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Disney boosts board ahead of Peltz showdown as Iger says linear nets ‘not for sale’
Ahead of a likely showdown with ‘activist investor’ Nelson Peltz over the latter’s claim to…
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Viaplay to sell UK sports operation back to Premier Sports
Struggling Nordic streamer Viaplay has agreed to sell Premier Sports in the UK back to…
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Channel 4 faces ‘tough year’ as linear ad market shrinks amid economic gloom
UK advertising-funded public broadcaster Channel 4 faces a “tough year” in 2024 because of the…
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TVNZ taps AWS Clean Rooms data analytics service for advertising
Advertising-funded New Zealand pubcaster TVNZ has tapped Amazon Web Services re:Invent to provide its ‘AWS…
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ITVX reaches more than 2.7bn streams and 40m registered users since launch
ITVX reports significant grow since launching last year, attracting more than 40 million registered users…
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Bloomberg launches FAST channels on Amazon Freevee
Bloomberg TV+ and Bloomberg Originals are now available as free ad-supported streaming (FAST) channels on…
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UKTV channels and streaming service to rebrand under new banner U
BBC Studios-owned UKTV is to rename its free-to-air channels and its free streaming service under…
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UEFA launches tender for UCL media rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
The football organisation UEFA has opened the tender processing in Sub-Saharan Africa for the media…
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Eurovision Sport deploys LiveU’s EcoSystem at UCI Cycling World Championships
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) deployed LiveU’s EcoSystem during…
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HD+ launches new version of TV app
German satellite TV platform HD+ has launched a new HD+ TV app to improve the…
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Coupang Play nets Bundesliga rights
South Korea’s streaming service Coupang Play has scored the exclusive broadcasting rights to German professional…
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Culture Media and Sport Committee to question Channel 4 execs
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee will probe execs of the UK pubcaster, Channel 4,…
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United Soccer League matches to feature on CBS Sports and Paramount+ through to 2027
The United Soccer League (USL) matches will feature on Paramount Global’s US-based broadcaster CBS Sports…
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MediaForEurope sees brighter advertising prospects
MediaForEurope (MFE) expects an improvement in the advertising market in Italy in the last part…
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FIFA opens bids for World Cups’ media rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
FIFA has opened bids for the broadcasting rights to the men’s World Cup 2026 and…
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Racing TV to broadcast Japan Cup in the UK and Ireland for first time
Japanese horse racing competition, the Japan Cup, will be shown live in the UK and…
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ITV signs deal with Disney Entertainment, with Disney+ and FX titles to land on ITVX
Disney+ and FX originals Extraordinary and Under The Banner Of Heaven are both heading to UK streamer ITVX,…
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Streamers accounted for a quarter of European original content spend in 2022
Global streamers’ spending accounted for 24% of all spending on European original content last year, according…
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ESPN renews LPGA rights in new two-year deal
ESPN has renewed its rights to the The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA) tour for…
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ITV launches two new ad measurement tools, with new Advertiser Funded Entertainment studio
ITV has unveiled its two new ad measurement tools to enable clients to measure the…
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Iceland’s RÚV taps Avid’s technology to upgrade its server platform
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has tapped tech provider Avid to upgrade its server platform to the…
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Banijay teams up with Pixelynx for interactive Black Mirror
Banijay Brands, the commercial arm of production giant Banijay, has teamed up with interactive specialist…
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Women’s Super League attracts record-breaking viewing figures on BBC and Sky Sports
The Women’s Super League match on Saturday November 18 which saw Chelsea defeat Liverpool by…
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German internet media consumption declines as COVID effect fades
Use of the internet to stream media has declined in Germany since a peak during…
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Sky Sports gains rights to NCAA College Football and Basketball
Sky Sports has gained the UK broadcasting rights NCAA College Football and Basketball in a…
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RTL completes consolidation of European ad sales subsidiaries
RTL Group’s ad sales arm has completed the consolidation of all its European subsidiaries into…
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Channel 4 reports new record of 6.7 billion streaming minutes in October
UK public service broadcaster, Channel 4 has recorded a milestone of 6.7 billion streaming viewer…
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TF1 to launch new streaming platform in January
France’s TF1 is to launch a new streaming platform at the start of next year,…
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Channel 5 to air ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final in UK
Paramount-owned UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 is to show the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup…
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Sky Sports extends PGA Championship rights
Sky Sports has struck a three- year extension deal with The PGA of America to…