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Amazon catching Netflix in Asia Pacific – study
Netflix is still outpacing Amazon Prime Video globally in numbers of active users, but Amazon…
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Mediaset demands additional €3bn from Vivendi
Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…
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Gov’t set to test Vivendi’s grip on Telecom Italia
Italian government officials are reportedly moving forwards with the process of determining whether Vivendi exercises…
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Roku increases lead in US battle of streaming devices – research
Roku is increasing its lead in the battle for supremacy between streaming media player providers…
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Disney to launch branded channel on Netflix rival
Disney, fresh from pulling out of its distribution agreement with Netflix, has signed up to…
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Mediapro takes eSports strategy to Latin America
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro’s Argentinian arm has produced and is commercialising the rights to one of…
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Mediaset-Telecom deal ‘desirable’ – Italy official
An agreement between Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TIM) to combine the former’s content with the…
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Turner to launch OTT sports service
Turner is to launch a new standalone premium sports streaming service in the US after…
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Arrests over Game of Thrones leaks
Indian police have arrested four individuals allegedly involved in the leak of episode four of…
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Telefónica looking to launch international OTT TV service
Telefónica is mulling the launch of a Netflix-like OTT TV service to target an international…
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AMC Iberia to launch SVOD service
AMC Network Iberia is planning to launch a streaming service in Spain, in partnership with…
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ProSiebenSat.1 could launch JV channels with Scripps
ProSiebenSat.1 could launch one or more new thematic channels in partnership with Scripps Networks Interactive,…
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New Polish law could place strict limit on foreign ownership
Polish politicians from the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party are mulling changes in the…
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Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains
Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…
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Half of ProSiebenSat.1’s H1 revenues not from ads
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 generated 50% of its revenues in the first half of this…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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Greece’s Antenna makes key appointments
Greece’s Antenna Group has restructured two roles in its management team, which it said would…
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Netflix localises in Israel
Netflix has localised its service in Israel, introducing local language versioning and billing in local…
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Vivendi ‘set to launch’ Italian version of Canal+
Locked in an epic legal battle with its original preferred partner in the Italian market,…
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Amedia becomes ‘home of HBO’ in new deal
Russian free and pay TV broadcaster Amedia has signed a new deal with HBO giving…
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MTG completes deal for games firm Kongregate
Modern Times Group (MTG) has closed its US$55 million acquisition of US games publisher and…
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Reduced costs boost TF1
Reduced costs thanks to be absence of the Euro 2016 football championship helped boost TF1’s…
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Sky bid ‘will be referred’ in absence of new evidence
UK secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport Karen Bradley has pushed back…
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Sky decision likely to be pushed back
A decision on whether 21st Century Fox’s acquisition of Sky can go ahead may not…
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Court date set for Richard Alden murder case
Kenya’s High Court is to hear the high-profile murder case against former Wananchi CEO Richard…
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BBC Worldwide nets launch on Polish OTT service
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV service Ipla has added three BBC Worldwide channels to its programming…
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Ownzones appoints former Netflix executive
Over-the-top entertainment and technology company, Ownzones Media Network, has appointed former Netflix exec Nick Nelson…
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‘Top 50 services dominating pay TV’
The world’s top 50 pay TV operators account for two thirds of pay TV customers…
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Canal+ defends rights payment freeze
Canal+ has defended its refusal to pay rights fees demanded by French collecting societies following…
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Mediaset to strengthen on-demand offering
Mediaset is to strengthen its on-demand offering, Mediaset Play, with new content and will launch…