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Apple wants a piece of English Premier League pie, according to reports
UK newspaper the Daily Mail has triggered rumours that tech giant Apple is planning to…
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Amazon-owned MGM+ goes live in US, replaces Epix
Yesterday (January 15) saw the launch of Amazon-owned streaming platform MGM+ in the US. The…
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Canadian sports broadcaster TSN launches streaming service TSN+
Leading Canadian sports broadcaster TSN has launched a new streaming platform called TSN+. Details of…
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OSN joins ACE’s global battle against content piracy
Dubai-based media group OSN has joined anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. OSN…
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Exclusively Amazon’s: the Warner Pass
There has been plenty of news about Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) this week. Not unusual…
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DAZN hits 15m subs, aims to become “daily sports destination for fans”
After widespread reports about the scale of its financial losses yesterday, DAZN Group has attempted…
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Warner Bros. Discovery to launch ‘Warner Pass’ streaming offering with Amazon in France
Warner Bros. Discovery has teamed up with Amazon Prime Video to launch a new offer…
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Disney set for battle as activist investor Peltz asks for seat on board
The Walt Disney Company is setting itself up to fight activist investor Nelson Peltz after…
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DAZN reports losses for 2021
Sports streamer DAZN made an operating loss of US$1.35 billion in 2021. Overall group losses…
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Credential sharing in the Nordics: three million using SVOD without paying
As many as three million SVOD subscriptions in the Nordics are currently accessed using another…
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Netflix unveils plans for engineering hub in Poland
Netflix has doubled down on its commitment to Poland by announcing plans for a new…
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RTL Deutschland hires Netflix programming exec
Broadcaster RTL Deutschland has hired Netflix programming executive Inga Leschek as programming chief for RTL…
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Germany’s Joyn enters FAST market with 24/7 offering
ProSiebenSat.1-owned streaming platform Joyn has expanded its content offering with the launch of 16 new…
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SkyShowtime acquires raft of HBO Max shows
SkyShowtime, the recently launched Comcast and Paramount joint-streamer, has acquired 21 former HBO Max European…
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SPI International takes Filmstream FAST channel to ScreenHits TV
Canal+-owned channel provider SPI International has signed a distribution deal with content and platform aggregator…
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YouTube’s Ticket for the streaming sports express
Sports streaming is expected to be one of the big TV industry themes for this…
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WBD has regained “command and control” says CFO
Warner Bros Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels used Citi’s 2023 Communications, Media & Entertainment Conference to…
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Streamer Xumo adds new line of 4K smart TVs, launches FAST tools
Comcast and Charter-owned streaming platform Xumo has joined forces with Element Electronics to launch a…
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Tech giant Amazon announces plans to cut 18000 jobs
Tech giant Amazon has announced plans to cut 18,000 job, the biggest single reduction in…
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Darren Nielson replaces Superna Kalle as Starz international chief
Darren Nielson has been promoted to EVP, international networks at Starz, taking over from Superna…
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Amazon Prime and Disney+ close gap on Netflix in Italy
Italy’s Communications Authority Agcom has published a report which shows the state of play in…
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Viaplay Group and T-Mobile agree Polish distribution deal ahead of F1 season
Viaplay Group and T-Mobile, one of Poland’s largest mobile operators, have entered a distribution partnership…
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Paramount+ and Netflix celebrate impact of seasonal blockbusters
December was a good month for streaming platforms bearing blockbuster movies. Among top performers over…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix shows still topping Russian in-demand list
The official non-availability of Netflix in Russia does not seem to have dented the popularity…
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The Year in View
For our final edition of 2022, we’re going expand the scope of DTVE Week in…
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DAZN expands into ad-supported space via Samsung TV+ FAST partnership
Ad-supported streaming service Samsung TV Plus has struck an agreement with sports streamer DAZN which…
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FuboTV cyberattack underlines persistent threat to streamers from hackers
Streaming platform FuboTV says disruption to its service during France vs Morocco Semi-Final at the…
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Content write-offs add another billion dollars to WBD restructuring costs
Warner Bros. Discovery has significantly increased its estimates on how much the company’s current pivot…
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Dyn Media adds FIBA rights for its new sports streaming platform
Dyn Media, which is set to launch a news sports streaming platform in 2023, has…
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Verizon launches +Play in bid to solve consumer subscription overload
US telco Verizon has launched a beta version of its new web-based platform +Play, which…