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CBS and Viacom agree merger price
CBS and Viacom have reached an agreement to re-merge the companies after 13 years apart….
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DAZN appoints commercial SVP
OTT sports streamer DAZN has announced the appointment of Sky Deutschland’s Paul Sexton-Chadwick to the…
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Salto, the ‘French Netflix’, gets green light but with conditions
Salto, the French video-on-demand JV between the country’s main terrestrial broadcasters, has secured a green…
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Altice France looking to expand local TV network with Grand Lille TV stake
Altice France has entered into exclusive talks to take an indirect stake in local TV…
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Twitch aims for first timers with launch of Twitch Studio broadcasting software
Live streaming platform Twitch has announced the launch of Twitch Studio, its first broadcasting software. …
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Viacom sees big uplift in Pluto TV users as it eyes international expansion
Viacom’s AVOD business Pluto TV saw its monthly user base rise by 50% between Viacom’s…
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Asian streamer Viu teams up with Discovery for format collaboration
Asian pan-regional OTT service Viu has linked with Discovery for a content collaboration around the…
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ESPN postpones esports tournament broadcast in wake of mass shootings
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has postponed the broadcast of an esports tournament in the wake…
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Turkey to introduce new regulations for OTT services
Turkey is set to introduce new laws that could lead to more regulation for OTT…
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Two-thirds of CBS All Access subs opt for ads, with viewing time up 60%
Two-thirds of subscribers to CBS All Access, the broadcaster’s VOD service, have opted for the…
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German competition watchdog gives green light to ProSiebenSat.1-RTL ad JV
German competition watchdog the Bundeskartellamt has approved commercial broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL’s advertising joint venture…
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SPI/FilmBox launches Timeless Drama Channel in Romania
SPI/FilmBox and UPC Romania have signed a channel distribution agreement to launch Turkish drama offering…
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CBS and Viacom deal to miss August 8 deadline
CBS and Viacom are unlikely to reach an agreement for the merger of the companies…
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Half of UK homes now take streaming services as broadcast viewing slides
Half of UK homes now subscribe to streaming services, according to regulator Ofcom’s latest Media…
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Discovery ‘assertively leaning in’ to ‘specialty stores’ streaming strategy
Discovery is “assertively leaning in” to build new direct-to-consumer businesses with a “specialty stores” strategy…
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ProSiebenSat.1 profits take a hit, but Joyn reports 3.8m users
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s profits took a hit in the second quarter as the company invests…
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Broadcast can compete against SVOD says ABC chief
ABC Entertainment boss Karey Burke has defended broadcast television’s unique ability to market and support…
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Rai and Mediaset should team up to take on Netflix, says ex-Rai chief
Italian public broadcaster Rai and commercial broadcaster Mediaset should team up to build a platform…
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New on-demand players come to Freesat
The CBS AMC UK Channels Partnership has launched two on-demand players – Horror Bites and…
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VOD and cable drives reverse in US TV viewing decline
TV viewership in the US is at a two-year high. According to a new report…
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New role for Stock at WarnerMedia
Giorgio Stock has been appointed president of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, distribution and ad sales for…
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CBS and Viacom agree on management team for merged company
The on-again, off-again CBS/Viacom merger looks to be entering its final stages, with the companies…
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Big four American networks sue Locast
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox have filed a lawsuit against Locast. Locast, founded by former…
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Mediapro airing Pan-American Games on YouTube
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has struck a deal with YouTube to distribute coverage of…
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Watchdog rules in Free’s favour in channel carriage dispute with Altice France
French media watchdog the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has ruled that service provider Free…
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HBO Max secures Doctor Who and raft of BBC content
HBO Max has scooped up exclusive streaming rights to Doctor Who via a major licensing deal with…
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BBC Studios brings international sales and distribution businesses together
BBC Studios has brought its international sales and distribution business, encompassing content sales, branded services…
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SPI/FilmBox takes Turkish Drama to Luxembourg
SPI/FilmBox has launched its Turkish Drama Channel (TDC) in Luxembourg on Post Luxembourg’s TV service….
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Ofcom greenlights BBC iPlayer plan, despite concerns over BritBox
Ofcom has confirmed that the BBC can extend the window under which it makes most…
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AMC Networks aims high with seven million SVOD target
AMC Networks has set a goal of securing between five and seven million SVOD subscribers…