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Meo adds Disney seasonal offering
Altice-owned Portuguese telco PT Telecom/Meo is to add pop-up channel Disney Channel Forever to its…
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Samsung, 20th Century Fox, Panasonic partner on HDR10+
Samsung Electronics has partnered with 20th Century Fox and Panasonic Corporation to kick off an HDR10+…
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CBS acquires Australia’s Network Ten
US broadcaster CBS is to acquire Australia’s Network Ten after agreeing to convert large debts Ten owed…
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Ofcom submits additional advice on Fox-Sky bid
Ofcom has submitted additional advice on the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky…
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A+E Networks Asia launches History in Vietnam
A+E Networks is expanding its Asian footprint with the launch of factual channel History on…
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Q&A: Mikael Dahlgren, Agama Technologies
Agama Technologies CEO Mikael Dahlgren talks about the challenges faced by OTT TV service provider…
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Viacom joins SVOD race with Paramount+ launch
Viacom Media Networks International is joining the race among major international content players to develop…
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Inception signs up for Microsoft MR and Facebook Camera Effects
RTL Group-backed virtual and augmented reality specialist Inception has joined Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality Programme…
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Disney and Lucasfilm launching Star Wars augmented reality event
Disney and Lucasfilm are to launch a Star Wars augmented reality event as part of…
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ESPNPlayer.com takes US college football to Europe
Disney’s ESPN OTT TV service, ESPNPlayer.com, is launching live streaming of US college football across…
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Facebook ‘must pay’ for ‘feasting’ on TV news, says Snow
Facebook “feasts” on TV channels’ content but fails to pay for the privilege, a situation…
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TV4 names new deputy sales chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Rikard Sjöberg as deputy sales director. Sjöberg, who will…
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Ofcom could face judicial review over ‘fit and proper’ Sky ruling
Ofcom could face a judicial review of its ruling that Sky would remain a “fit…
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New event video streaming technology tested at Edinburgh Fringe
Singapore and UK-based satellite equipment provider Global Invacom Group has carried out the first live…
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Disney strikes deal for branded channel with SVOD player Iflix
Disney, fresh from pulling out of its distribution agreement with Netflix, has signed up to…
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TracePlay to launch in Congo with Africell
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned music and urban lifestyle broadcaster Trace has struck an agreement to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 dives deeper into eSports with ESL deal
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s sports business unit, 7Sports, is to deepen its involvement in the fast-growing…
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Bonnier Broadcasting names new communications chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group-owner Bonnier Broadcasting has named Åsa Barsness as its new communications and…
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Mediaset-Telecom deal ‘desirable’ says Italian government official
An agreement between Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TIM) to combine the former’s content with the…
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Mediapro takes eSports strategy to Latin America
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro’s Argentinian arm has produced and is commercialising the rights to one of…
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MTG extends grip on handball
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its grip on top-tier handball rights for the next…
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Turner to launch OTT sports after securing Champions League rights
Turner is to launch a new standalone premium sports streaming service in the US after…
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Google exec to lead Discovery Nordics digital unit
Google exec Karin Bonde has left the tech giant to become VP of Discovery Networks…
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Tele2 Estonia teams up with Viasat for TV and internet service
Mobile operator Tele2 Estonia has teamed up with pay TV outfit Viasat to launch a…
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Foxtel merging Fox Sports in Australia
Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports…
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BBC iPlayer gets 236m programme requests in July
The BBC iPlayer received 236 million requests for TV content in July, with viewing on…
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Eurosport Player comes to Amazon Channels in Germany
Eurosport Player is joining the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany and Austria, in a move…
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Indian police arrest four in Game of Thrones leak case
Indian police have arrested four individuals allegedly involved in the leak of episode four of…
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MTG’s Zoomin.tv targets China with Tencent deal
MTG-owned online video network, Zoomin.tv, is setting its sights on China after partnering with domestic…
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Ex-CBS executive joins Verizon’s Go90
Former CBS alternative programming chief, Chris Castallo, is headed to digital video platform Go90 to…