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ITN taps AWS for live cloud-based content production and delivery
The news broadcaster behind ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5, ITN, is transitioning its on-premises…
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Moonbug Kids channel launches in Czech Republic with O2
Candle Entertainment-owned Moonbug Entertainment has teamed up with telco O2 to launch Moonbug Kids Channel in the…
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Comcast launches programme to mentor Generative AI startups
Cable and media giant Comcast has opened applications for the first of a series of…
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RTL sees streaming base rise by almost half
RTL Group saw its streaming subscriber base jump by almost half in the course of…
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M7 strikes satellite distribution deal with BBC Studios
Canal+-owned M7 Group has struck a multi-year capacity deal with BBC Studios for the HD satellite…
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Mediaset España shareholders approve absorption into MFE
Mediaset España’s shareholders today approved the company’s absorption by MediaForEurope (MFE), the Dutch-based holding company…
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US Bally Sports owner Diamond enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Diamond Sports Group, the US owners of the Bally Sports regional sport networks and a…
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Altice Studio to shut down
Altice Studio, the cinema and series channel operated by the media arm of the Altice…
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European broadcasters push for WIPO anti-piracy treaty
European broadcasters, represented by the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in…
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BBC faces walkout of over 1000 journalists
BBC journalists working across England are set to go on a 24-hour strike from 11am…
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ITV retain exclusive rights to UK horse racing
ITV has secured the exclusive rights free to air coverage of UK horse racing in…
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Gary Lineker to go back on air as BBC announces review
Suspended BBC star sports presenter Gary Lineker is to go back on air after the…
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ITV to shut down kids channel CITV
UK broadcaster ITV is to shut down its kids-focused linear network CITV later this year…
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ITV and Channel 4 Freeview channels head for the cloud
UK telco BT and broadcasters’ ITV and Channel 4’s Digital 3&4 (D3&4) venture have moved ITV…
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Roku’s new CFO Dan Jedda to ‘focus on profitability’
Streaming platform Roku has named Dan Jedda as the company’s new chief financial officer, effective…
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Canal+ secures time-limited renewal of DTT presence
France’s Canal+ has agreed to renew the presence of its encrypted channel on France’s struggling…
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RTL Germany renews UEFA Europa League for 2024/25-2026/27
RTL Germany has extended its live rights to the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa…
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Russian-language Current TV secures distribution via M7 Group
Canal+-owned, Luxembourg-based M7 Group has struck an agreement with the US Agency for Global Media…
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Hispasat showcases new OTT on-demand service for Latin America
Redeia-owned Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is showcasing Wave OTT Plus, its new video-on-demand service for…
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Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV lands of Freeview courtesy of Channelbox
Music streaming brand Qwest TV will be made available via the IP-delivered Channelbox offering on…
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M7 Deutschland expands distribution deal with NBC Universal
M7 Group’s German cable network offering, M7 Deutschland has secured the long-term distribution rights of…
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Senegal pubcaster taps Globecast for international expansion
Radio Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS), Senegal public broadcast channel, has chosen media services provider Globecast to…
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IMG’s Sport 24 secures broadcast rights to 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
IMG’s airline and cruise line broadcaster Sport 24 has struck a deal with FIFA to broadcast the…
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TF1 names new finance, strategy and procurement chief
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Pierre-Alain Gérard as deputy director-general in charge of finance,…
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Paramount exploring BET sale with Tyler Perry, Byron Allen named as potential buyers
Paramount Global is exploring a sale of BET Media, with Tyler Perry and The Weather…
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ITV names Film and TV Charity boss director of strategic partnerships
Former Film and TV Charity CEO, Alex Pumfrey, will join ITV in June as director…
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Papercup: Mexicans prefer AI dubbing to subtitles
A YouGov poll of 1,002 Mexican adults has found that 58% of those polled preferred…
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United Media’s N1 secures nationwide licence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Media-owned news and information channel N1 Television has secured a national broadcasting licence from…
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ESPN to launch hub for all live sports streaming
Disney-owned ESPN is aiming to become the TV guide of live sports, with plans to launch a…
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Ofcom finds GB News COVID-19 coverage in breach of broadcasting code
UK media regulator Ofcom has found the Mark Steyn programme, which aired on controversial right-wing news channel…