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Deadline: Fremantle Asia & Lat Am CEO Ganesh Rajaram Exiting After 20 Years At ‘Got Talent’ Producer

Story from Deadline:

Ganesh Rajaram is leaving his role as Fremantle‘s CEO of Asia and Latin America.

Broadband TV News: Bundesliga secures Eastern Europe TV deals

Story from Broadband TV News:

German football association DFL has reinforced its international footprint by securing new media rights agreements for the Bundesliga across nine Eastern European countries.

Variety: JioHotstar Reaches 100 Million Subscribers, Transforming India’s Streaming Market

Story from Variety:

Streamer JioHotstar has surpassed 100 million subscribers, the company revealed Thursday, marking a significant development in India’s digital entertainment sector.

Deadline: Voice Of America’s Director Sues To Reverse Trump Administration’s Shutdown Of U.S.-Backed Media Outlet

Story from Deadline:

The director of Voice of America filed suit against Trump administration officials today, seeking a court order to stop the dismantling of the U.S. operated international broadcaster.

Deadline: ITV Studios & Rarefied Strike Unscripted Deal In India

Story from Deadline:

ITV Studios is digging into the Indian content market after striking a deal with Rarefied Studio for unscripted shows in India, Malaysia and Japan.

Broadband TV News: MFE to consider possible ProSiebenSat.1 takeover

Story from Broadband TV News:

MediaForEurope (MFE), the Italian media group controlled the Berlusconi family, has called a board meeting to consider a potential takeover of Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1.

Broadband TV News: France Televisions to replace individual channel brands

Story from Broadband TV News:

France Télévisions has announced plans to replace the logos of France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5 with a single media brand, france.tv.

Advanced Television: Spain greenlights new DTT plan

Story from Advanced Television:

Spain’s Administration has approved a fresh DTT technical plan that paves the way for a new nationwide DTT channel, and will preprae the country for a migration to UHD transmissions with a reorganisation of the radioelectric spectrum that adopts DVB-T2 technology.

Variety: Professional Fighters League Teams With Starzplay on Multi-Year Middle East Rights Deal

Story from Variety:

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has forged a major media rights agreement with Starzplay, a leading streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa.

Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Seeks Ad-Sales Chief for CNN

Story from Variety:

Under CEO Mark Thompson, CNN has been on the hunt for new sources of digital revenue.

Broadcast Sport: DAZN on the pitch for World Sevens Football

Story from Broadcast Sport:

DAZN has revealed a global broadcasting, production, sales and marketing partnership with the World Sevens Football competition.

Variety: NBC Seeks $7 Million for 2026 Super Bowl Commercials in Early Ad Talks

Story from Variety:

The kickoff to Super Bowl LX is nearly a year away, but NBCUniversal is already at work trying to tackle ad dollars for the glitzy sports event.

Broadband TV News: Warner Bros Discovery buys minority stake in OSN Streaming

Story from Broadband TV News:

Warner Bros Discovery has paid US$57 million for a 30% minority stake in OSN Streaming Ltd, a subsidiary of KIPCO’s OSN Group.

Broadband TV News: Tele2 agrees Max streaming deal

Story from Broadband TV News:

Tele2 is to incorporate Max into its entertainment offer following an agreement with Warner Bros Discovery.

Hollywood Reporter: CNN Hires Chief Content Officer Amid Digital Rebuild

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

As it looks to reshape itself for a post-TV future, CNN has rehired a familiar name in a new C-suite role.

Hollywood Reporter; Endeavor Goes Private as Silver Lake Deal Closes: New Roles for Ari Emanuel, Mark Shapiro, Patrick Whitesell

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Endeavor is private once more, as the $25 billion deal by Silver Lake closed Monday morning.

Deadline: Blue Ant Media Going Public Through Reverse Takeover Of Boat Rocker Media; Boat Rocker Studios Set For MBO

Story from Deadline:

Canada‘s Blue Ant Media will go public after completing a deal for listed compatriot Boat Rocker Media.

Broadband TV News: Disney commemorates fifth anniversary with new content slate

Story from Broadband TV News:

Disney+ has announced a raft of new content for the UK and Ireland, ahead of its fifth birthday in March.

Broadband TV News: Paramount+ to launch premium and ad-tier plans in DACH

Story from Broadband TV News:

Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount, will debut two new subscription tiers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria (DACH) this year.

Broadband TV News: Arcom orders Eutelsat to pull plug on Russian channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

French communications regulator Arcom has given Eutelsat formal notice to stop broadcasting Russian channels STS and Kanal 5.

Variety: All3Media International Inks Multiple Pacts for New Pictures’ Thriller Series, ‘Protection’

Story from Variety:

All3Media International, the sales arm of the production-distribution U.K. giant behind such hits as “Fleabag” and “Midsomer Murders,” has struck key deals in multiple territories for New Pictures’ six-part thriller, “Protection.”

Broadcast: Tastemade gobbled up by Wonder in $90m deal

Story from Broadcast:

Food delivery outfit Wonder has forked out around $90m to acquire culinary-focused FAST channel operator and production firm Tastemade.

