Advanced Television: Insight TV acquires Off the Fence

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Insight TV, the Amsterdam-based global channel group and FAST streaming specialist, has announced the asset acquisition of factual content company Off the Fence (OTF).

Advanced Television: Warner Bros Discovery FAST channels on MyFree DirecTV

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DirecTV has announced an array of new FAST linear content offerings from the Warner Bros Discovery portfolio.

Advanced Television: DAZN, NHL strike international streaming deal

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The National Hockey League (NHL) and DAZN have announced a multi-year strategic partnership which will see DAZN become the exclusive home of NHL.TV in nearly 200 countries beginning with the 2025-26 season.

Hollywood Reporter: As TV Collapses, Digital Firebrands Are Suddenly In Demand

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Earlier this summer, Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks jetted into Nantucket for a three hour meeting that would reshape the lineup of Fox Sports 1, and shake up its Big Noon Kickoff college football show.

Advanced Television: Acast, Magnite expand programmatic podcast advertising

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Acast – the independent podcast company – has announced a global partnership with Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company.

Broadband TV News; Caretta: Quick action required as broadcast and streaming revenues converge

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Broadcasters must accelerate their streaming strategies to stem the losses from traditional broadcast, according to data released by Caretta Research.

Broadband TV News: sonnenklar.TV expands reach via waipu.tv

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From 1 August 2025, German travel shopping channel sonnenklar.TV will be available on waipu.tv, further expanding its digital distribution strategy.

Advanced Television: SES, Jio expect satellite service later this year

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The joint-venture between Reliance Jio and SES expects to start its satellite-delivered broadband service before the end of this year.

Broadband TV News: OUTtv launches on Joyn in Germany

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LGBTQI+ television channel OUTtv has launched on ProSiebenSat.1’s streaming service Joyn, offering German viewers a 24/7 live channel and a curated on-demand selection of queer-themed content.

Broadband TV News: RMC selects Bitmovin Player to strengthen video streaming

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Bitmovin has announced that RMC BFM Group has chosen its Player technology to enhance and standardise its video playback across all digital channels.

Broadband TV News: MK.IO passes 500 global customers on self-serve video streaming platform

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MediaKind has announced that its self-serve cloud video streaming platform, MK.IO, has exceeded 500 active customers worldwide within just two years of launch.

Broadband TV News: Go3 becomes first local TV in the Baltics to launch HBO Max

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Go3 strengthen their strategic partnership with the HBO Max streaming app launching on the Go3 service as its first partner in the Baltics.

Broadband TV News: beIN Sports France obtains court ruling blocking access VPNs by pirate services

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The French Court of First Instance has ordered blocking measures against NordVPN, CyberGhost and ProtonVPN.

Deadline: ITV Acquisitions Chief Sasha Breslau & Prime Video’s Alessandro Volpato Joining HBO Max For Key UK & Italy Posts

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HBO Max has named acquisitions bosses for its upcoming launches in the UK and Italy, and they’re big ticket appointments.

Advanced Television: Streaming pay boost for UK music creators

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UK music creators are set to benefit from a boost to their earnings thanks to the Government driving forward a new label-led agreement on streaming pay.

Advanced Television: wedotv, tivùsat distribution deal

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wedotv, the global ad-supported streaming TV network, and Italian digital TV platform tivùsat have expanded their channel distribution partnership to include wedotv’s FAST channel wedotv BIG stories.

Broadband TV News: KultKrimi and Telenovela ZDF join LG Channels

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German broadcaster Mainstream Media is extending the reach of its FAST Channels KultKrimi and Telenovela ZDF with the launch on LG Channels across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Variety: ‘South Park’ Lands $1.5 Billion Streaming Deal With Paramount+

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The foul-mouthed kids of South Park may have just made their creators billion-dollar players in the streaming wars.

Broadband TV News: HBO Max expansion take streamer to 90 markets

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HBO Max, as the Warner Bros Discovery streamer is now styled, has added a dozen new territories.

