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Simplestream ties with TVSN to relaunch teleshopping channel

Australia and New Zealand’s broadcast network TVSN has chosen technology provider Simplestream to help expand…

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WBD extends US Open rights to Europe

Warner Bros. Discovery and the United Tennis Association have extended its partnership to air the…

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WSC Sports to provide personalised tennis highlights for ATP

AI-based video specialist, WSC Sports has partnered with ATP Media, the global broadcast production and…

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beIN Media Group launches 4K UHD channel

Sports and entertainment broadcaster, beIN Media Group, has teamed up with Cognacq-Jay Image and Synamedia…

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Airties delivers Smart WiFi to YouSee customers

The Wifi solutions specialist Airties has entered into a parternship with the Danish company YouSee, where…

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Tubi or not Tubi? Fox receives offers of $2billion for AVOD platform

Fox Entertainment CEO Lachlan Murdoch has been turning down offers of more than $2bn for…

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Tata Communications unveils multi-year deal with Formula E

Formula 1 and technology provider Tata Communications will become the Official Broadcast Distribution Provider to the…

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Amazon in talks to acquire MX Player from Times Internet

Reports from India suggest that Amazon is talking to Times Internet about the possible acquisition…

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Swiss pubcaster SRG SSR secures live UEFA Champions league rights

Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR has secured rights to UEFA Champions League soccer from 2024/25….

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BBC chairman made “significant errors of judgement” say MPs

BBC chairman Richard Sharp is under pressure this morning following a critical report by a…

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Snap partners with BBC Studios to host made-for-mobile content

Snap, owner and operator of Snapchat has teamed up with BBC Studios to host made-for-mobile, short-form…

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Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange SA, Telefónica SA and Vodafone Group Plc join forces

Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange SA, Telefónica SA and Vodafone Group Plc have joined forces to…

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Africa will have 15.57m SVOD subscriptions by 2028

Africa will have 15.57 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2028, with Netflix subscribers expected to…

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Disney unveils new structure and leadership, avoids Peltz showdown

Following news that The Walt Disney Company is to cut 7000 jobs, the company’s CEO…

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EBU sells broadcast services arm to private equity group

Munich-based private equity firm Dubag Group has acquired Eurovision Services (ES), the broadcast services arm…

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Canal+ increases stake in South Africa’s Multichoice to more than 30%

Vivendi-owned media group Canal+ has increased its stake in South Africa-based platform MultiChoice by 4%…

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Viaplay consolidates motorsports offering with MotoGP renewal

Viaplay Group has extended its exclusive rights to the FIM MotoGP motorcycle racing circuit in…

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Lionsgate results: booming library revenues offset streaming challenges

US media firm Lionsgate, which is active across content creation and streaming, has reported robust…

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Greece’s Vodafone TV secures multi-year deal Warner Bros. Discovery

Greece’s Vodafone TV has struck a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.  The expanded partnership includes…

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Netgem sells French consumer fiber operator to Nordnet

Netgem is to sell its French consumer fiber operator business to Nordnet, a subsidiary of…

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Canal+ responds to threats from France’s Minister of Culture of non renewal of licences for its channels

French pay TV outfit Canal+ Group have said in a statement they are shocked by…

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Deutsche Telekom partners with WSC Sports

Deutsche Telekom has teamed up with with AI-based video specialist WSC Sports to integrate a new…

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Delay in DAA products rollouts hits Teleste, with an increase in net sales

Delay in distribute access architecture products (DAA) rollouts hits broadband and video technology outfit Teleste, due…

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Redge Media unveils new features on streaming platform

Polish outfit, Redge Media, has introduced several new enhancements to its end-to-end video streaming platform including right-to-left…

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WBD rethinks Discovery+ plans, reports WSJ

The ongoing saga regarding Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) global streaming plans has taken a new…

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Disney unveils 7000 job cuts as streaming business racks up more losses

Walt Disney’s financial results for Q1, 2023 have come in below analyst expectations, with the…

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Amazon Prime Video restructures management to simplify decision-making

Amazon Prime Video is reorganising its international business in a bid to spur international growth…

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Netflix pushes ahead with password sharing crackdown

After months of testing in Latin America, Netflix has commenced its heavily-flagged crackdown on password…

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Fox Corp CEO heralds continued growth at Tubi

In a busy week for financial results, Fox Corporation has reported total quarterly revenues of…

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Planetcast promotes COO Sanjay Duda

India’s broadcast and media services provider Planetcast, has promoted COO Sanjay Duda as chief executive…