Deadline: ‘American Dad!’ Poised To Return To Fox For Season 20 & Beyond

Story from Deadline:

American Dad! is coming home.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Paramount-Skydance Deal And Other Mergers Could Be Blocked Over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies, FCC Chief Brendan Carr Says

Story from Deadline:

Paramount Global, Verizon and any other companies trying to gain the government’s blessing for mergers should eliminate policies aimed at promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

Media Guardian: HBO Max arrives in Australia 10 years after Netflix paved way for TV’s radical reshape

Story from Media Guardian:

Netflix officially launched in Australia a decade ago. But that isn’t when Australia began its relationship with Netflix.

Daily Mail: BBC cuts off expats from tuning into radio stations and podcasts

Story from Daily Mail:

Brits living abroad will be cut off from scores of the BBC's radio stations and Sounds content as the broadcaster tries to slim down its international output.

Hollywood Reporter: Warren Buffett’s Only TV Station Loses ABC Affiliation as Disney Finds New Miami Partner

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett is parting ways with Disney at his conglomerate’s only local TV station.

Broadband TV News: ProSiebenSat.1 and General Atlantic agree on stake buyout, Verivox sale

Story from Broadband TV News:

German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has approved a proposed agreement with private equity firm General Atlantic to acquire its minority stakes in NuCom Group (excluding Flaconi) and ParshipMeet Group, while also preparing to sell Verivox.

Variety: Apple Is Losing Over $1 Billion per Year on Streaming Service, Has 45 Million Apple TV+ Subscribers

Story from Variety:

Apple‘s video streaming business is still firmly in the red, according to a new report.

Broadband TV News: Netflix’s Sarandos says Max should be called HBO

Story from Broadband TV News:

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, has said what many of us have been thinking, that Warner Bros Discovery should have chosen the HBO name for its combined steaming service, rather than Max.

Hollywood Reporter: RTL Streaming Business Closing In On Profits As Subscribers Surge

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

European television giant RTL Group is closing in on profitability in its streaming division, with subscriber figures and online revenues surging last year and start-up costs falling.

Variety: Lionsgate Promotes Joel Meyer to Head Worldwide Production, Succeeding Gary Goodman

Story from Variety:

Lionsgate Television has promoted Joel Meyer to executive vice president of worldwide production.

Variety: Disney Shareholders Overwhelmingly Reject Proposal to Sever Ties With LGBTQ Rights Group at Annual Meeting

Story from Variety:

Disney investors on Thursday voted down a proposal that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization’s equality ratings program.

Hollywood Reporter: Fubo TV Adds Texas Rangers to Sports Lineup

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

The Texas Rangers’ new regional sports network, Rangers Sports Network, has signed a streaming deal with Fubo TV to see its live games for the 2025 season carried across five regional U.S. states.

Broadband TV News: A1 Macedonia first in market to offer SkyShowtime

Story from Broadband TV News:

A1 Macedonia has become the first telecommunications company in the domestic market to offer SkyShowtime with Macedonian translation.

Broadband TV News: RTVE acquires the rights to 2026 World Cup for €55 million

Story from Broadband TV News:

Spain’s public broadcaster will share matches for the FIFA World Cup with the rights broker Mediapro after it made the highest bid for the competition.

Deadline: ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic Tells Staffers ‘GMA3’ Will Remain, Outlines News Division Restructuring

Story from Deadline:

ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic told staffers that GMA3 will remain on the air, while he outlined the news division’s restructuring, now completed after a recent round of layoffs.

Broadcast Sport: Sportradar to acquire IMG ARENA

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Sportradar is to acquire IMG ARENA and its global sports betting rights portfolio from Endeavor.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Hollywood Reporter: Trump’s Media Pit Bull Is “Off the Leash”

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Brendan Carr loves a good luggage metaphor.

Broadband TV News: Prime Video added to YouSee’s streaming offering

Story from Broadband TV News:

Danish TV provider YouSee has added Prime Video to its streaming offer.

Broadband TV News: HD+ expands TV app with RTL+ content

Story from Broadband TV News:

German TV platform HD+ has introduced new enhancements to its TV app, expanding access to content from RTL Deutschland’s streaming service HD+.

Hollywood Reporter: Disney+ Scripted EMEA Boss on Risk-Taking, ‘Rivals’ and Reaching the Right Audience: “We Say ‘No’ a Lot”

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

It certainly feels like Disney+ EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) scripted originals are in a good place.

Deadline: FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks To Resign This Spring

Story from Deadline:

Geoffrey Starks, one of two Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission, said Tuesday that he will step down this spring.

Hollywood Reporter: DAZN owner Len Blavatnik‘s Access Industries and Warner Bros. Discovery set to Sell Controlling Stake in Reshet 13

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Len Blavatnik‘s Access Industries and Warner Bros. Discovery have unveiled a management buyout deal to cut their stake in Reshet 13, the Israeli broadcast giant, to 26 percent.

Deadline: Disney Layoffs To Impact Almost 200 Employees Across News Division And Entertainment Networks; Data Site 538 To Be Discontinued

Story from Deadline:

The Walt Disney Company is going through a round of layoffs Wednesday, impacting just under 200 employees, or almost 6% of the workforce in the ABC News Group and the company’s entertainment networks.

Deadline: ‘FBI’s CIA Spinoff No Longer Getting Backdoor Pilot Episode, Eyes Straight-To-Series Order At CBS

Story from Deadline:

There has been a change of plans for the FBI spinoff with a CIA twist in the works at CBS. Originally announced as a planted spinoff, the project, tentatively titled FBI: CIA — a title I hear is expected to change — was to be introduced in an episode of the mothership series this spring serving as a backdoor pilot.

