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FuboTV and the challenges of sports streaming

Getting a streaming business up and running is not a straightforward exercise. Making it pay…

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Live sport proves resilient in the face of seismic change

For a brief moment this month, it felt as though the TV industry had been…

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As Salto shuts down, what can European media companies learn?

After months of uncertainty, France Télévisions, M6 and TF1 finally decided to call it a…

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Brand values: streamers take another look at their business models

For the last year, the hot topic in the streaming business has been the cost…

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Media companies get back to basics in 2023 with monetisation mindset

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that 2023 would be “a year of efficiency”….

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Comcast: big is bountiful

Comcast, which the European Audiovisual Observatory this week identified as Europe’s biggest media company by…

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Netflix turns the page

Adieu then to Reed Hastings, who is handing the baton of leading Netflix’s quarterly earnings…

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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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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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The Year in View

For our final edition of 2022, we’re going expand the scope of DTVE Week in…

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Value ad: Netflix, Disney and the hybrid streaming model

With this week’s launch of Disney’s ad-supported streaming option and Netflix’s recent decision to sign…

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Has the shine come off streaming?

Following a hell-for-leather dash to capture as many streaming subscribers as possible, there is currently…

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The dilemma facing broadcasters

How should national broadcasters respond to the ongoing decline in linear viewing and the rise…

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MELS 22: TikTok triumphant­ – the future of online video

Digital TV Europe publisher Informa organised our first Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) this…

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Viaplay: adjusting aim to hit the target

There have been some signs of late that the second tier of streaming platforms below…

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Liberty Global: a story with pictures

As every business journalist knows, storytelling is one of the principal jobs of the CEO…

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Comcast takes hit as prospects darken for Sky

Comcast’s acquisition of Sky four years ago was not greeted warmly by analysts, with many…

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Netflix puts the past behind it

Netflix produced investor-pleasing results this week, beating expectations and its own guidance in terms of…

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Satellite’s gone?

Satellite’s gone up to the skies/ Things like that drive me out of my mind/…

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How will Netflix’s ad-supported tier shape the streaming landscape?

Netflix will launch its long-awaited advertising-supported tier in November in an attempt to reclaim its…

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Waking from a content nightmare

The reverberations of the global pandemic’s impact on the TV production business are still the…

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Sky enters new era with shift to IPTV 

Sky has officially ditched the dish in the UK. When it launched Sky Glass in…

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UK government’s Channel 4 u-turn shows that it was never about money

The news this week that the UK government is “re-examining the business case” around the…

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The return of IBC

The return of IBC after its absence from the annual video event calendar in 2020…

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The BT Sport-Eurosport merger gives glimpse of wider WBD strategy

In relatively swift fashion from the reveal of exclusive talks in February and a deal…

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Major changes for Altice as opportunist Drahi eyes BT

Patrick Drahi is having quite the busy summer.  The French-Israeli billionaire had some unexpectedly positive…

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YouTube dominance, SVOD decline and pubcaster strength: key takeaways from Ofcom’s Media Nations 2022 report

It is that time of year where UK broadcast regulator Ofcom publishes its Media Nations…

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After the surge: AVOD is streaming’s saving grace

Just as the havoc that the Covid pandemic wrought was stupefying and surreal, so too…

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Disney’s ability to overtake Netflix defined by vision, ambition and resources

Disney is now the largest streaming operator in the world. The company this week revealed…

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Integrated gambling a bet too far for FuboTV

Live sports streaming has been one of the hottest topics in video for some time,…