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Charter adds Disney+ ad tier to pay TV bundle for free in landmark deal
The Disney+ ad-supported tier will be included in Charter Communications’ pay TV offering for no…
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TKO combines UFC and WWE teams following merger
TKO Group which consists of pro-fighting franchises UFC and WWE will combine both companies’ teams into…
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LG Ad Solutions appoints Dave Rudnick as SVP of engineering
Connected TV and cross-screen advertising company, LG Ad Solutions, has appointed Dave Rudnick as the…
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Parks Associates reports 5% of US internet households have only a pay-TV service
The Pay TV decline is showing no signs of a halt, with just 5% of…
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Amazon hires ex-Disney Jeremy Helfand to lead Prime Video advertising
Amazon has landed former Disney exec Jeremy Helfand to oversee Prime Video’s advertising push, while…
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World Darts Championship final records highest peak audience for Sky Sports
The World Darts Championship final secured Sky Sports record-breaking TV audience numbers, drawing an audience of…
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DAZN nets WTA rights for Portugal until 2026
DAZN has extended its broadcasting rights to Women’s Tennis Association (WTA ) for Portugal through…
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Redge Technologies taps Evergent to boost monetisation and subscriber management
Redge Technologies has tapped Evergent to enable the tech outfit’s customers to drive revenues and…
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LG expands latest webOS upgrade rollout
LG Electronics is to extend its latest upgrade of its webOS smart TV platform to…
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Prime Video’s TNF reports 24% audience increase in 2023
Amazon Prime Video’s NFL offering Thursday Night Football (TNF) recorded an 24% increase in total…
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EchoStar closes DISH Network acquisition
EchoStar has finalised the acquisition of DISH Network which will see the two companies merge…
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BBC iPlayer attracts record streaming audiences during Christmas week
BBC iPlayer pulled record-breaking streaming numbers during the Christmas week December 21-31 2023, reaching 177m streams, up by more than 7% on to the previous year.
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Premiership Rugby’s TV coverage draws 1.8m viewers
The Premiership Rugby’s six broadcasted games on host broadcaster TNT Sports and streaming home discovery+,…
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Roku unveils Pro Series TVs model and launches new feature enhancements
Streaming operator and smart TV manufacturer Roku has unveiled the new Roku Pro Series TVs….
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Telefónica to axe 3,421 jobs in €1.3bn cost-cutting plan
Spain’s telecommunications provider Telefónica is to lay off a total of 3,421 employees as part…
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TIM and DAZN reportedly renew Serie A broadcasting agreement
Telecom Italia (TIM) has reportedly signed a renewed agreement with sports streaming giant DAZN to…
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Zeasn hires Roku alum Mike Duin
OTT and smart TV solutions provider Zeasn has hired ex-Roku exec Mike Duin as VP…
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ITVX records 8 million streams on New Year’s Day
ITVX has reported on New Year’s Day it recorded 8 million streams, up by more…
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Formula E secures free-to-air coverage in Germany and Austria
In a further move of Formula E deepening its global coverage, the electric motorsport racing…
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Amazon Prime Video to launch ad-tier in UK from February
Media and entertainment giant Amazon is to introduce an ad-tier to its premium streaming service…
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Warner Bros. Discovery buys BluTV
Media powerhouse Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has bought Turkish SVOD service BluTV. The streaming hub…
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Formula E expands broadcast deal with L’Équipe
Formula E and L’Équipe have strengthened their partnership with all 17 races from Formula E’s upcoming…
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Lionsgate completes $375m eOne acquisition
Lionsgate has completed its acquisition of production-distribution group Entertainment One (eOne) for $375m, also assuming…
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M7 agrees satellite distribution for four channels
Luxembourg-based pay TV outfit M7 Group, owned by Canal+ Group, has extended a long-standing partnership…
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Netgem forges partnership with Sony Liv
TV-as-a-Service offering Netgem TV has forged a strategic partnership with Asia TV content provider Sony…
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Samsung TV Plus adds raft of channels in the US
Samsung TV Plus, the TV manufacturing giant’s FAST and AVOD service, is expanding its content…
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Wedotv launches FAST channels on Amazon Freevee in Germany
AVOD and FAST channel operator and platform provider Wedotv has launched all three of its…
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Ofcom: over half of UK homes now have access to fibre
A record 17 million UK homes, or 57% of the total, now have access to…
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Watchdog delays approval of Norlys acquisition of Telia Danmark
Denmark’s competition watchdog has pushed back approval of service provider Norlys’ planned acquisition of Telia…
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Kinostar launches Turkish movie FAST channel
Germany-based programming distributor Kinostar is launching its first-ever FAST channel, Turk on Video Free, in…