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Samsung’s Tizen-powered Smart TVs pass 5 million penetration in France
Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung says it has reached the 5 million landmark in France…
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Blue Ant Media partners IRIS.TV to fine tune FAST channel ad proposition
International producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has partnered with content data platform…
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On-demand platform ITVX hits 2 billion streams in first nine months
ITV’s heavily-backed streaming platform ITVX has hit 2 billion streams since its official launch in…
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ITV ad revenue “enormous”, with no plans to cut spends
ITV has no plans to cut commissioning spend despite the current economic challenges facing the…
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US OTT revenues to stall by 2029 as subs “stutter” in maturing market
The US OTT boom is over, according to a new report from Digital TV Research…
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Canal+ takes full control of SPI International
Canal+ has acquired the 30% it did not already own in channels provider SPI International,…
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Report: Arabic SVOD subscribers to reach 28 million by 2029
The number of SVOD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries will rise to reach 28 million…
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Movies, factual and kids chief latest to exit Viaplay
Nicholas Hadley-Kamptz is the latest senior exec to exit the Viaplay Group, with the head…
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Lionsgate delays Starz split, plans exit from Latin America
Lionsgate, fresh from its acquisition of Entertainment One, has delayed plans to split from Starz until…
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Disney plans to cut investment in local programming following streaming losses
Disney CEO Bob Iger has admitted the Mouse House will cut investment in local programming…
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Hallmark Media president and CEO Lucas to step down
Hallmark Media president & CEO Wonya Lucas is to step down at the end of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA chief Dogra to leave company
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s president & MD for EMEA, Priya Dogra, is to leave the…
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Paramount sees streaming losses narrow, but advertising decline takes toll
Paramount Global saw its streaming losses narrow slightly in the second quarter of the year,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery loses 1.8m streaming subs following Max launch
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) lost 1.8 million streaming subscribers in the most recent quarter, which…
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Amazon, Netflix and Paramount+ top new subscriber chart in Q2
Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Paramount+ were the three most popular services this quarter for…
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Lionsgate buys eOne for US$500m
After months of searching for a buyer, Hasbro has sold production-distribution firm Entertainment One (eOne)…
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NextUp lands comedy FAST on Virgin TV
Comedy-on-demand streamer NextUp has partnered is one of a group of providers teaming up with…
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Investors open ‘new chapter’ by closing Vice Media acquisition
Vice Media Group has formally closed its US$350m sale to a consortium of former lenders,…
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Disney’s Iger hires ex-execs Mayer and Staggs as consultants
Disney chief Bob Iger has hired former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to serve…
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Sky secures ruling to block pirate streams
Pay TV operator Sky has won a UK court order to force internet service providers…
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AFP extends partnership with SES for AFPTV Live
News agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has exended a partnership with satellite operator SES to enable…
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Indian streamer Epic On moves into originals
Epic On, the Indian OTT platform run by IN10 Media Network, is moving into original…
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Hulu promotes Tempest to general manager
Disney-backed US streamer Hulu has promoted Lauren Tempest to general manager, with immediate effect. Reporting…
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Sony Pictures TV’s Richard Parsons stepping down
Richard Parsons, chief operating officer, international productions at Sony Pictures Television, is stepping down after…
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Register for the 2023 Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit!
We are thrilled to announce that the Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) is returning…
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VideoTech Innovation Awards: Final deadline August 31
The deadline has been extended to enter the VideoTech Innovation Awards – the key industry…
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Warner Bros. Discovery international distribution chief to leave after 25 years
Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) president of International TV Distribution, Robert Blair, is departing after 25…
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Viaplay to cut quarter of staff and eyes sale, commercial chief Wallestam to exit
Viaplay Group in the Nordics is to cut more than 25% of its staff, with…
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A+E Networks reorganises Asian management team
A+E Networks’ MD in Asia, Saugato ‘Shoggy’ Banerjee, is stepping down at the end of…
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ITV pulls back from All3Media acqusition
ITV has pulled back from a potential acquisition of All3Media. The UK-based broadcaster, which is…