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YouTube dominance, SVOD decline and pubcaster strength: key takeaways from Ofcom’s Media Nations 2022 report
It is that time of year where UK broadcast regulator Ofcom publishes its Media Nations…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils MENA & EMEA exec teams
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has made the latest overhaul to its senior management team, this…
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Warner Bros. Discovery pulls out of GB News as co-founders quit
Far-right UK newscaster GB News has suffered a major blow, with major shareholder Warner Bros….
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Record generational divide laid bare in latest Ofcom report
The gulf in UK video consumption habits has been laid bare in Ofcom’s latest Media…
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ITV ups Lynette Kewley to ITVX commercial director
Ahead of the launch of ITVX later this year, pubcaster ITV has appointed Lynette Kewley…
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DAZN and beIN secure EFL rights
Sports streamer DAZN has confirmed an extended rights deal with the English Football League (EFL)…
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NFL touches down on ITV in three-year deal
UK pubcaster ITV has scored free-to-air rights to the National Football League (NFL). The three-year-deal…
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New management team for RTL Deutschland
RTL Group is reorganising the management of RTL Deutschland. Matthias Dang, co-CEO, Alexander Glatz, chief…
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beIN bolsters TOD with Turkish Süper Lig rights
beIN Sports-owned streaming service TOD has agreed a deal to be the exclusive rights holder…
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Viaplay signs long-term partnership with Erling Haaland
Viaplay has announced its latest marketing initiative as it continues to expand its business throughout…
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CNBC president and chairman Mark Hoffman to step down in September
Mark Hoffman, the chairman and president of NBCUniversal-owned news broadcaster CNBC, has announced plans to…
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Disney investor Third Point demands Hulu integration and ESPN spin-off
New York-based hedge fund Third Point has taken a stake in Disney with a demand…
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Warner Bros. Discovery lays off staff as it restructures HBO Max
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has laid off 14% of HBO and HBO Max staff –…
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BBC iPlayer records strongest Q2 ever
Drama series including Peaky Blinders, The Split, Killing Eve and Sherwood, and live events including…
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Sports rights: LaLiga signs FTA deal with ITV; OneFootball bags Serie A for UK and Ireland
Regular season live club football has returned to ITV for the first time since 2015,…
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Nexstar to acquire majority control of The CW
US local broadcasting group Nexstar Media Group is to acquire a 75% majority stake in…
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Barcelona activates ‘fourth lever’ with further €100 million prodco sale
FC Barcelona have sold a 24.5% stake in content business Barcelona Studios in a deal…
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Travelxp lands on MEO in Portugal
Travel channel provider Travelxp 4K has struck a deal with Altice Portgual’s MEO, enabling it…
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A+E Networks debuts D2C Crime+Investigation streamer in UK
A+E Networks EMEA is to launch what it claims to be the only dedicated direct-to-consumer…
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Scottish Women’s Premier League secures BBC rights deal
The BBC has announced a new rights deal with the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL)….
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DAZN to broadcast Women’s International Champions Cup in 175 markets
Sports streamer DAZN has announced that it will broadcast the Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC)…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul completes US$375 million Redbox deal
Chicken Soup for the Soul, the owner of Crackle, has completed the US$375 million merger…
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ProSiebenSat.1 adjusts expectations downward in ‘difficult environment’
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1’s second quarter revenues have edged above the €2 billion level for the first…
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Warner Bros. Discovery rejigs leadership in Germany
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its new-look team in Germany, with veteran exec Alberto…
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Disney becomes world’s largest streaming operator
Disney has overtaken Netflix as the world’s largest streaming operator. In its Q3 2022 earnings,…
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Sport1 taps Better Collective for online gambling play
German sports broadcaster Sport1 GmbH and its gambling subsidiary Magic Sports Media GmbH have signed…
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NAB announces trio of appointments to board of directors
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced a trio of appointments to its board…
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France abolishes the licence fee – listen to the latest episode of TV Watch
The latest episode of Digital TV Europe’s podcast TV Watch is now available to stream…
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ESPN+ renews DFB-Pokal rights
Disney-owned ESPN has announced a renewed rights deal with the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s top domestic football…
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Canal+ renews LaLiga rights for Sub-Saharan Africa
Spanish football’s LaLiga has announced a renewed deal for the league’s pay TV French language…