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Lionsgate Play partners with telco Telkomsel for Indonesian roll-out
Starz and Lionsgate India’s South Asian streaming platform Lionsgate Play has formed a strategic partnership…
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Insight TV claims global rights to broadcast Extreme E racing
Global producer and channel operator Insight TV has struck a deal that will see it…
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Altice Media launches first addressable ad campaigns
Altice Media has launched the first addressable advertising campaigns to its user base in France….
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World’s first motorsport news network to launch
Motorsport Network has announced the launch of the world’s first live motorsport rolling news channel. …
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Roku launches ad brand studio
Roku has further expanded into advertising with the launch of a brand studio dedicated to…
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APL lands on new sports platform Recast
The new Dafabet African Premier League (APL) T20 cricket tournament will be carried in the…
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ViacomCBS looks to raise US$3 billion to fuel streaming push
ViacomCBS has unveiled plans to raise US$3 billion from a new share offering to fund…
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Movistar+ adds ATRESplayer Premium to offering
Telefónica-owned pay TV platform Movistar+ has added commercial broadcaster Atresmedia’s premium online player ATRESplayer Premium…
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Canal+-owned M7 strikes deals for Love Nature and Travelxp
Canal+-owned, Luxembourg-based pay TV outfit M7 Group has struck distribution agreements with both wildlife and…
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Former Turner boss David Levy appointed chairman at Genius Sports Group
Sports data and technology firm Genius Sports Group has hired former Turner president David Levy…
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Discovery and beIN renew MENA carriage deal, add Discovery Channel
Discovery has renewed its longstanding MENA partnership with beIN Media Group, the pair have confirmed….
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Discovery rejigs UK operations to focus on streaming, with 10% job cuts mooted
Discovery has restructured its operations in the UK to shift more emphasis onto its recently…
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ITV latest to pick up Extreme E rights
Off-road racing series Extreme E has signed an additional rights deal in the UK with…
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Eutelsat signs deal with Airbus for EUTELSAT 36D satellite
Eutelsat has announced a deal with Airbus for the EUTELSAT 36D satellite to replace EUTELSAT…
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Landmark deal for FA WSL as Sky Sports and BBC secure record-breaking rights deal
The FA Women’s Super League has signed a “landmark” distribution deal with Sky Sports and…
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BT Sport bags Extreme E rights
Off-road racing series Extreme E has announced a broadcasting partnership with BT Sport ahead of…
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French court fines sports pirates €7 million
A Rennes court in France has fined a group of pirates operating some 20 illicit…
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Canal+ at odds with regulator over hate speech fine
French pay TV operator Canal+ has hit out with claims that media regulator the CSA…
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ViacomCBS launches BET in Brazil via AVOD Pluto TV
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is rolling out its Black audience-focused network BET in Brazil via…
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Piers Morgan’s anti-Meghan rant becomes Ofcom’s most complained about moment ever
Controversial UK media personality Piers Morgan has become the most complained about TV figure in…
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South Africa begins analogue switch-off
South Africa has started its analogue TV switch-off. Announced by the country’s Telecommunications and Postal…
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Channel 4 and E4 head for TikTok
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has struck an agreement with social media giant TikTok that will…
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STV sees strong digital growth in ‘better than expected’ 2020
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV said it had come through 2020 with a “better than expected”…
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Tricolor secures FNL football in deal with Yandex
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor has secured rights to show matches from the country’s second-tier…
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HBO Max to launch in 60 countries by end of 2021 and introduce AVOD service, ups subscriber goal
HBO Max has outlined more details about its global roll-out and upcoming AVOD service while also…
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Extreme E sets up MENA and Japan deals ahead of April launch
Ahead of its inaugural season, electric-powered off-road racing series Extreme E continues to bolster its…
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AVOD’s Third Wave
All online entertainment – whether it’s video, music or games – has experienced a tremendous…
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Disney agrees ‘groundbreaking’ NHL deal
Disney has agreed a seven-year deal with the US’s National Hockey League (NHL) in what…
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RTL sees streaming revenue and subs jump
Broadcast giant RTL Group saw its German and Dutch streaming revenues jump by 20.6% last…
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Modbro, the world’s largest pirate streaming app, has been shut down by police with four arrests made
A major operation in Spain has shut down the world’s largest pirate video streaming app…