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TF1 wins rights to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
France’s commercial broadcaster, TF1, has scored the broadcasting rights to the next Women’s Rugby World…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reshapes international team following exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled the new structure of its international team, following the…
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French watchdog dismisses Mediapro case against Canal+
In a relatively rare legal victory, France’s Canal+ Group has secured a favourable ruling from…
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Bell Media hires Sean Cohan as president
Canada’s Bell Media has hired former A+E Networks and Wheelhouse exec Sean Cohan as its…
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EFL opens bids for international rights
The English Football League (EFL) has issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) for its international…
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StarHub brings back Discovery HD and HGTV after dropping CuriosityStream
Singapore pay TV operator StarHub has announced the return of Warner Bros. Discovery channels Discovery…
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Disney rebrands Fox channels in the Balkans to Star
Disney has rebranded its portfolio of Fox channels in south-eastern Europe using the Star brand….
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Telewizja Polsat takes full control of Eleven Sports
Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polsat has acquired 100% control of Eleven Sports in Poland. Telewizja Polsat…
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Impressions of IBC
This year’s IBC show, which drew to a close on September 18, reflected, as one…
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Ofcom to probe GB News over Laurence Fox controversy
UK media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into controversial news channel GB News’ show…
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Channel 4 app returns to Freesat
UK broadcaster Channel 4’s app has returned to the Freesat platform after an absence of…
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France’s TF1 secures UEFA Women’s Euro 2025
France’s TF1 has secured rights to UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 football, to be hosted by…
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DTVE Data Weekly: The rise of nonlinear and online viewing in the US and UK
Omdia has seen two key trends that shaped cross-platform viewing time in 2022: a decline…
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WBD reports record-breaking streaming figures for cycling coverage
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe has reported record-breaking streaming figures following its coverage of…
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Little Dot Studios turns to AI dubbing with Dubformer
All3Media-owned producer Little Dot Studios has partnered with AI dubbing start-up Dubformer to localise and…
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Moonbug Channel launches in Maldives and Mongolia
Candle Media-owned kids media outfit Moonbug is to launch its Moonbug Channel in The Maldives…
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ARD and ZDF to broadcast international games of Germany’s national football team
German’s broadcasters ARD and ZDF has won the exclusive broadcasting rights to Germany’s national football…
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Grabyo and Magnifi team up to enhance sport content
Cloud-native live production and distribution platform, Grabyo and the AI-highlight powered generation platform, Magnifi, have…
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Evergent deploys identity and subscriber management tools for South Africa’s e.tv
Evergent will deploy its tools for identity and subscriber management to South Africa’s free-to-air television…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and MediaForEurope ‘getting closer’
ProSiebenSat.1 has begun collaborating more closely with its largest shareholder, MediaForEurope (MFE), across a range…
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United Media names George Makris programming director
Southeast European media company, United Media, has named George Makris as programming director. Makris has…
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Linear TV still king in Poland, despite increase in streaming
Traditional TV viewing still holds sway in Poland, despite significant growth in streaming in August,…
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WBD’s Georgiou links TNT Sports strategy to ‘eventual’ launch of Max in UK
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK and Ireland chief Andrew Georgiou has discussed the rationale behind…
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BBC chief Davie eyes further streaming rollouts in US
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said further streamer roll-outs in the US offer “great potential”…
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A+E Networks EMEA launches three FAST channels on Rakuten TV
A+E Networks EMEA has launched its three free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on Rakuten…
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Disney to bet big on parks
Disney has announced plans to radically increase its investment in its Parks, Experiences and Products…
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Ofcom says no to relaxation of PSB advertising rules
UK regulator Ofcom has decided not to remove stricter TV advertising rules that apply only to commercially-funded…
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ITV to show England men’s football games, with Channel 4 to lose broadcasting rights
ITV has secured exclusive coverage of all England men’s football matches outside major tournament finals…
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EBU picks up media rights to America Cup for 39 markets
The European Broadcasting Union has acquired the media rights of the 37th edition of the…
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UK PSBs launch free TV streaming service Freely for next year
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have backed the creation of Freely, a…