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English Premier League could fill dead air with crowd noises from FIFA 20 video game
As the English Premier League approaches its June 17 restart date, the league’s clubs will…
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WarnerMedia appoints former Hulu CTO Richard Tom as chief technology officer
Hot off the heels of the launch of its HBO Max streaming service, WarnerMedia has…
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Mediapro and TF1 team up to launch Téléfoot channel
Spanish rights agency Mediapro and TF1 are partnering to launch a new channel called Téléfoot….
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AT&T’s York in at Cox as CEO and president
US media firm Cox Media Group has announced the appointment of Daniel York as its…
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Ex-Netflix exec Duncan in as president at Disney’s Freeform
Disney’s young adult cablenet Freeform has appointed former Netflix exec Tara Duncan as its president….
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Premier League announces June 17 comeback with almost half of matches available for free
The English Premier League will return on June 17 after an absence of more than…
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LaLigaTV goes free in UK for Spanish football return
Spanish football broadcaster LaLigaTV will be free to view for users in June when the…
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Amazon secures Bundesliga rights deal following Eurosport pullout
Amazon has expanded its German and Austrian distribution deal with the German Football League (DFL)…
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Serie A demands outstanding payments from broadcasters
Italy’s Serie A has demanded the final installment in payments from broadcast rights holders for…
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WTO rules beoutQ is run by Saudi Arabia putting Newcastle takeover in doubt
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said that pirate outfit beoutQ is run by the…
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Pluto TV continues LATAM expansion with six new channels
ViacomCBS ad-supported streamer Pluto TV has announced six new channels to launch in Latin America. …
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Mediaset España launches international pay streaming service
Mediaset España has launched an international version of its Mitele Plus subscription streaming service. For…
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EBU promotes media execs
Public broadcaster organisation the EBU has made two senior internal promotions within the management team…
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NBA in talks with Disney over using ESPN facility for games
The US National Basketball Association (NBA) has confirmed that it is talks with Disney that…
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Premiere Digital completes testing for new EIDR stack
Media services and distribution specialist Premiere Digital has completed reliability testing for metadata technology EIDR…
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Premier League clubs facing bill of £36 million per week in broadcast refunds
The bill facing Premier League clubs upon the season’s planned resumption has been laid bare…
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ITV Sport to broadcast Championship League Snooker as live sport returns to FTA in UK
Live sport will make a return to free-to-air television in the UK from June 1…
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DAZN to continue broadcasting Bundesliga for rest of season with new DFL deal
DAZN has signed a distribution deal with the German Bundesliga to broadcast nine games from…
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BBC exploring BBC Four global subscription service plan
The UK’s BBC is “exploring potential commercial opportunities” around turning its culture-skewing channel BBC Four…
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TF1 reportedly planning to shut down TVOD service
French commercial broadcaster TF1 plans to shut down its transactional VOD service MYTF1VOD by the…
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Broadcasters facing content drought in coronavirus hangover
Broadcasters are potentially facing long-term scheduling headaches with more than half of scripted TV shows…
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Thema brokers two deals for Russia
Wildlife channel Love Nature 4K has launched on Russian service provider Rostelelecom’s Wink service. The…
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Tricolor and Sony Pictures Television extend partnership
Russian service provider Tricolor and Sony Pictures Television have extended their relationship for a further…
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BBC launches group watch feature for iPlayer; shortlists four candidates to replace Tony Hall
The BBC has launched a new feature that allows users to watch programmes at the…
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Telia agrees OTT licensing deal with Discovery for TV4 and C More channels
Nordic telco Telia has secured EC approval for a deal that will see it license…
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ViacomCBS appoints international streaming and mobile head
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has promoted Ezequiel ‘Quelo’ Fonseca Zas, formerly SVP of emerging business…
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US broadcasters consider technology to fill gap left by fans in closed venue matches
With professional sports set to be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future, a…
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TV4 secures La Liga rights
Telia-owned TV4 Media has followed up last week’s acquisition of UEFA Champions League rights from next year by extending…
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A house of brands or a house of cards – assessing ViacomCBS’s streaming strategy
Last week, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish shed further light on the broadcaster’s previously announced international…
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UK government: Premier League must be FTA on return
The English Premier League has been given the go ahead to resume – on the…