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Discovery appoints Spotify exec to head digital strategy
Discovery Communications has appointed former Spotify executive Francis Keeling to lead its digital strategy. Keeling…
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Disney confirms Stars Wars & Marvel for SVOD app
The Walt Disney Company’s upcoming international SVOD service will offer Star Wars and Marvel Universe…
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Vivendi ‘close to agreement’ with AGCOM over Mediaset stake
Vivendi is close to finding an agreement with Italian regulator AGCOM over the fate of…
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CME joins European Media Alliance
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has joined the European Media Alliance created by ProSiebenSat.1 and…
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ITV taps AWS Elemental for streaming video
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has tapped video processing specialist AWS Elemental to deliver technology to…
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MTG secures exclusive boxing rights
Modern Times Group has secured the exclusive rights to the World Boxing Super Series across…
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McDonough takes charge of Forbidden Technologies
Cloud video software-as-a-service specialist Forbidden Technologies has named former Turner northern Europe chief and BBC…
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Peter Rice upped to 21st Century Fox president
Peter Rice has been promoted to president of global media giant 21st Century Fox. He…
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Polsat’s Ipla joins Onet’s vod.pl
Polish commercial and pay TV broadcaster Polsat Group has struck a deal to make its…
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BBC ‘must future-proof’ against US threats
BBC director general Tony Hall has said getting the “strategic relationship” between the UK pubcaster’s…
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MTG launches Norwegian start-up accelerator
MTG has launched a start-up accelerator in Norway that will see it offer digital companies…
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TVN extends reach of Player.pl with Onet deal
Polish broadcaster TVN is to make its Player.pl service available via the country’s leading internet…
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ProSiebenSat.1 launches user-generated live streaming app
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has teamed up with Tokyo-based mobile messaging and live broadcast specialist Line Corporation…
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Curran takes up EBU role
The former director general of Irish national broadcaster RTÉ, Noel Curran, has taken up his…
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Mediaset and Fininvest demand an additional €3bn from Vivendi
Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…
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Channel 5 VOD service starts Blaze with A+E
Channel 5 (C5)’s video on demand service, My5, will now offer content from free-to-air entertainment…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Netflix, Fox+, UFA for EntertainTV
Deutsche Telekom is adding Ultra HD support and direct access to Netflix to its EntertainTV…
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Discovery to create slate of Facebook originals
Discovery Communications has entered into a deal with Facebook to create a slate of original…
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Freesat plans Ultra HD ‘next generation STB’ upgrade
Freesat is seeking manufacturing partners to develop a “new range of innovative set-top boxes” that…
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Discovery channels disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer
Discovery’s channels will disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer platforms in Poland today after…
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EC green light for ProSiebenSat.1-TF1-Mediaset JV
The European Commission has given a green light to the joint venture to be created…
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ABC job cuts planned in Disney cost saving drive
The Walt Disney Company is looking to cut around 10% of annual costs at its…
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Fox entertainment president steps down
Fox entertainment president David Madden is stepping down, with reports claiming that he may be…
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NBCU’s Hayu agrees reality TV deal with Viacom
Reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, has agreed its first licensing deal with Viacom International Media…
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Fox News disappearing from Sky
21st Century Fox has pulled Fox News from the Sky platform in the UK, stating…
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Iflix appoints RTL CBS Asia boss
Iflix has appointed the founding CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, Jonas Engwall, as its…
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Genius Digital rebrands as Dativa, appoints new CEO
Genius Digital has rebranded as Dativa and appointed US-based media Michael Collette as CEO, positioning…
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ProSiebenSat.1 looking to restructure as ad sales fall short
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group has warned that TV advertising revenues for the current quarter are…
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Plessis to aid Lagardère’s SVOD efforts
France’s Lagardère Studios has appointed Thomas Plessis as director of digital business, a role that…
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Kwesé secures exclusive IAAF athletics in ESPN deal
New African DTH pay TV service Kwesé TV has secured the rights to air top…