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ViacomCBS Networks Int’l Reorganizes Into Two Brand, Three Regional Groups (Hollywood Reporter)
Published January 14, 2020The restructuring of the unit, led by David Lynn, is designed “to drive new growth opportunities,” with Mark Whitehead, president & managing director of Asia Pacific, leaving the company at the end of January. ViacomCBS has rejigged the management restructure of its international networks division “to leverage the company’s expanded operations post-merger to drive new […]
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Bundesliga Brings on AWS to ‘Revolutionise Football Viewing Experience (Rapid TV News)
Published January 14, 2020Germany’s top flight football league, the Bundesliga, has selected AWS as its official technology provider to deliver more in-depth insight into every live broadcast of games and enable new personalised fan experiences. Established in 1963, The Bundesliga is the premier professional association football league in Germany comprising 18 teams. It is broadcast on television in […]
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La Liga TV launches in UK (Digital TV Europe)
Published January 14, 2020Spanish football channel La Liga TV has launched in the UK. The channel is available to Sky TV subscribers and claims to be the UK’s first dedicated channel showing all live content from a top football league. The channel is being offered with an initial two-week free trial period through January 28. This will cover […]
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Some more industry trends and predictions (CSI Magazine)
Published January 14, 2020CSI asked some industry technologists, strategists and CEOs to share their vision on what 2020 will bring. This is what they had to say… How will Wi-Fi 6 affect the connected home experience for video? 5G and global video distribution Android TV Codec fragmentation Cloud applications for video contribution Gaming future Performance Will be the […]
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Vivendi seeks injunction to stop Mediaset European merger (Advanced Television)
Published January 14, 2020Vivendi has started a new legal proceeding in the Netherlands seeking, among other things, an injunction to halt the merger between Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A. with Mediaset Investment N.V. Vivendi fears a merger would tighten the grip of the Berlusconi family on the company as it seeks to consolidate all of its European interests. The […]
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Discovery in Telekom Romania dispute (Broadband TV News)
Published January 14, 2020Discovery has rejected a proposal by Telekom Romania to create additional and separate packages in which only its channels are present. Quoting Discovery representatives, Ziarul Financiar reports that the company sees it as the wrong approach and one it cannot accept. However, it remains open to fair play negotiations with Telekom Romania, conducted in good […]
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FAANGs may replace football’s TV money (Advanced Television)
Published January 14, 2020Deloitte’s annual report on football finances says traditional TV money is slowing down but the FAANGs waiting in the wings offer the chance that media revenues could be maintained. “International interest may continue to drive growth in the short- to medium-term, but unless there is a change in competitive dynamics, mature domestic markets will likely […]
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BBC Studios hires Nicki Sheard to replace Jackie Lee-Joe as CMO (Campaign)
Published January 13, 2020BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the UK national broadcaster, has appointed Nicki Sheard as chief marketing officer. Sheard will take up the role in March and joins from beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury, where she held the same position. She returns to the BBC after a six-year absence, having worked there from 2008 to 2013 […]
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ITV Hub increases hour viewed to 500 in 2019 (Broadband TV News)
Published January 13, 2020ITV has announced significant growth in audiences during 2019 for its online ITV Hub, but the celebrations were short lived when the player crashed at the start of the winter series of Love Island. Viewing hours for ITV Hub grew by 13% in 2019, taking the broadcaster over the 500 million hours viewed level for […]
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China Leads ESports Viewing Habits, Per Ampere (TVTechnology)
Published January 13, 2020If watching eSports was an Olympic event, China would be racking up gold medals. A new report from Ampere Analysis found that among China’s internet users, 26% are watching eSports at least once a month, which is significantly more than Western countries. The leader in eSports viewing among Western countries is Denmark, which has 9% […]
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Warner to Use AI to Assist with Content Decisions (Media Play News)
Published January 9, 2020Warner Bros. has become one of the first major studios to begin using artificial intelligence (AI) when considering content decisions, including casting, in movie and TV productions. Warner Bros. Pictures International inked a deal with Cinelytic to use its software platform – an AI-driven project management system that was launched for the motion picture industry […]
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ViacomCBS and Sky Italia extend distribution deal to 12 channels (Digital TV Europe)
Published January 9, 2020ViacomCBS and Sky Italia have announced a multi-year extension of their deal in Italy. The arrangement will see Paramount Network, Spike and VH1 added to Sky, bringing the total number of ViacomCBS-branded channels on Sky platforms in Italy to 12. This includes localised versions of MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Comedy Central and Italian kids’ channel […]
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Telefonica piloting blockchain across 8,000 companies (Total Telecom)
Published January 9, 2020The telco has partnered with the Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) in Spain to test the emerging technology. Telefonica’s announced partnership with APTE will give around 8,000 companies from Spain the chance to access their blockchain network. The telco will deploy Hyperledger-based blockchain nodes at APTE’s 52 sites, giving companies access to a […]
