The BBC is yet to tackle the most difficult aspects of its savings programme and is facing “significant challenges” to its income, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
Discovery invests in Turkish streamer BluTV
Discovery is to become a 35% investor in the Turkish streaming service BluTV.
NewsPlayer+ brings forward streaming launch
Player+ has announced its brought forward the launch of its NewsPlayer+ product ahead of US Presidential Inauguration.
Viasat World teams up with Volia
Viasat World today has signed a new carriage deal with the leading Ukrainian pay-TV operator Volia.
United Group secures Bulgaria’s Nova
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has approved United Group’s acquisition of Nova Broadcasting Group and its subsidiaries.
Samsung TV Plus takes ducktv
The Mega Max Media children’s channel duckTV has been launched as a dedicated digital service in Spain and Italy via Samsung TV Plus.
M7 Deutschland secures RTL pay-TV channels
M7 Deutschland is expanding its channel line-up with three pay-TV services from German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.
Tele Columbus and ARTE settle cable dispute
Germany’s second largest cable operator Tele Columbus and ARTE have settled their legal dispute over the conditions of the cable carriage of the European cultural channel and agreed on a comprehensive cooperation.
Universal+ launches on Movistar in Spain
Universal+ is to launch in Spain over Telefonica’s Movistar+ platform, NBCUniversal International Networks has announced.
Samsung TV Plus goes Clubbing TV
Clubbing TV will be added to Samsung’s Smart TV platform in seven European countries.