From April 2024, owners of newer Samsung Smart TV models will be able to receive German TV platform HD+ not only via Astra (19.2° East), but also via the internet. […]
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From April 2024, owners of newer Samsung Smart TV models will be able to receive German TV platform HD+ not only via Astra (19.2° East), but also via the internet. […]
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UK free-to-view platform Freeview is now watched in over 16 million homes. According to newly released data from GfK’s PTV panel, almost 23 million TVs capable of receiving Freeview have […]
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MultiChoice has reversed an earlier plan for chairman Imtiaz Patel to remain in place while the proposed buyout by Canal+ is completed. Under a plan first announced in September, Patel […]
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LG has announced new additions to its ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels, LG Channels, including Sony Pictures’ Sony One Channels, and an expansive suite of channels from Lionsgate. Sony One […]
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Ziggo Sport has extended its partnership with Serie A for another five years. It means top-flight Italian football will be available on the Dutch sports channel until 2029. As part […]
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Broadpeak has announced that Deutsche Telekom’s revamp of its MagentaTV IPTV platform was achieved with its Cloud DVR product. MagentaTV is offering a wide range of video streaming content, including […]
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Ofcom has warned broadcasters that they must maintain due impartiality ahead of the General Election. The regulator has issued strengthened industry guidance on the use of politicians as presenters in […]
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Speakers from DAZN and Conviva will participate in a new Broadband TV News webinar that discusses the Best Practices operators need to follow when running major live sports events. Revolutionizing […]
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German family channel Super RTL wants to take over children’s channel Nickelodeon in Germany and rebrand it into its children’s brand Toggo. The companies confirmed a corresponding agreement to German […]
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Amazon’s big budget TV series Fallout is taking 30% of viewing in most major markets and is seeing 91 million hours of viewing across 102 million views.According to PlumResearch, the […]
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Deutsche Telekom has agreed a cooperation with the French ad tech company Equativ for target group-specific advertising. From mid-2024, the German telco wants to enable addressable TV on TV devices […]
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Football’s world governing body is reportedly close to an agreement with Apple that would give the streamer global rights to a new ‘World Cup’ style tournament being played in the […]
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Sky Media has enhanced its partnership with real time audiences and insights specialist Captify. It follows a strong uptake from advertisers such as British Airways Holidays, which has used the […]
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The BBC’s The Green Planet boosted the UK economy by £7.4 million, according to a new report. The BBC Bristol Economic Impact Report says the BBC is the largest employer […]
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Viaplay says a third of its subscribers have shared the account details for their subscriptions with others. In a conference call for the Nordic streamer’s first quarter results, CEO Jørgen […]
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Australian investment bank Macquarie has appointed advisers at PJT Partners to run a strategic review of KCOM. The Hull-based telecoms company is the sole broadband provider in the area and […]
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SkyShowtime and Paramount Advertising International have announced an exclusive deal for Paramount to handle SkyShowtime’s advertising sales across all of its markets. It’s a logical move for the streaming service […]
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After more than 30 years, Matthias Dang, Chief Commercial, Technology and Data Officer at RTL Deutschland, has decided to leave the German broadcaster at the beginning of 2025. The decision […]
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Amino is facing a further restructuring after a deterioration in the business. Owners Aferian blamed the issue on lower than expected orders for video streaming devices as customers delayed purchasing […]
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Polsat Box has chosen TiVo’s voice solutions to bring voice search to its Polsat Box 4K set-top boxes. TiVo saysvoie solutions provide access to a broader range of content options […]
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UKTV has today announced it has invested in the award-winning online care marketplace, Elder, using its multi-million pound investment fund, UKTV Ventures. Elder was created to connect older people and […]
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A federal court in New York has set August 7 as the date for a preliminary injunction brought by Fubo against the Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming joint […]
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German fun and action sports channel EDGEsport will be fully integrated into the Sportdigital broadcasting group and renamed Sportdigital EDGE. With the move, the Hamburg-based sports TV broadcaster which was […]
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Sky is introducing a series of new updates to its Entertainment OS operating system on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. New features on Entertainment OS 1.2 include a personalised recommendation […]
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As Netflix subscriptions receive a boost from accounts that were previously shared, the streamer has confirmed plans to cease the reporting of exactly how many subscribers it has. Global subscriptions […]
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Plex says its offer of FAST channels is now over 1,000 with a total of 1,112 available across 180 countries. More than 800 free FAST channels are streamed in the […]
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Redge Technologies has worked with TV3 to transition the Baltic broadcaster from on-premises servers to AWS Cloud. TV3 is the leading media group operating across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It […]
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Sony Pictures Entertainment is in talks to join Apollo Global Management as part of its bid for Paramount Global. The private equity firm has bid $26 billion for the movie […]
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The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has put the auction for domestic rights of the Bundesliga’s domestic broadcast rights on hold after a bidder complained of unfair treatment. The Bundesliga is […]
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A report commissioned by the EBU has calculated that the economic impact of public service media (PSM) sports broadcasting contributed €4.9 billion to Europe’s GDP and supported over 60,000 jobs […]
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German media company ProSiebenSat.1 is launching a Swiss version of its streaming platform Joyn in June 2024. Like in Germany and Austria, Joyn will offer films, series and shows on […]
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Canal Plus Group has said it has purchased an additional 3.7 million shares in MultiChoice to take its holding in the South African broadcaster to 40.83%. Last week the Vivendi […]
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The Viaplay channel is now available as an-add on subscription on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the United States. Following a 7-day free trial, subscribers will pay $5.99 a month […]
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DAZN has renewed its exclusive broadcasting rights with LaLiga in Italy and Portugal, guaranteeing coverage all matches from the Spanish competition. The new contract will run to the end of […]
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NOW, the pay-as-you-go brand originally launched by Sky in the UK market, is now extending to the United States. Comcast says NOW is “a new brand of quality, low-cost Internet, […]
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PubMatic is to provide advertising inventory for Virgin Media’s new FAST channel service. The operator currently has a 15 channel offer with more slated to launch later this year. David […]
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BBC Studios says its enhanced linear channel, BBC Nordic has seen its ratings grow by 86% over the last six months. The channel, launched on 17 April 2023, has achieved […]
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European arts channel ARTE.tv has been added to Roku’s TV streaming platform in the UK, Germany and France. Several hundred hours of content is now available in English, Spanish, French, […]
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Polish audiences spent less time in front of the small screen in March as the first month of spring brought in a spell of warm weather. Viewers spent an average […]
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