Advanced Television; Portugal: Streaming services reach new high

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In Portugal, streaming services have exploded in popularity, reaching a new high of 52 per cent of the population using them by the end of 2024, according to Marktest’s BStream barometer.

Advanced Television; Research: Viewers face challenges watching streamed sports

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The sports media landscape is shifting, with viewers increasingly turning to streaming via digital platforms, and parting ways with traditional broadcast and cable.

Deadline: Fox Nation Strikes Deal To Stream Hulk Hogan’s Real American Freestyle Wrestling Matchups

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Fox Nation has acquired the rights to stream events of Real American Freestyle, the wrestling league started by Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Chad Bronstein.

Broadband TV News: New partners join Netgem in the FAST Lane

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Netgem has added new partners to its TV FAST Lane service that already boasts 250 FAST Channels across France, Switzerland and Gibraltar.

Advanced Television: BBC NL+ launches on NLZIET

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BBC Studios Benelux has officially launched BBC NL+, a brand new multi-genre video on demand and streaming platform.

Advanced Television; Spain: All football for €9.99 on DAZN

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DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is making an aggressive assault on the Spanish pay-TV football market with the launch of its promotional Football Plan offer for €9.99 per month.

Advanced Television: France 24 achieves record performance on YouTube

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France 24 has reported a strong June on YouTube, with 146 million video views and a record average viewing time of 7 minutes and 3 seconds, reinforcing its status as the leading French media outlet on the platform.

BizAsia: Former Sony Pictures Networks India Managing Director, NP Singh joins JioStar

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Former Sony Pictures Networks India MD and CEO, NP Singh, along with digital strategy expert Bharat N Anand, have been appointed as independent directors at JioStar.

Deadline: Ted Sarandos Has 37 Reasons Why Netflix’s Programming Mojo Will Continue Through 2026

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Ted Sarandos has always had an uncanny grasp of titles and stars, conjuring them in his pre-internet days as a video store clerk and dropping them frequently during his 25-year run at Netflix.

Deadline: For Netflix, TF1 Deal Is An “Opportunity To Learn” And Use New Livestreaming & Ad Tech, Co-CEO Greg Peters Says

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Netflix‘s deal with TF1, announced last month at Cannes Lions, will give both companies “an opportunity to learn,” the streamer’s co-CEO, Greg Peters, said Thursday on the company’s quarterly earnings call.

Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Profit Surges, Setting Up Battle of Titans With YouTube

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In its second-quarter earnings report, the streaming giant disclosed operating income of $3.8 billion and a margin of 34.1 percent, up double digits from a year ago.

Hollywood Reporter: Simon Cowell Will Look for a New Boy Band in Netflix Series

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Fifteen years after he helped assemble One Directon on The X Factor, Simon Cowell is searching for a new boy band.

Variety: NBCUniversal’s Peacock Is Hiking Prices by $3 per Month

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NBCUniversal execs have believed Peacock is underpriced relative to the streamer’s rivals — and, to that point, the company is raising rates for the third time in three years.

Broadband TV News: Amazon wins out in Prime Video subscriber lawsuit

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A lawsuit brought by a group of subscribers against Amazon after the introduction of advertising on the streaming service has failed.

Variety: BBC to Launch Daily News Podcast ‘The Global Story,’ Which Co-Host Asma Khalid Says Is Aimed at ‘Connecting the Dots in Our Strange Political Times’

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The BBC is making a new play for news-hungry listeners with “The Global Story,” a daily podcast focused on the intersection of news “where the world and the United States meet.”

Advanced Television: TCLtv+ adds 11 FAST channels from AMC Networks

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TCLtv+, the streaming service offered by leading consumer electronics company TCL, has announced a partnership with AMC Networks that adds 11 AMC Networks’ FAST channels to its slate of FAST programming.

