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Pluto TV deepens reach in France, launching on Bouygues Telecom set-top boxes
Paramount Global’s FAST provider, Pluto TV, is to further expand its presence in France, with…
Global FAST revenues is to rise to $17bn by 2029
Global FAST revenues will reach $17bn across 138 countries in 2029, up from $8bn in…
Rakuten TV opens new hub in Barcelona
FAST channel operator, Rakuten TV, has announced it has opened a new headquarters in Barcelona….
Comcast Business names Ed Zimmermann president
Comcast Corporation has promoted Ed Zimmermann to president of Comcast Business, succeeding Bill Stemper. Stemper…
Xavier Niel’s Iliad sets out plan to create European AI champion with supercomputer investment
French telecoms and media entrepreneur Xavier Niel is investing €200 million in an AI supercomputer…
YouTube scraps ad-free Premium Lite plan
YouTube is getting rid of its Premium Lite, ad-free low-cost subscription plan, which is available…
Games market is to climb to $339bn by 2027, predicts Omdia
At IBC2023 which got underway on September 15-18 in RAI, Amsterdam, the media research outfit…
EBU picks up media rights to America Cup for 39 markets
The European Broadcasting Union has acquired the media rights of the 37th edition of the…
DAZN taps Irdeto for sports watermarking
DAZN has tapped cybersecurity outfit Irdeto for its patented forensic watermarking solution, TraceMark as it…
wedotv taps Eutelsat’s satellites for new FAST launch in Italy
AVOD and FAST channel programmer and distributor, wedotv, has tied with satellite operator Eutelsat to launch…
Orange España adds seven sport-themed channels to TV service
Orange España has announced it has added seven new sports-focused channels to its TV offering….
Telekom Slovenije adds SPI International channels to offering
Canal+ brand SPI International has tied with Slovenian telecommunications provider Telekom Slovenije to expand the…
SABC to broadcast 16 Rugby World Cup games, per MultiChoice deal
South Africa’s pay TV platform MultiChoice and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have reached…
Hearst forces channel blackout on DISH
US satellite TV outfit DISH Network Corporation has announced after months of negotiations, the entertainment…
ThinkAnalytics teams up with MoEngage to boost user engagement
Tech company ThinkAnalytics has entered into an agreement with the customer engagement platform MoEngage to…
Brightcove is to power In The Black Network streaming service
Video technology firm Brightcove has been tapped by In The Black Network (ITBN) to power…
Global OTT revenue to climb by $53 billion in the next six years
Global OTT TV episode and film revenues is predicted to grow by $53 billion reaching…
Endeavor Group to close WWE and UFC merger
Endeavor Group is to finalise the merge with its subsidiary company UFC and WWE on…
Virgin Media O2 to shut off 3G services in 2025
Liberty Global’s UK telecommunications company Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is to switch off its 3G…
Sky Italia to be home of the United Rugby Championship in Italy
Sky Italia has secured a first-time deal with the BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) to…
New Zealand Rugby & Endeavor Streaming unveils D2C service NZR+
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has tied with technology outfit Endeavor Streaming to deliver its free,…
Nexfibre and Virgin Media O2 buys fibre operator Upp
UK fibre company, Nexfibre has teamed up with telco company Virgin Media O2, to jointly…
Saudi Arabia’s stc Group acquires 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Saudi Arabian telecom stc Group has bought a 9.9% stake in Spain’s telecommunications company Telefónica…
Narrative Entertainment launches POP and Tiny Pop FAST channels
UK independent broadcaster Narrative Entertainment is to debut FAST channels for its children-focused TV networks…
Redge Media taps Media-Press.TV to improve content discovery experience
Redge Technologies’ end-to-end OTT platform Redge Media has partnered with the streaming metadata outfit Media-Press.TV…
ThinkAnalytics launches generative AI solutions
Tech outfit ThinkAnalytics is to include a voice, chatbot and other solutions that combine generative…
Channel 4 and Oktagon MMA sign broadcasting deal
Channel 4 is to broadcast the European marital arts competition Oktagon MMA across its platforms….
MwareTV unveils code-free WYSIWYG app creation
Cloud-based multi-tenant platform provider, MwareTV has launched the App Builder which creates consumers apps for…
Movistar Plus+ secures EuroLeague rights in Spain
Spain’s Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus+ is it show the European basketball tournament EuroLeague in Spain. The…
Atresmedia taps Enensys’ AdsReach solution for international TV channels
Spanish media group Atresmedia has tapped Enensys Technologies’ AdsReach ad insertion solution for its international…