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Disney: ad and subtract
There was plenty to ponder in Disney’s second quarter financials, revealed this week, as the…
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Brazil’s Neo teams up with Vubiquity to offer SVOD to operators
Brazilian aggregator for small and medium-sized operator Neo has teamed up with technology provider and…
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FuboTV teams up with iSpot.tv for connected TV ad measurement
Sports-first live TV streaming platform FuboTV has partnered with ad-tech outfit iSpot.tv to bolster connected…
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DTVE Data Weekly: How operator bundling of SVOD is changing the direct-to-consumer business
Up until relatively recently, the indirect wholesale segment of SVOD – meaning services bundled via…
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Disney to combine Disney+ and Hulu in single app as streaming losses slow
Disney is to launch a combined Disney+ and Hulu app by the end of the…
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Paramount cutting 25% of US-based team
Paramount Global is cutting around 25% of its US-based team across Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and…
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LGBTQ+ service OUTtv launches on Amazon Prime Video in US
LGBTQ+ television and streaming service OUTtv is launching a channel on Amazon Prime US, available…
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Mediacorp FTA channels now on Singtel and Starhub streaming services
Singaporean telco Singtel’s TV customers and rival StarHub’s TV+ subscribers can now receive free-to-air content…
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MBC’s Shahid updates on partnership strategy
MBC Group-owned Arabic streaming platform Shahid has provided an update on its distribution partnership strategy,…
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AAPA slams EC antipiracy initiative as inadequate
The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has slammed the European Commission’s recently published recommendation on combating…
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Paramount shares nosedive as losses mount despite streaming subscriber growth
Paramount Global has seen its share price drop more than 28% after the US media…
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DTVE Data Weekly: How Netflix is growing its developing markets
With increasing numbers of consumers cutting their SVOD subscriptions, Netflix has put into force new…
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RTL+ launches on Vodafone Deutschland
The RTL+ streaming service is now available on Vodafone Deutschland’s TV platform as a pre-installed…
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Tivify launches new Corners offering, updates subscription plans
Spanish pay and advertising-supported streaming operator Tivify has launched Tivify Corners, a new feature that is available…
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Viaplay ups Filippa Wallestam to chief commercial officer
Viaplay Group has named Filippa Wallestam as EVP and chief commercial officer, Nordics, as Kim…
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Badminton TV taps Brightcove for horse trials coverage
Badminton TV, a subscription-based internet TV channel that will livestream this year’s Badminton Horse Trials,…
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Starzplay hires Tony Saab to lead content and strategic partnerships
Starzplay Arabia has appointed Tony Saab as senior vice president of content and strategic partnerships….
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Viacom18 secures flow of top Warner Bros., HBO content
Reliance-owned Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring HBO…
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Tubi boss Farhad Massoudi exits as Fox restructures brand under new CEO
Fox Corporation parent company of ad-supported streamer Tubi, has unveiled the formation of Tubi Media…
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Disney job cuts hit animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions
Disney has cut a swathe of jobs across its animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions, as…
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SVOD rebounds in Sweden, boosted by bundled offerings
Subscription streaming services experiences a resurgence in growth in the first quarter following a slowdown…
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Viaplay paying subscribers grow by 60%, launches on Roku in UK, US and Canada
Streaming service Viaplay’s global paying subscribers grew by 60% in the year to March, rising…
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Viacom18 reportedly hiring Disney Star exec Vaz in senior role
Reliance Industries-backed Indian media outfit Viacom18 has reportedly recruited Disney Star’s head of network entertainment…
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YouTube TV planning to up picture quality to 1080p
YouTube is planning to improve the picture quality of its premium YouTube TV offering in…
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ITVX and Apple TV+ shows strong growth in UK market, while Netflix struggles
ITVX and Apple TV+ have shown strong growth among viewers in the UK, with Netflix…
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Netflix: every which way but lose
As if further signs of the slowdown in subscription video-on-demand growth were needed, Netflix stepped…
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Nielsen: Poland’s TV viewership falls by 2.7% in March
Nielsen’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot The Gauge reported TV viewership in March was…
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STV Player app launches on Sky Q
STV Group the Scottish broadcaster behind its free streaming service STV Player has announced the…
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Viaplay comes to Roku devices in the US, Canada and UK
Nordic-based Viaplay Group has secured a deal with Roku, to bring its streaming service to…
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Viaplay Select to be added to Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaTV
Viaplay Group and Deutsche Telekom have struck a deal that will see Viaplay Select’s content…