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SPI/FilmBox extends reach in Bulgaria
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has extended its reach in Bulgaria through a new channel distribution agreement…
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Vivendi in fresh overture to Mediaset
Vivendi has contacted Mediaset senior management with a request to set up a meeting to…
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ViacomCBS looks to Intelsat for CEE and APAC distribution
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has contracted satellite operator Intelsat to distribute its services in Central Europe, Eastern Europe and…
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AMCNI CNE renews F1 rights deal
AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has extended its exclusive broadcasting…
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LiveScore expands FTA football offering with over 900 live matches
Sports event tracker LiveScore has continued to expand its streaming rights portfolio with the announcement…
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Eleven Sports agrees new deals in Belgium
Sports channel provider Eleven Sports Belgium has agreed three new partnerships for Belgian football offering….
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WarnerMedia cuts 600 jobs with distribution chief Jeffrey Schlesinger exiting
WarnerMedia’s wholesale restructuring has continued with the departure of Warner Bros. distribution chief Jeffrey Schlesinger…
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Ukraine’s Volia strikes deal with Disney
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has struck a long-term deal with Disney to offer content from…
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Pandemic likely to lead to cut price sports rights, predicts BT’s head of sport
The head of sport at BT has said that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to…
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ITV looking at ‘two waves’ of BritBox international rollout, Australia is top priority
UK SVOD JV BritBox’s planned launch in up to 25 countries will take place in…
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WarnerMedia reshuffle around HBO Max with Greenblatt and Reilly to leave
AT&T-owned WarnerMedia will undergo a major executive restructuring around HBO Max with Bob Greenblatt and…
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DAZN announces senior reshuffle as it continues realignment
Following July’s promotion of James Rushton to acting CEO, sports streamer DAZN has announced a…
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StarTimes picks up French La Liga rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Spanish football league La Liga has sold a package of broadcast rights to digital TV…
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Mediaset edges towards Vivendi talks as merger hits roadblock
Mediaset has abandoned its existing plan to merge its Italian and Spanish arms under a…
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ITV seeks cost savings as COVID-19 delivers blow
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to seek further cost savings after seeing its Q2 and…
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Comcast drops plan for NBC Sky World News service
Comcast has reportedly shelved plans for the international news channel it hoped to rollout this…
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Discovery aims for streaming ‘SUV’ against Netflix and Amazon ‘sports cars’
Discovery is close to unveiling details of plans for a US streaming service that CEO…
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France 4 wins one-year reprieve, France Ô to close
Public broadcaster France Télévisions’ channel for children and young people, France 4, has been granted…
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Bundesliga ready to welcome back fans says CEO
In a boost for football broadcasting, the German Bundesliga has said that it is planning…
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ViacomCBS hires BBC director to head UK business and legal affairs
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has hired a BBC director to head up its business and…
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Mercedes launches dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has launched a dedicated channel on OTT platform Motorsport.tv. The company…
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Ofcom: older viewers driving COVID-19 boost in streaming
UK adults doubled the amount of time spent on streamers during the peak of the…
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Discovery sees ad revenues drop as COVID-19 takes its toll
Discovery saw its revenues drop by 12% overall in Q2 to US$2.541 billion as the…
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STV player launches on Freeview Play
Scottish broadcaster STV’s free VOD service STV Player has launched UK-wide on TV platform Freeview…
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iPlayer charts record H1 with Normal People most watched series
The BBC iPlayer has continued to demonstrate its value to the pubcaster, with the on…
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ViacomCBS to launch new ad platform
US media giant ViacomCBS has announced the launch of a new connected video advertising product…
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Disney at 100 million streaming subs but still suffers multi-billion dollar hit
Disney has surpassed a milestone of 100 million streaming subscribers worldwide, but announced a disappointing…
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AMC Networks International launches four channels in Luxembourg
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has launched four new entertainment channels on Post Luxembourg’s PostTV, the…
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Rugby Union wants dedicated channel in next UK rights deal
The owner of professional rugby union club Sale Sharks has said that Premiership Rugby will…
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DreamWorks channel launches on StarTimes in Africa
NBCUniversal International Networks’ (NBCUIN) DreamWorks family entertainment channel has launched across sub-Saharan African on the…