28-03-2024 until 04-04-2024
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Deutsche Telekom adds Paramount+ to MagentaTV
German telco Deutsche Telekom is integrating streaming service Paramount+ into its MagentaTV platform from April 2024. Paramount+ offers films and series from Hollywood, including the Star Trek franchise, Taylor Sheridan’s […]
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Amazon sublicenses Premier League games from Viaplay
Viaplay has reached an agreement with Amazon Prime Video to offload 10% of all Premier League games each season in Sweden and Denmark. Under the deal, Prime Video subscribers will […]
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Record number of buyers and exhibitors lined up NEM Dubrovnik 2024
The organiser’s of NEM Dubrovnik say this year’s event will see a record attendance. Buyers from 80 companies will be present in the Croatian City including A1 Group, ACT, Amazon […]
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BBC First to make Malta debut
Premium drama channel BBC First will launch in Malta on April 1, securing distribution on the country’s largest operators Melita, GO Plc and Epic Malta. Now in its tenth year, […]
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ProSiebenSat.1 boards reject MFE proposals
The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 reject the proposals which the German media company’s largest shareholder MFE-MediaForEurope made for the AGM on 30 April 2024. The proposals submitted […]
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Canal+ First launches on Drei TV Plus
Austrian pay-TV channel Canal+ First is now available on the Drei TV Plus platform. The channel, which shows European films and series, documentaries, entertainment programmes and original productions, is offered […]
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Sony to launch Sony One channels in Europe
Sony is to expand its FAST channel business with the launch of the Sony One Channel Portfolio in Europe. From April, a total of 54 ad-supported channels will be carried […]
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TVP channels available for streaming by Canal+ customers
Twenty-three channels from the Polish public broadcaster TVP have been added to the Canal+ offer in the country. The TVP channels can be streamed by owners of the UltraBOX+ and […]
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Zattoo launches 7-day catch-up library
TV streaming provider Zattoo has set up its own catch-up service Zattoothek. In the Zattoothek, users in Germany and Austria can choose from a total of more than 25,000 documentaries […]
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27-03-2024 until 03-04-2024
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BBC to focus on three essential roles
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said the broadcaster’s enduring mission to inform, educate and entertain is now more vital than ever as it grapple with rapid technological change, disinformation and […]
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MIP programming market to move to London
The organisers of MIP have announced the launch of MIP London, a new industry market and networking event, that will take place between 24 and 27 February 2025. The new […]
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SPI brings classic cinema to Freeview
SPI International has launched its channel Filmstream on the Freeview platform in the UK. Available on channel 269, Filmstream is offering a collection of films that have won some of […]
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Vodafone Deutschland to cut 2,000 jobs
Vodafone is taking a tough cost-saving course in Germany and plans to cut around 2,000 jobs over the next two years. With the move, about which employees were informed this […]
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Thema and ducktv sign Asian market agreement
Mega Max Media, the company behind the ducktv brand has signed a new distribution mandate with Thema. The Canal+ company will oversee the distribution of ducktv content across Asia-Pacific and […]
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Competition Authority prepares to halt Vodafone’s Nowo purchase
Portugal’s Competition Authority (AdC) is expected to reject plans by Vodafone Portugal to purchase its local rival Nowo. Local media reports that stakeholders were notified last Friday with an official […]
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Ofcom launches 2026 wholesale telecoms review
Ofcom has begun a review into the regulations covering wholesale telecoms markets from April 2026 until March 2031. The communications regulator says it wants to make sure the UK’s broadband […]
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Eutelsat selects Enensys technology to broadcast UHD TV channels in France
Enensys Technologies has announced Eutelsat has selected its OneBeam DVB-SIS technology to deploy DTT in Ultra HD/4K in France. Broadcasters France 2 and France 3 are moving to Ultra High […]
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MagentaTV launches football channel for UEFA Euro 2024
Deutsche Telekom’s German TV platform MagentaTV is launching Fußball.TV 1 on 15 April 2024, the first of three dedicated channels for the European Football Championship 2024. The channel, which all […]
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26-03-2024 until 02-04-2024
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Serie A to remain on TimVision to 2029
Top flight Italian football will remain available to TimVision customers following a new agreement between the Telecom Italia platform and DAZN. Under the new non-exclusive distribution agreement ten weekly matches […]
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Disney and Telekom Srbija continue strategic partnership
Entertainment, factual and kids TV channels and on demand from Star and Nat Geo will continue following a renewal of the strategic partnership between Disney and Telekom Srbija. Star Channel, […]
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Sky to launch Sky Stream in Germany
Sky plans to launch Sky Stream as a new, central streaming platform in Germany in late summer 2024. The offering will combine Sky channels, free-TV channels, apps and third-party streaming […]
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Davie: BBC must “radically transform and renew” online offer
