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Discovery eyes global OTT after closing Scripps deal
Discovery has completed its US$14.6 billion takeover of US cable rival Scripps Networks Interactive, and…
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AT&T digital chief to lead Chernin’s Otter as CEO
US-based digital media investments firm Otter Media has appointed a new CEO, who will transfer…
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Chernin-backed Otter buys up Fullscreen & Ellation
Online content companies Fullscreen and Ellation are now a fully owned subsidiary of web video…
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US gov’t blocks AT&T’s Time Warner takeover
The US Department for Justice (DoJ) has blocked AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner and filed…
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Fullscreen to shut down SVOD service
Fullscreen Media is due to shut down its Fullscreen subscription video-on-demand service in January 2018….
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Audience Network’s programming head exits
The Audience Network’s programming head Chris Long has left the company after near two decades….
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Game of Thrones fever drives Time Warner growth
The stunning viewing figures for Game of Thrones have pushed Time Warner and its subsidiary,…
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CEO brushes off Comcast concerns
NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast is in rude health despite a recent stock price drop, according…
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AT&T plans reshuffle post Time Warner deal
AT&T is planning organisational changes to follow the US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc….
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Verizon linked with Disney takeover
Verizon may become the latest US telco to buy a major American content company, with…
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AT&T CEO: Time Warner deal ‘moving as expected’
Time Warner’s proposed merger with AT&T is “moving along as expected”. The chairman and CEO…
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Time Warner shareholders welcome AT&T deal
Time Warner’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US telco AT&T’s US$85.4 billion takeover of the company….
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Time Warner shareholders welcome AT&T deal
Time Warner’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US telco AT&T’s US$85.4 billion takeover of the company….
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Starz rolls out on DirecTV streaming service
Starz has inked a deal with AT&T’s DirecTV that will see its channels launch on…
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Chernin’s OTT firm hires Parks from Fullscreen
Otter Media has hired Billy Parks as its content chief. The new recruit joins from…
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AT&T launches OTT service DirecTV Now
AT&T will launch its much-anticipated OTT TV service DirecTV Now tomorrow, along with two other…
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AT&T launches OTT service DirecTV Now
AT&T will launch its much-anticipated OTT TV service DirecTV Now tomorrow, along with two other…
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Reese Witherspoon, Chernin JV form content firm
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon has created a female-focused content company, tapping the COO of a…
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Turner creates international digital division
Turner has tasked Aksel van der Wal with establishing a new division that will focus…
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Telcos are ‘taking over pay TV’
Telecoms companies will account for over half of all pay TV subscriptions in Western Europe…
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Bewkes: AT&T will ‘accelerate’ HBO Now growth
The international distribution of the HBO Now SVOD service will be “accelerated” by the sale…
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Vessel voyage to end after Verizon acquisition
Jason Kilar’s online video service Vessel will close on October 31 after US telecoms giant…
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Netflix plots $1bn raise for content acquisitions
Netflix is looking to raise US$1 billion in order to fund further content acquisitions, investments…
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AT&T, Time Warner deal ‘poses new threat to rivals’
The creation of a merged AT&T and Time Warner will have rivals such as Netflix,…
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Trump opposes AT&T/Time Warner and Comcast/NBCU
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has come out against the AT&T and Time Warner deal…
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AT&T strikes multi-platform deal with HBO
AT&T has reached a multi-year deal with HBO to offer the latter’s content across all…
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Pay TV firms lose 665,000 subs in Q2
IPTV providers’ losses – particularly those of AT&T – meant that the top eleven US…
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AT&T net prepares diamond trader drama
US channel AT&T Audience Network has commissioned a ten-part drama from Entertainment One and Fuqua…
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AT&T posts record subs loss as US pay TV slows
AT&T’s U-verse IPTV service recorded the single largest quarterly subs reverse ever in Q1, shedding…
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AT&T posts record subs loss as US pay TV slows
AT&T’s U-verse IPTV service recorded the single largest quarterly subs reverse ever in Q1, shedding…