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Sir Ian Cheshire to be new Channel 4 chair
UK media regulator Ofcom has named Sir Ian Cheshire as appointed the next chair of…
Eleven teams up Twitch in Taiwan
Sports broadcaster Eleven’s Taiwanese subsidiary Eleven Taiwan has teamed up with streaming platform Twitch ahead…
Sky Deutschland secures WSL rights
Sky Deutschland has agreed a deal to broadcast the Women’s Super League. Starting from the…
Sony announces expanded PlayStation Plus membership to rival Xbox Game Pass
Sony has announced plans to launch a games subscription service to rival Microsoft’s Xbox Game…
Food brand Chefclub moves into FAST with Samsung TV Plus
Paris-based digital food brand Chefclub has struck an agreement with Samsung TV Plus to launch…
Ligue 1 agrees €1.5 billion media company stake sale
French football league Ligue 1 has agreed to sell a stake in its media business…
Macquarie Capital makes new TMT appointments
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investing arm of Macquarie Group, has…
MBC’s Shahid to be MENA home of WWE
Mixed martial arts giant WWE has teamed up with Middle Eastern media outfit MBC Group…
Telstra turns to AirTies for Smart Modem software
Australia’s Telstra has tapped Wi-Fi technology specialist AirTies to provide home connectivity and Wi-Fi 6…
Broadband and non-geostationary satellites driving growth in HTS sector
High-Throughput Satellite capacity is expected to expand dramatically over the next five years, but with…
Disney employees stage walkout over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Disney employees from across the company have staged a walkout over the company’s response to…
Metrological unveils Lightning partner programme
Comcast-owned TV app store specialist Metrological has unveiled its Lightning Partner Program, an initiative designed…
TalkTalk taps Netgem for new 4K box and TV offering
UK service provider TalkTalk has launched its new 4K TV box in partnership with technology…
Pluto TV to launch in Nordics in May
ViacomCBS/Paramount’s free ad-supported streaming offering Pluto TV is to launch in the Nordic market in…
Norlys to take TV and broadband to Thy-Mors Energi
Danish utility company and broadband service provider Norlys has struck a deal with Thy-Mors Energi…
Rotana channels coming to Freeview via Channelbox
Arabic language entertainment channels from Rotana Group are to launch on Freeview, the UK digital-terrestrial…
Berenberg modestly bullish on SES, cautious on Eutelsat
SES seems currently to be better placed as an investment opportunity than rival satellite operator…
Rakuten TV adds Beano to FAST offering
European streaming platform Rakuten TV has added British children’s brand The Beano to its children’s…
Gulf region to continue video revenue growth
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) video industry grew revenue by 11% year-over-year in 2021 to…
Amazon and Reliance to make plays for domestic IPL rights
Amazon and Reliance Industries are considering making big plays for domestic rights to cricket’s lucrative…
RTL to merge ad businesses in combined international ad sales unit
German media group RTL has announced plans to create an international advertising sales unit. RTL…
Ad sales return to pre-pandemic levels for M6 Group with TF1 merger on course
RTL-owned M6 Group has reported an increase in its advertising revenues to exceed pre-pandemic…
Verimatrix launches security platform
Content security firm Verimatrix has announced the launch of the Verimatrix Secure Delivery Platform. The…
Blue Ant launches new true-crime FAST offering on The Roku Channel
Producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has expanded its move into free advertising…
LaLiga creates new International group
Spanish football league LaLiga has created a new holding company to oversee its international operations….
FTC set to review Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set to review Microsoft’s US$68.7 billion acquisition of…
European Parliament approves DSA proposal to ban some targeted ads
The European Parliament has voted to approve the initial draft of the Digital Services Act…
Five million Brits spending more than seven hours a day streaming video
Some five million Brits are streaming seven or more hours of video content per day,…
YouTube to shut down Originals programme
YouTube’s global head of original content, Susanne Daniels, has resigned after more than six years…
Microsoft to buy Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard in US$70 billion deal
Microsoft has announced a deal to acquire game publisher Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion. The…