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NBCUniversal ploughs US$500m into Snapchat
NBCUniversal has invested US$500 million (€470 million) in Snapchat’s IPO last week as the latest…
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INTV: Hulu’s studio plans ‘hinge on international ambitions’
Hulu’s creative chief, Craig Erwich, has said plans to set up its own in-house studio…
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Murdoch: Sky consolidation will give big boost to creative industry
21st Century Fox’s consolidation of Sky will provide a major boost for creative industries in…
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Netflix launches European charm offensive
Netflix has launched a European charm offensive, claiming a to-date spend of US$1.75 billion in…
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Discovery widens Olympics reach with mobile partnerships
Discovery is launching an ‘Official Mobile Broadcaster’ scheme to enable mobile operators to offer co-branded…
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Channel 4 backs new VR firm Parable
Channel 4, The Economist and Studio Lambert CEO, Stephen Lambert, have invested in a new…
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UK government ups BBC licence fee price
The UK government has confirmed that it will increase the price of the BBC licence…
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Bakish makes raft of new appointments at Viacom
Bob Bakish’s restructuring of US media giant Viacom has continued with appointment of a music…
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Sony BBC Earth finally launching in India
Sony BBC Earth, the long-awaited natural history channel for India, will finally go live on…
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EBU’s Philippot takes on UN internet forum advisory role
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) president Jean Paul Philippot has been named as a member of…
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YouTube launches live TV streaming service
YouTube has unveiled details of its much-anticipated television streaming service, describing it as “live TV…
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Vivendi chief sees future in ‘horizontal’ convergence
Vivendi’s first attempt at convergence may have failed spectacularly, but the all-new media-focused Vivendi of…
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Vice targets Asia with major mobile expansion
Vice Media is making a major mobile push, expanding its offerings in a bid to…
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Sony makes FTA Italian move as Sky Italia drops AXN channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is moving into the Italian free-to-air TV market for the…
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ITV Studios pushes UK broadcaster to revenue growth
ITV Studios saw its revenue hit nearly £1.4 billion in 2016, which helped to drive…
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All3Media to launch OTT channels with TV4
All3Media International and TV4 Entertainment are joining forces for an OTT initiative that will see…
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Freeview Play device sales pass one million
Sales of Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes have now passed the one million mark,…
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ITV buys French production company Tetra Media Studio
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired control of Tetra Media Studio, the French production company behind…
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Amazon US makes UK and Spanish drama deals
Amazon has snagged two new international scripted series, coming on board the upcoming season of…
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Discovery takes 20% stake in Play Sports Group
Discovery has led an investment round in cycling-focused digital sports media company, Play Sports Group,…
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Ericsson, Telstra, Fox partner on movie offering
Ericsson has partnered with the Fox Innovation Lab and Australian telco Telstra to trial a…
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Fox names Europe, Africa channel distribution chief
Fox Networks Group has put Paolo Agostinelli in charge of channel distribution for Europe and…
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De Puyfontaine: Vivendi remains open to deal with Mediaset
Vivendi remains open to a deal with Mediaset, according to CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine. Speaking…
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Viaplay taps Unified Streaming for content delivery
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Nordic OTT TV service Viaplay has chosen Unified Streaming, a provider of…
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EBU director general announces departure
EBU director general, Ingrid Deltenre, will step down in the summer after eight years in…
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Report: Disney’s Maker Studios to cut 80 staff
Disney’s Maker Studios is cutting some 80 jobs according to press reports coming out of…
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Viacom raises US$1.3bn
Viacom has issued a US$1.3 million bond offer and will use the proceeds to pay…
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Breaking the waves
Sky’s recent spat with Discovery was resolved at the 11th hour, but the acrimony on…
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BritBox names BBCWW exec as president
BritBox, the forthcoming US subscription VOD service from BBC Worldwide and ITV, has appointed Soumya…
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Production and digital boosts ProSiebenSat.1
Revenues from producing in the US and production company acquisitions have driven significant growth in…