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TV business ‘negatively impacts’ Telia as it moves towards TV4 Play launch
TV and media is continuing to “negatively impact” Nordic telco Telia’s performance, despite resilience in…
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Sky Stream launches in Ireland
UK broadcaster Sky has launched Sky Stream in Ireland, giving viewers access to content over…
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BBC Wimbledon coverage hits 54.3 million streams
UK pubcaster BBC has revealed its coverage of Wimbledon has been streamed at a new…
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PPF’s TV Markíza names Yettel Hungary chief as CEO
Central European Media Enterprises (CME)-owned Slovak commercial broadcaster TV Markíza has named Peter Gažík as…
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WBD and BT launch TNT Sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and BT has launched TNT Sports replacing and becoming the new…
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BBC Scotland extends SPFL rights until 2029
Pubcaster BBC Scotland has signed a new and extended deal with the Scottish Professional Football…
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ProSiebenSat.1 to axe 400 jobs in cost-cutting drive
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group is to cut around 400 posts in a fresh cost-cutting drive, as…
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United Media secures exclusive rights to Liga Endesa
United Media has inked a multi-year deal with the Association of Basketball Clubs of Spain…
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Channel 4 reports £1.14bn revenues amidst “challenging consumer environment”
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has reported it ended the financial year 2022 with total revenues…
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TF1 taps WSC Sports to power personalised content via Top Chrono
French TV media group TF1 has tapped WSC Sports, and its AI-driven technology, to power…
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BBC acquires Netball World Cup Rights
UK pubcaster BBC has picked up the broadcasting rights to Netball World Cup 2023, which…
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ITV pulls back from All3Media acqusition
ITV has pulled back from a potential acquisition of All3Media. The UK-based broadcaster, which is…
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Linear channels ‘may not be core’ to Disney, says Iger
Disney CEO Bob Iger is exploring the future of its linear TV assets such as…
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Nepal Television launches five HD services on AsiaSat
Nepal Television (NTV), Nepal’s state broadcaster has selected satellite operator AsiaSat’s AsiaSat 7 craft to…
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Lionsgate moves forward with plan to split
US studio Lionsgate is moving forwards with its plan to split the production and pay…
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Disney mulling sale or JV for Indian business
Disney is reportedly mulling the sale of its Indian TV and streaming business, or a…
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Digital TV Europe Briefing – June 2023
DTVE Briefing goes beyond the news to offer a deep dive into the key developments…
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Sky to broadcast Game4Ukraine in UK & Ireland
Sky is to air the charity football match Game4Ukraine launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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Swisscom taps Ateme for ‘world first’ public cloud DVR offering
Swisscom has tapped video processing technology specialist Ateme to deploy its OTT solution to migrate…
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RTÉ new director general Kevin Bakhurst stands down executive board
RTÉ newly appointed director general Kevin Bakhurst has stood down the company’s executive board on…
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Russian analogue broadcasters set for reprieve
Russia’s State Commission for Radio Frequencies (GKRCH) is set to allow local broadcasters to extend…
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Ofcom launches investigation into GB News ‘Don’t Kill Cash’ campaign
UK broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has opened an investigation into GB News following a complaint relating…
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M6 sells social media agency CTZAR
France’s M6 is to sell advocacy and social media agency CTZAR, which works on positioning…
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Berlusconi’s eldest children to take joint control of media empire
No single child of the late Silvio Berlusconi is to have a controlling interest in…
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Irish Government launches root and branch review of RTÉ
Ireland’s Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media, Catherine Martin T.D has called…
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Close to half of European kids TV channels are US owned
Almost half of children’s TV channels in Europe belong to US companies, while six in…
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Russia’s Russkiy Mir TV targets 155k homes in occupied Ukraine
Russkiy Mir, the satellite TV service set up at the end of last year to…
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Sport1 teams up with Blockchain fan engagement outfit Starzz
German sports channel Sport1 has struck a partnership agreement with Blockchain-based fan engagement company Starzz…
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Channel 4 secures content deal with Disney
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has struck a content deal with Disney to acquire the rights…
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UKs Ofcom probes right-wing news channels for possible rule breaches
UK media regulator Ofcom has opened two separate broadcast standards probes into programmes aired on…