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OTTera expands into Africa with executive appointment
LA-based FAST Channel provider OTTera has announced its expansion into Africa with the appointment of…
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RTL sees streaming growth accelerate
Paying subscribers for RTL Group’s streaming services in Germany and the Netherlands was up 48%…
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Paramount records streaming growth despite Russian exit, but losses mount
Paramount posted a 19% rise in revenue in the second quarter on the back of…
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Canal+ announces EPL sublicencing deals in Slovakia and Czech Republic
Canal+ has reached sublicencing agreements with a trio of operators in Slovakia and the Czech…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names UK and Ireland leadership team
Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed its senior leadership team for the UK & Ireland, to…
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Ex-Discovery exec Lemke to head Curiosity Channel Germany and Spiegel TV History
Germany’s Spiegel TV and its factual content producer partner Autentic have named Saevar Lemke as…
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beIN Media sells Ligue 2 rights to Reddentes for Vietnam
Qatar-based beIN Media Group has struck a deal with Asia-focused sports agency Reddentes Sports giving…
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Love Island becomes ITV Hub’s most-watched series ever
ITV’s hit reality dating show Love Island has broken records for the broadcaster. The series,…
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India’s QYou to launch dedicated gaming channel
Indian youth media group, QYou Media, has announced the launch of a brand new channel…
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EBU: 280 million watch Euro 2022
UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 reached over 280 million people across European Broadcasting Union member nations,…
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US imposes sanctions on National Media Group chair Kabaeva
The US, along with the EU and UK, has imposed sanctions on the chair of…
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ITV consensus expectations ‘too high’ says Berenberg
UK commercial broadcaster ITV faces significant “headwinds coming in advertising” and the consensus view of…
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Spain’s second-tier league to launch standalone channel with distribution across 10 platforms
LaLiga Segunda, the second tier of Spanish domestic football, has agreed non-exclusive broadcast deals with…
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LaLiga becomes first European league to launch streaming service in China
Spanish top-flight football league LaLiga has announced the launch of a new DTC streaming service…
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CCTV to resume Premier League coverage after two year absence
China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s sole nationwide linear broadcaster, is set to broadcast the…
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Blue Ant Media promotes pair in FAST drive
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has promoted Craig Junner to SVP of programming & content strategy,…
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RTL and SevenOne Entertainment to create new addressable ad tech JV
German broadcasters RTL Deutschland and Seven.One Entertainment Group/ProSiebenSat.1 are to set up an addressable advertising…
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Linear took hit in 2021 as average viewer watched 362 mins of video per day, says Omdia
The average TV viewer watched 362 minutes of video per day in 2021, according to…
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Abu Dhabi Media and Starzplay pick up Serie A; ESPN renews EFL deal
Abu Dhabi Media and Starzplay have confirmed that they have acquired the MENA rights to…
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Euros final smashes viewing records as 17.4 million tune in
England’s heroic Women’s Euro 2022 final victory has broken viewing records for the sport, while…
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Vice Media in talks over sale to Greece’s Antenna Group
Vice Media is reportedly in talks to be acquired by longtime commercial partner Antenna Group….
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Paramount promotes Kaufman to international lead as Annecchino departs
Paramount Global has named Pamela Kaufman to the newly created role of president & CEO…
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Record Tour de France engagement for Warner Bros. Discovery Sports
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (WBDS) has revealed record-breaking audience engagement across 50 markets in Europe…
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Peacock stable as Comcast sweats on stalled broadband growth and churn at Sky
NBCUniversal-owned streaming service Peacock saw its paid subscriber numbers stall at around 13 million in…
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DTH down in India
DTH services in India saw total subscribers drop by 1.6 million in the first quarter…
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Freeview Play update brings box sets and genre recommendations
Digital UK-owned Freeview has announced the launch of new content discovery tools on streaming platform…
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Sky Sport Box Office to broadcast Usyk/Joshua rematch
Sky Sports has confirmed that it will be exclusive PPV broadcaster of the hotly-anticipated Oleksandr…
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ITV sees revenues jump but ITVX streamer plan hits profits
ITV Studios (ITVS) has helped its UK commercial broadcaster parent ITV record a half-year jump…
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TF1 confirms Ykone sale as it posts solid first half numbers
French broadcaster TF1 has confirmed the sale of its majority stake in influencer marketing agency…
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Euro 2022: 9 million tune in as England beat Sweden
England’s 4-0 demolition of Sweden was the most-watched match of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022…