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Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer has notified its board of directors that he will step down at the beginning of 2022. At the same time, he has been appointed CEO and board member at Atos, with his term in office beginning no later than January 20 next year. … [Read More...]
Roku has shared concerns over its relationship with Google that has the potential to end with the removal of YouTube TV from the streaming platform. … [Read More...]
Spain’s CNMC has ruled on proposals by the National Professional Football League (LNFP) for the commercialisation of LaLiga broadcasting rights in Spain and international markets. … [Read More...]
RTL Group has embarked a comprehensive cooperation with Amobee to strengthen their ad-tech businesses in continental Europe. … [Read More...]
International video streaming service rlaxx TV has been added to Samsung smart TVs. … [Read More...]
Russia’s ER Telecom has announced the successful completion of a bond issue for R15 billion (€181.6 million). … [Read More...]
Telia ended the third quarter with 835,000 subscribers to its SVOD services. … [Read More...]
SPI/FilmBox and Mediaset España’s streaming service Mitele Plus have signed a distribution agreement to bring SPI’s premium drama brand Dizi to Spain and Andorra. … [Read More...]
NHK World-Japan, the English-language international service of Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, will present a collection of premiere and encore programming to commemorate and complement the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31-November 12, 2021. … [Read More...]
Serbia Broadband (SBB) has added the cities of Uzice and Zrenjanin covered by its Giga network. … [Read More...]
A new study from Deloitte says the pandemic has driven consumers to become even more reliant on online entertainment. … [Read More...]
The streaming service Viaplay had nearly 2.25 million internet and mobile app users in September, its first full month of operation in Poland. … [Read More...]
Elisa’s Estonian operation saw growth in its cable TV take-up following the launch of a new TV service based on the Android TV platform in the third quarter. … [Read More...]
The Czech O2 TV service will from the second half of this month be made available on Sony, Philips and Panasonic Android TVs. … [Read More...]
Channel 4 has admitted it may not be able to fully restore its subtitling, audio description and sign language services until November. … [Read More...]
Canal+ executive Vera Peltekiann has been named VP and Commissioning Editor of Original Production France, Warnermedia International. … [Read More...]
ViacomCBS and Altice USA have agreed to continued carriage for the ViacomCBS portfolio of broadcast, entertainment, news and sports networks for Altice USA’s Optimum and Suddenlink customers. … [Read More...]
Netflix gained a net additional 4.38 million global streaming paid memberships in the third quarter and is expecting a further 8.50 million in Q4. … [Read More...]
Comcast is to take its entertainment packages across the United States with a range of 4K UHD XClass Smart TVs manufactured by Hisense. … [Read More...]
PPF Group has agreed to sell a 30% stake in the CEE telecom infrastructure provider CETIN Group to the global investment form GIC for an undisclosed fee. … [Read More...]