16-06-2024 until 23-06-2024
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Michael Eberhard new Chair of EBU Technical Committee
The 30th EBU Technical Assembly has elected a new Technical Committee and Chair at its annual meeting, hosted by Italian broadcaster Rai in Naples this year. Michael Eberhard, CTO of […]
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15-06-2024 until 22-06-2024
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Bridgerton provides quarter-billion pound boost to UK economy
Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the hit Netflix series Bridgerton opened the London Stock Exchange Friday. The move celebrates the 5,000 businesses that the UK produced show has supported during […]
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15-06-2024 until 22-06-2024
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Liberty Global to buy into Formula E
Liberty Global is to take a controlling interest in Formula E after agreeing to buy a 65% share held by Warner Bros. Discovery.* Formula E is the only FIA sanctioned […]
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15-06-2024 until 22-06-2024
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Asteroid Foundation announces 9th Asteroid Day
The Asteroid Foundation has announced two major events taking place in Luxembourg later this month; the Asteroid Day Lecture on 28th June and the Asteroid Day Festival on 29th June […]
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15-06-2024 until 22-06-2024
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French DTT in UHD quality now with 50% population coverage
Deployment of Ultra High Definition transmissions in France is continuing ahead of the Olympic Games. Transmission company TDF says that after the completion of the sixth phase, more than 35 […]
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15-06-2024 until 22-06-2024
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NEM completes “bigger and better” event
The organisers of the NEM programming market and conference have said NEM Dubrovnik 2024 was the biggest edition to date. Over 1,000 participants were involved in this week’s event that […]
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15-06-2024 until 22-06-2024
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NBCUniversal to send Tiktok and YouTube creators to the Olympics
NBCUniversal has revealed details of a partnership with Meta, Overtime, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube that will send 27 content creators to the Olympics as part of a multi-platform social creator […]
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15-06-2024 until 22-06-2024
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Sky Italia to keep Uefa club competitions behind paywall
Sky Italia has chosen not to offer its coverage of Uefa’s club competitions to free-to-air channels. The paycaster could have sublicensed some of the rights to a third party broadcaster […]
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14-06-2024 until 21-06-2024
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Vodafone speeds up ARD/ZDF on DVB-C during Euro 2024
Vodafone Deutschland is testing an accelerated TV signal distribution of German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF during the European Football Championship 2024, enabling DVB-C cable households to cheer for goals […]
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14-06-2024 until 21-06-2024
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Telenor Satellite changes its name to Space Norway
Telenor Satellite has taken the new name of Space Norway following January’s acquisition by Space Norway Group.* Space Norway provides critical satellite services to governments, commercial maritime, land-based industries, and […]
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14-06-2024 until 21-06-2024
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VO Video Player for Orange Polska
Orange Polska is using VO’s Secure Video Player for IPTV and OTT streaming, the tech firm has announced. The pay-TV operator is running the player on Sagemcom’s high-end, new-generation set-top […]
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Eurosport achieves record audience for Roland Garros
Eurosport has recorded its biggest tournament audience in its 35 year history. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) says the launch of new streaming service Max has helped drive viewership alongside the […]
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14-06-2024 until 21-06-2024
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Virgin Media O2 delivers three new 4G masts to remote Scottish Islands
Virgin Media O2 has used a helicopter to deliver three new 4G mobile phone masts to the remote Uist islands in the Outer Hebrides.* The upgrades will address a partial […]
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14-06-2024 until 21-06-2024
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MultiChoice profits down 5%
Revenues for the relaunched Showmax streaming service increased by 22% for the South African pay-TV platform MultiChoice. Subscriber numbers also increased by 16%, but total losses doubled in part because […]
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14-06-2024 until 21-06-2024
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Strategic partnerships fuelling SVOD growth in CEE
New data from Omdia reveals that approximately 25% of all paid Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) subscriptions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) now originate from pay TV and telco […]
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13-06-2024 until 20-06-2024
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European subscribers are willing to keep paying, but they want bundles
UK subscribers are casting aside the cost of living crisis and paying £696 a year on subscription services every year – on top of their ‘standard’ bills such as TV, […]
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13-06-2024 until 20-06-2024
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Ziggo starts phasing out of DVB-C channels
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has started the phasing out of DVB-C channels on its network. “Ziggo will phase over a number of TV packages from DVB-C to IP. The TV […]
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Veset AdWise now available in AWS Marketplace
Veset has announced that Veset AdWise is now available in AWS Marketplace. Veset AdWise is the cloud-based solution for real-time, in-video advertising. AdWise utilises picture-in-picture technology, seamlessly integrating contextual advertising […]
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Fast Media to launch FAST Channel Beyblade in 7 countries
Fast Media to launch FAST Channel Beyblade on 12 June in 7 countries. The channel will be available in three languages—German, French and Spanish—across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, French-speaking […]
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13-06-2024 until 20-06-2024
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Intravel Channel debuts in the US on Fubo
