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‘A true turning point’ for Serie A as league approves media business stake sale
The board of Serie A, the Italian top-flight football league, have unanimously approved a deal…
AMC Networks to cut 10% of US staff as streaming restructure revealed
AMC Networks is cutting around 10% of its US staff, as it become the latest…
Mediaset denies reports of letter from Vivendi, but it is open to talks of alliance
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has denied reports that it received a letter from France’s Vivendi calling…
Com Hem and TV4 agree new expanded deal
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem has followed up its framework agreement with Telia-owned commercial…
Insight TV ties up distribution deal with ViacomCBS for Pluto TV channel launches in UK and Germany
UHD broadcaster Insight TV has launched three of its channels on ViacomCBS-owned AVOD Pluto TV…
NENT Group ‘stands apart’ among broadcasters taking on streaming giants
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) stands on its own as an example of a broadcaster…
NBCU reveals execs to lead TV & streaming under Susan Rovner
NBCUniversal’s Susan Rovner has appointed a raft of execs to oversee content for its newly…
WarnerMedia reveals UK & Ireland senior team, creates TV & digital distribution group
WarnerMedia has unveiled a newly-formed TV & digital distribution team in the UK & Ireland under…
Omdia: 4K TV sales on the up as OTT overtakes pay TV
Sales of 4K TVs have continued to grow during the COVID-19 pandemic even as smartphone…
Deutsche Telekom takes TV Now in expanded deal with RTL
Deutsche Telekom and RTL Group’s German unit, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, have agreed an expanded distribution…
Serie A clubs to vote on media rights business bid on November 19
Clubs in Italy’s top flight football division Serie A are set to meet this week…
Norweigan streamer TV 2 Sumo upgrades LG smart TV app
Norweigan commercial pubcaster TV 2 has announced an upgrade to its TV 2 Sumo app…
SPI/Filmbox takes TDC to Russia with Orion
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox and its existing partner in the Russian market, pay TV outfit Orion…
EPL scraps pay per view
With the UK in lockdown until at least the beginning of December, the English Premier…
UK Basketball bounces back to Sky Sports in BBL deal
Sky Sports has announced a deal with the British Basketball League (BBL), bringing coverage of…
Disney+ at 73 million subs as quarterly losses start to add up
Disney’s streaming division continues to go from strength to strength, with the company amassing more…
Mediaset benefits from Italian ad recovery
Mediaset has benefited from a strong recovery in the Italian advertising market in the third…
Play Suisse taps You.i TV technology as it goes live
Play Suisse, the new combined streaming service launched by Swiss pubcaster SRG SSR, is using…
Disney’s Peter Rice unveils ‘big changes’ as general entertainment arm unveiled
Disney has unveiled the new structure of its General Entertainment Content (DGE) division, following the…
WarnerMedia announces further job cuts as restructure continues
WarnerMedia has begun its latest round of layoffs, described by CEO Jason Kilar as a…
Mediapro revenues drop by 20%
Spanish rights agency Mediapro has seen its revenues drop by almost 20%. According to its…
Insight TV to launch on Huawei Video
Huawei has continued to quietly expand its ad-supported mobile-first video platform Huawei Video by signing…
Sky Sports makes landmark women’s boxing event free-to-view
Sky Sports has announced it is making this coming weekend’s triple-header of women’s world title…
Crackle Plus partners with Amagi for FAST distribution
AVOD operator Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced a partnership between Crackle Plus…
Vivacom takes FunBox UHD
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox and Bulgarian telecommunications provider Vivacom have expanded their existing partnership to include…
ViacomCBS shutting niche streamers as it focuses on Paramount+ launch
ViacomCBS is moving ahead with plans to consolidate its subscription streaming efforts around Paramount+, the…
French MMA broadcast ban lifted
France’s ban on the broadcast of mixed martial arts (MMA) events has been lifted. The…
Discovery prepped for ‘one step back and two forward’ as it pivots to streaming future
Discovery is prepared to “take one step back and two forward” as it pivots towards…
ProSiebenSat.1 sees strong recovery as ad market and e-commerce deliver
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 saw a strong recovery in the third quarter, with revenues almost on…
Disney eliminates 500 jobs from sports broadcaster ESPN
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has announced further cost-cutting measures by laying off about 300 employees…