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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…

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Western Balkans stakeholders agree public service media funding principles

Parliamentarians, regulators, public service media management, governing bodies and civil society organsiations from the western…

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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…

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Czech police take down pirate streamers

A group of pirates who illegally streamed EPL football and other sports events have been…

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TF1 names new advertising and production chiefs

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named François Pellissier as chief executive of its advertising sales…

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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…

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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,…

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IPTV reception passes DTT in France

IPTV reception surpassed digital-terrestrial TV in France last. year, according to the latest figures released…

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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…

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WarnerMedia launches inaugural esports event

WarnerMedia has announced its first esports initiative. The announcement comes a little under a year…

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Warner Bros. appoints new leadership team

Industry veterans Susan Rovner and Brett Paul have been appointed as presidents of the company’s…

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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…

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WarnerMedia names communications chief

WarnerMedia has named Kevin Brockman as executive vice president of global communications. Brockman will report…

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Sadowska to become new nc+ CEO

ITI Neovision has appointed Edyta Sadowska as the president of the Management Board and CEO…

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Mediaset España planning pay VOD offering

Mediaset España is to start charging for on-demand premieres of shows ahead of their terrestrial…

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German broadcasters group slams Vodafone concessions

German commercial broadcaster association Vaunet has slammed Vodafone’s moves to secure EC regulatory approval of…

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ProSiebenSat.1 takes stake in VR outfit

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has taken a 20% stake in local-based virtual reality experience provider…

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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…

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HbbTV Association adds new members

Seven new members have joined the HbbTV Association. The HbbTV Association is a global initiative…

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All 4 boss to leave Channel 4

All 4 head Richard Davidson-Houston is to leave Channel 4 after 12 years. Davidson-Houston oversaw…

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beIN lands Copa América broadcast rights

Qatar-based beIN Media has signed a deal to exclusively broadcast this year’s CONMEBOL Copa América…

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BBC launches Doctor Who VR experience

The BBC has released a brand new Doctor Who virtual reality experience that allows fans…

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Mediaset pivots to free as Premium becomes OTT

Mediaset is “transforming” rather than “shutting down” its Mediaset Premium pay TV business after making…

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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…

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All Media Baltics secures English Premier League rights

All Media Baltics has secured the exclusive media rights to English Premier League football from…

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Rowena Cordrey to join Viacom from ITN

Current ITN deputy head of compliance, Rowena Cordrey, is to join Viacom International Media Networks…

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Four media measurement bodies to form global alliance

Audience Measurement bodies from four major nations are joining together in an effort to assess…

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Chile postpones analogue TV switch off to 2024

Chile has postponed the switch to digital TV to 2024, the country’s government announced on…

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Discovery Deutschland adds HGTV to channel lineup

MX1, a global solutions provider of media services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, announced…

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NENT Group appoints head of people and culture

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has appointed Sahar Kupersmidt as senior vice president and head…