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Deadline: Disney Nears Emmy Weekend With ABC & Other Networks Still Dark On DirecTV In Carriage Fight

Story from Deadline:

Sunday’s Emmy Awards will take place nearly two weeks after 16 Disney networks went dark on DirecTV due to a carriage dispute between the companies.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Carriage Deal With Charter Cools Heat Under David Zaslav’s Seat

Story from Deadline:

Warner Bros. Discovery and its besieged CEO David Zaslav finally have reason to celebrate in 2024.

Deadline; Paramount & NBC Bosses On Venu Sports: “We Weren’t Hurt By Not Being Invited”

Story from Deadline:

Paramount‘s George Cheeks and NBC‘s Jon Miller aren’t having sleepless nights over Venu Sports.

Deadline: Trial Date Set For October 2025 In Fubo Antitrust Lawsuit Against Disney, Fox And Warner Bros. Discovery

Story from Deadline:

A jury trial of Fubo‘s antitrust lawsuit against Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery will start October 6, 2025, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Variety: Sony and Warner Bros. Gear Up for Political Fight for Las Vegas Studio

Story from Variety:

Sony and Warner Bros. are preparing for a heavyweight fight in Las Vegas, as both studios seek state funding to build rival production facilities.

Deadline: DirecTV Customer Defections Not “Immaterial” Exec Says Amid Disney Blackout – “The Annoyance Factor Is Very High”

Story from Deadline:

DirecTV‘s chief marketing officer Vince Torres acknowledged today that the satellite video distributor is losing customers in a battle with Disney but believes it will “claw back the losses” later.

Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Expects Max Subscribers to Rise More Than 6 Million in Q3

Story from Variety:

More than six million subscribers signed up for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service in the third quarter, according to the company’s CEO.

Variety: 14 Major Cast Exits to Remember as ‘One Chicago,’ ‘Law & Order’ and ‘FBI’ Series Return

Story from Variety:

If one thing stays consistent with Dick Wolf procedurals, it’s that they’re always subject to change.

Variety: Roy Wood Jr. Wants to Shake Up CNN’s Saturday Nights With Comedy

Story from Variety:

Roy Wood Jr. is about to launch a new comedy show that will, if all goes well, feature people who aren’t supposed to be funny cracking wise on a network that isn’t known for making people laugh.

Broadband TV News: Rakuten TV is now available on Altibox TV

Story from Broadband TV News:

Rakuten TV’s FAST channels and on-demand movies are now available through the set-top boxes of the Norwegian ISP and television service provider Altibox TV.

Broadband TV News: Disney discounts Standard with Ads ahead of price rise

Story from Broadband TV News:

Disney is offering a “limited time promotion” ahead of both a blockbuster autumn and an upcoming price increase.

Variety: Max Will Be Bundled for No Extra Charge With Charter’s Spectrum TV Select Plan Under Early Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Renewal

Story from Variety:

Charter Communications, now the No. 1 U.S. cable TV operator, continues to reshape its video biz for the streaming era: Under an early deal renewal with Warner Bros. Discovery, Spectrum TV Select customers will have access to the Max streaming service “at no extra charge.”

Advanced Television: Virgin Media Play launches in Ireland

Story from Advanced Television:

Simplestream, an OTT services provider, has partnered with Virgin Media Television to launch Virgin Media Play in Ireland, a range of streaming services designed to enhance how viewers access and consume their favorite content from the country’s biggest commercial free to air broadcaster.

Broadband TV News: Vodafone and RTL Deutschland renew cable carriage

Story from Broadband TV News:

Vodafone Deutschland’s 11 million cable customers will continue to be able to receive RTL Deutschland’s streaming and TV services.

Broadband TV News; Vodafone Italia acquisition by Swisscom: Italian Competition Authority opens in-depth investigation

Story from Broadband TV News:

The Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) announced has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the acquisition of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom under Italy’s merger control rules.

Deadline: A+E Networks EMEA Rebrands Under Hearst Moniker

Story from Deadline:

A+E Networks EMEA will be known as Hearst Networks EMEA going forwards.

Deadline: BBC Studios Splashed Out Nearly $10M On ‘The Newsreader’ Producer Werner & Spain’s Brutal

Story from Deadline:

BBC Studios has revealed how much it paid to bolster its international production footprint earlier this year with the acquisitions of Australia’s Werner Film Productions and Spain’s Brutal Media.

