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BeIn lays off 300 staff, blames beoutQ
Qatari BeIn Media has announced the layoff of 300 members of staff, specifically blaming the…
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ESPN takes EXP esports to the X Games
Esports are making a comeback to the X Games, ESPN has confirmed. Following a three…
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SPI lands EBL rights
SPI International has acquired exclusive rights to the Esports Balkan League (EBL). The competition will…
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ITV signs up M2A Media for additional 12 months
Cloud-based video solutions provider M2A Media has renewed its contract with ITV by 12 months….
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Comcast launches addressable advertising initiative
Comcast Advertising, the advertising arm of Comcast Cable has announced the launch of a new…
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CBS gearing up for Viacom offer
CBS is preparing to make a bid to purchase Viacom, a new report claims. This…
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Sky Deutschland and MX1 expand collaboration
SES subsidiary and global solutions provider of media services MX1 has announced that Sky Deutschland…
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VidCon Announces VidCon Mexico in Spring 2020
The 2020 iteration of VidCon will be the first to take place in Latin America,…
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Irish government: “We won’t scrap free licence fees”
TV licences for the elderly will remain free in Ireland, the country’s government has stated….
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Comcast launches eye-control for the television
Comcast has launched a feature for people with physical disabilities to control and navigate their…
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World cup in France breaking TV viewing records
Record numbers of viewers are tuning into the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. According…
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Marshall Broadcasting Group files FCC complaint against Nexstar
Marshall Broadcasting Group (MBG) has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against broadcast…
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JJ Abrams close to US$500m AT&T deal
Star Wars and Cloverfield director JJ Abrams is reportedly about to sign a US$500 million…
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Liberty Global Eastern Europe CEO steps down
Eric Tveter, the CEO of Liberty Global’s Eastern European Group, is to leave his role…
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Altice founder Drahi purchases Sotheby’s
Telecom tycoon and founder of Altice, Patrick Drahi, has made a shock move into the…
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Star Sports renews Premier League rights in India
Indian broadcaster Star Sports has been awarded exclusive broadcast rights to the Premier League in…
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UKTV announces new-look management team
UKTV has shaken up its executive leadership team, following the separation of BBC Studios’ and…
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Taras Kozak buys Ukraine’s Zik TV
Ukrainian politician Taras Kozak has acquired Zik for an undisclosed fee. This adds to Kozak’s…
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‘Drowning in debt’ SABC on brink of collapse
The South African Broadcasting Company (SABC) is “drowning in debt” and requires a Rand 3.2…
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FIFA denounces beoutQ
Football’s international governing body, FIFA, has publicly denounced alleged Saudi-backed pirate broadcaster beoutQ. The news…
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Arabsat is distributing beoutQ, French court rules
A French court has ruled that Saudi Arabia satellite provider Arabsat has been distributing alleged…
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Broadcast consolidation: Mediaset’s moves
Pan-European consolidation amongst broadcasters once again became a talking point over the last couple of…
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Viacom planning to add Pluto TV content to My5
Viacom is looking to expand Pluto TV more aggressively internationally, including adding Pluto TV content…
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La Liga fined over illegal stream tracking
Spanish football league La Liga has been fined €250,000 for being in violation of data…
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Conze: Germany can resist Netflix, Joyn to be leading AVOD platform
The German video entertainment business is capable of defending its patch against the threat of…
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Eleven Sports names Proximus exec as business development chief for Belgium
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has named Massimo D’Amario as head of business development and sponsorship…
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Sky doubles investment in originals and launches Sky Studios
UK broadcaster Sky has announced the opening of Sky Studios, its Europe-wide development and production…
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Frédéric Langagne joins Euronews as International Sales Director
International news channel Euronews has announced the appointment of Frédéric Langagne as international sales director,…
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Ofcom gives provisional green light to 12-month BBC iPlayer plan
UK media regulator Ofcom has provisionally given the BBC a green light for its planned…
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BBC and Discovery complete UKTV split
BBC Studios and Discovery have completed the deal to split up the channels in their…