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Altice Media launches eight FAST channels
Altice Media has launched eight FAST channels to be distributed on its own RMC BFM…
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SPI International launches streaming channels in MEA
Canal+-owned channel and streamer provider SPI International has launched three channels – FilmBox Action, FilmBox…
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UKTV acquires six drama shows from Disney in licensing deal
BBC Studios-operated broadcaster, UKTV has struck a licensing deal with The Walt Disney Company for…
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BBC defends AI voiceover decision following controversy
The BBC has defended a decision to use AI voiceover in place of the voice…
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Miron and Newhouse quit WBD board amid DoJ probe
Two of Warner Bros. Discovery’s independent directors, Steven A. Miron and Steven O. Newhouse, have…
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BBC First to launch in Malta
BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial arm, is to launch British drama channel BBC First in Malta…
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ProSiebenSat.1 rejects MFE call for split-up
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1’s management has comprehensively rejected MediaForEurope’s (MFE) call for the company to be split…
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BBC and C4 to broadcast British Swimming Championships
British Swimming has signed deals with UK pubcasters BBC and Channel 4 to deliver free-to-air…
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Atresmedia TV secures MotoGP rights in deal with DAZN
Spanish TV operator Atresmedia TV has inked an agreement with sports streamer DAZN and MotoGP…
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Davie: BBC developing ethical algorithms for internet future
The BBC will develop its own “ethical algorithms” that serve common values and “proactively deploy…
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ITV Oscars coverage peaks at 1.1 million viewers
ITV’s free-to-air coverage of the 2024 Oscars ceremony drew 800,000 viewers and peaked at 1.1…
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Disney’s Iger and Peltz square up ahead of proxy vote
Disney and its CEO Bob Iger and activist investor Nelson Peltz are in the final…
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Moonbug launches Blippi & Friends linear channel in MENA
Candle Media-owned kids entertainment outfit Moonbug Entertainment has launched its second linear channel, Blippi & Friends….
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Eutelsat taps Enensys OneBeam for 4K UHD DTT
Eutelsat has chosen Enensys’s OneBeam DVB-SIS technology to deploy 4K UHD TV services over the…
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France Télévisions boss says Salto closure was “strategic mistake”
France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte-Cunci has called for more cooperation between domestic broadcasters, after describing…
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MFE proposes ProSiebenSat.1 asset split
MediaForEurope (MFE), largest investor in German commercial broadcaster, ProSiebenSat.1, has revealed it has proposed…
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BBC Studios and BBC News launch new app and site globally
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, and BBC News have launched a new…
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TF1 to roll out newly-launched streamer TF1+ internationally
France’s TF1 Group is to roll out its recently launched streamer TF1+ into international markets,…
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BBC Studios and SABC launch BBC Primetime in South Africa
BBC Studios and South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have launched a new content block, BBC…
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TP Vision and Vestel partners with Addressable TV Initiative
RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1’s joint venture, Addressable TV Initiative (ATVI), has inked a deal with…
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ITV’s coverage of FA Cup quarter-final draws 8.6m viewers
The FA cup quarter-finals which saw Manchester United defeat Liverpool drew 8.6 million viewers on…
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Ofcom: GB News broke impartiality rules, but no sanction
UK media regulator Ofcom has concluded that controversial news channel GB News repeatedly broke its…
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NBCU ties with LiveRamp and Google to enhance ad service
NBC Universal (NBCU) has partnered with data specialist platform LiveRamp to implement Google Display &…
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Rodolphe Saadé close to buying Altice Media in €1.55bn deal
Despite earlier ruling out a sale of its French media assets, indebted telecom group Altice…
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YFE extends Fix&Foxi deal with telco Salzburg
German kids programmer Your Family Entertainment AG (YFE) has extended a distribution deal with with…
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ITV to grow digital advertising business with increasing investment from “dozens of new advertisers”
ITV will introduce a raft of new to TV digital first-hand advertisers across ITVX following…
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France’s M6 wins FIFA World Cup 2026 & 2030 rights
French broadcaster M6 Group has won the free-to-air rights to the upcoming FIFA World Cup…
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Channel 4 names ex-Sky exec Thomas as CFO
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed former Sky exec Lucy Thomas as its chief financial officer.
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TVMonaco taps SES for HD channel launch and distribution
Monaco’s state-owned public broadcaster, TVMonaco, has inked a multi-year agreement with satellite operator SES to…
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YFE’s RiC TV changes satellite frequency, launches in HD
German kids programmer Your Family Entertainment AG (YFE) has renewed a partnership with Austria-based broadcast…