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Broadcasters
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MBC moves HQ from Dubai to Riyadh
Middle East broadcaster MBC Group has opened a new headquarters in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia….
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TF1 and M6 shares fall as Bertelsmann scrambles for new suitor ahead of deadline
France’s two largest broadcasters have seen their share price tumble after they abandoned plans to…
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Apple and Amazon turn down LIV Golf
Saudi-backed LIV Golf has suffered a further blow to its hopes of a broadcast deal…
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ITV Studios picks Whip Media for performance tracking
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a deal with Whip Media that will enable the distributor to…
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Paramount+ launches in Italy
Paramount+ has rolled out in Italy with 8,000 hours of programming and plans for a…
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LIV Golf in talks with four US broadcasters, says CEO Greg Norman
Controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf has attracted ‘enormous’ interest from media partners, the organisation’s CEO has…
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‘Hand-curated’ streamer Mometu adds content and tech with FAST Channels TV deal
Free streamer Mometu has announced an agreement with FAST Channels TV to expand its content…
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Estrella Media hires former NBCU formats boss as content chief
LA-based Spanish-language firm Estrella Media has appointed former NBCUniversal formats boss Enrique Guillen as chief…
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NFL moves to TV4 Media in Sweden and Finland
The NFL has a new broadcast partner in Sweden and Finland. The league has agreed…
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Mediaset Italia picks Mediagenix for scheduling tech
Mediaset Italia has a partnership with Mediagenix for its scheduling solution. The company will integrate…
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M7 Group appoints Canal+ Poland finance boss
Canal+-owned M7 Group has announced the appointment of Frederic Beradi as its new chief financial…
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Concessions offered by Sony-Zee as watchdog raises concerns
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment have reportedly offered concessions in order to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys Warner Bros. Discovery out of Joyn for €1
ProSiebenSat.1 has assumed full control of streaming service Joyn after buying out the 50% stake…
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Loeb has “better understanding” of ESPN’s importance to Disney and cools on spin-off demands
Activist investor Daniel Loeb has cooled on his demands that Disney spin sportscaster ESPN off…
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Allen Media Group picks Quickplay for DTC expansion
Allen Media Group has announced an agreement with Quickplay – formerly Firstlight Media – to…
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Container Media signs up Alpha Networks for OTT tech
Box Brazil Group-owned Container Media has announced an OTT platform partnership with Alpha Networks. The…
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Intertrust and Sofia Digital partner for direct-to-TV service
Intertrust and Sofia Digital have announced a partnership to offer direct-to-TV services with ExpressPlay XCA….
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CH Media picks Kaltura for oneplus streamer
Swiss pay TV operator CH Media has revealed Kaltura as its partner to power the…
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AMC Networks distribution boss exits
Josh Reader, president of distribution and development for AMC Networks in the US, is exiting…
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Sport paused across the UK following death of Queen Elizabeth II
Live sport across the UK has been postponed this weekend in light of the death…
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Irdeto to supply middleware for Akash Digital TV
Beximco Communications, part of Bangladeshi Beximco Group, has announced an extended deal with cybersecurity firm…
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YouTube ditches algorithm and ads for new education platform
YouTube is launching an ad-free version of its platform for education. Announced in a blog…
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Swiss Broadcasting deploys next-gen Viaccess-Orca CAS solution
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) has announced a new partnership with Viaccess-Orca (VO) to provide…
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NFL renews Canadian rights deal with DAZN
The NFL has announced a renewed rights deal with DAZN in Canada. The new-look deal…
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Equidia picks Globecast for cloud delivery
International horse racing channel Equidia has announced a partnership with media and content management solutions…
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Free first in Europe for Insight’s new INULTRA channel
Millennial-focused channel operator Insight TV has announced a partnership with French telco Free for the…
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Former BBC tech boss in at M2A Media as non-exec director
Cloud-based live video solutions provider M2A Media has announced the appointment of former BBC chief…
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DAZN and RTL to broadcast NFL from 2023 in DACH
The NFL has announced long-term rights deals in Germany with RTL and DAZN. From the…
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DAZN picks up Spanish top-flight women’s football
Sports streamer DAZN has announced a landmark deal for Spanish women’s football. The broadcaster has…
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Nadine Dorries steps down as culture secretary
Following the exit of British prime minister Boris Johnson, controversial culture secretary Nadine Dorries has…