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TIM announces Serie A deal with DAZN ahead of rights tender announcement
TIM has agreed a distribution deal with DAZN that will see the Italian pay TV…
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ViacomCBS promotes Olivier Jollett to new streaming strategy & mobile-focused role
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed Olivier Jollet to a new position overseeing strategy for…
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discovery+ at 11 million subs
Discovery has reached 11 million subscribers to its recently launched subscription streaming service, discovery+. The…
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DVB approves watermarking and home broadcast specs
After a meeting of the DVB Steering Board, members have approved two specifications. These approvals …
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Ex Hulu marketing boss in at Discovery
Discovery has announced the hire of Patrizio “Pato” Spagnoletto as the global chief marketing officer…
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BBC to broadcast Formula E
The BBC will broadcast Formula E throughout the 2021 season, organiser FIA has announced. In…
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TV3 Group extends Go3 reach with distribution deals
Baltic media company TV3 Group has expanded its Go3 OTT service with a number of…
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Discovery picks up Giro d’Italia cycling rights
Discovery has secured the exclusive global rights to cycling’s Giro d’Italia. The long-term deal with…
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Euro Super League would ‘undo the value’ of EPL and UCL, says BT Sport boss Green
A breakaway European Super League would be less valuable to broadcasters than the current model…
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UFC signs ‘groundbreaking’ deal with TikTok
Leading MMA organisation UFC has announced a ‘groundbreaking’ multi-year partnership with short-form video app TikTok….
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NBCU expands hayu to further 11 European markets
NBCUniversal’s reality TV SVOD service hayu has expanded to 11 new European markets. The…
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YouTube Shorts comes to the US in March
YouTube has confirmed that it will bring the beta version of its TikTok-rivalling short-form video…
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Premier League to continue blanket coverage until fans return
The English Premier League will continue to be broadcast in its entirety until fans return,…
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Australian Open a grand slam for Eurosport
Eurosport has seen “significant growth” in viewership thanks to the ongoing Australian Open tennis grand…
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Serie A media business stake sale off after top clubs object
A group of Serie A clubs have moved to block the €1.7 billion deal to…
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BritBox announces South African rollout for H2 2021
UK content streamer BritBox will launch in South Africa in the second half of 2021,…
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Sports rights to continue decline post-pandemic
Sports rights prices are set to continue to fall in value in a post-pandemic world,…
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MBC Group switches to Mediagenix for BMS
Leading MENA media company MBC Group has selected Mediagenix to provide its broadcast management systems….
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M6 Group and Orange renew carriage deal, implement segmented advertising
RTL-owned M6 Group has agreed a new deal with Orange for segmented advertising and channel…
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ITV revamps data and AI team with new leadership appointments
ITV has announced a handful of appointments in its data division as the broadcaster continues…
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I’ve given up fighting for ‘doomed’ BBC, concedes Russell T Davies
Celebrated TV screenwriting icon Russell T Davies has warned that the BBC is facing an…
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AVOD explosion good news for European broadcasters who missed the SVOD boat
While the focus of recent weeks has been the continued growth of US SVOD services…
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BBC banned in China as country retaliates over CGTN removal
BBC World News has been banned from China in an escalation of tensions between the…
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ITV to bring SSAI to CTVs in Yospace extension
UK broadcaster ITV has extended its relationship with server-side ad insertion (SSAI) provider Yospace. The…
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Dotscreen renews freenet TV HbbTV portal contract
Multi-screen video applications & UI specialist Dotscreen has renewed its multi-year contract with Media Broadcast,…
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Bloomberg ties up channel distribution on Haystack News
News AVOD Haystack News has expanded its channel portfolio in a deal with Bloomberg Media….
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Discovery partners with Snapchat for exclusive Olympics content
Discovery has signed a content and advertising partnership with Snapchat parent company Snap ahead…
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LaLigaTV launches on Prime Video Channels
LaLigaTV has launched on Amazon Prime Video in a major expansion for the Spanish football…
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Record Super Bowl ad spend of US$545 million
CBS secured record ad revenue from Sunday’s Super Bowl in spite of low TV ratings….
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Freeview and Freesat to integrate
Freeview operator Digital UK will integrate with free-to-air satellite platform Freesat. Digital UK, which is…