Broadcast Sport: Warner Bros. Discovery unveils plans for Grand Slam Track coverage

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Warner Bros. Discovery has secured a multi-year agreement with Grand Slam Track to broadcast the competition across Europe and Asia.

Broadcast Sport: Sport 24 picks up rights to FIFA World Cup 26

Story from Broadcast Sport:

IMG has secured the rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup 26 to the Inflight and Cruise Ship markets, on its channel Sport 24.

Hollywood Reporter: After Dinging Netflix This Month, Influential Wall Street Analysts Now Upgrade Stock

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Shares in Netflix rose Monday after Wall Street analysts MoffettNathanson lifted its rating to buy, from neutral, and set a $1,100 price target.

Broadband TV News: Aziz Diallo appointed GM pay-TV for Canal+ in French-speaking Africa

Story from Broadband TV News:

Canal+ has appointed Aziz Diallo as general manager of pay-TV in French-speaking Africa. He’ll report to David Mignot, Managing Director of Canal+ Africa.

Broadband TV News: United Group and Marquee TV partner for first CEE linear arts and culture channel

Story from Broadband TV News:

United Group is working with Marquee TV on its first-ever linear TV channel.

Broadband TV News: Fix&Foxi TV and RiC.today join Drei TV

Story from Broadband TV News:

Children’s and family channels Fix&Foxi TV and RiC.today will join Austrian TV platform Drei TV on 18 March 2025.

Broadband TV News: DNMG adds FUNKE Stories to TIVEE platform

Story from Broadband TV News:

German cable association DNMG is expanding its FAST Channel platform TIVEE with documentary channel FUNKE Stories.

Deadline; (As ABC News move to new HQ) Deborah Roberts Says Goodbye To ABC News Building After Nearly Three Decades: “End Of An Era, Moving Along”

Story from Deadline:

Deborah Roberts took to social media to bid farewell to the ABC News building after nearly three decades since she joined the 20/20 news team.

Broadcast Sport: CMS Sports and CW Network pick up AVP beach volleyball

Story from Broadcast Sport:

The AVP, America’s only professional beach volleyball league, has secured broadcast deals with CBS Sports and The CW Network.

Hollywood Reporter: A+E Ups Matthew Glotzer to Lead Corporate Strategy

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

A+E Global Media, fresh of of its corporate rebrand that de-emphasizes its pay-TV channels, has promoted Matthew Glotzer to executive VP and head of corporate strategy and development.

Hollywood Reporter: CNBC Will Bring Its Sports Business Brand to TV and Events in Expansion

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

CNBC is throwing its weight behind its nascent CNBC Sport brand, bringing its sports business coverage to CNBC TV and live events in a significant way.

Broadband TV News: IOC and Comcast extend Olympic rights partnership to 2036

Story from Broadband TV News:

The International Olympic Committee and Comcast NBCUniversal have agreed to expand their longstanding partnership through until 2036.

Broadband TV News: Liberty Global looks to buyout Vodafone’s stake in VodafoneZiggo

Story from Broadband TV News:

Liberty Global Ltd has reportedly approached Vodafone Group with a view to buying the telco’s stake in their Dutch joint venture VodafoneZiggo.

Broadband TV News: DAZN secures global free-to-view deal with LIV Golf

Story from Broadband TV News:

LIV Golf League will be available free-to-view in more than 200 markets following an agreement with DAZN.

Broadband TV News: Sky Deutschland expands Sky Stream to Sky Q customers

Story from Broadband TV News:

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland is now making its streaming service Sky Stream available to existing Sky Q customers who use the Sky Q IP box.

CityAM: Saudi Arabia SURJ mulls investment in World Athletics

Story from CityAM:

Saudi Arabia’s SURJ Sports Investment could invest in a new company dealing with the commercial arm of track and field body World Athletics.

Broadcast Sport: UTMB unveils “enriched” broadcast plans for 2025

Story from Broadcast Sport:

UTMB has revealed its broadcast plans for 2025, with four additional events to be broadcast by its four international partners, taking it to 12 in total.

Variety: India’s Champions Trophy Cricket Triumph Delivers Record Numbers for JioHotstar

Story from Variety:

JioHotstar has cemented its position as India’s streaming powerhouse, revealing staggering viewership numbers for the recently concluded ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 cricket tournament.

Broadband TV News: UHD Spain, FAVN France and UHD Italy sign joint MoU

Story from Broadband TV News:

Three organisations that promote the delivery of Ultra High Definition have made a joint declaration to push for the Euro-wide adoption of the technology.

Broadband TV News: Zattoo adds four FAST Channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

TV streaming provider Zattoo is expanding its lineup with four new FAST Channels, now available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Cord Cutters News: More MLB Games Could Be Coming to Fox After ESPN Split

Story from Cord Cutters News:

Sunday Night Baseball could be coming to Fox in 2026 after it was announced that MLB and ESPN are splitting after 35 years.

Verizon Fios TV drops Disney Jr, Disney XD, FX Movie Channel, & National Geographic Wild

Cord Cutters News is reporting that Verizon Fios TV has drop the following channels:

Broadband TV News: German sports portal Sporttotal files for insolvency

Story from Broadband TV News:

German sports portal Sporttotal filed an application with the local court to open insolvency proceedings under self-administration.

