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Broadcasters
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Moonves steps down from CBS
Over the weekend CBS chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves stepped down from his role after…
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RTL Deutschland claims victory in hotel distribution legal battle
RTL Deutschland has claimed a victory in its battle against Spanish hotel chain NH for…
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BBC iPlayer sees live boost from World Cup
The BBC saw usage of its BBC iPlayer service grow by 19% year-on-year in July,…
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STV hires new productions managing director
STV has appointed Tinopolis’ David Mortimer as its new managing director for STV Productions. Mortimer…
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Starz recruits Netflix and Lionsgate execs to top team
Starz, a Lionsgate company, has added Netflix’s Darren Nielson and Lionsgate’s Jeff Cooke to its…
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SRG to shut down Swiss digital-terrestrial network
Swiss public broadcaster SRG is to shut down its digital-terrestrial TV service as part of…
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Mediaset agrees distribution of free channels on Sky platform
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has made its flagship service Canale 5 available on Sky’s satellite platform…
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BBC R&D tests AI in live audience setting
The BBC’s research unit, BBC R&D, is testing how AI and machine learning can be…
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Discovery’s Sayer to quit
Discovery Networks International’s VP of production, development and factual, Ed Sayer, is to depart the…
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Russian state broadcasting network taps Nevion for digital transition
The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRN) has tapped technology outfit Nevio to provide…
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Support for broadcasters ‘vital’ to Brexit talks, says Wright
In his first public-facing speech as secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport…
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IHS Markit: China supplants UK as second biggest programming market
China has overtaken the UK in the television programming industry, becoming the second-largest market in…
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Viasat World extends reach with M7 deal
Pay TV operator M7 Group is to add channel provider Viasat World’s recently launched Epic…
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Mediapro strikes deal with operators for La Liga bar rights
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has struck a deal with Vodafone and Orange to acquire…
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Akado adds channels to analogue tier in south-eastern Moscow
Russian pay TV service provider Akado has added a raft of new channels to the…
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Altice Portugal launches Disney-branded pop-up channel
Altice Portugal/Meo has added an exclusive Disney-branded pop-up channel to its line of TV services….
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BBC R&D looks to AI to help programme makers
The BBC’s research and development department (BBC R&D) is developing Artificial Intelligence to help programme…
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Virgin Media Television seeking post-watershed drama
Virgin Media Television – formerly know asTV3 Group – is currently seeking submissions for a…
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Discovery’s Quest launches on Freeview in HD
Discovery-owned factual channel Quest has launched in high definition on the UK’s Freeview free-to-view platform,…
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Viacom moving ahead with OTT plan and US$1bn studio production goal
Viacom is moving ahead with plans to launch a new direct-to-consumer platform in the US…
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NBCUniversal mulling new approach to streaming
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering a new approach to streaming services, where it would ‘pay’ users…
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Disney’s streaming play and Fox’s Sky bid
Disney CEO Bob Iger this week used the company’s Q3 results to open the door…
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Fox sees broadcast TV bounce back in final quarter
21st Century Fox demonstrated greater resilience of broadcast TV in the three months to June,…
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Mediapro in talks with Telefónica for Champions League on BeIN Connect
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro is in talks with Telefónica to secure the rights to transmit coverage…
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Tribune Media sues Sinclair as US merger deal collapses
US broadcast group Tribune Media has terminated its planned US$3.9 billion (€3.4 billion) merger with…
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Iger unveils plans for ‘Disney Play’ streaming service
Disney is “on track” to launch its Disney-branded streaming service late next year, with “numerous…
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AT&T acquires Chernin’s stake in Otter Media
AT&T has acquired The Chernin Group’s controlling interest in Otter Media, the joint venture between…
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US DOJ outlines reasoning behind AT&T-Time Warner appeal
The US District Court’s greenlighting of AT&T’s merger with Time Warner merger was only possible…
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Telemundo chief Silberwasser to leave
Telemundo president, Luis Silberwasser, is to depart the company after four years with the US…
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South Africa government intervenes in SABC football dispute
Negotiations between South African national broadcaster SABC and the country’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) over…