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Melissa Kasule

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Starzplay Arabia sees 70% viewership growth during Ramadan

The Dubai-based streaming platform Starzplay experienced a 70% growth in viewership during Ramadan 2023. According…

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European League of Football taps Endeavor Streaming

The European League of Football (ELF) has teamed up with Endeavor Streaming to develop its…

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1+1 media hires Ivan Bukreev to lead content management

Ivan Bukreev joins 1+1 media to head the group’s content management department, a newly created…

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Viaplay promotes Cecilia Gave to EVP and head of sports

Viaplay Group has promoted Cecilia Gave to EVP and head of sports, taking over from…

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Veset brings cloud playout solution to AWS Marketplace

PLAY-owned technology outfit, Veset has launched Vest Nimbus, an enterprise-grade cloud playout solution for advanced…

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A1 Bulgaria unveils satellite TV offering

A1 Telekom Austria Group-owned Bulgarian service provider A1 Bulgaria has unveiled its satellite TV offering…

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BBC launches review of migration coverage

The BBC Board is to launch an independent review of the broadcaster’s coverage of major migration…

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Regiogroei taps XroadMedia for personalisation and content delivery

Regiogroei, the digital partnership of 10 Dutch regional media broadcasters, has tapped search and recommendation…

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FCC approves Viasat-Inmarsat merger

US-based satellite operator Viasat has received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the…

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CNN names Phil Nelson executive vice president of CNNIC

CNN Worldwide has promoted Phil Nelson as executive vice president of CNN International Commercial, where…

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Orange Romania and SPI International extend distribution deal

Orange Romania and Canal+ owned channel provider SPI International have extended their distribution agreement that…

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Play unveils new TV service

Iliad Group-owned Polish service provider, Play, has launched a new TV service which includes two…

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US pay TV providers suffer major subscriber loss

A study conducted by the research outfit Leichtman Research Group revealed major pay TV providers…

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Amazon Prime Video secures Professional Pickleball Tour rights

Amazon Prime Video has inked a multi-year agreement with Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour…

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Sky Sports extends broadcasting deal with USGA

Sky Sports has renewed its partnership with the USGA, to broadcast the US Open Championship…

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Channel 4 breaks streaming record in April

New figures released by UK audience measurement outfit, Barb have revealed that more than five…

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Dame Caroline Dinenage elected chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Dame Caroline Dinenage MP has been appointed the chair of the Culture, Media and Sport…

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Roku launches Women’s Sports Zone on platform

Streaming device provider and FAST operator, Roku has launched a Women’s Sports Zone on its…

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Virgin Media O2 join forces with Pure Storage

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with tech oufit Pure Storage to boost customer satisfaction and…

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TV usage falls by 1.9% across the US

Total TV usage among viewers in the US has fallen another 1.9% from March to…

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Comcast “more likely than not” to sell Hulu stake to Disney, says CEO Brain Roberts

Comcast is “more likely than not” to sell its 33% stake in the US streaming…

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ORS taps Broadpeak to upgrade OTT video services

Austrian broadcaster ORS has tapped video streaming technology provider Broadpeak’s comprehensive solution to simplify the…

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RTVE deploys LiveU’s IP cloud services across Spain

Spain’s pubcaster, RTVE has tapped remote production solutions provider LiveU to provide IP bonding technology and…

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Parrot Analytics: Netflix dominates France’s top 10

Netflix’s shows dominated the most in-demand digital originals in France for the week ending May…

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SPI International and Thema launch channels in Mongolia

CANAL+ owned companies SPI International and Thema have launched SPI’s gaming and sports channels in…

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Chicken Soup for the Soul adds 12 AMC Networks FAST channels to Redbox

AVOD network operator, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, has secured a deal with AMC…

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A1 Croatia taps Appear for OTT channel encoding and distribution workflow

A1 Croatia has tapped Appear to transform and optimise its live OTT channel encoding and…

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CBS AMC Networks UK unveils true crime FAST channel

AMC Networks International and Paramount Global via its joint venture CBS AMC Networks UK, have…

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Matt Stagg exits Warner Bros. Discovery

Matt Stagg, BT Sports director of mobile and immersive is stepping down from his role…

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Ofcom orders meeting with GB News following second broadcasting code breach

UK media regulator Ofcom has ordered a meeting with the right-wing news channel GB News following…