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Disney Streaming makes senior appointments from Netflix and Meta
Disney has announced the hires of Devika Chawla and Arun Chandra from Netflix and Meta…
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Roku and Apollo in bid for minority stake in Starz
Roku has partnered with private equity firm, and former Endemol Shine co-owner, Apollo Global Management…
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Ofcom hires Meta misinformation chief to oversee online safety
UK media and telecoms regulator Ofcom has hired Meta’s EMEA misinformation policy chief to oversee…
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Paramount+ sets UK and Ireland launch date and pricing as streamer adds 7m
Paramount+ is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on June 22, parent company…
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NBCU partners with tvScientific for Peacock Ad Manager launch
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has announced the launch of Peacock Ad Manager in partnership with CTV performance…
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Viaplay ups Wågnert to chief technology and product officer
Nordic and international streamer Viaplay/Nordic Entertainment (NENT Group) has named Philip Wågnert as EVP and…
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Peacock adds 4 million as NBCU announces plans to take back next-day content from Hulu
NBCUniversal’s hybrid A/SVOD service Peacock added four million subscribers in the first quarter of the…
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Roku continues to grow platform business as device sales falter
Roku has praised the performance of its AVOD service as the company continues to grow…
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Netflix makes lay-offs at Tudum
Netflix has reportedly begun laying off staff from its Tudum news site. The site, which…
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Viaplay and Sony Picture Television extend deal
Nordic and international streamer Viaplay and Sony Pictures Television have agreed a multi-year extension to…
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Redge Media powers FlixClassic SVOD launch
FlixClassic, a new SVOD service, has been launched in Poland on the Redge Media video…
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Charter and Comcast to develop Roku-rivalling streaming devices in 50/50 JV
US cable giants Charter and Comcast (parent company of NBCUniversal and Sky) have announced a…
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Allente taps Synamedia for streaming security
Nordic pay TV provider Allente has tapped technology provider Synamedia’s latest SaaS products to protect…
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Watch4 and W4Free become wedotv ahead of expansion to new markets
Video Solutions, the media company that owns and operates AVOD channels Watch4 and W4Free, has…
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Warner Bros. Discovery to reassess content distribution strategy
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will reevaluate its content distribution strategy as the giant company looks…
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Churn high at HBO, but Warner Bros. Discovery bullish on streaming prospects
Warner Bros. Discovery has shed some light on the newly-merged company’s imminent plans for its…
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Viaplay scores ‘groundbreaking’ deal for exclusive home nations football rights in the UK
Ahead of its launch in the UK in H2 2022, Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s Viaplay…
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NENT Group makes new international plans with Viaplay Select
In a fresh twist to its international expansion plans, Nordic Entertainment/Viaplay has launched a branded…
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Disney+ teams with MultiChoice for South African debut
Disney has teamed up with pay TV operator MultiChoice for its forthcoming Disney+ South African…
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Disney and Lumen Technologies partner for CDN metadata standardisation push
Disney has announced a partnership between its streaming division and Lumen Technologies to standardise CDN…
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AT&T bows out of entertainment business with 77 million HBO subscribers
In its final quarter of owning WarnerMedia, AT&T reported positive performance of HBO and its…
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Synamedia targets streamers with new SaaS offering
TV technology provider Synamedia has launched Synamedia Go, a new SaaS offering designed to make…
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Viaplay adds NHL and KSW rights ahead of UK launch
Viaplay will become home to the National Hockey League (NHL) and KSW mixed martial arts…
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Nielsen: streaming’s share of TV viewing at all-time high in US
Streaming captured its largest-ever share of total TV usage in March in the US. According…
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Disney partners with KPN for Disney+/ESPN bundle
Dutch telco KPN has announced an expanded distribution deal with Disney. The deal will see…
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US consumers prefer unified bundles
US OTT consumers are increasingly growing in favour of aggregation services and unified bundles. According…
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Eastern Europe SVOD market set for growth
The Eastern European streaming market is set for explosive growth in the coming years, almost…
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Viaplay picks up PFL rights in 14 markets
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced a wide broadcast rights deal with Viaplay across…
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BritBox sets April 28 for Nordics launch
BBC Studios-ITV joint-venture Britbox will launch next week in the Nordics, the company has confirmed….
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Warner Bros. Discovery to shutter CNN+ after one month
Streaming service CNN+ is to shut down after just one month of operation. The much-hyped…