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Discovery to broadcast 1,200 hours of live sport from Winter Olympics
Discovery has unveiled the scale of its coverage of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Beijing…
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Channel 4 picks up Formula E rights
Channel 4 has agreed a multi-year rights deal with electric racing championship Formula E. The…
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Insight TV launches on Polsat Box and Netia in Poland
Programmer Insight TV has today launched its millennial-focused UHD channel on the Polsat Box and Netia…
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Canal+ names new head of sports
French pay TV outfit Canal+ has named Thomas Sénécal as director of sports. Sénécal,who will…
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Canal+ names originals chief
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named Olivier Bibas as its new director of original…
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Brat TV launches AVOD channel on Roku and Fire TV
Multi-channel streaming firm Future Today has announced a partnership with popular YouTube creator Brat TV…
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PA Media Group veteran Emily Shelley appointed to board
PA Media Group, the owner of companies including broadcast tech firm Globelynx and video streaming…
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Mediaset launches new offering as ViacomCBS pulls DTT channels
Italian broadcaster Mediaset – now known as MediaForEurope – has launched a new free-to-air movies…
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New president for Hulu in sweeping changes for Disney’s DTC business
Disney has announced the appointment of Joe Earley as the president of streaming service Hulu…
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Extreme International launches network of OTT channels
Extreme sports broadcaster Extreme International has launched its media network of channels on connected TVs…
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Gallagher Premiership goes FTA in the UK with ITV
Live domestic rugby is set to return to free-to-air broadcast in the UK, with ITV…
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Eleven to start charging in SE Asia as sports broadcaster expands rights portfolio
Eleven Sports has announced a series of rights deals for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong,…
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Brazil adopts key ATSC tech for next-gen TV standard
The Brazilian digital-terrestrial TV standards body, the Fórum Sistema Brasileiro TV Digital Terrestre (SBTVD Forum),…
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France Télévisions picks up Paris 2024 Paralympics rights
France Télévisions has been announced as the exclusive broadcaster of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games…
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DAZN launches DAZN Studios content development business
Hot off the heels of making Shay Segev its sole CEO, sports broadcaster and streamer…
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Q India to launch dedicated alternative animation channel
Indian media group Qyou Media has announced the launch of a new channel dubbed Q…
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Big SVOD players driving European audiovisual services revenue growth
The top four streaming players accounting for the lion’s share of growth among the top…
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Video Solutions AG picks Amagi for pair of channel launches
Watch4 operator Video Solutions AG has partnered with SaaS tech provider Amagi to launch, distribute…
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Licence fee abolishment will force BBC to cut £2.5 billion over 5 years says Davie
Tim Davie, the director general of UK pubcaster the BBC, has said that the corporation…
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Segev made sole CEO at DAZN while company hires Amazon Prime Video finance director as CFO
DAZN has announced a major executive shakeup that will see Shay Segev serve as the…
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UK Government to abolish licence fee in 2027 and cut BBC funding
UK culture secretary Nadine Dorries has announced plans to abolish the licence fee and freeze…
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EBU names Jonathan Broughton as head of strategy
Public broadcaster organsiation the EBU has appointed Jonathan Broughton as its new head of strategy….
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Disney adds to European football rights portfolio with South America EPL deal
Disney has reportedly agreed a three-year deal with the English Premier League in South America….
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GolfTV comes to Starzplay as streamer agrees distribution deal with Discovery
Starzplay has agreed a distribution agreement with Discovery to offer GolfTV as an add-on to…
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Record-breaking festive period for BBC iPlayer
The BBC iPlayer experienced a record-breaking festive period, the broadcaster has announced. The catch-up service…
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Former BBC and History exec Jana Bennett dies, aged 66
Former History and BBC boss Jana Bennett has died, aged 66. Bennett revealed in 2019 that…
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Paramount+ gets English Premier League in LATAM
ViacomCBS has secured exclusive rights to stream the English Premier League in Latin America. The…
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ViacomCBS migrates content distribution to IP with CommScope
ViacomCBS has announced the migration from satellite to IP content distribution with CommScope. The broadcast…
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DAZN reportedly on verge of US$800 million BT Sport acquisition
DAZN is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire BT Sport for an estimated US$800 million….
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France Télévisions’ Ernotte reveals Salto subs number, defends pubcaster’s role
French streaming service Salto, backed by the country’s three largest broadcasters, now has around 700,000…