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OSN+ to merge with Anghami to become joint video and music streaming service in MENA
MENA’s TV streaming operator OSN+ is to merge with local music and entertainment streaming service…
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Channel 4 reports new record of 6.7 billion streaming minutes in October
UK public service broadcaster, Channel 4 has recorded a milestone of 6.7 billion streaming viewer…
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GCN+ and GCN App to close as WBD plans to consolidate streaming brands
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to shut down Global Cycling Network cycling streaming hub GCN+ and…
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DAZN teams with YouTube to bring NFL Game Pass to UK and Germany
Sports streamer DAZN has teamed up with YouTube to make NFL Game Pass available as…
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Activist investor ValueAct takes Disney stake
Another activist investor, ValueAct Capital, has taken what is understood to be a significant stake…
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JioCinema launches dedicated Kids and Family offering
Indian streamer JioCinema has launched a dedicated Kids and Family offering. With around 3,000 hours of content, the platform will…
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Setanta Sports offering joint package with Netflix
Eastern Europe and Central Asia-focused sports platform provider Setanta Sports has teamed up with Netflix…
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Parrot Analytics: Disney+ and Prime Video dominates in Belgium, with Loki in top spot
Disney+ series Loki rises to the top of Parrot Analytics’ top ten digital originals in…
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ProSiebenSat.1 looks to Joyn growth as ad sales hit by economic downturn
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 now expects full-year earnings to be at the lower end of the range…
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Lionsgate sees streaming boost ahead of UK pullout
US studio Lionsgate was boosted by streaming growth in its fiscal second quarter. The studio’s…
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Video workflow engineering and sustainability: a primer
In the first of a regular series of articles on sustainability in the video space,…
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Actors’ strike to end as SAG-AFTRA and producers agree deal
US actors union SAG-AFTRA has struck a tentative three-year deal worth more than $1bn (£814m)…
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Disney boosted by stellar streaming growth, with beta combined Hulu/Disney+ to launch in December
Disney is now clearly “on the path” to build a profitable streaming business by the…
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UK broadcasters welcome introduction of Media Bill
UK broadcasters have reacted positively to the introduction of the country’s long-awaited Media Bill in…
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Lionsgate taps Vubiquity to move library to the cloud
Vubiquity, an Amdocs company, has been chosen by Lionsgate to help move its content library,…
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FilmBox expands offering in CEE, in partnership with Paramount and Prorom
SPI International, operator of the film brand FilmBox, is to expand its offering in partnership…
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Warner Bros. Discovery loses 700k streaming subscribers
Warner Bros. Discovery lost 700,000 streaming subscribers in the third quarter, taking its total down…
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RTL streaming growth fails to offset ad decline
Continued growth of RTL’s streaming services failed to offset the impact of the ongoing advertising…
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E& launches new FAST and AVOD streamer Starz On
E&-owned media outfit Evision has launched a new FAST and AVOD-based streaming service, Starz On….
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DAZN looking to ‘make money’ and convert subs from FAST
Sports streamer DAZN “wants to make some money” from FAST and is “following the money”…
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‘Broken’ streaming model requires reset, say MELS speakers
The “broken” streaming model is leading to a “huge devaluing of content”, execs argued at…
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MENA streamer Shahid to expand non-English-language content as AVOD grows
Saudi Arabia-based streamer Shahid is looking to expand its non-English language programming as it experiences…
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DISH Network loses subs as Sling TV fails to offset pay TV decline
US pay TV operator DISH Network lost 64,000 net pay TV customers in the second…
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Paramount+ streaming losses to drop after strong Q3 numbers
Paramount+ grew its subscriber base to over 63 million at the end of September after…
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AMC stages modest streaming recovery
AMC’s streaming offerings staged a modest recovery in the third quarter after two quarters of…
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Omdia: FAST expected to grow as viewers move ‘pay-to-free’
FAST revenue globally are expected to reach US$13 billion by 2028, according to DTVE’s sister…
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Netflix passes 15m ad-supported users
Netflix has now surpassed 15 million global monthly active users of its advertising-supported tier. The…
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DAZN attracts over 400,000 views during UEFA Champions League match in Portugal
Global streaming platform DAZN has revealed the sports channel grew by 8% compared to last…
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Ad-supported Disney+ debuts in UK
Disney has launched the anticipated ad-supported version of streamer Disney+ in the UK alongside two…
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Amazon Prime Video beats Netflix as top SVOD service in the US
Amazon Prime Video has overthrown Netflix and secured leading position of the top ten SVOD…