The Walt Disney Company has unveiled a new name and visual identity for the TV channel FOX is the Netherlands and Flanders.
Setanta Sports channels return to Kyivstar TV
Ukraine’s Kyivstar TV is once again offering its subscribers the channels Setanta Sports and Setanta Sports+.
wedotv launches FAST Channels on Joyn
AVOD und FAST Channel provider wedotv is now also distributing its FAST Channels wedo movies, wedo sports and wedo big stories on German streaming platform Joyn.
Hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues to triple
Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ are forecast to together create hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues of $20 billion by 2029.
Russia to “soften” piracy legislation
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has published a proposed bill that softens the liability for copyright infringement.
Pantaflix cancels sale of streaming subsidiary
German media company Pantaflix has decided to terminate negotiations on the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Pantaflix Technologies.
DAZN opts for Irdeto
The sports streaming platform DAZN has chosen the Irdeto TraceMark forensic watermarking solution to enhance its fight against piracy.
DAZN Italia joins Eutelsat Hotbird to complement streaming
Sports streaming service DAZN is complementing the delivery of its content to Italian homes with DTH satellite distribution on Eutelsat’s Hotbird position at 13° East.
UK PSBs combine for joint SmartTV app
Everyone TV is to launch a new app that will ultimately stream all of the UK’s Freeview channels over the internet through a single app.
Hungary to abolish telecom tax
The Hungarian government has confirmed its intention to abolish the supplementary telecommunications tax from January 2025.