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Endemol Shine’s Ponnet to step down
Endemol Shine Group’s chief strategy and commercial officer Wim Ponnet is to step down following…
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WarnerMedia ups Dogra to EMEA/APAC entertainment networks president
WarnerMedia has named Priya Dogra as president, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, EMEA and APAC. Dogra will…
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Vivendi in fresh move to reverse Italian ruling on Mediaset stake
Vivendi has filed a fresh appeal with the Lazio regional administrative tribunal (TAR) in Italy…
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TDC’s YouSee to launch OTT streaming app with multiple services
Danish telco and cable operator TDC’s YouSee cable arm is to launch a new streaming…
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ViacomCBS extends deal with Orange in France
ViacomCBS Networks International has struck a new distribution deal with Orange that will extend the…
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Danish high court demands shutdown of pirate broadcaster Rojadirecta
The high court of Denmark has ruled that pirate broadcaster Rojadirecta is illegal and must…
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Discovery Germany to buy Leonine’s Tele 5
Discovery Germany has agreed to acquire Leonine’s entertainment channel Tele 5. The deal also is…
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Sports broadcasters look to the cloud in pandemic return
From dearth to excess; sports are back on TV with a vengeance to make up…
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UK launch a ‘mistake’ admits Eleven Sports CEO
Launching in the UK without a distribution deal with the country’s leading pay TV operators…
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Cosmo On streaming service launches on Orange España
Hearst-owned Spanish female-focused network Cosmopolitan TV has launched a new on-demand streaming offering, Cosmo On,…
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Eleven Sports teams up with Mediapro
Eleven Sports has teamed up with Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro to work on what…
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NBCUniversal agrees content deal with ViacomCBS to bulk up Peacock
NBCUniversal has signed a deal with ViacomCBS to license a number of its movies and…
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ViacomCBS premieres for Comhem Play+ in Sweden
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck a deal with ViacomCBS to bring a…
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La Liga rights holder Mediapro reportedly secures €55 million loan
Spanish rights agency Mediapro has reportedly reached an agreement to secure €55 million in loans…
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iPlayer sees record month in May with 570 million requests
The BBC iPlayer has continued to flourish during the coronavirus pandemic as Brits continue to…
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BeIn Sports resumes Serie A coverage following blackout with discount deal
BeIN Sports has reached a truce with Italy’s Serie A following the broadcaster’s refusal to…
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ViacomCBS content added to Sky Store
ViacomCBS has agreed a distribution deal with Sky to bring its pay TV brands on…
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Turner reportedly bails out of Champions League deal
WarnerMedia-owned Turner has reportedly cancelled its rights deal with UEFA with immediate effect, leaving the…
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CBS News App to launch in 89 countries
ViacomCBS is expanding its CBS News App to 89 countries outside of the US. Viewers…
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Pluto TV Latin America launches seven new channels
ViacomCBS is continuing its push of ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV into Latin America with…
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NENT Group restructures reporting following Viasat merger with Canal Digital, increases 2020 Viaplay subscriber goal
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) group has announced changes to reporting structure following the merger of its…
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Disney goes all in on Disney+ as it shuts down kids channels in UK
Disney will shut down its three branded children’s TV channels in the UK later this…
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Saudi Arabia reportedly looking to snatch Bundesliga rights from beIN Sports
The Saudi government has reportedly entered into talks with Germany’s Bundesliga in an attempt to…
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ITV Hub to ‘supersize’ content in Love Island-less summer
ITV’s catch-up platform ITV Hub will ‘supersize’ its content offering this summer, the broadcaster has…
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Advertising to see double-digit drop as pandemic takes toll
The effect of coronavirus on the advertising industry has been laid bare by a new…
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Discovery does deal with WWE in Italy
Discovery has announced a new partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in Italy. From July…
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BBC pledges £100 million to ‘diverse and inclusive content’
The BBC in the UK has said it will “prioritise” spending of £100 million of…
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Sky and DAZN reportedly win cut-price Bundesliga rights
Sky and DAZN are reportedly set to emerge victorious in the award of domestic broadcast…
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Mediawan to buy Lagardere Studios for $112m as part of European expansion
French media group Mediawan has revealed a plan to acquire a raft of content firms…
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Football roundup: UEFA sets out Champions League comeback plans; LiveScore grabs Serie A and Primeira Liga rights; La Liga sees solid return
European football governing body UEFA has announced plans for the return of the continent’s top…