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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…

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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…

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Rakuten TV opens new hub in Barcelona

FAST channel operator, Rakuten TV, has announced it has opened a new headquarters in Barcelona….

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Comcast Business names Ed Zimmermann president

Comcast Corporation has promoted Ed Zimmermann to president of Comcast Business, succeeding Bill Stemper. Stemper…

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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…

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YouTube scraps ad-free Premium Lite plan

YouTube is getting rid of its Premium Lite, ad-free low-cost subscription plan, which is available…

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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…

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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…

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DAZN taps Irdeto for sports watermarking

DAZN has tapped cybersecurity outfit Irdeto for its patented forensic watermarking solution, TraceMark as it…

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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…

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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….

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Telekom Slovenije adds SPI International channels to offering

Canal+ brand SPI International has tied with Slovenian telecommunications provider Telekom Slovenije to expand the…

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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…

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Hearst forces channel blackout on DISH

US satellite TV outfit DISH Network Corporation has announced after months of negotiations, the entertainment…

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ThinkAnalytics teams up with MoEngage to boost user engagement

Tech company ThinkAnalytics has entered into an agreement with the customer engagement platform MoEngage to…

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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…

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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…

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Endeavor Group to close WWE and UFC merger

Endeavor Group is to finalise the merge with its subsidiary company UFC and WWE on…

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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…

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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…

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New Zealand Rugby & Endeavor Streaming unveils D2C service NZR+

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has tied with technology outfit Endeavor Streaming to deliver its free,…

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Nexfibre and Virgin Media O2 buys fibre operator Upp

UK fibre company, Nexfibre has teamed up with telco company Virgin Media O2, to jointly…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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ThinkAnalytics launches generative AI solutions

Tech outfit ThinkAnalytics is to include a voice, chatbot and other solutions that combine generative…

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Channel 4 and Oktagon MMA sign broadcasting deal

Channel 4 is to broadcast the European marital arts competition Oktagon MMA across its platforms….

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MwareTV unveils code-free WYSIWYG app creation

 Cloud-based multi-tenant platform provider, MwareTV has launched the App Builder which creates consumers apps for…

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Movistar Plus+ secures EuroLeague rights in Spain

Spain’s Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus+ is it show the European basketball tournament EuroLeague in Spain. The…

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Atresmedia taps Enensys’ AdsReach solution for international TV channels

Spanish media group Atresmedia has tapped Enensys Technologies’ AdsReach ad insertion solution for its international…