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Streaming continues to dominate in new report

Consumers may be ‘permanently shifting away from linear TV’ a new report has said. According…

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Intelsat launches Galaxy 30, life-extender for Intelsat 10-02

Satellite operator Intelsat has launched Galaxy 30, its latest geosynchronous orbit satellite that will primarily…

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Natural world streamer WaterBear Network names management team

WaterBear Network, a new free interactive video-on-demand platform dedicated to the natural world, is to…

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Mediaset rejects Vivendi overture with demand for compensation

Mediaset has rejected Vivendi’s latest overture to initiate peace talks following the Italian broadcaster’s abandonment…

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RTL sees boost from streaming as COVID-19 takes its toll

RTL has seen significant growth for its streaming services in the Netherlands and Germany even…

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Belgian streaming OTT JV Streamz greenlit for launch

Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet is now preparing the launch of its streaming JV…

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Confia comes back to buy TVI operator with significantly reduced offer

Portuguese publishing group Cofina has come back to the table with a new offer to…

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AT&T offers Crunchyroll to Sony for US$1.5 billion

AT&T is reportedly in talks to sell anime streamer Crunchyroll to Sony.  According to a…

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Peacock free tier accounts for 90% of all viewers, claims research

The vast majority of Peacock viewers spent the first fortnight of the service’s availability watching…

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Formula E to go FTA in Germany with ProSiebenSat.1 deal

The fast-growing electric-powered racing competition Formula E will get a massive boost to exposure in…

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Sky Sports to launch NFL channel in five year broadcast deal

Sky Sports has signed a five year renewal to its broadcast deal with the NFL…

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Orange Belgium taps Zappware to deliver Eleven football channels to subscribers

Orange Belgium has tapped technology provider Zappware to deliver the football offering of Jupiler League…

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Tencent to create US$10 billion esports streaming giant with merger of DouYu and Huya

Media giant Tencent wants to create a US$10 billion Chinese equivalent to game streaming platform…

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Smart TV on the up in Latin America

Smart TV penetration has experienced significant growth in Latin America, according to research by Dataxis,…

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Twitter reportedly emerges as potential TikTok suitor

Twitter has reportedly held talks with Chinese tech firm ByteDance to buy the US business…

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Eutelsat delivers ‘robust’ results as broadcast business holds up

Satellite operator Eutelsat has turned in what CEO Rodolphe Belmer described as a “robust” set…

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RSCC launches two new satellites

Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has successfully launched two new satellites, Express-80 and Express-103, from…

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AMC Networks International launches four channels in Luxembourg

AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has launched four new entertainment channels on Post Luxembourg’s PostTV, the…

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Arqiva builds cloud-based metadata management for Freeview Play

Communications infrastructure and media services provider Arqiva has built a cloud-based metadata management system for…

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UK buy-to-own video market skyrockets during lockdown

UK consumer spend on digital film to buy and keep grew by more than 87%…

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TikTok creates US-focused US$200m fund to pay creators

Social media superstar TikTok has launched a $200m creators fund, designed to support those aiming…

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TV sales suffer from pandemic while streaming devices soar

Inexpensive streaming devices have seen a significant growth in sales during the first part of…

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Delphine Ernotte secures second term as France Télévisions chief

French media regulator the CSA has given Delphine Ernotte-Cunci a new five-year term as director-general…

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Pakistan regulator gives TikTok ‘final warning’ over ‘obscene’ content

TikTok, the social media platform that allows users to create short-form video, has been given…

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Altice’s BFMTV debuts new ‘automated vertical’ live mobile video

Altice France-owned news channel BFMTV has launched a new ‘vertical’ smartphone video experience that automatically…

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Digital TV Europe to host webinar on cloud video essentials

Digital TV Europe has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to present a webinar on…

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Cinema’s shift to the living room set to be extended as Christopher Nolan’s Tenet sees indefinite delay

Transactional video on demand (TVOD) looks likely to be the preferred method of film releases…

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Vodafone first to offer Eurosport Player in Spain

Vodafone España has become the first Spanish service provider to integrate the Eurosport Player app…

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Alchimie takes content from ORF for VOD channels

Streaming content enabler and aggregator Alchimie has struck an agreement with ORF-Enterprise, the marketer and distributor…

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The evolution of piracy in the online era – listen to the latest episode of TV Watch now

The latest episode of TV Watch, a new podcast from Digital TV Europe is now…