong Kong’s Now TV to offer service bundle with Netflix

Hong Kong pay TV operator Now TV has tied with streaming giant Netflix, to deliver…

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Swisscom’s Fastweb to sell FiberCop stake to KKR for €439m

Swisscom’s Italian service provider Fastweb will sell its stake in FiberCop to the US-based investment…

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Ex-Microsoft and Spotify execs join Roku’s advertising team

Streaming operator Roku has appointed Sarah Harms and Sal Candela as the company’s vice president…

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Barb: UK SVOD subs rises in Q1 to 19.5m

UK SVOD subs have climbed up to 19.5m in the first quarter, up from 18.8m…

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Sunrise launches yallo app on Samsung TVs

Liberty Global-backed Swiss provider Sunrise has launched the yallo TV app on Samsung TV devices…

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Teleste CFO Juha Hyytiainen to step down

Broadband technology outfit Teleste has confirmed chief financial officer Juha Hyytiainen will be leaving the…

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MainStreaming partners with Stream7 for live event broadcasting

Video delivery provider, MainStreaming, has partnered with broadcasting production company, Stream7, to scale their live…

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SkyShowtime expands content slate for 2024

Comcast and Paramount Global joint European streamer, SkyShowtime, has unveiled its expanded content slate for…

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Parks Associates: Prime Video has the lowest SVOD churn rate at 8%

Amazon Prime Video has the lowest churn rate amongst streamers, reveals market research firm Parks…

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SPI International’s FunBox and FightBox joins Fubo’s Molotov

Canal+ company, SPI International, has expanded its partnership with the French OTT service Molotov, owned…

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SES partners with Uz-Sat in Uzbekistan

Satellite operator SES has struck a deal with Uzbekistan’s national broadband satellite service provider, Uz-Sat….

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Fubo bolsters cricket coverage with launch of Willow by Cricbuzz

Sports-first streamer Fubo has included cricket channel Willow by Cricbuzz offering live and on-demand cricket…

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Zegona closes €5 billion acquisition of Vodafone Spain

UK-based telecom investment company Zegona Communications has announced it has the completed the acquisition of…

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Europe is “ready for more sophisticated bundling” after Max launch, says WBD exec

Following the wider-expansion of Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) standalone streaming service Max across Europe, the…

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EU approves sale of TIM’s fixed line network to KKR

The European Commission has given Telecom Italia’s (TIM) the greenlight for the acquisition by private equity…

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DAZN app launches on Sky platforms in UK and Ireland

The DAZN app is launching on Sky platforms – Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky…

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Malaysia’s Astro partners with Amagi and AWS

Media and entertainment company, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro), has partnered with cloud-based SaaS technology…

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Denmark’s Norlys to offer SkyShowtime in streaming bundle

Danish service provider Norlys will include Comcast and Paramount Global’s joint streamer, SkyShowtime, in its…