Podcasting Today: Audioboom acquires Adelicious to create largest UK podcast network

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Audioboom Group has announced a binding agreement to acquire Adelicious, the award-winning British podcast network founded by Pascal Hughes and David McGuire in 2020.

Advanced Television: WSC Sports partners with Piqué’s Kings League

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WSC Sports, the AI-driven platform for sports content automation, has announced a multiyear partnership with Kings League, the sports entertainment property founded by Gerard Piqué.

Deadline: ‘My Favorite Murder’ Network Teams With Blanchard House On Multi-Project Podcast Deal

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The network home of global true crime podcast hit My Favorite Murder has struck a multi-project deal with Blanchard House.

Hollywood Reporter: SiriusXM Launches Lower Cost Ad-Supported Plan in Bid to Take on Streaming Audio Giants

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The satellite radio company SiriusXM wants to take the streaming music platforms on more aggressively, launching a new and less expensive plan meant to provide a value offering to consumers.

Variety: Fox News Strikes Deal to Put ‘Ruthless’ Podcast on Digital Roster

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Ever since its launch in 1996, Fox News has enjoyed a unique history of minting top talk personalities, ranging from Sean Hannity to Megyn Kelly to Greg Gutfeld.

Advanced Television; Nielsen: Netflix drives US streaming growth in June

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In Nielsen’s 50th monthly report of The Gauge – a snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption in the US – streaming viewership surged again in June to represent 46 per cent of television usage.

Advanced Television: Deltatre acquires Endeavor Streaming

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Deltatre, a provider of streaming, digital, data, and graphics solutions for the sports, media, and entertainment industries, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Endeavor Streaming from Endeavor Group Holdings.

Advanced Television: Amagi appoints Chakraborty as Chief Revenue Officer

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Amagi, the cloud-based SaaS technology solutions provider for broadcast and streaming TV, has announced the appointment of Sangeeta Chakraborty as its Chief Revenue Officer.

Advanced Television: NOWO, CableColor, Gigared climb Netflix Speed Index

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One per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 89 per cent stayed the same, and 10 per cent went down 0.2 Mbps in June on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience.

Advanced Television: Fox News announces new media expansion

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Fox News has announced a new media expansion that includes a licensing agreement with the Ruthless podcast which will be aligned with the division’ssuite of podcasts such as Will Cain Country.

Advanced Television: Westinghouse Xumo TVs launch in US

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Xumo, a streaming platform joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, has announced the US launch of a new line of Xumo TVs from Westinghouse.

Broadband TV News: Wedotv strikes New Regency film deal

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wedotv has finalised a licensing agreement with New Regency for a collection of over 80 films.

Deadline: Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano Rematch Nabs 6M Global Viewers On Netflix

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Katie Taylor retained her super lightweight title after besting Amanda Serrano in yet another rematch Friday night, generating a solid audience on Netflix.

Advanced Television: Shoppable Test Drive Live channel on FreeCast, Roku

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FreeCast has announced the launch of a next-gen shoppable FAST channel, Test Drive Live, in the US.

Advanced Television: Logan Paul’s IMPAULSIVE joins WWE digital line-up

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WWE, part of TKO Group, and Fanatics have announced that world-renowned entertainer, entrepreneur and professional athlete Logan Paul’s popular digital series – IMPAULSIVE – will join the lineup of WWE and Fanatics digital shows.

Broadband TV News: Netflix ahead in CEE streaming

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Netflix holds a leading position in the Central and East Europe (CEE) streaming market, with the growth of Smart TV usage significantly influencing on-demand video consumption, according to a new VideoTrack study by WPP Media.

Broadband TV News: Mainstream Media plans FAST channel expansion – is there also a possibility of returning to Sky?

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German media company Mainstream Media is gearing up to expand its portfolio of FAST Channels, while flagship channel GoldStar TV could make a return to pay-TV platform Sky Deutschland.

Broadband TV News: TVP VOD reports large increase in linear channel streaming

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TVP VOD recorded a 16% increase in the number of plays in June when compared to 2024.

