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No more Champions League on Mediaset
Mediaset in Italy will not be airing Champions League football, CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi told…
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ORS’s simpliTV goes live on Hisense smart TVs
Austria’s national broadcast network operator ORS has gone live on Hisense smart TVs with its super-aggregated…
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Globo taps Amagi for Brazilian FAST rollout
Brazilian media giant Globo has tappeed cloud-based SaaS technology and FAST tech enabler Amagi to…
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Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate peaks at 5.5m viewers
The head-to-head general election debate show between the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour…
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BBC to show European Athletics Championships through to 2027
UK broadcaster BBC has acquired the broadcasting rights to the European Athletics Championships until 2027,…
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More pay TV users than cord-cutters watching FAST in US
A third of American adults regularly watch FAST channels, with a higher proportion of pay…
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Ginx TV launches Ginx+ membership platform
Esports streamer Ginx TV has launched Ginx+, a new membership platform featuring exclusive and live…
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Paramount committee reportedly recommends revised Skydance offer
Paramount’s special committee of directors has reportedly recommended a revised offer from David Ellison’s Skydance…
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BBC First to launch in Czech Republic and Slovakia
BBC Studios’ British drama channel BBC First is to make its debut in Czech Republic and…
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Sky Sports & ITV sign Carabao Cup and EFL Championship deal
In a new deal with Sky Sports, UK broadcaster ITV will deliver free-to-air coverage of…
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WBD renews Wimbledon rights in 11 European markets
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has renewed its exclusive rights to the The Championships, Wimbledon in…
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ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent draws 7.1 million views
ITV’s entertainment format Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) is currently averaging 7.1 million views including repeats…
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UK Media Bill passed ahead of general election
The long-awaited UK Media Bill has passed following a government decision to accept two amendments…
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MFE cautiously confirms guidance after strong first quarter
MediaForEurope (MFE) has confirmed its full-year guidance after reporting a rise in operating profit and…
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Bedrock delivering M6+ to multiple new devices
RTL-owned technology outfit Bedrock is helping deliver French commercial broadcaster M6’s new AVOD streamer, M6+,…
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TF1 and Daniel Kretinsky seek to build DTT presence in France
Twenty-five applications including two from Daniel Kretinsky’s CMI France and applications for two additional channels…
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ITV taps SAS for at-scale personalized advertising on ITVX
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is now using an API-driven first-party ad server developed by data…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly facing potential loss of NBA rights
Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly may be about to lose its grip on US NBA rights,…
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ITV outlines Euro 2024 broadcasting plans
UK free-to-air broadcaster ITV has outlined its broadcasting plans for its UEFA men’s Euro 2024…
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Euros channel to launch on BBC iPlayer
UK public broadcaster BBC is launching a dedicated Euro channel on free streaming service BBC…
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GB News faces sanctions after Ofcom rule break for PM forum
UK media watchdog Ofcom has said it is considering issuing a sanction against GB News…
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Channel 4 to broadcast Paralympics coverage on YouTube
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has teamed up with youth-skewed video platform YouTube to widen its…
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Ofcom mulls statutory sanction against GB News
UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that controversial right-wing news channel GB News broke due impartiality…
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Mediapro relaunches OTT sports offering GolStadium
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has revived its free sports streaming offering GolStadium providing live and on-demand…
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Channel 4 sees trebling of YouTube and 4.0 viewing
UK ad-funded public broadcaster Channel 4 has seen a year-on-year trebling in UK viewing of…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul stumbles as losses mount
US-based programmer Chicken Soup for the Soul has failed to file its Q1 form 10-Q…
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EBU rejigs sport department for major sports coverage
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has reorganised its sport department team in the lead up…
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WBD hails key weekend in ‘summer of sports’ for UK audiences
This weekend sees Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) broadcast an enhanced raft of live sport across…
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Channel4.com upgrades to ‘app-like’ streaming destination
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has transformed its dedicated website to deliver an ‘app-like’ streaming experience…
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De Tavernost resurfaces as VP of Rodolphe Saadé’s media outfit
Former M6 CEO Nicolas de Tavernost has resurfaced as vice-president of CMA Médias, the newly…