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NBCU expands Donati’s role into kids, lifestyle
Comcast’s NBCUniversal International has appointed Duccio Donati to take on the newly created role of…
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Report: Sky plans high-speed Italian broadband service
Sky is reportedly planning to offer a high-speed broadband service in Italy in a bid…
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Italian government calls for probe into Vivendi’s control of Telecom Italia
The Italian government has called for a probe into Vivendi’s increasing control over Telecom Italia…
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Hasbro ‘ends Lionsgate takeover talks’
Toy giant Hasbro was recently in talks to buy North American studio Lionsgate but has…
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Subscription revenues and Wonder Woman raise Time Warner
Strong international revenues at Turner helped boost Time Warner’s second quarter results, along with the…
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Switzerland’s Sunrise agrees sports deal with Sky
Swiss service provider Sunrise has partnered with Sky to offer its customers sports content via…
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HbbTV Association releases updated test suite
The HbbTV Association has released version 9.2 of its test suite, to support HbbTV certification…
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Eleven secures five-year deal with English Football League
Sports network Eleven Sports has secured a new live exclusive rights agreement with the English…
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Amazon beats Sky to secure ATP tennis rights for UK
Amazon has beaten Sky to secure the UK rights to men’s ATP World Tour tennis,…
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RTL takes 15% stake in VR firm Inception
RTL Group has taken a 15% minority stake in virtual reality firm Inception, after leading…
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Parrot Analytics: Ozark leaps into top place for in-demand UK digital originals
New Missouri-set Netflix crime drama Ozark was far and away the most ‘in-demand’ show in…
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BBC builds proof-of-concept voice sign-in and search for iPlayer
The BBC has built a proof-of-concept version of its iPlayer on-demand platform that allows individuals…
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Apple to learn lessons from first originals
Television remains “an area of great interest” for Apple, which aims to learn lessons from…
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Lionsgate launches Spanish OTT service Pantaya
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, a Spanish-language OTT service dedicated to premium…
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YouTube to take further steps against hate speech, extremism
YouTube will soon start to apply “tougher treatment” to videos that aren’t illegal but do…
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TDG: Two thirds of Hulu users would pick SVOD over pay TV
Two-thirds of Hulu users who also subscribe to a traditional pay TV service said that…
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Broadcasters in Spain and UK facing advertising uncertainty
Weak advertising growth in Spain and the UK could have an adverse impact on commercial…
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MBC Group invests in online travel company Wego
MBC Group has invested in Middle East and North African online travel marketplace, Wego. The…
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Telenet hails success of quad-play offering
Liberty Global-owned Flemish region cable operator Telenet managed to add to its new all-in-one converged…
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HBO hit by cyber attack
HBO has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber attack, with hackers…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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Discovery ‘still has bullets’ for deals post-Scripps
Discovery Communications is “not out of bullets” to use for company acquisitions despite its US$14.6…
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Netflix ‘not causing major shift’ for Telefónica TV
The arrival of Netflix and other OTT TV players is not causing “a major shift…
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Second Life creator launches virtual reality world Sansar
Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life, has launched in public beta a virtual reality…
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Iflix teams up with Econet’s Kwesé for African SVOD launch
Emerging markets subscription video-on-demand operator Iflix has teamed up with Econet Media-owned African pay TV…
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BBCWW inks first children’s deal with Amazon
BBC Worldwide has acquired its first multi-year children’s licensing deal with SVOD service Amazon Prime…
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Sony Pictures buys distributor Funimation
Sony Pictures Television Networks has reached an agreement to acquire a “substantial” majority stake in…
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Vodafone Spain launches sports-based service for bars
Vodafone Spain has launched a new offering for bars and restaurants called Vodafone TV Bares,…
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Harmonic reports Q2 declines
Harmonic reported a wider net loss and lower revenues compared to a year earlier in…
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Dave and Home launch on Freesat in the UK
UKTV-owned channels Dave and Home have launched on the Freesat platform in the UK. Dave,…