Broadband TV News: Amazon adds Apple TV+ to Prime Video in Germany

Story from Broadband TV News:

Amazon Prime Video has expanded its offering in Germany by integrating Apple TV+ as a separate channel.

Hollywood Reporter: The WWE Is Entering a New Era With Netflix. Paul Heyman Wants to Embrace the Change

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

The first episode of WWE Raw on Netflix on Jan. 6 was, in the words of a top executive at the company, perhaps the most important episode of the show’s 32-year history.

Variety: CBS, Warner Sports Chiefs Sound Cautious Note on March Madness Expansion

Story from Variety:

Sometimes, more of a good thing may not be great.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: Skydance Alleges Project Rise Partners ‘Fraudulently Misrepresented’ Financing for Paramount Bid

Story from Variety:

The deal that would merge Skydance Media and Paramount Global is not over the finish line — and now lawyers for David Ellison’s Skydance are accusing investment group Project Rise Partners of staging a bid for Paramount that “fraudulently misrepresented” its financing and is threatening to delay the closing of the Skydance-Paramount pact.

Broadband TV News: waipu.tv adds three Stingray music channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

German TV streaming provider waipu.tv is expanding its music offering with three Stingray channels.

Broadband TV News: Tivify adds two more FAST channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

The Spanish language OTT platform Tivify has added two more free FAST channels to its platform.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Skydance Cites “Overwhelming Evidence” Of Fraud By Late-Arriving Paramount Bidder, Accuses It Of “Hijacking” Merger Review

Story from Deadline:

Skydance’s legal team is fighting back against efforts to derail its pending $8 billion merger with Paramount Global, accusing a rogue rival bidder of trying to “hijack” the regulatory review process.

Deadline: Warner Bros. TV Promotes Clancy Collins White & Mele Nagler

Story from Deadline:

Warner Bros. Television is promoting from within.

Cord Cutters News: Google Faces Potential Breakup and the Sale of Its Google TV Streaming Players, Under Trump Administration Pressure

Story from Cord Cutters News:

The tech giant Google is once again under scrutiny as the Department of Justice (DOJ) reaffirmed on Friday its proposal to force the company to divest its popular Chrome browser, a move that could have ripple effects across its ecosystem, potentially leading to the sale of its Google TV division and Android platform.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: CBS Warns That FCC Action On ‘60 Minutes’ Complaint Would Create “A Less Free World” Where Government Becomes “A Roving Censor”

Story from Deadline:

CBS is calling out the FCC’s inquiry into how 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris as inappropriate for the federal agency, while warning that any government sanction against the network “would open the door to regular and repeated second guessing of broadcasters’ editorial judgments across the ideological spectrum.”

Deadline: Date Set For Expected Shareholder Vote On Lionsgate Studios Split From Starz

Story from Deadline:

Shareholders are expected to finally get a chance to vote April 23 on the long-planned proposal to separate Lionsgate Studios from Starz.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post: Ex-CNN boss Jeff Zucker won’t join Paramount after Skydance merger — ‘no room’ for ‘larger-than-life’ exec: sources

Story from New York Post:

Ex-CNN boss Jeff Zucker is out of the running for any role at Paramount Global if and when the media giant’s $8 billion merger with Skydance closes — and that includes any possibility of taking the helm of the CBS network, The Post has learned.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Delaware Judge Expedites Review Of Paramount-Skydance Merger In Shareholder Suit But Declines To Block It As Case Unfolds

Story from Deadline:

A Delaware Chancery Court judge has agreed to expedite a suit by a group of New York City pension funds that are shareholders of Paramount Global against would be merger partners Par and Skydance, but denied their request for a temporary restraining order while the case plays out.

Deadline: FCC Chairman Sends Letter To Google CEO Over Network’s Complaint That YouTube TV “Discriminates” Against Faith-Based Programming

Story from Deadline:

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to the CEOs of Alphabet and Google, calling out the refusal of YouTube TV to carry a network, Great American Family, as a potential case of discrimination against faith-based programming.

Advanced Television; Spain: Telefónica to bid for new FTA DTT channel?

Story from Advanced Television:

Spanish telco Telefónica is considering bidding for the new nationwide free-to-air DTT channel to be awarded by public tender in the last quarter of 2025.

Deadline: Lionsgate Television Undergoes Round Of Layoffs

Story from Deadline:

There has been more belt-tightening at indie studio Lionsgate Television.

Deadline: Banijay Entertainment Posts Flat Year Of Sales Amid “Industry Headwinds”

Story from Deadline:

Banijay Entertainment, the European production giant that sits within Banijay Group, has reported flat revenues of €3.3B ($3.5M) for 2024.

Sportico: Sphere Revenue Falls, MSG Networks Bankruptcy on Table

Story from Sportico:

Sphere Entertainment reported financial results for the three months ending Dec. 31 that had revenue down 2% to $308 million.

Broadband TV News: O2 TV Sport channels to become Oneplay Sport from Monday

Story from Broadband TV News:

O2 TV’s Czech sports channels will emerge as Oneplay Sport from this Monday (10 March) when O2 TV, the largest digital television in the Czech Republic, merges with streaming platform Voyo to create Oneplay.

Advanced Television: Mediawan takes majority stake in See-Saw Films

Story from Advanced Television:

Mediawan, the independent European audiovisual content studio, has announced its partnership with the UK and Australian-based independent production company See-Saw Films through the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in the company.

