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Coronavirus
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Top Comcast execs to donate salaries to charity amid pandemic
Comcast, the owner and operator of NBCUniversal and Sky, has announced that its top execs…
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Wimbledon off for first time since WWII
The Championships, better known as Wimbledon, have been cancelled in an unprecedented move. This is…
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Belarusian Premier League strikes broadcast deals across Europe as last league standing
With the sporting world seemingly brought to a halt, broadcasters have turned to an unlikely…
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Free, Virgin Media and BeIN Sports unveil new coronavirus offers
French service provider Free, the UK’s Virgin Media and MENA pay TV operator BeIN Sports…
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Olympics and Paralympics get new date
The Tokyo Olympics have officially been rescheduled to July 23-August 8 2021. Meanwhile the Paralympic…
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Twitch suffers outage
Amazon-owned game streaming platform Twitch suffered an outage on March 30. The streamer confirmed on…
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Top Disney execs to take pay cuts amid coronavirus
Disney has confirmed that its top execs will take a pay cut during the coronavirus…
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Tour de France could go ahead without a crowd
Despite sporting events all around the world being cancelled, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) could…
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Tricolor makes its service available for free
Leading Russian pay TV operator Tricolor has become the latest major service provider to decrypt…
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Sports update: Olympics could take place in summer 2021; Premier League reportedly reaches agreement for behind closed doors season wrap-up
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Sports Federations (IFs) are looking to reschedule…
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US sees streaming surge amid coronavirus outbreak
The impact of coronavirus on TV viewing has been examined by a new report which…
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Telia takes Coronavirus hit through exposure to free TV market
While the majority of telcos are weathering the Coronavirus storm well relative to other sectors,…
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ViacomCBS counts cost of Coronavirus crisis
The newly merged ViacomCBS has been forced to withdraw its previous 2020 financial guidance in…
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Wimbledon organiser schedules emergency coronavirus meeting for next week
Wimbledon organiser, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), will hold an emergency meeting next…
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Coronavirus likely to impact quality of BARB audience data
UK audience ratings organisation BARB has admitted that its ability to accurately measure what people…
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EBU calls on public broadcasters to cap streaming bitrates
The EBU has issued a recommendation for public broadcasters to make renewed efforts to avoid…
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DFL delays Bundesliga media rights tender, further suspends play
The domestic rights tender for the 2021-22 to 2024-25 Bundesliga seasons has been postponed. The…
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Sky adds educational collections to Sky Kids
With schools around the UK shut down, Sky has added a range of educational collections…
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Coronavirus: Olympics officially delayed; Champions League postponed
After weeks of speculation, the 2020 Olympics have officially been postponed. The decision was reached…
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Free Netflix promotion is a scam, streamer confirms
Any messages of a coronavirus-related promotion from Netflix are fake, the streaming giant has confirmed….
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Boris Johnson coronavirus address becomes one of the UK’s most watched programmes ever
UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on March 23 was historic in…
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Disney pauses Indian rollout as coronavirus delays IPL season
Despite seeing successful launches in a number of European countries, Disney has postponed the launch…
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Amazon makes kids content free during coronavirus; launches profiles
Amazon is making a portion of its children’s programming available for free as the world…
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Facebook latest firm to reduce video quality
Facebook has become the latest major company that has agreed to downgrade its video streaming…
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Canal+ rows back on free-to-view move
French pay TV operator Canal+ has rowed back on its decision to de-encrypt its channels…
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TF1 suspends financial objectives as Coronavirus hits ads and production
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said that its performance this year will be significantly impacted…
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Pay TV providers respond to Coronavirus with new offers
Pay TV providers are continuing to respond to the Coronavirus crisis and the confinement at…
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Disney postpones French Disney+ rollout as major streamers agree to reduce bandwidth usage
The roll-out of Disney+ has been delayed across France in the wake of the coronavirus…
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Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway attracts record numbers, becomes most-watched show of 2020 so far
A live audience-less iteration of ITV variety show Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway attracted…
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BBC launches children’s iPlayer experience
The BBC has launched a children’s version of its iPlayer. Housed within the iPlayer app,…