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BritBox North America chief Sriraman departs
BritBox president & CEO for North America Soumya Sriraman is leaving the BBC Studios and…
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Audets resist Altice USA’s €7bn move to acquire Atlantic Broadband
Altice USA, the European-based service provider’s US offshoot, has made an offer to acquire the…
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FCC closes file on ‘unlock the box’
The US FCC is to officially close the once contentious ‘unlock the box’ proceeding initiated…
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US court ruling opens way for studios to own cinema chains
A court judgement in the US has opened the way for movie studios to own…
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Universal movies to go to PVOD after three weekends of theatrical release in landmark deal
Comcast-owned Universal has struck a deal to enable its films to go to premium video-on-demand…
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US cord cutting accelerates, with cord shavers looking to exit
Almost a third of US TV households no longer have a traditional pay TV subscription,…
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Peacock launches in US
Comcast NBCUniversal’s new streaming offering Peacock launches in the US today, leaning on a free-to-view…
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CBS All Access and CBS Sports to be English-language home of Champions League in US
ViacomCBS has struck a multi-platform agreement with UEFA for subscription streaming service CBS All Access and CBS…
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Comcast adds Sling TV app to Xfinity Flex broadband-only offering
US cable giant Comcast is launching a Sling TV app on its Xfinity Flex service,…
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Disney+ beats Netflix in US consumer satisfaction rankings
Disney+ has topped the ranks of US streaming services for consumer satisfaction, beating streaming pioneer…
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Roku launches live TV guide and new channels
Ad-supported streamer Roku is moving further to replicate live TV by launching an on-screen channel…
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Streaming video boom leading homes with kids to upgrade broadband
Over a fifth of US households with larger families have upgraded their broadband connections to…
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NBA in talks with Disney over using ESPN facility for games
The US National Basketball Association (NBA) has confirmed that it is talks with Disney that…
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FCC to vote on ATSC 3.0 adoption
The US’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold a vote on the adoption of ATSC…
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US pay TV down 2 million subs in Q1
Major pay TV operators in the US lost more than 2 million subscribers in Q1….
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US telcos add over a million customers in record-breaking quarter
Telcos in the US grew by over a million broadband customers in Q1 2020. A…
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Verizon loses 84k TV subs as lockdown hits new additions
US telco Verizon lost 84,000 Fios TV subscribers in the first quarter, which the company…
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John Stankey to replace retiring Randall Stephenson as AT&T chief
Randall Stephenson is to retire as AT&T CEO and will be replaced by president and…
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ProSiebenSat.1 expands online dating presence with The Meet Group acquisition
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and General Atlantic, the joint owner of ProSiebenSat.1’s ecommerce arm NuCom,…
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US Pay TV penetration drops to two thirds with 6 million subs cutting cord in 2019
US pay TV providers lost 6 million subscribers in 2019. According to analyst MoffettNathanson, the…
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C-band plan presents risks and rewards for satellite operators
Satellite operators with C-band rights stand to share about US$9.7 billion (€8.9 billion) to clear…
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ViacomCBS ‘working on plan’ for new combined streaming service
ViacomCBS is working on a plan to combine existing streaming offerings including CBS All Access…
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Minerva and Com Net approve WISI for YourTV Now
Minerva Networks and Com Net Inc (CNI) have approved broadband and TV technology company WISI,…
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Sky looks to Sky Q and Italian broadband to accelerate growth as Comcast delivers solid results
Sky will look to accelerate take-up of Sky Q and roll out broadband in Italy…
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Parks Associates: streaming devices and smart TV on the rise in US
Over 70% of US broadband households now own at least one streaming entertainment product and…
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Disney+ and CBS All Access makes gains but Netflix retains top US streaming slot
CBS All Access made the strongest gains among established US streaming services in 2019, according…
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Telco and pay TV revenues to increase in US despite cord cutting trends
Despite ongoing subscriber losses, revenues from telco and pay TV services in the US are…
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Satellite operators cut out as FCC decides on public C-Band auction
The US FCC has unveiled plans to hold a public auction of the C-band spectrum…
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US court upholds FCC net neutrality order but opens way for states to set own rules
A US Federal Appeals Court ruling that upheld regulator the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality…
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AT&T begins beta rollout of new TV service
US telco AT&T has rolled out beta launches of its new streaming TV offering, AT&T…