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Thursday March 28, 2024

30% of SVOD viewing time going to UK & European content

Eighty-five per cent of VOD usage in Europe is to just three services, Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory. [Read More]

Hulu launches on Disney+ for US bundle subscribers

Hulu has officially launched for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States, bringing together the two libraries into a single streaming service. [Read More]

Localised kids content from Warner Bros. in Lithuania

Telia and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced they’re begun providing fully localised kids VOD content to customers in Lithuania. [Read More]

Sony to launch Sony One channels in Europe

Sony is to expand its FAST channel business with the launch of the Sony One Channel Portfolio in Europe. [Read More]

ProSiebenSat.1 boards reject MFE proposals

The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 reject the proposals which the German media company’s largest shareholder MFE-MediaForEurope made for the AGM on 30 April 2024. [Read More]

Ofcom launches 2026 wholesale telecoms review

Ofcom has begun a review into the regulations covering wholesale telecoms markets from April 2026 until March 2031. [Read More]

Vodafone Deutschland to cut 2,000 jobs

Vodafone is taking a tough cost-saving course in Germany and plans to cut around 2,000 jobs over the next two years. [Read More]

Disney goes green in logo refresh

Disney+ has been given a makeover with its now familiar logo now displayed in teal and white. [Read More]

DVB fellowship awarded to Martyn Lee

Former DVB Commercial Module chair Martyn Lee has been made an Honorary Fellow of the DVB Project. [Read More]

Zattoo launches 7-day catch-up library

TV streaming provider Zattoo has set up its own catch-up service Zattoothek. [Read More]

TVP channels available for streaming by Canal+ customers

Twenty-three channels from the Polish public broadcaster TVP have been added to the Canal+ offer in the country. [Read More]

Canal+ First launches on Drei TV Plus

Austrian pay-TV channel Canal+ First is now available on the Drei TV Plus platform. [Read More]

BBC First to make Malta debut

[caption id="attachment_220232" align="alignleft" width="900"] Picture Shows: Annie Conlon (KATHERINE DEVLIN), Grace Ellis (SIÂN BROOKE), (Tommy Foster (NATHAN BRANIFF)[/caption] Premium drama channel BBC First will launch in Malta on April 1, securing distribution on the country’s largest operators Melita, GO Plc and Epic Malta. [Read More]

Record number of buyers and exhibitors lined up NEM Dubrovnik 2024

The organiser’s of NEM Dubrovnik say this year’s event will see a record attendance. [Read More]

Deutsche Telekom adds Paramount+ to MagentaTV

German telco Deutsche Telekom is integrating streaming service Paramount+ into its MagentaTV platform from April 2024. [Read More]

MagentaTV launches football channel for UEFA Euro 2024

Deutsche Telekom’s German TV platform MagentaTV is launching Fußball.TV 1 on 15 April 2024, the first of three dedicated channels for the European Football Championship 2024. [Read More]

Eutelsat selects Enensys technology to broadcast UHD TV channels in France

[caption id="attachment_218554" align="alignleft" width="900"] Coverage map for French UKD rollout[/caption] Enensys Technologies has announced Eutelsat has selected its OneBeam DVB-SIS technology to deploy DTT in Ultra HD/4K in France. [Read More]

Competition Authority prepares to halt Vodafone’s Nowo purchase

Portugal’s Competition Authority (AdC) is expected to reject plans by Vodafone Portugal to purchase its local rival Nowo. [Read More]

Thema and ducktv sign Asian market agreement

Mega Max Media, the company behind the ducktv brand has signed a new distribution mandate with Thema. [Read More]

SPI brings classic cinema to Freeview

SPI International has launched its channel Filmstream on the Freeview platform in the UK. [Read More]

MIP programming market to move to London

The organisers of MIP have announced the launch of MIP London, a new industry market and networking event, that will take place between 24 and 27 February 2025. [Read More]

DAZN, ITVX and MainStreaming to participate in How Edge Computing is Raising the Bar for Performance in Video webinar

Broadband TV News is partnering with MainStreaming to produce a new online webinar. [Read More]

Editors Choice


Finland to switch off SD broadcasts next Spring

Finland’s communications regulator has announced plans to switch off the country’s standard definition transmissions. [Read More]

Davie: BBC must “radically transform and renew” online offer

[caption id="attachment_215975" align="alignleft" width="900"] Credit: Richard Kendal/RTS[/caption] The BBC is looking to rebuild its online services, invest more in programmes, and strike international partnerships, according to a major speech that will be delivered by the organisation’s director-general Tim Davie this week. [Read More]

Sky to launch Sky Stream in Germany

Sky plans to launch Sky Stream as a new, central streaming platform in Germany in late summer 2024. [Read More]

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Webinar Replay with Dolby: Keep your pay-TV service at the heart of the living room
Watch Dolby's exclusive webinar as Ana López Zamarreño, Head of TV Product at Orange Spain, explains how Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision have improved the telco’s position in the market. [Read More]
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Chris Dziadul Reports: United Group on a roll

United Group is undoubtedly a star performer in South-East Europe’s media and telecoms industry. [Read More]

Editors: Robert BrielJulian Clover and Chris Dziadul

German Correspondent: Jörn Krieger

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