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English Premier League bags £2 billion NBC Sports deal
The English Premier League has agreed a record six-year broadcast deal in the US with…
BBC revamps look and feel of iPlayer on TV
The BBC has revamped the look and feel of the TV version of its iPlayer…
BBC iPlayer gets refreshed UX
The BBC has launched a visual overhaul to the iPlayer on TVs The update presents…
Plex at 200 FTA channels
Streaming media Plex has reached a milestone of 200 free-to-stream live TV channels. While initially…
Eleven Belgium secures Ligue 1 rights
Sports broadcaster and streamer Eleven Belgium has secured rights to Ligue 1 football for the…
rlaxx TV picks Publica for CTV ad serving
Germany-based ad-supported streaming service rlaxx TV has announced a partnership with CTV ad platform Publica….
Fuel TV expands Pluto TV presence in Europe and Latin America
Action sports broadcaster Fuel TV has announced a distribution deal with ViacomCBS-owned ad-supported streaming platform…
Toonz launches pay TV channel for Indonesia
India’s Toonz Media Group has launched Toonz Kids, a new pay-TV children’s channel in Indonesia,…
Iliad Telecom appealing to EC on TF1-M6 merger
French and international service provider Iliad Telecom, parent of Free, is appealing for the European…
NHL goes free-to-air in Germany with ProSieben MAXX deal
The National Hockey League (NHL) has agreed a free-to-air broadcast partnership in Germany with ProSieben…
DAZN to implement tighter account sharing measures in Italy
DAZN is facing a backlash in Italy over its attempts to curb account sharing. Account…
Eurosport taking action over Canal+ non-payment
Discovery-owned sports network Eurosport has reportedly taken legal action against Canal+ over alleged non-payment of…
EPL on verge of record overseas broadcast rights deal
The English Premier League is reportedly close to a US$2 billion broadcast rights deal in…
ProSiebenSat.1 results ‘overshadowed’ by poor dating numbers
ProSiebenSat.1’s solid results from its media and entertainment and production businesses risks being overshadowed by…
Vodafone and Sky Deutschland test 5G Multiview App in stadium
Vodafone Deutschland and Sky Deutschland have successfully tested a new Sky 5G Multiview App during…
M7 to distribute Slovakia’s TV OSEM through Astra at 23.5° East
Canal+-owned Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group has signed a multi-year agreement with Slovakia-based lifestyle…
HSE renews SES carriage deal
Live commerce broadcaster HSE has announced a multi-year partnership with satellite operator SES. The deal…
SKY Sports renews LaLiga deal for Mexico and Central America
Spanish football League LaLiga has renewed its broadcast rights deal in Mexico and Central America…
ITV on course for record ad revenues after strong nine months
ITV has posted strong results for its first nine months in a trading update, with…
KBC turns to Spacecom for DTT service broadcast
Kenya Broadcast Corporation (KBC) has announced a partnership with Israeli satellite services provider Spacecom. The…
Women’s Super League picked up by ViacomCBS for Paramount+
ViacomCBS has picked up the US broadcast rights to the FA Women’s Super League. The…
BBC suffers funding blow as licence fee looks set to be frozen
UK pubcaster the BBC faces having its funding frozen for the next two years in…
UK government delays Channel 4 privatisation decision following public backlash
The UK government has delayed any decision on privatising pubcaster Channel 4. In July, the…
Paramount+ was late to the party, but ViacomCBS’s aggressive streaming strategy is paying off
In terms of the major US media players who have launched their own major streaming…
Sky and BBC among winners at TBI’s Content Innovation Awards
Sky, Cineflix Rights and Banijay have been revealed as the big winners at the Content…
47 million streaming subscribers for ViacomCBS
The strong performance of streaming services including Paramount+ and Pluto TV has driven ViacomCBS to…
90% subscriber streaming growth for RTL in year-to-date
RTL has reported strong revenue for the year-to-date, praising a recovery in TV advertising and…
ProSiebenSat.1 raises outlook following stellar ad growth
German commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has raised its full-year outlook after posting strong revenue growth…
Group led by former Disney execs Mayer and Staggs close to US$3 billion Moonbug acquisition
A Blackstong Group-backed investment firm backed by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs…
BeIN extends MENA NBA deal
BeIN Media has extended its rights deal for the NBA in MENA. The renewal extends…