Advanced Television: Sørby named acting Head of Telia Norway

Story from Advanced Television:

Morten Karlsen Sørby has been appointed acting Head of Telia Norway, effective March 17th.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post: Skydance open to hire ‘bias’ monitor to get FCC approval for Paramount merger

Story from New York Post:

Skydance executives are open to the creation of an internal ombudsman for CBS News to assuage Trump administration concerns over bias and most of all, to gain approval for its merger with Shari Redstone’s fading media empire Paramount Global, On The Money has learned.

Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Stock Slides After Analyst Suggests Post-Password Crackdown Subscriber Slowdown

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown proved to be a major success in getting more people to sign up to its streaming service worldwide.

Deadline: Comcast’s ‘SpinCo’ Adds Media Veteran Jordan Fasbender As Chief Counsel, Finalizing Senior Management Team

Story from Deadline:

Comcast‘s cable network “SpinCo” has appointed iHeartMedia and 21st Century Fox veteran Jordan Fasbender as chief counsel in a hire that completes the senior management team.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: Judge Declines to Block Paramount-Skydance Merger, but Accelerates Investor Suit

Story from Variety:

A Delaware judge on Thursday declined to issue an order to temporarily halt the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media.

Variety: Netflix Stock Slides Amid Analyst Forecast of Slowing Sub Growth, Broader Market Turmoil Over Trump Tariffs

Story from Variety:

Shares of Netflix fell 8.5% Thursday as investors reacted to analyst projections for slowing subscriber growth after the streamer’s record gains last year on its password-sharing crackdown.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter: Paramount Moves to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over ’60 Minutes’ Interview With Kamala Harris

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Without a settlement in sight, Paramount Global is looking to dismiss President Trump’s lawsuit against its CBS News unit from a federal court in Texas, which has become a hot spot for legal battles advancing conservative legal causes.

Broadcast: Movistar Plus+ lands Satisfaction Iberia boss as CEO

Story from Broadcast:

Daniel Domenjó led the formation of Satisfaction Iberia in 2024 

Advanced Television: Warner Bros Discovery acquires Grand Slam Track rights in Europe, Asia

Story from Advanced Television:

Warner Bros Discovery and Grand Slam Track, the new home of professional track competition, have announced a multi-year partnership to bring live elite Track racing to fans across Europe and Asia.

Deadline: MSNBC Taps Scott Matthews As Senior VP Of Newsgathering, Plans To Hire More Than 100 Journalists

Story from Deadline:

MSNBC has hired Scott Matthews, who has most recently been vice president and news director at WABC-TV, as its senior vice president of newsgathering.

Deadline: Netflix Gets Back In The Boxing Ring With Katie Taylor & Amanda Serrano Rematch

Story from Deadline:

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will square off against each other for a third time.

Broadband TV News: Discovery, TV4, and Viaplay file take legal action against operators

Story from Broadband TV News:

Nordic broadcasters Discovery, TV4, and Viaplay have begun legal action against several operators as part of a crackdown on illegal operators.

Hollywood Reporter: YouTube Launches Less Expensive Premium Tier as Subscribers Surge Past 125M

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

YouTube is launching a less expensive tier of its “Premium” subscription service in the U.S., as the Google-owned video platform says that it now has more than 125 million subscribers to its YouTube Premium and YouTube Music services.

Deadline: Mixed Picture For ProSiebenSat.1’s Full-Year Results As TV Advertising Weighs On Numbers

Story from Deadline:

ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s full-year financial results showed a mixed picture as the German giant this week saw content from public broadcasters ZDF and ARD fall off its streamer, Joyn.

Deadline: Prime Video Launches AI-Assisted Dubbing Of Movies And Series In Pilot Program

Story from Deadline:

Amazon‘s Prime Video has launched a pilot program using AI tools to dub select movies and series into English and Latin American Spanish.

Deadline: Sarah Timlick Joining Amazon MGM Studios As Head Of Theatrical Distribution For Canada

Story from Deadline:

I’m getting word that Elevation Pictures vet Sarah Timlick is being hired as Amazon MGM Studios‘ Head of Theatrical Distribution for Canada.

Broadband TV News: ProSiebenSat.1 removes ARD/ZDF media libraries from Joyn after dispute

Story from Broadband TV News:

German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has bowed to pressure from ARD and ZDF and removed the public broadcasters’ media libraries from its streaming platform Joyn.

Variety: All Elite Wrestling and Prime Video Ink New Pay-Per-View Distribution Agreement

Story from Variety:

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Prime Video have announced a multi-year agreement to offer AEW pay-per-view events for purchase to fans in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Hollywood Reporter: A+E Networks Rebrands as A+E Global Media Amid Pay-TV Tumult

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

A+E Networks is rebranding as it seeks to shift focus away from its pay-TV business and toward its burgeoning studios, digital and content creation divisions.

Broadband TV News: Atmedia adds AXN Black and AXN White

Story from Broadband TV News:

Atmedia has expanded its channel portfolio by adding representation for AXN Black and AXN White.

Hollywood Reporter: TKO Officially Enters Boxing Business in Deal With Saudi Arabia

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

TKO is officially in the boxing business.

Hollywood Reporter: TNT Sports Snags FIFA Club World Cup Rights in Deal With DAZN

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

TNT Sports continues its opportunistic push for new sports rights.