Deadline: Richard Bacon’s Yes Yes Media Strikes Deal With Germany’s Tresor

Story from Deadline:

Richard Bacon‘s Yes Yes Media has struck a first-look formats deal with Keshet International-owned German label Tresor.

Variety: Mike Sneesby Resigns as CEO of Australia’s Nine Entertainment

Story from Variety:

Mike Sneesby has announced his resignation as CEO of Nine Entertainment, one of Australia’s largest media groups.

Broadband TV News: Comcast to provide centralised playout for AMC Networks

Story from Broadband TV News:

Comcast Technology Solutions has announced a new multi-year agreement with AMC Networks to provide a centralised video platform Managed Channel Origination and Video on Demand.

Broadband TV News: BBC Studios launches BBC Earth FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus in EMEA

Story from Broadband TV News:

BBC Studios is launching BBC Earth as a FAST channel on the Samsung TV Plus platform.

Broadband TV News: Pluto TV ads suite of FAST news channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

Pluto TV is launching a collection of FAST channel focusing on global and local news coverage across multiple international markets.

Deadline: Fubo Tells Judge In Antitrust Case It Will Reveal Long-Secret Details Of Carriage Negotiations By Disney, Fox & Warner Bros. Discovery

Story from Deadline:

In Fubo‘s antitrust lawsuit against Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, the pay-TV operator has told a federal judge it plans to bring to light sensitive details of carriage negotiations by the media giants over many years.

Deadline: 49ers-Jets Boasts Solid Audience For ABC & ESPN Despite Disney-DirectTV Dispute, But NBC Wins NFL Week 1

Story from Deadline:

Despite not being available to 11M DirecTV customers, ESPN‘s Monday Night Football was still off to a strong start with its 49ers-Jets season opener.

Deadline: Lachlan Murdoch Says Fox Is On The Prowl For M&A

Story from Deadline:

Media deals are having a moment and now a leading player, Fox, is looking to jump in as CEO Lachlan Murdoch told investors at a conference today that the company will train its solid balance sheet on M&A.

Deadline: DirecTV Rejects Disney Offer To Restore ABC News Tonight Only For POTUS Debate

Story from Deadline:

There will be no presidential debate on ABC for DirecTV customers tonight.

Deadline: Disney-DirecTV Carriage Fight Goes On As ‘Monday Night Football’ Kicks Off; POTUS Debate & Emmys In Jeopardy

Story from Deadline:

The carriage dispute between DirecTV and Disney has entered new, nerve-wracking territory as the companies have failed to reach a deal as NFL Monday Night Football kicks off its season on ESPN.

Variety: DirecTV Rejects Disney’s Offer to Provide Access to ABC News’ Harris-Trump Debate Amid Contract Standoff

Story from Variety:

Disney offered to temporarily provide DirecTV access to ABC News‘ coverage of the presidential debate Tuesday night between VP Kamala Harris and Donald Trump — but DirecTV turned the offer down.

Variety: Paramount Content Licensing Chief Dan Cohen to Give Keynote at Mipcom

Story from Variety:

Dan Cohen, Paramount’s chief content licensing officer and the president of Republic Pictures, is set to give a keynote speech at Mipcom in Cannes this Fall.

Variety: Fremantle Merges U.S. and Europe Scripted Operations Under Christian Vesper; Dante Di Loreto Moves to Producer Deal

Story from Variety:

Fremantle is moving its North America scripted business under Christian Vesper, the CEO of global drama and film, who will now up all drama and film operations for Fremantle across both the U.S. and Europe.

Variety: MSNBC Wants to Meet More Fans Without Using Its Cable Network

Story from Variety:

Some of MSNBC’s most dynamic moments in 2025 may not take place on a TV screen.

Variety: Producer Daniel Silver Launches BD4 Documentary Label With Banijay Americas

Story from Variety:

Banijay Americas has partnered with former ESPN producer Daniel Silver to launch a documentary label BD4, which will mix documentary filmmaking with narrative storytelling.

Advanced Television: FIFA+ on Pluto TV

Story from Advanced Television:

FAST service Pluto TV has announced the international launch of FIFA+ on its platform across multiple markets, including the UK.

