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Telefónica secures UEFA Champions League and US Open tennis
Telefónica has secured rights to the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League football…
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MFE sees first-half revenue and profit drop slightly
Mediaset-owner MediaForEurope’s (MFE) board has approved first-half financials that saw the group’s net revenue shrink…
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Disney’s Iger hires ex-execs Mayer and Staggs as consultants
Disney chief Bob Iger has hired former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to serve…
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Zeasn acquires Foxxum and rlaxx TV
OTT and smart TV solutions provider Zeasn has acquired sister companies Foxxum, a smart TV…
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Japan’s U-Next secures extra distribution with cable deal
Japanese streamer U-Next has forged a partnership with cable operator Tōhoku Cable TV Network that…
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Satellite decline sees Telefónica TV numbers drop
Telefónica had 10.34 million pay TV customers at the end of June, down 4.4% year-on-year….
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FITE+ launches BIG3 basketball in France and MENA
Sport streaming hub FITE+ has announced its coverage of the basketball league BIG3 will be…
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Comcast sees big drops in domestic TV and Sky subscribers, but highlights broadband strength
Comcast suffered a significant loss of video customers domestically and at Sky in its second…
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WBD reports record streaming for Tour de France coverage
Sports media giant, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe has revealed its coverage of the 2023…
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YouTube looks to new TV features as ad and subscription revenue rise
YouTube contributed to Google parent Alphabet’s strong showing in the second quarter, with YouTube ad…
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Kids boost TV usage by 90% in June
Kids aged 2-17 have boosted total TV usage across all age groups by 2.2% in…
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Vietnam’s SCTV secures exclusive five-season deal for LaLiga
Vietnamese pay TV operator SCTV has secured exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga for the next…
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DAZN Women’s Football FAST channel lands on Rakuten TV
DAZN Women’s Football FAST channel has launched on the FAST operator Rakuten TV in time…
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DAZN taps GeoComply to counter location spoofing
Sports streamer DAZN has chosen anti-fraud and geolocation technology specialist GeoComply Solutions to use its…
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Warner Bros. Discovery international distribution chief to leave after 25 years
Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) president of International TV Distribution, Robert Blair, is departing after 25…
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Movistar Plus+ adds Galician-language content to on-demand offering
Telefónica’s TV service Movistar Plus+ has added a raft of Galician-language on-demand content from regional…
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Viaplay and Netflix: a tale of two streamers
For one, a denouement as bleak as the darkest Nordic noir. For the other, a…
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Actors strike: US streaming users more likely to cancel, with Hulu hardest hit
US streamers are likely to see higher churn as a result of perceptions about the…
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Movistar Plus+ to relaunch with OTT streaming option for non-Telefónica customers
Telefónica is to relaunch its TV service Movistar Plus+ on August 1 with an offering…
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DAZN taps AI specialist Olocip for performance analysis
DAZN Spain has joined forces with A1 specialist Olocip to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technology…
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Netflix cuts basic ad-free plan in US and UK
Netflix has got rid of its basic plan offering without ads in the US and…
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TV business ‘negatively impacts’ Telia as it moves towards TV4 Play launch
TV and media is continuing to “negatively impact” Nordic telco Telia’s performance, despite resilience in…
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BBC Player and BBC kids launch in India on Prime Video Channels
BBC Studios, the UK pubcaster’s commercial arm, has launched BBC Player and BBC Kids on…
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Viaplay to cut quarter of staff and eyes sale, commercial chief Wallestam to exit
Viaplay Group in the Nordics is to cut more than 25% of its staff, with…
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Paid-sharing pays off as Netflix ramps up 5.9m net adds
Netflix has massively exceeded analyst expectations by signing up 5.9 million net new subscribers in…
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Tubi hires Vimeo boss Anjali Sud as CEO
Fox Corporation’s streaming service Tubi has named Vimeo boss Anjali Sud as chief executive officer,…
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Tele2 sees TV base decline but positive reaction to Viaplay offerings
Tele2 saw its TV base and TV revenues decline in the second quarter, but reported…
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Sony replacing Funimation with Crunchyroll in Brazil
Sony has shut down its anime streaming platform Funimation in Brazil and will migrate its…
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DAZN and TIM face €8m fine over Serie A rights deal
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has imposed a fine of over €8million on sports streamer…
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Singapore operators team up for Women’s World Cup
Singapore operators Mediacorp, Singtel and StarHub have teamed up to provide full coverage of all…