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NewsDAZN expands globally and plots UK launch
OTT sports streaming platform DAZN will expand into more than 200 countries and territories with significant investment and international rights confirmed.
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RTS announces nominees for 2020 Programme Awards
Fleabag, Sex Education and Coronation Street go head-to-head for the 2020 Royal Television Society Programme Awards, winners to be crowned later this month.
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Sky inks multi-year deal for Disney+
Comcast backed pay-TV operator Sky announced today a multi-year deal securing Disney+ for its UK and Ireland customers available on Sky Q with Now TV.
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Matchroom goes D2C with OTT sports platform launch
Promoter Matchroom Sport is to launch a multi-sport OTT service that will allow viewers to watch 12 different sports including darts and snooker live and on-demand.
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AT&T launches online service to counter satellite subs drop
The new dedicated internet-delivered TV service will launch today by AT T as it moves to counter its declining revenues and customers for its satellite business.
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Deutsche Telekom bids on aggregation with Disney+
German telco Deutsche Telekom is reportedly in talks with Walt Disney to gain the content rights for Disney+ on its MagentaTV platform to fight against the competition from Vodafone.
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New director general takes the helm at RÚV
Stefán Eiríksson has this week taken over as director general of Icelandic public service broadcaster RÚV.
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Streaming surges in Australia with 6m terabytes of data consumed
Some 71% of Australian households paid for at least one streaming service in 2019 according to the latest study from the ACMA.
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The week ahead: Sportel Miami | International Women’s Day
2 - 8 Mar: Your guide on what to look forward to this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Facebook to cancel F8 Developer Conference over coronavirus causes
Facebook’s F8 annual conference has been cancelled amid growing concerns around COVID-19 with the firm planning to replace the in-person event with locally hosted highlights.
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Discovery nabs Hulu’s Lisa Holme to head streaming strategy
Hulu veteran Lisa Holme has joined Discovery in a newly created role to oversee content and commercial strategy.
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YouTube drops Fox Regional Sports following Sinclair carriage dispute
YouTube TV is to drop the Fox Regional Sports Networks from tomorrow having failed to reach a carriage agreement with the Sinclair Broadcasting-owned channels.
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TV to drive traditional media ad revenue growth in 2020
Traditional media is set to see growth in advertising revenue for the first time since 2011, but TV is now generating less revenue than the Google/Facebook ‘duopoly’, according to the US-based World Advertising Research Center (Warc).
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BT Sport and Samsung achieves first UK 8K live sports broadcast
A screening of the UEFA Europa League match between Arsenal and Olympiacos last night was successfully delivered in 8K by BT Sport and Samsung.
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UK PSBs valued by audiences despite decline in eyeballs
Ofcom has published a five-year review of public service broadcasting highlighting the drop in viewership with online failing to make up for live broadcast figures.
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Vodafone NZ opens 5G lab & Sports consumers weigh in on streaming
24 - 28 Feb: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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BBC dominates RTS TV Journalism Awards
The BBC was the clear winner at last night’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Television Journalism Awards, scooping ten of the 19 categories across news and current affairs.
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Comcast acquires ad-supported streamer Xumo
The free advertising-supported streaming service Xumo - founded by Myspace owner Meredith Corporation in a joint venture with Panasonic - has been bought by Comcast.
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NBCUniversal unveils enhanced One Platform technology
NBCUniversal is doubling down on the future of monetisation for advertisers, marketers and consumers, releasing new technology solutions and an all-audience transaction model.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down from his role, with Disney theme parks chief Bob Chapek set to replace him.