The BBC is looking to rebuild its online services, invest more in programmes, and strike international partnerships, according to a major speech that will be delivered by the organisation’s director-general […]
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Eastern Europe OTT revenues to climb by 82%
OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach $6.96 billion in 2029; up from $3.82 billion in 2023. New data from Digital TV Research reveals […]
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Finland to switch off SD broadcasts next Spring
Finland’s communications regulator has announced plans to switch off the country’s standard definition transmissions. Traficom says the rules will apply to both terrestrial and cable TV broadcasts. Public Broadcaster YLE […]
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French TV executives look to life after Salto
The boss of public broadcaster France Télévisions has admitted that closing the Salto platform was a “strategic mistake”. The streaming platform was jointly run by France Télévisions, M6 and TF1, […]
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RDK and Wireless Broadband Alliance announce collaboration
RDK Management (RDK) today announced that it has joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and that the two organizations’ members plan to collaborate on industry-wide initiatives such as Operator Managed […]
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DAZN, ITVX and MainStreaming to participate in How Edge Computing is Raising the Bar for Performance in Video webinar
Broadband TV News is partnering with MainStreaming to produce a new online webinar. How Edge Computing is Raising the Bar for Performance in Video will take place on April 5, […]
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25-03-2024 until 01-04-2024
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MainStreaming Q&A – Living on the Edge
Broadband TV News speaks to MainStreaming CEO Antonio Corrado about how the company is using Edge Computing to deliver live streamed content at scale. Broadband TV News: How did it […]
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23-03-2024 until 30-03-2024
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Viaplay Group appoints new Group CFO and co-CEOs of Swedish operations
Viaplay Group has announced it has appointed Johan Johansson as Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and co-CEO of the Group’s Swedish operations. Johan will join Viaplay Group no […]
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Canal+ Poland acquires exclusive broadcast rights to UEFA Champions League
Canal+ Group has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Youth League and UEFA Super Cup matches for the 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons in Poland. […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch Max in Europe starting May 21
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max will debut first in the Nordics, Iberia and Central and East Europe when its European rollout begins on May 21.The initial territories will be followed shortly […]
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Polish TV viewing declines in February
Poles spent an average of 4 hours and 8 minutes a day in front of their TV screens in February. The figures, published by Nielsen’s The Gauge, mean that about […]
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CMA looks for benefits of Vodafone-Three merger
Merger plans by Vodafone and Three could result in higher prices for mobile customers, the competition regulator has warned. Under the proposals Vodafone would own 51 per cent of the […]
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Canal+ Group announces aquisition of Marodi TV stake
Canal+ Group has acquired a stake in Senegalese production company Marodi TV, one of the major players in the creation of series in Africa. It’s the latest move by Canal […]
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MFE-MediaForEurope seeks ProSiebenSat.1 asset split
MFE-MediaForEurope, the largest investor in German media company ProSiebenSat.1, called on shareholders to back a plan to spin-off its e-commerce and dating assets at the AGM on 30 April, 2024. […]
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TNT Sports renews deal with Premiership Rugby
A new agreement between TNT Sports and Premiership Rugby means the broadcaster will screen every game of the competition from the 2024-25 season. TNT Sports will also continue to broadcast […]
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TF1 takes streaming service international to grow ad revenue
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is to expand its newly launched streaming service into parts of Europe and Africa. TF1+ went live on January 8 with 15,000 hours of available content, […]
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Nordic music service Staccs launches in UK
Swedish tech startup Staccs is launching its FAST channel in the UK. Staccs TV will be available from 24 April on the Samsung TV Plus platform. The channel broadcasts round […]
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HbbTV Symposium and Awards head to London
The 12th HbbTV Symposium and Awards will take place on 14 – 15 November 2024 in London, the HbbTV Association has confirmed. The annual summit of the connected TV industry, […]
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East Europe pay-TV market faces 8m subscriber decline
The number of pay-TV subscribers is expected to decline by 8 million by 2029, according to Digital TV Research. Subscriber numbers are set to fall from 81 million in the […]
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Global launch for new BBC app
A new BBC app brings together content from across the BBC for audiences outside the UK. The app has been jointly launched by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the […]
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Apollo makes $11bn offer for Paramount Global
Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management has made an $11 billion offer to buy Paramount Global. The bid comes as an independent committe of the TV and film studio’s directors considers […]
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PPF proposes Christoph Mainusch for ProSiebenSat.1 Supervisory Board
PPF Group will propose Christoph Mainusch for election as a member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 at the German media company’s AGM on 30 April, 2024. PPF, one of […]
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