BBC News: A mega merger aims to reshape India's entertainment landscape

Story from BBC News:

Imagine binge-watching The Bear, Succession, Deadpool and reality show Bigg Boss all on one platform - an entertainment bonanza could be just around the corner for Indians if a blockbuster streaming merger goes through as expected.

Hollywood Reporter: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith as Blackout Continues

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

DirecTV filed a complaint on Saturday with the Federal Communications Commission, alleging that Disney failed to negotiate in good faith as the satellite provider’s blackout of Disney-owned networks continues into a second week.

Variety: DirecTV Tells Customers It’s Hiking Prices Next Month, Coming Amid Blackout of ESPN, ABC and Other Disney Nets

Story from Variety:

DirecTV subscribers just lost ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels due to a still-unresolved contract fight — and now the pay-TV provider is informing customers that it’s hiking prices next month.

Variety: Amid Disney Blackout, DirecTV Is Offering Customers a $30 Credit Toward Dish’s Sling or Fubo Streaming Services

Story from Variety:

Carriage fights create some strange bedfellows.

Variety; ‘Plenty of Options’: Disney Steers DirecTV Customers to Dish, Hulu, YouTube TV and More as Blackout of Channels Including ESPN and ABC Hits Day 6

Story from Variety:

Disney — whose networks have been dark on DirecTV since Sept. 1 amid a carriage dispute — on Friday launched a campaign to alert DirecTV customers that they have “plenty of options” to get ABC, ESPN and others from rival providers.

Variety: NBC Pulls Back ‘Tonight Show’ to Four Nights Per Week

Story from Variety:

The last of TV’s big five-original-nights-a-week late-night show is giving up 24 hours out of its schedule.

Broadband TV News: ZDF to switch off SD via satellite in November 2025

Story from Broadband TV News:

German public broadcaster ZDF will cease the SD satellite transmission of ZDF, ZDFinfo, ZDFneo, 3sat and KiKA via Astra (19.2° East) on 18 November 2025.

Broadband TV News: Vodafone to switch off ARD channels in SD in 2025

Story from Broadband TV News:

From 7 January 2025, Vodafone Deutschland will distribute the TV channels of German public broadcaster ARD exclusively in HD resolution on its cable network; SD distribution will be discontinued.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter: New Plan to “Revitalize” CBS Revealed In Filing by Skydance and Paramount

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

A new filing with the Federal Communications Commission outlines a plan to “strengthen and revitalize” the CBS broadcast network and its owned and operated stations, should Oracle founder Larry Ellison be allowed to assume control of the broadcast licenses.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post; Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison will control Paramount after Skydance deal

Story from New York Post:

Tech billionaire Larry Ellison will control CBS parent Paramount Global after Skydance Media completes its purchase of the Redstone family’s interest in the film and TV company, according to a report.

Hollywood Reporter: Lionsgate Names New Head of Inclusive Content at Movie Group

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

After a nearly four-year run, Lionsgate‘s leader of inclusion and diversity efforts at its film division is stepping away from the role and pacting with the studio for a producing deal.

New York Post: Amazon nears major deal to broadcast NBA, MLB and NHL games on Prime streaming

Story from New York Post:

Amazon is in talks to become a major player in regional sports broadcasting for the NBA, MLB and NHL — with a surprise deal that could shake up the way fans have watched their local teams for decades, The Post has learned.

Variety: Disney Leaders Clap Back at DirecTV’s Claims as ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel Blackout Stretches into Day 4

Story from Variety:

Disney leaders have responded to claims made by DirecTV executives amid the contract dispute that led to ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels going dark on the satellite TV provider’s platform as of Sept. 1.

Advanced Television: Telesat sells off communications services division

Story from Advanced Television:

Canada-based satellite operator Telesat has sold its Infosat Communications subsidiary which specialised in remote satellite services.

Variety: Verizon to Acquire Frontier in $20 Billion Cash Deal

Story from Variety:

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications plans to take over smaller player Frontier Communications in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion, as Verizon seeks to bolster its fiber footprint to battle its biggest rival, AT&T.

Variety: Fremantle Lays Off All Staff at ‘Wreck’ Producer Euston Films, Newly-Launched Doc Label Undeniable

Story from Variety:

Fremantle has laid off all the staff at drama producer Euston Films and documentary label Undeniable.

Broadband TV News: Viasat True Crime launches in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia

Story from Broadband TV News:

Viasat World has announced the launch of Viasat True Crime, in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia on 17 September 2024.