Hollywood Reporter: Disney Cuts Nearly 200 Jobs at ABC News and Entertainment Networks

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

The Walt Disney Co. is slashing just under 200 jobs at ABC News and at its Disney Entertainment Networks division as the traditional TV business continues to face economic headwinds, a source familiar with the decision tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Deadline: TelevisaUnivision And DirecTV Reach Multi-Year Carriage Renewal, Expanding Distribution To New Pay-TV Packages

Story from Deadline:

TelevisaUnivision and DirecTV have reached a multi-year carriage renewal, expanding their distribution agreement to encompass new pay-TV packages.

Hollywood Reporter: ESPN Cancels ‘Around the Horn’ After 23-Year Run

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

One of the longest-running TV shows in sports is coming to an end.

Deadline: Lionsgate Studios, Starz Split On Track For Mid To Late April Close, CFO Says

Story from Deadline:

Lionsgate CFO James Barge said today the company is on track to close the separation of Lionsgate Studios and Starz by mid-to-late April.

Deadline: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Says U.S. Still Best Country To “Grow Your Business”

Story from Deadline:

“I continue to be an optimist,” said Comcast chairman-CEO Brian Roberts, asked at tail of a media conference Q&A why he remains so upbeat on the company’s growth prospects.

Deadline; ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ & ‘FBI: International’ Canceled By CBS

Story from Deadline:

The dreaded deep cuts on CBS‘ series slate are starting with two high-profile cancellations.

Broadband TV News: Delay to Canal’s takeover of Multichoice

Story from Broadband TV News:

Canal+ Group says it M&A strategy is still active, though the French pay-TV provider has admitted its acquisition of Multichoice is going slower than expected.

Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max to Launch in Turkey and Replace BluTV on April 15

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Warner Bros. Discovery said on Tuesday that its streaming service Max will launch in Turkey on April 15 as streamer BluTV, which it acquired at the end of 2023, “will evolve into Max, an advanced global platform with enhanced features and functionality, leveraging BluTV’s local storytelling power and combining it with an even richer lineup of content.

Hollywood Reporter: BritBox Now Tops 4 Million Subscribers Across U.S., Canada, Australia, Nordics

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC chair Samir Shah answered questions from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons in Britain’s parliament on Tuesday, addressing a wide range of issues.

Broadband TV News: Canal+ Group reaffirms commitment to French Cinema

Story from Broadband TV News:

Canal+ has signed a new agreement that will see it invest of €480 million in French cinema in return for early TV broadcast windows.

Variety: Fox CEO Puts Fox Nation Subscriber Totals at 2 Million to 2.5 Million

Story from Variety:

At Fox Corp., executives are counting more heavily on streaming subscribers.

Variety: Disney Hires Former Warner Bros. Executive Andrew Cripps as Head of Theatrical Distribution

Story from Variety:

Walt Disney Studios has hired former Warner Bros. executive Andrew Cripps as head of theatrical distribution.

Deadline: Eugene Daniels To Take Full-Time Role At MSNBC

Story from Deadline:

Eugene Daniels confirmed this morning that he will be departing Politico to take a full-time role as MSNBC‘s senior Washington correspondent.

Broadcast: BBC Studios hires CNN International exec for Australia and New Zealand

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Robi Stanton to oversee content sales, channels and streaming in Australia and New Zealand.

Variety: Disney Expands Deal With BeIN Media Group to Include Disney Channel and Disney Junior Across Middle East

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Disney and Qatar-based powerhouse beIN Media Group have expanded their content agreement in a new partnership, giving beIN rights to Disney Channel and Disney Junior across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Cord Cutters News: FOX & CBS Could Lose NFL Sunday Afternoon Games As The NFL Reportedly Eyes Opt-Out Clause

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The landscape of NFL broadcasting is bracing for a potential earthquake.

Broadband TV News: RiC today joins Magenta TV in Austria

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Austrian telco Magenta Telekom is adding pay-TV children’s channel ''RiC today'' to its TV platform Magenta TV.

Broadband TV News: Zattoo adds MySports pay-TV option in Switzerland

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TV streaming provider Zattoo has expanded its offering in Switzerland with the addition of the MySports pay-TV package.

Hollywood Reporter: After More Than Four Years of Talks, NBC News’ Digital Editorial Staff Gets Tentative Contract Deal

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NBC News‘ digital editorial staff will be able to delay a recent round of staff cuts and will have new layoff protections under the terms of a long-awaited first contract deal, reached on Thursday.

Deadline: Comcast’s Cable ‘SpinCo’ Is Scouting Space For New Manhattan Headquarters, “Closing In” On Name As Separation Takes Shape

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The big bundle of cable networks that’s set to be its own public company sometime this year is on the move.

Hollywood Reporter: Media Executives Gather In D.C. As News Industry Faces Existential Questions

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In 1972, in the midst of the Watergate scandal, Gallup first polled Americans to gauge their trust in the media.

Broadcast Sport: Warner Bros. Discovery picks up rights to The Snow League

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Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe has secured multi-year rights to The Snow League - the new halfpipe competition created by snowboarder and three-time Olympic champion Shaun White.

Broadcast Sport: DAZN launches DAZN Basketball & appoints Chus Bueno as MD

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DAZN has launched DAZN Basketball – the Global Home of Basketball, and has appointed Chus Bueno as managing director – Basketball.

