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Report: Disney appoints dedicated metaverse exec
Disney has become the latest company to turn its attention to the metaverse via a…
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UKTV’s Nicola Greaves to become BBC Studios EVP Global Operations
BBC Studios (BBCS) has promoted the director of technology & operations at its UK-based networks…
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Canal+ and beIN secure piracy-busting injunction to protect Champions League coverage
French broadcasters Canal+ and beIN Sports France have obtained injunctions to prevent themselves against pirate…
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‘Several million euro’ investment required for RTÉ Player, says broadcaster
Irish broadcaster RTÉ has said that it requires significant investment to modernise its streaming service…
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ITV Studios to launch pair of channels on Samsung TV Plus
ITV Studios has announced a partnership with Samsung TV Plus to launch two FAST channels…
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Shakeup for BBC Studios, with Glashow promoted to CEO of global distribution
BBC Studios (BBCS) has rejigged its sales operations, with long-standing global distribution president Paul Dempsey…
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Ukraine imposes sanctions on pro-Russia Nash TV
Ukraine has imposed sanctions on TV channel Nash TV as a part of ongoing tensions…
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Streaming success for Discovery in Beijing
Viewership of Discovery’s coverage of the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has already surpassed the…
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RTL agrees deal to sell off Croatian business in €50 million deal
Czech investment group PPF has announced a deal to buy RTL’s Croatian operation. The deal,…
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Discovery shareholders to vote on Warner merger on March 11
Discovery has scheduled a special shareholders meeting on March 11 to ratify its US$43 billion…
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Thema picks Amagi for FAST distribution
SaaS leader Amagi has been selected by pay TV channel distributor Thema to distribute channels…
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ITV America ups Thomas to head of international programming
ITV America has promoted veteran unscripted producer Simon Thomas to president of ITV Entertainment and…
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France Channel comes to Struum
Struum, the aggregation-driven streaming platform backed by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, has added content…
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Thema taps Amagi for growth in FAST world
Canal+ Group-owned channel distributor Thema has signed up with software-as-a-service for cloud-based broadcast and connected…
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TiVi5Monde taps Globecast, Arabsat for MENA launch
French international kids channel TiVi5Monde is to use media services provider Globecast and satellite operator…
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Canal+ ups StudioCanal chief to management board
French pay TV operator Canal+ has appointed StudioCanal CEO Anna Marsh to its group management…
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Eclat expands SPOTV channels across Asia
Sports channel operator Eclat Media Group has announced the expansion of its content broadcasting to…
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360 TuneBox comes to Zuku in expanded deal with SPI/FilmBox
SPI/FilmBox has announced an expanded distribution deal with East African home entertainment provider Zuku. The…
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Channel 4 picks up PFL
UK pubcaster has continued its recent flurry of sports rights acquisitions by agreeing a distribution…
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BBC bosses respond to licence fee freeze
BBC chairman Richard Sharp and director-general Time Davie have written to UK culture secretary Nadine…
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Serie A expands YouTube deal for remainder of season
Serie A will air all matches on YouTube in the MENA region for the remainder…
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Viaplay hits 4 million subs
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has surpassed 4 million Viaplay subscribers. The company revealed that…
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Fuel TV turns to Wurl for global expansion efforts
Action sports broadcaster Fuel TV has announced an expanded global distribution and delivery partnership with…
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Berenberg reflects on mixed quarter for ProSiebenSat.1
Analysts at Berenberg have reiterated a hold rating, with a reduced price target, for ProSiebenSat.1…
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NBCU streams Winter Olympics coverage in 8K VR
NBCUniversal has launched the NBC Olympics VR by Xfinity app. The app will see NBCU…
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BT playing long game with Discovery sports deal
‘Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.’ The words of…
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Altice’s Drahi in favour of TF1-M6 merger, looking to grow media business
Altice boss Patrick Drahi has told French legislators that he is broadly in favour of…
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Russia shuts down Deutsche Welle in retaliation for RT DE ban
The Russian government has forcibly shut down German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s operations in the country…
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Russia readies retaliation against German RT ban
Russia is set to retaliate against Germany after state broadcaster RT was banned by German…
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Amazon picks Screach for distribution of Ligue 1 to commercial venues in France
Prime Video has announced a partnership with Screach to distribute its broadcasts of French Ligue…