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French Olympics Committee launches new FTA sports channel
The French Olympic Sports Committee (CNOSF) has launched its planned free-to-air sports channel Sport en…
Western Balkans stakeholders agree public service media funding principles
Parliamentarians, regulators, public service media management, governing bodies and civil society organsiations from the western…
CNN to cut UK jobs, reduce amount of London-produced content
News broadcaster CNN is planning on making cuts to its London office, with at least…
Czech police take down pirate streamers
A group of pirates who illegally streamed EPL football and other sports events have been…
TF1 names new advertising and production chiefs
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named François Pellissier as chief executive of its advertising sales…
ITV announces partnership with FITE TV starting with AEW Double or Nothing
Combat sports streaming platform FITE TV has signed a deal with ITV to stream the…
FA Cup to be entirely free-to-air in UK
ITV has announced a broadcast deal to show the Emirates FA Cup from 2021. This,…
IPTV reception passes DTT in France
IPTV reception surpassed digital-terrestrial TV in France last. year, according to the latest figures released…
BT to debut HDR with free Champions League Final broadcast
The UEFA Champions League Final will be broadcast for free in the UK. The event…
WarnerMedia launches inaugural esports event
WarnerMedia has announced its first esports initiative. The announcement comes a little under a year…
Warner Bros. appoints new leadership team
Industry veterans Susan Rovner and Brett Paul have been appointed as presidents of the company’s…
Spanish court: RFEF cannot exclude Mediapro from Copa del Rey
A Spanish judge has ordered the country’s football governing body, the Real Federación Española de…
WarnerMedia names communications chief
WarnerMedia has named Kevin Brockman as executive vice president of global communications. Brockman will report…
Sadowska to become new nc+ CEO
ITI Neovision has appointed Edyta Sadowska as the president of the Management Board and CEO…
Mediaset España planning pay VOD offering
Mediaset España is to start charging for on-demand premieres of shows ahead of their terrestrial…
German broadcasters group slams Vodafone concessions
German commercial broadcaster association Vaunet has slammed Vodafone’s moves to secure EC regulatory approval of…
ProSiebenSat.1 takes stake in VR outfit
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has taken a 20% stake in local-based virtual reality experience provider…
Kevin Reilly gets renewed contract, expanded role at WarnerMedia Entertainment
WarnerMedia Entertainment exec and industry veteran Kevin Reilly is to remain at the company for…
HbbTV Association adds new members
Seven new members have joined the HbbTV Association. The HbbTV Association is a global initiative…
All 4 boss to leave Channel 4
All 4 head Richard Davidson-Houston is to leave Channel 4 after 12 years. Davidson-Houston oversaw…
beIN lands Copa América broadcast rights
Qatar-based beIN Media has signed a deal to exclusively broadcast this year’s CONMEBOL Copa América…
BBC launches Doctor Who VR experience
The BBC has released a brand new Doctor Who virtual reality experience that allows fans…
Mediaset pivots to free as Premium becomes OTT
Mediaset is “transforming” rather than “shutting down” its Mediaset Premium pay TV business after making…
RTL sees pay VOD base grow by 60%
RTL Group grew its paying video-on-demand subscriber base in Germany and the Netherlands to 1.15…
All Media Baltics secures English Premier League rights
All Media Baltics has secured the exclusive media rights to English Premier League football from…
Rowena Cordrey to join Viacom from ITN
Current ITN deputy head of compliance, Rowena Cordrey, is to join Viacom International Media Networks…
Four media measurement bodies to form global alliance
Audience Measurement bodies from four major nations are joining together in an effort to assess…
Chile postpones analogue TV switch off to 2024
Chile has postponed the switch to digital TV to 2024, the country’s government announced on…
Discovery Deutschland adds HGTV to channel lineup
MX1, a global solutions provider of media services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, announced…
NENT Group appoints head of people and culture
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has appointed Sahar Kupersmidt as senior vice president and head…