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UK government urging Premier League to broadcast all matches from upcoming season
The English Premier League is reportedly considering a 180-turn on its decision not to show…
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Insight TV expands in Poland with Vectra distribution deal
4K UHD broadcaster Insight TV has continued its expansion drive with a new distribution deal…
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Tokyo governor confident that delayed Olympics will go ahead in Summer 2021
Tokyo’s governor Yuriko Koike has voiced confidence that the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will go…
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Mediapro strikes deal with Free for Téléfoot
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has secured carriage for its French premium sports channel Téléfoot…
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EFL agrees deal with Sky to broadcast or stream all matches while stadiums remain shut
Sky Sports and the English Football League (EFL) have reached an agreement that will see…
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Australian SVOD Stan strikes NBCU deal for Sky Studios and Peacock shows
Australian SVOD Stan has agreed a huge output deal with NBCUniversal (NBCU) Global Distribution, handing…
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ITV signs up InfoSum for data strategy
UK pubcaster ITV has announced a new partnership with identity infrastructure provider InfoSum to improve…
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BBC One and iPlayer play ‘valuable role in people’s lives’ says director of content Moore
The role of BBC One and the BBC iPlayer as a good for the public…
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Wantaway Eurosport signs Bundesliga sublicensing deal with DAZN
Discovery will once again sub-licence its domestic rights to more than 40 German Bundesliga matches…
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UK viewers still look to BBC more than streamers, says Hall
UK audiences still turn to public service broadcasting in greater numbers and to a greater…
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Mediapro seals Canadian football deal with StarTimes
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro’s Canadian unit has sealed a distribution deal with Chinese-owned African…
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French watchdog consults on spectrum as France Ô heads for closure
France’s ministry of culture has officially asked media regulator the CSA to withdraw the digital-terrestrial…
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ITN names ex-TRT, BBC and Al Jazeera staffer as CTO
UK news broadcaster ITN has named Mohammed Akhlaq as its new chief technology officer. Akhlaq…
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Côte d’Ivoire orders pay TV operators to provide DTT channels FTA
The government of Côte d’Ivoire has mandated that channels available on the country’s digital-terrestrial platform…
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ESPN+ to kick off live coverage of 300 Bundesliga matches next month as US’s largest soccer broadcaster
Disney-owned ESPN has confirmed that its streaming service ESPN+ will broadcast more than 300 matches…
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English Premier League adds 20 additional live matches for UK broadcast
The English Premier League, which is set to kick off its 2020/21 season next month,…
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ViacomCBS sets December launch for Pluto TV in Brazil
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD Pluto TV will expand to Brazil in December, the media giant has said….
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Vice TV moves to Amagi cloud
Vice Media’s Vice TV network has migrated its UK and French channels to Amagi’s virtual…
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NBCUniversal vice chair departs following affair admission
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s vice chairman Ron Meyer has left the US studio after more than 25…
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DAZN licences FTA boxing in Spain to Mediapro
Spanish rights agency Mediapro has signed a sublicensing deal with DAZN to air a number…
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ViacomCBS looks to offload CNET at US$1.3 billion loss
ViacomCBS has reportedly decided to sell off its tech news and reviews business CNET and…
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Eleven Sports adds UEFA Women’s Champions League final to Portuguese line-up
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Portugal has secured the rights to broadcast the final rounds of…
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Viasat World expands presence with Antenna Hungária
Channel provider Viasat World has renewed a carriage agreement with Hungarian digital-terrestrial and OTT service…
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Nicky Morgan reportedly in running for BBC chairman role
Nicky Morgan, the UK’s former culture secretary, is reportedly being considered as a replacement for…
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Mediapro secures Téléfoot deal with Bouygues Telecom
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has followed up the deal it struck with Altice France…
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ViacomCBS mulling streaming rebrand
ViacomCBS is mulling a rebrand of its US streaming service, according to a report by…
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Canal+ renews sub-Saharan Africa rights deal with La Liga
Canal+ has become the latest broadcaster to review its sub-Saharan African broadcasting rights deal with…
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Eurosport back to square one in Germany as DFL overturns attempt to ditch Bundesliga rights
The next season of domestic Bundesliga broadcasting is up in the air with news that…
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Mediapro to launch mobile-only Téléfoot offer
Mediapro’s new pay TV Ligue 1 channel Téléfoot will be offered as a mobile-only subscription…
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Apple reportedly signs deal with ViacomCBS to bundle Apple TV+, Showtime and CBS All Access
ViacomCBS has reportedly agreed a deal with Apple to launch the iPhone maker’s first bundled…