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Germany’s SWR selects PORTAL.easystream for event streaming efficiency
Germany-based media solutions provide Logic has been drafted in to help German regional public broadcaster…
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France Televisions and RTL Deutschland join anti-piracy coalition ACE
ACE (the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment), which describes itself as ‘the world’s leading anti-piracy…
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MLS signs Fox deal in the US, but 26-year relationship with Disney is over
Major League Soccer in the US has announced a series of new four-year linear TV…
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Freeview passes on-demand milestone
UK digital-terrestrial free-to-view platform Freeview has passed the milestone of 60,000 hours of on-demand free…
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ZDF settles long-running dispute with German cablers
German public broadcaster ZDF and cable industry trade association DNMG (Deutsche Netzmarketing) have settled a…
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Conseil d’État forces watchdog to look again at Eutelsat’s Russian business
France’s highest court, the Conseil d’État, has rejected media regulator Arcom’s contention that it is…
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England vs France reaps record audiences on both sides of channel
On Saturday, the England vs France FIFA World Cup quarter final match was watched by…
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EBU hails Slovenia public broadcasting referendum result
The EBU has welcomed the result of a recent national referendum in Slovenia which looks…
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ARCOM sets tight deadline for French DTT applications
French media regulator ARCOM has given companies until January 23 to submit an application for…
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BBC board-level appointments designed to drive commercial growth
Just a day after BBC director-general Tim Davie set out his “case for growth” at…
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Starz hires Netflix’s Hilburn as marketing chief
US pay TV programmer and streamer Starz has refreshed its domestic leadership team with two…
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UKTV appoints new technology and operations chief
UK-based, BBC Studios-owned channel provider UKTV has appointed Tim Bertioli as its new director of media services, taking…
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ITV and STV deepen content sharing and advertising partnership
UK commercial broadcaster ITV and Scottish equivalent STV have signed up to an enhanced strategic…
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BBC UKTV channel to join South Africa’s DStv this month
Multichoice’s digital PayTV platform DStv is adding a new BBC channel to its offering from…
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Donelan tells MPs she is looking at ‘other options’ to C4 privatisation
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan has given her strongest indication yet that the UK government…
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EBU elects new executive board, adds one newcomer
Members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have elected a new executive board, comprised of…
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Live shopping comes to Pluto TV courtesy of QVC and HSN FAST channels
Shopping channels QVC and HSN, which both belong to Qurate Retail, are the latest brands…
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ProSiebenSat.1 calls in EVS to help kit out its new studio operation
German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired a suite of EVS tech solutions to equip its…
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Ninetnine launches FTA channel Helwa TV on Arabsat
Digital content specialist Ninetnine has launched live linear entertainment TV channel Helwa TV on Arabsat,…
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Mediaset acquires Zelig
MediaForEurope’s Italian arm, Mediaset, has acquired well-known Italian entertainment brand Zelig following a long collaborative…
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FIFA claims record-breaking audiences for 2022 World Cup group stage
Football’s global governing body FIFA says the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is delivering record-breaking…
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AMC turnaround will trigger US$350m-US$475m in restructuring charges
Having announced plans that could lead to a cut 20% of its workforce, AMC Networks…
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French competition authority rejects Canal+ and beIN complaints
French competition body, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has rejected discrimination complaints from pay TV…
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ITVX secures Paramount hit shows ahead of next week’s launch
ITV streaming platform ITVX is continuing to build up its content acquisitions slate ahead of…
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BBC Studios unveils digital-first comedy channel Funny Parts
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, has ramped up its commitment to digital-first…
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Sky Deutschland discards Disney-owned NatGeo channels
German PayTV platform Sky Deutschland is dropping Disney-based documentary channels National Geographic (NatGeo) and NatGeo…
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BBC gets greenlight for more iPlayer content, probed on service to low-income viewers
UK media regulator Ofcom has given the BBC a green light to add more archive…
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Monetisation of content ‘in disarray’ says AMC Networks chairman
AMC Networks is the latest company to fall victim to this year’s correction in the…
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Disney takes 100% control of tech company BAMTech
Disney may be strapped for cash, but the company did manage to rustle up US$900m…
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RTL Hungary taps Bedrock for RTL+ streaming launch
RTL Hungary has tapped technology outfit Bedrock to power its newly rebranded RTL+ direct-to-consumer streaming…