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Eleven Sports picks up Portuguese and Polish rights to Spanish Super Cup
International sports network Eleven Sports has picked up rights to this week’s controversial Spanish Super…
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BeIN picks up Euro 2020 in France
BeIN Media has acquired the rights to Uefa Euro 2020 in France. Under the terms…
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Francis becomes latest Sky veteran to announce departure following Comcast acquisition
Sky Sports veteran Barney Francis has announced his departure from the company after more than…
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Altice launches new tech-focused TV channel on SFR and Orange
Altice France has launched a new TV channel based on its technology news website 01net….
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Pearl TV taps Synamedia for Phoenix Next-Gen TV project
US broadcast group Pearl TV has signed up Synamedia as a technology partner for the…
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Comedy Central launches on Astro
ViacomCBS Networks International has struck a deal with Malaysian pay TV provider Astro for the…
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StarTimes picks up FA Cup in sub-Saharan Africa
StarTimes, the Chinese pay TV broadcaster with a strong presence in Africa, has acquired the…
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Conseil d’État confirms Altice France was wrong to air Champions League final on BFMTV
France’s Conseil d’État has confirmed that Altice France-owned BFMTV broke the terms of its convention…
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SPI/FilmBox secures Romanian distribution for Timeless Drama
SPI/FilmBox announces has secured distribution for its Turkish scripted drama channel Timeless Drama Channel (TDC)…
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Hasbro wraps up US$3.8 billion Entertainment One deal
Power Rangers owner Hasbro has completed its $3.8bn deal (£2.9bn) to acquire Entertainment One (eOne),…
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Gavin and Stacey becomes most viewed Christmas Day broadcast of 2010s
The BBC’s revival of Gavin and Stacey proved to be the UK’s most popular Christmas…
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ViacomCBS picks up 49% of Miramax
ViacomCBS has reached a deal with beIN Media to acquire 49% of Miramax. Under the…
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Blake Broadcasting signs esports deal with ESL and DreamHack
Blake Broadcasting has signed a multi-territory rights deal with the ESL and DreamHack. Blake’s CBBN…
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Canal+ to launch dedicated EPL, Top 14 digital channels
Canal+ will launch two new league-specific sports channels. Speaking to L’Equipe, the broadcaster’s marketing and…
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Comcast promotes Rooke to Effectv head
Comcast’s ad sales division Effectv has announced the appointment of James Rooke as its general…
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BeIN acquires Florida Cup rights
BeIN Sports has acquired the broadcast rights to the 2020 Florida Cup. The Florida Cup…
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Mediapro secures Europa League rights for France following Canal+ deal
Mediapro has secured rights to the second package of Europa League and Europa Conference League…
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Malaysia completes DTT switchover, launches myFreeview
Malaysia has completed its digital TV switchover. To facilitate this, the Malayssian Communications and Multimedia…
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Vivendi gets upper hand after EU Advocate General says Mediaset voting share freeze is unlawful
The EU Advocate General has said that an Italian law that forced Vivendi to freeze…
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Killing Eve tops 2019 BBC iPlayer list
The BBC has revealed the iPlayer’s most streamed shows of 2019. Topping the list by…
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Discovery acquires Golf Channel Latin America
Discovery has continued to build out its golf portfolio with the acquisition of 24 hour…
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YLE HD to end terrestrial distribution in March
Finnish broadcaster YLE will cease broadcasting on DNA’s VHF terrestrial network at the end of…
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DAZN acquires exclusive Club World Cup rights for Spain
Sports streamer DAZN has picked up the exclusive broadcast rights to the semi-finals and the…
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Rambler sues Twitch €2.5 billion over EPL piracy
Russian tech firm Rambler has filed a lawsuit against the Amazon-owned live streaming platform Twitch…
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Burke confirms retirement as CEO of NBCUniversal
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has announced the retirement of CEO Steve Burke, with film and network television…
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Insight TV to launch in Poland on Toya
4K UHD TV broadcaster Insight TV is to debut in Poland in the new year…
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Lagardère continues strategic refocus with sports unit sale
Lagardère, the French media group that formerly owned channels including leading kids service Gulli but…
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Sky cools on BritBox
Sky has reportedly lost interest in a distribution deal with the ITV-BBC joint venture Britbox. …
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UK government launches review into licence fee decriminalisation
British prime minister Boris Johnson has reiterated the government’s plans to review sanctions for non-payment…
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China pulls Arsenal match following star’s controversial tweets
CCTV, the Chinese state broadcaster, did not air the English Premier League game between Arsenal…