Insight TV has announced the US premiere of its newest FAST channel, Intravel. This launch marks the channel’s first appearance in North America, further boosting Insight TV’s distribution by adding […]
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13-06-2024 until 20-06-2024
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EBU publishes “strategic asks” on generative AI and media
The EBU has emphasised the need for cooperation among regulators, AI developers, and media. In a strategic paper, the organisation representing Europe’s public broadcasters has designated AI a strategic priority […]
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13-06-2024 until 20-06-2024
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NEM: SkyShowtime’s Sarhan talks consumers and localisation
The CEO SkyShowtime has emphasised the need for localisation across its footprint. In an NEM interview with Sanja Bozic-Ljubicic, CEO Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM, Monty Sarhan said it was […]
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Paramount-Skydance talks at an end
Discussions over a merger between National Amusements, the ultimate owner of Paramount Global, and Skydance Media have ended, without a seal being signed. In a statement issued Tuesday National Amusements […]
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13-06-2024 until 20-06-2024
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Zattoo CEO Niklas Brambring to step down
Niklas Brambring will step down from his position as CEO of TV streaming provider Zattoo, which he has held since January 2012. The decision is at Brambring’s own wish and […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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BBC to broadcast Wimbledon in Ultra HD
The BBC has given details of its coverage of Wimbledon 2024 with selected matches being broadcast in Ultra HD. Coverage from the All England Lawn Tennis Club is being led […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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Canal+ secures Copa America rights
Canal+ has announced the acquisition of exclusive French language broadcasting rights to this year’s Cop America for Sub-Saharan Africa. The 48th edition will run from 21st of June until the […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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Max goes live in France, Poland, Netherlands and Belgium
Max has made its debut in France and Poland and enhanced its offering in the Netherlands and Belgium as the WBD streamer completes its initial phase of European launches. The […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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Modest but encouraging sustainability messaging at ANGA COM
This year, I was honoured to moderate three panels at the German trade fair ANGA COM on AI, Wi-Fi, and, yes, of course, sustainability. In between, I wandered the two […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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Plazamedia and Deutsche Telekom team up for Euro 2024
Deutsche Telekom and Plazamedia will continue their cooperation for production and playout services over the next four years. As part of the renewed partnership, Plazamedia will extend its service portfolio […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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Paramount seeking partners for streaming business
Amid the ongoing sales process, Paramount Global is understood to be considering bringing on board joint venture partners for its streaming service, Paramount+. Bloomberg has reported the company has received […]
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Ease Live and Bedrock create M6+ live sport experience
Newbie French streaming service M6+ is launching the M6+ Live Sport Experience for EURO 2024 featuring live game statistics and interactivity delivered through overlays to Android TVs, desktops and mobile […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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Google launches new advertising network for Google TV
Google has debuted a new advertising network that offers targeted in-stream videos in the 125 channels available on Google TV in the United States. In a blog post, Amit Ghorawat. […]
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12-06-2024 until 19-06-2024
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Linear still has the pull in CEE, but streaming is ever-present
Linear TV is alive and well, and while broadcasters and viewers in Central & East Europe are embracing streaming, there is a sense that linear TV has more of a […]
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11-06-2024 until 18-06-2024
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ARD tests 5G Broadcast during Euro 2024 and Olympic Games
German public broadcasters BR, NDR, RBB and SWR will jointly broadcast video livestreams using the 5G Broadcast specification during the European Football Championship and the Olympic Games. The test broadcasts […]
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OSN+ brings in premium plan with 4K UHD and Dolby Atmos
Middle East streaming platform OSN+ has launched a new Premium Plan. Subscribers can now sign up to a 12-month subscription for the price of nine. The OSN Premium Plan includes […]
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11-06-2024 until 18-06-2024
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Netflix begins upgrade to TV app
Netflix has started testing a new version of its TV app in the first such upgrade for more than a decade. A portion of the streamers 270 million users began […]
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11-06-2024 until 18-06-2024
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Ziggo offers customers UHD access to Euro 2024
Dutch TV platform Ziggo says all of its customers will be able to watch the European Football Championships from the first game on June 14 in Ultra-HD (UHD). The operator […]
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Televisa takes control of Sky Mexico
Grupo Televisa has the announced the acquisition of Sky Mexico from AT&T. The company has bought the remaining shares in the satellite-internet broadcaster that it didn’t already own. Subject to […]
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11-06-2024 until 18-06-2024
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Ampere: Europe’s commercial broadcast groups must embrace streaming
Spending by video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms will reach €10 billion in Europe’s major TV markets in 2024. The figure overtakes the investment made by the region’s commercial broadcasters in original and […]
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11-06-2024 until 18-06-2024
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Value of Ligue 1 broadcasting rights halved
With just weeks to go before the start of the new football season, French football authorities are struggling to sell their domestic broadcasting rights. The LFP was looking for €1 […]
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