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Lionsgate strikes movie deal with Hulu, FX
Disney-controlled streamer Hulu and cable channel FX have struck a two-year output deal with Lionsgate for…
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Mediaset move will create ‘stronger business’ but pan-European merger unlikely
Mediaset’s creation of a new holding company and the merger of its Italian and Spanish…
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BARB taps Kantar to launch four-screen audience measurement
UK audience research bureau BARB has commissioned audience measurement specialist Kantar to rollout its new…
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Viacom to launch BET+ with Tyler Perry
Viacom is launching BET+, a new SVOD service of its popular African-American cable network, with…
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BBC to start charging over-75s for licence fee
Millions of UK households will have to start paying the TV licence fee, with the…
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Nexstar Digital launches TViQ audience solution
Digital media solutions provider Nexstar Digital (NXD) has announced the official launch of its proprietary…
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Mediaset creates new holding company, merges Spanish, Italian operations
Mediaset is merging its Spanish and Italian business into a holding company based in Amsterdam….
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Channel 4 unveils Project Agora for targeted VOD advertising
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled new targeted advertising capability that will be launched…
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Lithuania set for HbbTV debut with LG
The Lithuanian Radio and Television Centre (Telecentras) – the country’s state-owned transmission services provider –…
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ESPN ramps up esports focus as Riot appoints new LoL esports global head
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has announced the launch of EXP, an esports event series. The…
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Anthony Joshua fight ‘most pirated boxing event ever’
Anthony Joshua’s shocking boxing defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr has broken records…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL create JV for programmable addressable advertising
ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL Deutschland are teaming up to drive the development of addressable TV and…
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HBO EVP moves to WarnerMedia as CMO
As it prepares to launch its Netflix-rivalling OTT platform, WarnerMedia has continued its executive reshuffle…
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FIFA: Women’s World Cup to reach 1 billion viewers
The upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 from France will reach “up to 1 billion…
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Vivendi issues €2.1 billion bond as M7 acquisition approaches
Vivendi has successfully placed a €2.1 billion bond ahead of the acquisition of M7 by…
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TiVo and Comcast both claim victory at ITC over Rovi patents
Both TiVo and Comcast have stated that they are happy with the outcome of the…
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M7 chief: Canal+ acquisition will have ‘transformative’ impact
Canal+’s acquisition of pay TV group M7 will be “transformative” for the latter by enabling…
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Europa Way to launch Fly HD DTT platform in Italy
Italian broadcaster Europa Way has announced the launch of a new DTT platform. Fly HD…
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Discovery launches games studio
Discovery Inc has announced the launch of Discovery Game Studios, a licensing and distribution studio…
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SPI/FILMBOX continues to expand via Salt Mobile
SPI/FilmBox has signed a distribution agreement with Salt Mobile. The deal will see Swiss telco…
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Vodafone Deutschland adding HGTV to line-up
Vodafone Deutschland is to add Discovery’s Home and Gardens TV (HGTV) to its programming line-up….
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BFMTV basks in ratings success despite Champions League controversy
Altice France-owned news channel BFMTV has been basking in rating success following its broadcast of…
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BeIN launches women’s sport initiative with 2019 World Cup
Qatar broadcaster BeIN Sports has landed exclusive broadcast rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
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Data to drive 40% of TV ad spend by 2020
Data-enabled TV spend is expected to make up 40% of all ad spend by 2020,…
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CBS reportedly prepping for Viacom merger talks
CBS’ board is getting set for possible merger talks with Viacom, according to a report…
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Mediapro reportedly preparing the ground for IPO
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has begun preparing the ground for an IPO, according to…
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Watchdog: investment in Spanish series leapt by 40% in 2017
Investment in series in Spain’s official languages by audiovisual service provider grew by 40% in…
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Lagardère confirms sale of channels to M6
Lagardère has confirmed a deal to sell its TV channels to RTL-owned M6 Group for…
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Mediaset acquires stake in ProSiebenSat.1 in ‘long term’ move
Mediaset has made a “friendly” acquisition of a 9.6% stake in German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1…
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Orange and France Télévisions providing 8K TV on 5G at Roland Garros
Orange has teamed up with French public broadcaster France Télévisions to air the first live…