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Hulu CEO lifts lid on new live-streaming service
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has revealed fresh details about its forthcoming live streaming TV service,…
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Viacom channels yanked from Sony streaming net
Viacom’s cable nets are being pulled from Sony’s US cloud TV service, PlayStation Vue. The…
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Hulu adds Disney, Fox to channels
Disney and Fox have come on board Hulu’s new channels streaming service. The deals mean…
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Disney ‘prepares Twitter bid’
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly eyeing a deal to buy social media platform Twitter….
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Layer3 taking on US pay TV giants
A new player is entering the US pay TV market and attempting to rival the…
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Disney plans ESPN web net after $1bn spend
The Walt Disney Company is gearing up to launch an ESPN-branded subscription streaming service, after…
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Vice and ESPN form a sports team
Vice Media and ESPN have agreed a sports content deal that will see each provide…
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Sony expands US PlayStation Vue TV service
Digital platforms-focused Sony Network Entertainment International has expanded its PlayStation Vue cloud TV service across…
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ESPN sues Verizon over cord cutting packaging
ESPN has issued a lawsuit against telco Verizon, alleging it has breached its contract with…
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Cisneros brings in ex-studio exec
Cisneros Media Distribution has drafted in Wilma Maciel, a former Sony Pictures Television and Warner…
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Sky channels launch on Snapchat
UK satcaster Sky has launched two content channels on the new Snapchat Discover platform for…
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Snapchat signs up TV partners for Discover launch
Mobile messaging service Snapchat has partnered with a host of major TV broadcasters and publishers…
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US cable ‘needs to change’ in face of industry shift
Cable TV is a “legacy model” that is “under threat” meaning US cablers need to…
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ESPN mulling OTT service
US sports network ESPN is mulling a plan to provide access to US Major League…
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Zaslav: Eurosport will be ‘ESPN of Europe’
Discovery Communications’ president and CEO David Zaslav says Eurosport will be “the ESPN of Europe”…
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Report: Disney to cut 175 jobs at ABC
The Disney/ABC Television Group is set to lay off around 175 staff across ABC television…
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BT Sport gets UK cable deal
BT and Virgin Media have agreed a deal for the carriage of the BT Sport…
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Dish Network reaches retrans agreement
US cable platform Dish Network has restored channels from American satellite broadcaster Raycom Media after…
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Germany’s kids’ channels competition heats up
German children’s TV is set for its biggest shake-up in years, with the Disney Channel…
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Sony’s Lubensky to run Lat Am channels
Sony Pictures Television’s Nathalie Lubensky has been upped and will run its channels in Latin…
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HBO, ESPN and Sky launch on Apple TV
HBO, ESPN, Sky News and other content providers have launched on Apple’s TV service. The…
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Netflix: cable TV biz ‘out of whack’
The cable industry pay model is “out of whack” in the internet era, in which…
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BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels
BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…
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Disney looks at exiting ESPN UK
Disney has confirmed that it is looking at pulling out of its UK-based sport channel…
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Latin Media Leaders: Fox’s Billion-Dollar Man
MOST INFLUENTIAL INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE HERNAN LOPEZ, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS Hernan Lopez is…
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Warner Bros. ups Jay Levine
Warner Bros. Television Group has upped Jay Levine to senior VP, business and strategic planning….