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TV channels provide boost for Lagardère
Lagardère Active, the part of French media group Lagardère that houses the group’s TV channels,…
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DAZN launches in Spain, targets Brazil next
Sports streaming service DAZN launches today in Spain, with a line-up of content including English…
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Freeview to launch ‘one-stop-shop’ app for UK television
UK TV platform Freeview is due to launch a new mobile app on January 22,…
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Imagine Communications appoints Sky Deutschland’s standards director
Imagine Communications has appointed long-serving Sky Deutschland executive, Stephan Heimbecher, as its new international director…
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Net Insight COO to step down
The chief operations officer (COO) of Net Insight, Maria Hellström, is set to leave the…
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Amazon launches AWS Ground Station to ingest and process satellite data
Amazon Web Services has launched a fully-managed ground-station offering for satellite operators, as it looks…
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Discovery to launch GOLFTV streaming service in January
Discovery and the PGA TOUR are due to launch GOLFTV, a new live and on-demand video…
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21st Century Fox exits Sky by selling 39% stake to Comcast
21st Century Fox has agreed to sell its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast after the…
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Sky chief calls for new regulator to hold internet giants to account
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has joined the chorus of media company executives calling for regulatory…
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ITN’s Hardie to quit CEO role at the end of the year
ITN CEO John Hardie is quitting his role at the end of 2018 following nine…
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YouTube launches YouTube Music and YouTube Premium in 17 Countries
As previously reported in DTVE, YouTube has launched YouTube Music and YouTube Premium in 17…
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Altice abandons Media Capital acquisition
Atlice has abandoned its attempt to acquire the leading Portuguese broadcaster and production group Media…
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TDC names new chairman
Danish telecom and cable group TDC has named Bert Nordberg as chairman. Nordberg has been…
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NENT Merges Splay & Nice One to create branded entertainment powerhouse
On Monday June 18, MTG’s Nordic Entertainment Group announced that it had acquired the remaining…
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Apple signs up Oprah in multiyear deal
Apple has signed a multiyear deal with Oprah Winfrey to create original programming on its…
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Turner CEO to leave company
Turner CEO John Martin is to depart the company as AT&T completes its $85bn acquisition…
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Viacom unveils mobile distribution pact For Paramount+ With Telenor
Viacom has secured a mobile distribution deal for Paramount+ with Telenor. The agreement makes the…
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BeIN Media offering more FTA World Cup as piracy dispute rolls on
BeIN Media is broadcasting 22 matches from the FIFA World Cup in Russia free-to-air as…
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13 Reasons Why tops Parrot list for UAE
Teen suicide drama 13 Reasons Why took the top slot in Parrot Analytics list of…
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Tata Sky taps ThinkAnalytics for recommendations
Indian pay TV and OTT TV provider Tata Sky is to roll out the ThinkAnalytics…
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Deutsche Welle unveils new branding
Germany’s international public news and information broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has launched a new on…
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Virgin Media strengthens Netflix alliance with integrated billing
Virgin Media has laid out plans to further strengthen its UK partnership with SVOD streaming…
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Sky independent committee welcomes EC Comcast approval
Sky’s independent committee has welcomed the European Commission’s decision at the end of last week…
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Mediaset seeking options for Serie A in wake of auction
Mediaset is to try to strike a deal with OTT TV provider Perform Group or…
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Com Hem claims world speed record
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has filed a claim with Guinness World Records after it…
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Deutsche Telekom enters eSports arena
Deutsche Telekom has struck a partnership agreement with international eSports outfit SK Gaming that will…
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Vodafone Portugal launches ‘smart replay’
Vodafone Portugal has launched a ‘smart replay’ feature in time for the FIFA World Cup…
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SPI’s Kino Polska takes control of Polish movie channel Stopklatka
SPI International’s Poland subsidiary Kino Polska TV (KPTV), owner of television networks Kino Polska, Filmbox,…
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OTT TV outfit TV4 Entertainment launches independent studio
TV4 Entertainment, the Warner Bros. and Sky-invested OTT producer, has launched Concrete Club, an independent…
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Synterra Media taps Nevion for World Cup
Virtualised media production specialist Nevion has been chosen by Russian provider of telecom services for…