Advanced Television: Sony bets on content

Story from Advanced Television:

Sony Corp is taking a major bet on a multibillion-dollar push into producing more original content, as part of a “creation shift” it says should bring it a greater share of the $3 trillion entertainment industry.

Deadline: Disney Hits Back At DirecTV In Carriage Fight, Saying It “Continues To Misrepresent The Facts”

Story from Deadline:

After DirecTV had its say Tuesday in an hour-long conference call with Wall Street analysts, Disney hit back at the pay-TV operator as the companies’ carriage impasse enters its fourth day.

Hollywood Reporter: How ESPN Is Dramatically Rewriting Its Streaming Playbook

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Walking around ESPN’s sprawling campus in Bristol, Connecticut, visitors will find the sports giant’s mission statement at almost every turn.

Deadline: BBC Increases Representation Target On All Shows To 25% After Revealing $318M Diversity Content Spend

Story from Deadline:

The BBC will require all TV shows to hit 25% off-screen representation targets after spending double the amount it expected to spend on diverse content since 2021.

Hollywood Reporter: Brian Stelter Rejoins CNN

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Two years after his show Reliable Sources was canceled by CNN, Brian Stelter is rejoining the media network.

Deadline: Kamala Harris & Donald Trump Debate Next Week Threatened By Disney Channels Going Dark On DirecTV

Story from Deadline:

Just over 60 days to go what is considered one of the most consequential elections of modern times, the tight race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump has become ensnared in the carriage dispute between the Walt Disney Company and DirecTV.

Variety: DirecTV Says Disney Blackout Has No Easy Resolution, Even With NFL Season Starting

Story from Variety:

Don’t count on next week’s debut of a new season of ESPN‘s “Monday Night Football” to force a quick end to the current carriage dispute between DirecTV and Walt Disney Co.

Variety: NBC Taps TikTok Influencers to Grab Younger Viewers for NFL Games

Story from Variety:

A cadre of TikTok influencers will join NBC Sports on a massive three-day trek that takes them from Kansas City to Sao Paulo to Detroit, all in the name of boosting professional football to people who might not ordinarily think of traditional NBC-backed media as the place to see it.

BizAsia: Sonia Huria leaves Amazon Prime Video post

Story from BizAsia:

Sonia Huria has stepped down from her role as Head of Communications for APAC at Amazon Prime Video after four years.

Broadcast Cable: Warner Bros. Discovery promote Harshit Sahni

Story from Broadcast Cable:

Harshit Sahni, Director of South Asia (TV & OTT), has been promoted to Cluster Revenue Head—Factual & Lifestyle, Eurosport, International Business—South Asia, Warner Bros. Discovery.

Variety: Zee Group’s Subhash Chandra Accuses Indian Regulatory Chief of Sinking Company’s Merger With Sony

Story from Variety:

Subhash Chandra, chairman emeritus of Indian media giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), has accused Madhabi Puri Buch, chair of regulator Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) of scuppering the Sony-ZEEL merger.

Advanced Television: DAZN to offer weekly free NFL game in select markets

Story from Advanced Television:

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and the NFL are ready for fans across the globe to watch the 2024 NFL season on NFL Game Pass — via DAZN’s platform in 200+ markets, as well as on YouTube and Amazon in select markets.

Deadline: Ex-CNN Journalist Saima Mohsin Says Network Causing Her “Psychological, Financial & Physical Stress” By Kicking Legal Battle Into “Long Grass”

Story from Deadline:

Former CNN journalist Saima Mohsin has criticized the news network for stalling her efforts to sue for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.

Variety: Disney Goes Dark on DirecTV in Contract Fight Over Fees for ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, Freeform and More

Story from Variety:

ESPN and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark on DirecTV after the sides failed to come to terms on a new carriage agreement, a business impasse that reflects the broader economic pain spreading throughout the pay TV sector.

Broadband TV News: Discounted HBO and Max in revamped Orange Slovakia line-up

Story from Broadband TV News:

HBO and Max are now available as part of a revamped channel offer from Orange TV in Slovakia.

Broadband TV News: Viaplay subscription channel to launch in the UK on Prime Video

Story from Broadband TV News:

UK Prime Video customers will have access to premium Nordic and European series and films through a new add-on subscription to the Viaplay channel.