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Virgin and O2 merger referred for in-depth investigation

December 11, 2020 11.28 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The Competition and Markets authority has referred the proposed merger of Liberty Global’s Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with Telefonica’s O2 for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story Edited: December 14, 2020 11:53

Sony to buy Crunchyroll from AT&T

December 10, 2020 12.37 Europe/London By Julian Clover

AT&T is to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Funimation Global Group, a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.’s subsidiary, Aniplex for $1.175 billion.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Crunchyroll Edited: December 11, 2020 11:30

Canal wins court fight against EU-Paramount movie licence agreement

December 9, 2020 13.13 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Canal+ has declared victory in its court action against a deal struck between European competition regulators and Paramount Pictures.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: Canal+, European Commission, Paramount+ Edited: December 10, 2020 12:58

Ofcom: Traditional broadcasting needs radical shake-up

December 8, 2020 11.25 Europe/London By Julian Clover

New regulation is needed for public service broadcasting to be able to compete in the online world, according to Ofcom.

Filed Under: Regulation/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: Ofcom Edited: December 8, 2020 12:49

AdC slaps MEO with €84 million fine

December 7, 2020 12.37 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The Portuguese Competition Authority has imposed a fine of €84 million on telecommunication operator MEO after it was found to have fixed the pricing on mobile and fixed telecommunications service with NOWO.

Filed Under: Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Meo Edited: December 9, 2020 13:22

HBO Max to expand into Europe by the second half of 2021

December 3, 2020 21.06 Europe/London By Julian Clover

HBO Max will move into Europe during the second half of 2021, according to HBO Max Global boss Andy Forssell.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: HBO Max Edited: December 7, 2020 13:36

Discovery announces new global streaming service

December 2, 2020 17.50 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Newly launched streaming service discovery+ will go global on January 4 with a rollout of non-scripted content across 25 countries.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Discovery Edited: December 3, 2020 21:07

Vodafone Deutschland offers Apple TV 4K as OTT receiver

December 2, 2020 06.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Vodafone Deutschland is now offering the Apple TV 4K box to viewers who want to access its OTT platform GigaTV.

Filed Under: Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Set-Top Boxes, Streaming, Technology, Top Story Tagged With: Apple TV 4K, Giga TV Cable Box, GigaTV, GigaTV Net Box, Horizon, Vodafone Deutschland Edited: December 2, 2020 10:55

Arqiva pulls out of Freeview

December 1, 2020 09.00 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Arqiva is to stand down as a shareholder in Digital UK, the company behind Freeview.

Filed Under: Channels, Platforms, Terrestrial, Top Story Tagged With: Arqiva, Digital UK, Freeview Edited: November 30, 2020 16:33

ORS: 5G Broadcast is the future of television, but challenges remain

November 29, 2020 22.22 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

5G Broadcast is the future of television, but there are still some hurdles to overcome. This is the conclusion by Michael Wagenhofer, CEO of ORS, the technical services subsidiary of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, in a presentation of the 5G Broadcast trial in Vienna at the EBU-Forecast 2020 seminar.

Filed Under: Distribution, Platforms, Standards, Technology, Testing, Top Story Tagged With: 5G Broadcast, Michael Wagenhofer, OBECA, ORF, ORS Edited: November 30, 2020 11:54

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