Variety: How Streamers and Broadcasters’ Cross Carriage Deals Could Disrupt the TV Business in Europe

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This year’s early summer has been rocked by successive news of “one-of-a-kind” carriage deals between major TV networks in Europe and streaming services, starting with Netflix and France’s TF1 and followed by Prime Video and broadcaster France Televisions and this week’s Disney+ and ITV pact in the U.K.

Advanced Television: DirecTV’s MiEspañol adds ViX Premium with Ads

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DirecTV and TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media company, have announced that the ad-supported premium subscription of ViX,

Variety: ‘Neighbours’ Wraps Final Production for Prime Video as 40-Year Australian Soap Ends Revival With ‘Possibilities for a Future Chapter’

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Production on the iconic Australian soap opera “Neighbours” has officially wrapped for Prime Video, with the cast filming their final scenes at Nunawading studios on Friday.

Variety: YouTube Is Shutting Down Its General ‘Trending’ Video Page

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After 10 years, YouTube is going to sunset its popular Trending page — saying that there are better ways for users to find viral videos and “micro-trends” on the platform.

Broadband TV News: Roku launches What to Watch

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Roku is adding its What to What feature to its Roku TV models in the UK.

Hollywood Reporter: Streaming Subscriptions May Get Tougher to Cancel

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In a blow to consumers, streaming platforms won’t have to make it easier to cancel subscriptions.

Podcasting Today: Fix Radio launches first podcast dedicated to UK tradeswomen

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Fix Radio is launching its first podcast exclusively for tradeswomen, aiming to connect and amplify their voices across the UK.

Advanced Television; The age of evergreen: Why classic content thrives in FAST

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When it comes to streaming, ‘new’ no longer means ‘current’.

Broadband TV News: French Council of State rules in Canal+ and Arcom illegal streaming case

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The French Council of State has issued four decisions relating to the blocking of website used for illegal streaming.

Broadband TV News: Wurl supports Prime Video linear channel in Germany

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Amazon is to launch a new linear-style TV channel in the German market, powered by the streaming TV specialist Wurl.

Deadline: CNN Hires Brad Smith As Anchor For Its FAST Channel

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CNN has hired Brad Smith, previously of Yahoo! Finance and Cheddar, to serve as an anchor of its domestic FAST channel CNN Headlines.

Hollywood Reporter: Fox Nation Gets Into Live Sports, Inks Rights Deal With TKO’s Professional Bull Riders

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Fox Corp. is bringing live sports to its Fox Nation streaming service for the first time.

Advanced Television: Telenor acquires GlobalConnect’s consumer business in Norway

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Telenor has announced the acquisition of GlobalConnect’s consumer business in Norway in a transaction valued at NOK 6 billion (€0.51bn).

Advanced Television: Call for recognition of podcasting, audio as core UK creative industry

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Trade body AudioUK has launched a public policy campaign urging the UK Government to formally recognise podcasting and audio as a core component of the UK’s creative industries.

Variety: Fox’s Tubi Hires Two Senior Snap Ad Execs

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Tubi, Fox’s free, ad-supported streaming service, has snapped up two senior advertising executives — Sharon Silverstein and Katelyn Kroneman — from Snapchat’s parent company.

Deadline: Netflix Promotes Łukasz Kłuskiewicz To Run TV & Movies Out Of CEE Region

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Netflix has promoted Łukasz Kłuskiewicz to run TV and movies in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region.

Broadband TV News: Must carry introduced for Flemish media apps

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The Flemish government is to require TV manufacturers to ensure their devices some with Flemish apps preinstalled.

Broadband TV News: Icelandic partnership between Síminn and HBO

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Síminn is to be a partner of Warner Bros. Discovery in Iceland under a new agreement.

