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FACT action leads to shutdown of 17 piracy operations
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has announced that its actions have resulted in the…
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DAZN bags 90% of Champions League matches in Germany
The extent of DAZN’s UEFA Champions League rights buy in Germany has been revealed by…
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CGTN rehires former Ofcom and Sky News head as pressure mounts
China Global Television Network (CGTN) has rehired a former Ofcom board member amid ongoing pressure…
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TF1 revamps 4K UHD channel
French broadcaster TF1 is to revamp 4K UHD channel on August 23 and has said…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ‘not in discussion’ with Mediaset or CMI
ProSiebenSat.1 is not involved in any discussions with shareholders Mediaset or Czech Media Invest (CMI)…
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Germany’s Institut für Rundfunktechnik to shut down
Germany’s Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT), the research and development outfit set up by public broadcast…
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Mediaset suffers major setback as Vivendi secures MFE legal victory
Mediaset’s plans to combine its Italian and Spanish arms under a new Dutch-registered holding company…
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MIPCOM to run over three days without stands
MIPCOM 2020 will not have exhibition stands in or around the Palais des Festivals, while…
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F1 to stream Nürburgring return for free on YouTube
Google-owned YouTube will livestream the Eifel Formula 1 Grand Prix from the Nürburgring in Germany….
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DAZN cuts short Southeast Asia rights deal with UEFA
Sports streamer DAZN has cut its rights deal with UEFA in Southeast Asia by a…
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Saudi Arabia launches appeal into WTO beoutQ ruling and pulls out of Newcastle takeover
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling which…
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EPL sees best US audience in four years for NBC
The stop-start English Premier League concluded last weekend, and the entire season proved a hit…
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ViacomCBS hires Channel 4’s Rose as COO
ViacomCBS Networks UK has hired Channel 4’s Sarah Rose as its chief operating officer. The…
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TF1 and M6 feel the impact of COVID-19
French broadcaster TF1 has withdrawn its objectives for the 2021 financial year and has definitively…
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Satellite data revenues ‘to surpass video’ by 2022
Wholesale revenue for data applications will surpass video revenues for satellite operators globally by 2022,…
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SPI/FilmBox’s Filmstream to launch in Samsung TV Plus in UK
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox’s new ad-based digital channel Filmstream has launched on Samsung Electronics’ video service,…
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Discovery picks up broadcast and streaming rights to Extreme E in more than 50 markets
Discovery has acquired the rights to Extreme E, the all-electric SUV off-road racing series across…
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La Liga extends sub-Saharan Africa deal with SuperSport
Spanish football league La Liga has extended its rights deal with South Africa-based broadcaster SuperSport….
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ESPN extends African reach with MultiChoice deal
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice and Disney have struck a deal that will see…
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Sky Arts to launch on Freeview in September
Sky will make its Arts channel free-to-air in the UK, the operator has announced. Starting…
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UEFA seeks new anti-piracy service provider
Europe’s football governing body UEFA has issued a tender for a new anti-piracy service provider….
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Mediapro moves to boost French football channel with RMC Sport Champions League deal
Altice France-owned sports broadcaster RMC Sport is set to strike an agreement to share next…
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Mediaset’s merger decision pushed back to September by Dutch court
The Dutch court hearing Vivendi’s appeal against an earlier judgement that rejected the French media…
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FranceTV Publicité deals with Orange, Bouygues set stage for targeted advertising
France Télévisions’ advertising arm FranceTV Publicité has struck separate targeted advertising partnerships with service providers…
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Apple co-founder sues YouTube over bitcoin scam
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, is leading a lawsuit against YouTube for allowing people…
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Sports: Serie A to discuss media rights business sale; Baseball return sets records for ESPN; Ligue 1 channel reportedly to get Facebook distribution; RTÉ Sport teams with LOI for OTT platform
The clubs from Italy’s Serie A are reportedly set to meet this week to discuss…
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Pressure grows on Ofcom to ban Chinese state-owned news network from airwaves
Ofcom is under increasing pressure to remove China Global Television Network (CGTN), the state-owned broadcaster,…
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HbbTV Association publishes new conformance test suite
Interactive TV standards body the HbbTV Association has published a new version of a new…
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Delphine Ernotte secures second term as France Télévisions chief
French media regulator the CSA has given Delphine Ernotte-Cunci a new five-year term as director-general…
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NENT ad sales and subscription revenues drop despite rise in Viaplay numbers
Free TV and subscription streaming provider Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) saw like-for-like sales drop…