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SVOD to drive digital content spend past $200bn
Global consumer expenditure on digital content will hit US$202 billion next year, up 10% from…
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Sharknado studio backs end of days SVOD service
US-based OTT TV channels provider TV4 Entertainment and The Asylum, the movie studio behind Sharknado…
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Mediapro sells majority stake to Chinese investor
Spanish free and pay TV broadcaster and producer Mediapro has closed the sale of 54%…
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Comedy Central makes Above Average digital hire
Viacom-owned comedy channel Comedy Central has named Jennifer Danielson as senior vice-president of digital, charged…
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RTVE launches youth-focused OTT service
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched a new online video service targeted at a young…
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France rules ad tax illegal but CNC avoids payback
France’s Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), which dispenses public support for…
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Murdoch ‘confident of Sky deal approval’ in early 2018
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch has said he expects the company’s acquisition of Sky…
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Crisis measures planned as #MeToo wave catches TV4
The CEO of Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4, Casten Almqvist (pictured), has announced…
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France Télévisions budget woes deepen
French parliamentarians have withdrawn support for a move to ameliorate an additional €50 million (US$58.8…
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Canal+ formalises Telecom Italia JV
Canal+ has created its planned joint venture with Telecom Italia (TIM), focusing on the acquisition…