Advanced Television: Nippon TV’s Traveling with Snow Man on Disney+

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Japan’s Nippon TV has announced that its new travel reality show, Traveling with Snow Man, featuring the popular nine-member boy band Snow Man, will premiere on July 27th on Nippon TV with the uncut version streaming globally on Disney+ immediately afterwards.

Advanced Television: Mediapro signs Tubi Mexico, Central America distribution deal

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Mediapro North America has announced a distribution agreement with Tubi, Fox Entertainment’s FAST service, to bring Pro Padel League (PPL) and Ultimate Fan Zone (UFZ) to audiences in Mexico and Central America for the next two seasons.

Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Says 50 Percent of Global Users Now Watch Anime, Reveals Expanded Slate

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Netflix doubled down on its global anime strategy over the weekend, unveiling a slate of new titles and fresh footage during its showcase at Anime Expo in Los Angeles.

Advanced Television; Report: Netflix tops internet usage in France

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French internet traffic saw an increase of 9.2 per cent year-on-year, to 50.8 Tb/s, according to Arcep’s annual The State of Internet in France report.

Broadband TV News: Canal+ Poland opens VOD library

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Canal+ Poland has launched a new pilot that opens up its streaming service to viewers to watch selected content free of charge.

Broadband TV News: Vodafone adds FAST Channels to GigaTV, opens web access

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Vodafone Deutschland is expanding its GigaTV platform by integrating FAST Channels for the first time.

Advanced Television: DAZN scores Serie A deal

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DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has signed a deal that secures exclusive and non-exclusive rights to Lega Serie A, Italy’s top football league, competitions, in several international market.

Advanced Television: Prime Video to stream France Télévisions content

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On the heels of the distribution deal between TF1 and Netflix, French PSB group France Télévisions has announced an agreement with Prime Video to have its content streamed on the platform.

Broadband TV News: NLZIET Extra adds seven new channels

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Dutch TV streaming service NLZIET has announced a significant expansion of its Extra channel package.

Broadband TV News: France 24 added to france.tv platform

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International news channel France 24 has been added to the france.tv streaming platform run by the French public broadcaster France Télévisions.

Broadband TV News: Ocilion expands pay-TV offering with new HD channel packages

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Austrian IPTV provider Ocilion has launched three new thematic pay-TV packages – Film & Serie HD, Sport HD and Doku HD -, expanding its entertainment line-up for network operators in Germany and Austria.

Advanced Television: LFP confirms in-house Ligue 1 streaming platform

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Following a July 1st meeting, the Presidents of League 1 clubs, the LFP Media Supervisory Committee and the LFP Board of Directors officially announced their long rumoured, strategic project: the creation of a TV and digital platform entirely dedicated to the McDonald’s League 1, managed and led by LFP Media.

Variety; How JioStar’s Sanjog Gupta Plans to Win India’s $130 Billion Sports Market: ‘The Journey Has to be Distinct and Unique’

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From cricket to Coldplay, one executive is redefining how India consumes live entertainment.

Broadband TV News: World of Freesports to show Challenge Roth live for first time

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FAST Channel World of Freesports will stream the iconic Challenge Roth live for the first time on 6 July 2025, offering international viewers an emotional and action-packed day from one of the world’s most prestigious long-distance triathlons.

Advanced Television: FilmRise, Shout! merge to form Radial Entertainment

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Oaktree Capital Management has acquired FilmRise, the US digital streaming content distributor, and merged it with existing portfolio company Shout! Studios, an independent film and television distributors.

Broadband TV News: Germany's Mainstream Media expands FAST Channel reach at GoldStar TV anniversary

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German media company Mainstream Media is adding its FAST Channels to further platforms as its first channel, Goldstar TV, celebrates its 25-year anniversary.

Broadband TV News: IP Österreich rebrands as RTL AdAlliance in Austria

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Austria’s advertising sales house IP Österreich has officially completed its integration into RTL AdAlliance, adopting the RTL corporate identity and operating henceforth under the international RTL AdAlliance brand.