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Discovery to ‘supercharge’ Dplay, mulls aggregated OTT offering as streaming offensive gets underway
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said his company is looking seriously at the possibility of…
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Vivendi makes fresh legal move in Italy to stop Mediaset merger
Vivendi and Simon Fiduciaria, the company in which it has put the bulk of its…
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Spanish-language broadcaster Univision announces sale of majority stake
Univision, the US Spanish-language broadcaster, has agreed to sell off a majority stake in the…
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Freeview Play launches on Android TV
Digital UK has announced an agreement with Google to bring Freeview Play to Android TV….
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NBCU seals A+E Networks deal for unscripted content
Comcast’s NBCUniversal has signed a “massive licencing deal” with A+E Networks for its upcoming Peacock…
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Dutch court rejects Vivendi move to stop Mediaset merger
Vivendi has suffered a reverse in its ongoing battle to prevent the creation of a…
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Red Bull after Austrian F1 broadcast rights, claims report
Red Bull is interested in acquiring the rights to Formula One in Austria for its…
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D2C at fore for new Disney boss Chapek
Direct-to-consumer products like Disney+ and Hulu are the “most important” to new Disney CEO Bob…
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Mediapro reportedly hiring French football veteran Roussier ahead of channel launch
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has hired the president of French Ligue 2 football club…
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Comcast acquires AVOD player Xumo
Comcast has acquired US AVOD Xumo from Panasonic and Meredith Corp. Xumo offers ad-supported live…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger announces immediate resignation, parks chief Chapek to step up
Bob Iger, the 69-year old CEO of the Walt Disney Company, is stepping down from…
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ZDF pulls plug on Universum boxing deal
German pubcaster ZDF has pulled out of an agreement with boxing promoter Universum after six…
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HbbTV Association launches targeted advertising spec
The HbbTV Association has released its specification for targeted advertising. The association promises that the…
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Freesat taps CommScope for new generation of 4K boxes
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has launched a new generation of 4K TV boxes, including…
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NBCU reportedly in talks to buy Walmart’s VUDU
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is reportedly in talks to acquire Walmart’s Vudu TVOD service. According to a…
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ITV and BT Sport to simulcast Queensberry boxing
BT Sport and ITV have signed a rights sharing deal for Boxing bouts featuring fighters…
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Discovery renews ASO deal, announces cycling OTT for 2021
Discovery has extended its rights deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). The deal will…
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Lyon president suggests LFP sues beIN over international rights
The owner of Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) has reportedly suggested that the French…
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Eurovision Sport extends IBU deal to 2026
The European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU’s) sports business Eurovision Sport has announced an extended media rights…
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Mediaset gives itself extra time after Spanish court rejects merger appeal
Mediaset has filed its plan to merge its Italian and Spanish unites with the Dutch…
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Haystack TV to be prominently placed in Vidaa OS through Hisense distribution deal
International news aggregator service Haystack TV has announced a distribution agreement with TV maker Hisense. …
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Gent agrees to back Eleven Sports Pro League deal following impasse
Eleven Sports’ agreement to pick up the broadcast rights to the Jupiler Pro League in…
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BBC Scotland director Donalda MacKinnon announces retirement
Donalda MacKinnon, the first female director of BBC Scotland, will stand down in the autumn….
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Bertelsmann’s Rabe raises possibility of RTL-ProSiebenSat.1 merger
Bertelsmann and RTL boss Thomas Rabe has called for looser regulation that would permit a…
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British government planning to scrap licence fee, claims report
The British government has drafted a ‘blueprint’ to scrap the licence fee, reports the Sunday…
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How do you solve a problem like the BBC?
British broadcaster the BBC has historically had its ups and downs, but it’s hard to…
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TF1 sees revenue rise as digital activities compensate ad decline
French commercial broadcaster TF1 saw its revenues increase by 2.1%, to €2.34 billion last year…
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Eleven Sports wins Belgian Pro League, but two clubs hold up deal
Eleven Sports has been awarded domestic broadcast rights to Belgium’s Pro League football competition for…
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ProSiebenSat.1 Entertainment becomes SevenOne Entertainment
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s entertainment business – which houses its TV channels, content and digital…
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Setanta Sports sets Ukrainian expansion with second channel
Sports broadcaster Setanta will launch a second channel in Ukraine. Speaking to local outlet UA…