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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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SPI/Filmbox takes TDC to Russia with Orion

Channel provider SPI/FilmBox and its existing partner in the Russian market, pay TV outfit Orion…

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EPL scraps pay per view

With the UK in lockdown until at least the beginning of December, the English Premier…

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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…

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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…

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Mediaset benefits from Italian ad recovery

Mediaset has benefited from a strong recovery in the Italian advertising market in the third…

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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…

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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…

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WarnerMedia announces further job cuts as restructure continues

WarnerMedia has begun its latest round of layoffs, described by CEO Jason Kilar as a…

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Mediapro revenues drop by 20%

Spanish rights agency Mediapro has seen its revenues drop by almost 20%. According to its…

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Insight TV to launch on Huawei Video

Huawei has continued to quietly expand its ad-supported mobile-first video platform Huawei Video by signing…

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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…

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Crackle Plus partners with Amagi for FAST distribution

AVOD operator Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has announced a partnership between Crackle Plus…

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Vivacom takes FunBox UHD

Channel provider SPI/FilmBox and Bulgarian telecommunications provider Vivacom have expanded their existing partnership to include…

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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…

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French MMA broadcast ban lifted

France’s ban on the broadcast of mixed martial arts (MMA) events has been lifted. The…

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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…

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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…

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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…