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Ashes in sights for BT Sport
BT Sport is reportedly on course to win the live broadcast rights for the upcoming…
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Serie A turns to YouTube for MENA ahead of new season
Italy’s Serie A will stream some matches on YouTube in the MENA region. The deal…
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Disney to surpass Netflix for streaming subs in Southeast Asia by end of 2021
Disney+ Hotstar is expected to overtake Netflix in the Southeast Asia region by the end…
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Poland’s new media law shows the dark side of regulating foreign TV players
European governments and broadcasters in recent years have been somewhat helpless to curb the ‘invasion’…
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Disney+ at 116 million subs as company announces further SEA expansion
Disney+ is to roll out in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan this November. These…
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Discovery launches legal challenge to Polish government over new media ownership laws
US-based factual giant Discovery is to take legal action against the Polish government, following the…
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LaLiga clubs approve €2.7 billion sale of stake to CVC Capital Partners
LaLiga’s general assembly has voted in favour of a deal to sell 10% of the…
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Poland passes controversial law that could force out Discovery
Poland has passed a controversial new media law which has the potential for major curbs…
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Telenet to make adverts unskippable
Liberty Global-backed Belgian service provider Telenet is to prevent subscribers from skipping adverts on recorded…
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All-time-low viewership for NBC’s Olympics coverage
NBCUniversal’s approach of splitting its Tokyo 2020 Olympics coverage across its linear channels and digital…
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Telemundo hires streaming chief for new division
NBCUniversal (NBCU)-owned Telemundo Enterprises has launched a new Hispanic streaming arm, which will focus exclusively…
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Comscore and Fox expand partnership
Comscore has announced an expanded and extended partnership with Fox Corporation. The multi-year agreement will…
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Real Madrid launches legal and civil action against LaLiga and CVC over deal
Top Spanish football club Real Madrid plans to launch civil and criminal lawsuits against the…
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Cord-cutters spending US$85 per month on streaming in US
Cord-cutters in the US are spending an average US$85 per month on alternatives to pay…
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LaLiga eyes DTC streamer
Spanish football league LaLiga is reportedly planning on launching a DTC streaming service for the…
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Serie A lands on BT Sport
On the eve of the new season, BT Sport has acquired the UK broadcasting rights…
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Spanish watchdog gives qualified welcome to new media law proposals
Spain’s markets regulator the CNMC has published an update on plans for a revision of…
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Real Madrid and Barcelona state objections to LaLiga-CVC deal
The top two clubs in Spanish football – Real Madrid and Barcelona – have publicly denounced the…
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discovery+ launches on VIZIO TVs
Discovery has announced the expansion of its discovery+ streaming service to VIZIO smart TVs. The…
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Docustream comes to Samsung TV Plus
SPI/FilmBox has brought its ad-supported streaming channel Docustream to Samsung TV Plus. Available in India,…
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Sky is quickly becoming the gateway to Europe for US streamers
Over the past seven days, two giants of US broadcasting – NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS –…
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ProSiebenSat.1 posts solid results on advertising growth
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has posted solid Q2 results, with revenue growing by 48% to €1.048 billion,…
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Record month for ITV Hub
July was the most successful month on record for UK BVOD service ITV Hub. Driven…
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Paramount+ ‘clearly working’ as ViacomCBS adds 6.5 million streaming subs
Paramount+ has had its best quarter for subscriber growth since its launch in March, ViacomCBS…
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Prime Video comes to Foxtel
The Foxtel Group has announced a distribution deal with Amazon to integrate Prime Video into…
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ITV moves playout systems to AWS
UK pubcaster ITV has confirmed a move of its simulcast channel delivery into AWS cloud….
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UK streaming subs jump by 50% in 2020
UK streaming subscriptions rose by 50% during 2020 to reach 31 million, meaning that 60%…
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HBO Max launches on LG smart TVs
WarnerMedia’s premium streaming service HBO Max is now available in LG smart TVs in the…
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Sky picks up UK Bundesliga rights
Sky Sports has agreed a broadcast rights deal with the German Bundesliga. The league, which…
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discovery+ at 18 million subs as CEO Zaslav states confidence in WarnerMedia merger
Discovery’s nascent streaming service has amassed 18 million global subscribers, the broadcast giant has revealed….