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BBC hires head of ITVX news to lead streaming operations across news
UK free-to-air broadcaster BBC has poached ITV News exec Chris Achilleos to head its streaming…
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Paramount begins lay-offs, with 800 employees to go
Paramount Global has begun the planned lay-offs of around 800 of its US based staff, with affected employees informed yesterday.
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Museum TV and MyZen TV secure Austrian distribution with Simpli TV
SECOM Group-owned channels Museum TV and MyZen TV have debuted in Austria through a deal…
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RTVE rollsout rtveplay+ across Europe
Spain’s public service broadcaster, RTVE, has launched its international OTT platform, rtveplay+, in Europe. rtveplay+…
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BBC Sport strikes broadcast partnership with UK Athletics for 2024 major event series
BBC and UK Athletics (UKA) have entered into a partnership which will see the UK free-to-air broadcaster show coverage of the 2024 UKA’s major events series.
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Over 5.5 million UK homes risk lack of access to traditional TV
Amidst the move of linear TV to online, over 5.5 million UK homes are predicted to be without a high-speed broadband subscription in 2040 which will see viewers struggle to watch content via traditional TV and further putting it at risk of decline, forecasts consultancy firm EY.
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Disney makes fresh appeal to shareholders in battle with Peltz
Disney has made another appeal to shareholders not to support activist investor Nelson Peltz’s move to secure places on the studio’s board for himself and Jay Rasulo.
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beIN Sports gains rights to ELF games in France
American football organisation, European League of Football (ELF), deepens its coverage in France, striking a new broadcasting rights agreement with leading sports content provider, beIN Sports, in the country.
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Former X chief Yu Sasamoto becomes CEO of DAZN Japan
Former X (previously Twitter) Japan and APAC boss, Yu Sasamoto, has been named DAZN Japan…
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AMC Networks hit by falling linear sales as streaming subs edge upwards
AMC Networks was badly hit by falling linear revenues in the fourth quarter, despite a modest uplift in streaming numbers and revenue.
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Disney’s formula for streaming success
Disney boss Bob Iger packed so much into this week’s quarterly earnings call that attending…
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Extreme E renews free-to-air broadcasting deal with RTVE in Spain
Extreme E, the off-road electric race series, has extended its broadcasting partnership with Spain’s pubcaster,…
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ARCOM calls for common app for French broadcasters on Freely model
French media regulator ARCOM has called for the creation of a common smart TV and…
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DAZN to deliver global coverage of Super Bowl via NFL Game Pass
The highly anticipated Super Bowl LVIII event, taking place on February 11, will feature on…
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DAZN to add FIBA’s basketball streamer, Courtside 1891, to offering
Sports streaming leader, DAZN, has reached a deal with the International Basketball Federation, FIBA, to…
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ITVX earns record 315m streams in January
ITVX, the streaming arm of UK broadcaster ITV, landed a record of 315 million streams…
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Disney narrows streaming losses as it bets on investment in Epic Games
Disney lost 1.3 million Disney+ streaming subscribers in its first fiscal quarter but reduced the…
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BBC lands Super League TV rights in landmark deal
BBC has struck a three-season deal with Rugby League Commercial to live broadcast Super League…
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RTVE launches La1 in UHD with national coverage on DTT
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has started broadcasting flagship channel La 1 in Ultra High Definition…
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Disney’s ESPN holds broadcasting rights to Eredivisie until 2030
Disney-operated sports entertainment giant, ESPN, has retained the media rights to the Dutch football legaue,…
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YFE furthers international ambitions with two new deals
German kids programmer Your Family Entertainment (YFE) has furthered its international expansion ambitions with two…
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BBC unveils Six Nations broadcast plans
UK pubcaster, BBC, has unveiled its broadcast plans of the international men’s rugby tournament, Six…
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Everyone TV: ‘Trailblazing’ Freely will position UK broadcasters for IP-only future
The UK’s “trailblazing” new free-to-view hybrid IP and broadcast platform Freely is “one of very…
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Outside the Box: growth in IP-only homes highlights need for Freely
The growth in IP-only homes that do not connect their main TV screen to any…
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Lorraine Heggessey: British TV content ‘alive and well’
British TV content is “alive and well”, with strong investigative journalism, drama and entertainment programming,…
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EBU launches first D2C streamer, Eurovision Sport
The European Broadcasting Union has today launched its first direct-to-consumer streaming service, Eurovision Sport. The…
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Byron Allen in US$30bn bid for Paramount
US media mogul and The Weather Channel owner Byron Allen has made a $30bn offer…
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Narrative Entertainment’s Tiny Pop goes fully digital
UK commercial broadcaster Narrative Entertainment will move its pre-school linear channel, Tiny Pop, to fully…
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BBC: iPlayer to be recognised as streaming destination rather than catch-up service, says exec
UK public service broadcaster (PSB), BBC, is actively making moves to reposition its free SVOD…
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Channel 4 outlines streaming future as it confirms layoffs
UK ad-supported public broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled its plan to become a digital-first streamer…