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Broadcasters
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Sinclair Broadcast launches streaming service
US local broadcast giant Sinclair Broadcast Group is launching a streaming service that will take…
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Sport1 secures eSport highlights from DFL
German sports broadcast outfit Sport1 has struck a deal with the German football league, the…
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NBCUniversal to launch streaming service on Comcast and Sky next year
NBCUniversal has unveiled plans to launch a new advertising-supported streaming service next year to be…
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COBA: UK multichannel investment in content passes £1bn milestone
Investment in UK content by multichannel broadcasters has now surpassed £1 billion annually, according to…
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Altice France names new RMC Sport chief executive
Altice France has named Laurent Eichinger as CEO of RMC Sport, replacing François Pesenti, who…
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Eurodata: local drama dominating primetime viewing
Eurodata’s scripted series report for 2018 shows that local drama was the most popular prime…
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ProSiebenSat.1 to take majority control of Aroundhome
ProSiebenSat.1’s e-commerce arm NuCom Group has acquired a majority stake in German service finder site…
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Turner names new UK and Nordics commercial chief
Turner has appointed Riccardo Donato as vice-president of commercial development for the UK and Nordic…
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A+E Networks UK promotes Liu to ad sales director
A+E Networks UK has promoted Berry Liu to director of ad sales, leading the ad sales operations in…
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France Télévsions deal with producers opens way to retention of exclusive rights
France Télévisions has struck an agreement with producers that will enable it to exploit content…
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My-HD signs new deal with SPI International
Middle East pay TV platform My-HD will carry channel provider SPI International’s key services for another three…
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M6 and Xilam reportedly in running for Lagardère TV channels
RTL-owned commercial broadcaster M6 Group and animation producer Xilam are in the running to acquire…
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Discovery to launch DMAX in UK
Discovery is expanding its UK portfolio with a male-skewing free-to-air entertainment channel. DMAX will launch…
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NENT teams up with FilmNation for JV
FilmNation Entertainment and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) have formed a UK-based television joint venture,…
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Disney names marketing chief for streaming service
Disney+ has hired former Jackal Group executive Joe Earley as head of marketing and operations…
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Sinclair teams up with SK Broadband for ATSC 3.0 JV
US local broadcast giant Sinclair Broadcast Group is to create a joint venture with Korea’s…
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BBC launches public consultation on ‘reinvention’ of iPlayer
The BBC has launched a public consultation on plans to “reinvent” the BBC iPlayer service,…
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STV Player to launch on Sky for first time
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV has struck a new five-year strategic partnership with pay TV operator…
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Mediaset reportedly looking to Spain as first step in European strategy
Mediaset may move to consolidate its Spanish operation as the first step of a strategy…
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UKTV highlights success of Originals and on-demand growth
UKTV Originals topped 2018 ratings on six of the UK channel provider’s channels – Dave, W, Gold, Drama, Yesterday and Really and…
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Stingray abandons move to acquire Music Choice
Canadian music, media and technology outfit Stingray has abandoned its plan to acquire Music Choice…
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Mediaset channels return to Sky Italia
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s channels have returned to pay TV operator Sky Italia’s platform after an…
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Susanna Dinnage pulls out of Premier League job
Only two months after being appointed CEO of the Premier League, Susanna Dinnage has pulled out…
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Volia strikes distribution deal with 1+1
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has signed a distribution agreement with leading commercial broadcaster 1+1 Media…
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France Télévisions reportedly in talks with Molotov
French linear OTT TV service Molotov has ended talks about a possible sale to Orange…
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Ofcom seeking extension of accessibility rules to VOD providers
UK media regulator Ofcom has called for video-on-demand providers to be obliged to provide subtitling…
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Eleven to stream more Bundesliga on Facebook
Eleven Sports is to expand its moves to stream live football on Facebook by making…
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RTL Nederland teams with Discovery, Fox and Viacom in ad initiative
RTL Nederland, Discovery Benelux, Fox Networks Group Benelux and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) have…
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Brexit report highlights ‘reciprocity gaps’ for broadcast business
A report on the impact of Brexit on the audiovisual media industry compiled by the…
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Ofcom finds RT guilty of breaching broadcast rules
UK media regulator Ofcom has found Russian state-backed news channel RT guilty of breaching broadcast…