Beyond the obvious benefits of getting more eyes on the product and money into the game, DAZN’s deal to broadcast the UEFA Women’s Champions League for free across the world on YouTube is groundbreaking in many ways. Described by UEFA as “one of the largest broadcast deals in women’s club football history”, the agreement also […]
Streaming services on both sides of the channel were hit this week with news that they will be subject to tighter rules and regulations. In the UK, the government has confirmed that it will look to explore regulation for streaming services that would make them face the same rules as traditional broadcasters. Given the vocal […]
Never short of drama, the world of broadcasting in French football was once again turned on its head this week as Canal+ threatened to walk out on its broadcast rights deal with the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP). The Vivendi-owned broadcaster won a secondary package of Ligue 1 rights equating to 20% of all total […]
When we launched our AVOD service Watch4 in Germany six years ago, the goal was to make it easy for users to access so they could have the optimal viewing experience. The same was the case with our sister service W4Free in the UK. But as the streaming wars started heating up, so too did […]
In a move which came as a huge surprise to anyone without a crystal ball, Patrick Drahi – the billionaire owner of Altice – is now the largest shareholder in BT. The 57 year-old French-Israeli-Moroccan businessman has made a splash with his first investment in the UK’s telecommunications sector, purchasing a 12.1% stake in BT […]
Is there anyone out there still doubting AVOD? This week saw the launch of HBO Max’s US$9.99 per month ad-supported tier, while ViacomCBS will introduce a US$5 per month ad-supported offer next week. Elsewhere in the US, NBCUniversal’s hybrid approach to Peacock – with two ad-supported tiers and one premium ad-free tier – has seen […]
Amazon has announced a blockbuster deal to buy one of the genuine titans of Hollywood MGM. Despite being one of the oldest film studios in the world, the 97-year old company’s financial difficulties have been well documented. The firm filed for bankruptcy in 2009 with US$3.7 billion of debt, and though it bounced back from […]
Meet Emily. She and her family have all been working remotely from home for the last 14 months, including several lockdown periods. Finally, they’ve all had their COVID-19 vaccines and Emily is looking for a sunny holiday destination for the late summer. She usually prefers vacationing by the sea under the blue Mediterranean sky. Emily […]
A full year after it was first announced, the merger of Virgin Media and O2 has been approved by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. The 50:50 merger between Liberty Global and Telefónica’s respective fixed-line and mobile operators was first announced in May 2020. It values O2 at £12.7 billion and Liberty’s Virgin Media at […]
The English Premier League has – somehow – managed to sidestep the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on sports rights. Announced this week, the English top flight league has renewed its rights deals with Sky, BT and Amazon with only marginal impacts on the rights valuation. Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst at Omdia, notes: “The deal currently […]
ICYMI: Change of CEO for Orange France and Orange Spain digitaltveurope.com/2023/01/31/cha… https://t.co/SpIrbH3sQ1
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ICYMI: MFE to merge Mediaset Italian and Spanish operations digitaltveurope.com/2023/01/31/mfe… https://t.co/w31KHVgvV6
31 January 2023 @ 21:00:04 UTC
ICYMI: @paramountco unveils @Showtime integration plan, hints at job cuts digitaltveurope.com/2023/01/31/par… https://t.co/nhBTYDEtcs
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Change of CTO for Tele Columbus digitaltveurope.com/2023/01/31/cha… https://t.co/4dls6iwrz9
31 January 2023 @ 18:00:02 UTC
Switzerland launches tender for 38 regional TV and radio licences digitaltveurope.com/2023/01/31/swi…
31 January 2023 @ 18:00:00 UTC