Broadcast Sport: DAZN and IRIS Sport Media partner on FIFA Club World Cup rights

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UK-headquartered sports advisory firm IRIS Sport Media has been appointed by DAZN to distribute media rights for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Deadline; Fictionhouse Closing: Newen-Backed UK Drama Label Winding Down As Founders Dominic Cooke & Kate Horton Pursue Solo Projects

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UK drama producer Fictionhouse, founded by Dominic Cooke and Kate Horton, is closing its doors with the pair both pursuing their own theater projects.

Broadcast Sport: TKO completes acquisition of IMG

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TKO Group Holdings has completed its acquisition of IMG, On Location, and Professional Bull Riders from Endeavor Group Holdings.

Variety: BBC Studios Productions COO Martha Brass Exits to Focus on Non-Executive Roles

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BBC Studios Productions revealed Friday that chief operating officer Martha Brass will depart the company this summer to concentrate on her expanding portfolio of non-executive directorships and personal pursuits.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Suggests That Skydance-Paramount Merger Review Is Far From Finished

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency’s review of the proposed Skydance-Paramount Global merger is far from finished, as the two companies have said that they expect to complete the deal by the summer.

Hollywood Reporter: Fubo Shrinks Quarterly Loss on Higher Revenue, Gets to 1.67M Subs

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Fubo TV ended the fourth quarter with 1.67 million subscribers, up from 1.613 million North American subscribers in the third quarter and 1.45 million in the second quarter, the sports-focused streamer’s latest financial earnings report on Friday revealed.

Broadband TV News: DAZN settles its debts with French football league

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DAZN has paid the money it owed to the French Professional Football League (LFP) following the intervention of the President of the Paris Economic Activities Court.

Broadband TV News: NBC News developing new subscription service

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NBC News executives are working on a new subscription TV services that would target consumers who prefer to get their news via mobile devices.

Broadband TV News: Voyo and O2 TV merge to become Oneplay

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Two major Czech streaming services are to pool resources into a single brand.

Broadband TV News: ProSiebenSat.1 renews Astra capacity with SES

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German media company ProSiebenSat.1 and Astra satellite operator SES continue their long-standing cooperation.

Variety: FCC Chief Brendan Carr Wants to ‘Re-Empower’ Local TV Stations and Consider Tighter Regulation of Social Media Giants

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FCC chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that he aims to “re-empower” local TV stations, and he suggested that Congress consider tighter regulations on content moderation processes for social media giants.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery Drops Diversity & Equity Language Amid DEI Rollbacks – “Our Overarching Work In This Space Will Now Be Referred To As Inclusion”

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Following Paramount Global yesterday, Disney a few weeks ago and a rush of tech and other corporate backtracking on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Warner Bros. Discovery said it is making a few changes to its policy including dropping references to diversity and equity.

Deadline: The CW Will Become Profitable In 2026, Nexstar Reaffirms, With 40% Of Its Programming Now Sports

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The CW will start turning a profit in 2026, majority owner Nexstar Media Group reaffirmed, thanks in large part to a push into live sports.

Variety: Fox Hires Peter Distad, Previously Head of Ill-Fated Venu Sports, as CEO of Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Service

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Pete Distad has a new gig after the shutdown of sports-streaming joint venture Venu Sports.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: CBS News Names Tom Cibrowski President, Executive Editor

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There’s yet another person at the top of CBS News, a job that hasn’t been as long-lived as it may have been in the past.

Variety: David Zaslav Downplays Need for More Sports, Says Warner Bros. Discovery Will be ‘Money Good’ After NBA Deal Ends

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Warner Bros. Discovery shocked the sports world in 2022 when CEO David Zaslav said the company didn’t “have to have” a deal with the NBA.

Broadband TV News: Max to keep Sports and News in Standard and Premium tiers for US subscribers

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Max has announced that its sports and news content will remain within the existing standard and premium tiers for customers in the United States.

Broadband TV News: Netflix to surpass YouTube video revenue in 2025

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Netflix is on track to surpass YouTube in total video revenue for the first time in 2025, according to new data from Omdia.

Broadcast Sport: E1 reveals global broadcast partners for 2025 season

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All-electric raceboat series, the UIM E1 World Championship, has agreed a host of new international broadcast deals and several rights renewals.

Hollywood Reporter: As Endeavor Take-Private Nears, Representation Revenue Surges Past $500M in Fourth Quarter

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In what will likely be Endeavor‘s final earnings report as a public company, the owner of WME and TKO Group Holdings reported revenue of nearly $1.6 billion, a net loss of $237 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $277 million.

Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery Sees Max Hit 116.9 Million Subscribers As Streaming Posts Profit, Cable Network Ad Revenue Falls 17%

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Warner Bros. Discovery‘s linear networks continued to lose ground amid ongoing challenges, weighing on the fourth quarter.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery Touts “Disciplined” Post-NBA Sports Strategy, Says It Is “Responding Tenaciously And Creatively” To Pay-TV Declines

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Warner Bros. Discovery touted its “disciplined” sports strategy, saying sports is an area where it is responding “tenaciously and creatively” to ongoing pay-TV declines.

Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Sees Q4 Loss On $1.9 Billion in Charges, Adds 6.4 Million Streaming Subscribers

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Warner Bros. Discovery posted a fourth-quarter loss as the company grappled with $1.9 billion in charges and restructuring expenses, even as the company added 4.6 million subscribers to its streaming outlets.

Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Discovery Turns $677M DTC Profit for 2024, Streaming Subs Grow to 116.9M

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Warner Bros. Discovery, led by CEO David Zaslav, reported on Thursday that it ended 2024 with 116.9 million global streaming subscribers, compared with 110.5 million as of the end of September. The figures include subs for Max and Discovery+.

Hollywood Reporter: Dish TV Owner Loses 253,000 Pay-TV Subscribers in Fourth Quarter

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Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar reported a net pay-TV subscriber drop of approximately 253,000 in the fourth quarter, compared to a decrease of approximately 314,000 in the year-ago period.

Broadband TV News: Amazon to launch linear TV channel Prime in Germany

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Amazon is set to further blur the boundaries between traditional TV and streaming with the launch of its own linear TV channel.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: Paramount Is Rolling Back Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives to Align With Trump Mandates

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Paramount Global — as it seeks FCC approval for its deal with Skydance Media and amid a pending lawsuit filed by President Trump against CBS News — told employees that it will change some of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs to comply with the Trump administration’s directives.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter: Paramount Posts $286M Quarterly Streaming Loss

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Paramount Global reported its fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday with a streaming loss posted ahead of a sale of the studio to Skydance Media.

Hollywood Reporter: With Deals on Horizon, TKO Bets That Profitable 2024 Will Lead to a Blockbuster 2025

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In its first full year as a standalone public company, TKO Group Holdings delivered strong revenue growth and a healthy profit.

Variety: Warner Bros. and Sony Drop Rivalry and Join Forces Behind Las Vegas Studio

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Sony Pictures have ended their competition in Nevada and joined forces behind a new studio project in the Las Vegas suburbs.

Hollywood Reporter: Liberty Broadband Shareholders Approve Charter Merger

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Shareholders in Liberty Broadband have approved a proposed merger with Charter Communications.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Donald Trump Says He’s Asking For “A Lot” To Settle CBS ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

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Donald Trump said that his legal team was asking for “a lot” of money to settle his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris in advance of the 2024 presidential election.

Variety: VideoAmp Adds Disney, Fox, Paramount to Planning Tool Using First-Party Streaming Data

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The battle to become the de factor measuring stick for the media industry continues.

Advanced Television; SES results: ‘Top end of outlook’

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Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES says its overall revenue for the 2024 full year achieved a “solid financial performance leading to revenue at the top end of the financial outlook and exceeding SES’s objectives.”

Advanced Television: BBC News added to StarHub’s Starter+, Malay+ passes

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StarHub, the Singapore-based telco, and BBC Studios have announced the next phase of their long-term partnership.

BizAsia: JioHotstar slammed by users for censoring international content

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JioHotstar, the newly rebranded streaming service, is facing backlash from users after they discovered that international content is being censored.

BizAsia: Tata Play & Airtel Digital TV set to merge in India

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Tata Group’s Tata Play and Bharti Group’s Airtel Digital TV are reportedly set to merge, as per Economic Times.

Deadline: Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Side Hustlers’ Format Scores First International Adaptation As ITV Studios Sells To South Africa

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Side Hustlers, the Reese Witherspoon-produced format in which businesswomen transform their passion projects into fully-fledged businesses, has landed its first international adaptation.

Deadline: BBC Studios & Orient International Making 3D Giant Screen Version Of Natural History Series ‘Asia’

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BBC Studios and China’s Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co. are planning to supersize natural history.

Broadband TV News: Ocilion enables IPTV expansion to third-party networks

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IPTV service provider Ocilion offers its customers the option to deploy its white-label IPTV solution on third-party networks in addition to their own network.

Broadband TV News: Deutsche Telekom’s TV growth slows down in Q4 2024

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Deutsche Telekom reported 48,000 new TV customers (IPTV, satellite) in Q4 2024 in Germany, less than in the same quarter in 2023 in which 68,000 new TV customers were added.

Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Max Streaming Launch for Australia

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Warner Bros. Discovery is making its long-awaited streaming debut in the Australian market, announcing Tuesday that Max will launch down under on March 31.

Deadline: ITV Studios Creates French Label With Tetra Media Fiction’s Lea Gabrie

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ITV Studios has added another French scripted label to its ranks.

Variety: Vice Signs Distribution Deal With ITV Studios

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ITV Studios has signed a deal with Vice Studios to become its exclusive global distribution partner.

Deadline; Fox Corp. CFO Steve Tomsic Clarifies The Company’s Streaming Approach: “We’re Not Trying To Chase The SVOD Dream”

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Fox Corp. CFO Steve Tomsic sought to clarify the company’s surprising announcement earlier this month that it plans to launch a general-interest subscription streaming service later this year.

Deadline: Disney-Max Bundle Is “Just Crushing It”: Better Subscriber Retention Rate Than Netflix Is “Wake-Up Call For The Industry”, Researcher Says

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The streaming bundle established last year by Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery could be “a game-changer” in the competition with Netflix and “a wake-up call for the industry,” a top research firm says.

Hollywood Reporter: MSNBC Layoffs Set to Impact 99 Union Staffers, Guild Claims

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As MSNBC continues to make major structural changes to its lineup, members of the union representing the cable network’s writers and producers say that 99 of their number are slated for cuts.

Broadcast: BBCS targets international M&A and reality push

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BBC Studios is looking to acquire more production companies outside of the UK as it attempts to drive revenues, while pushing into reality and fact-ent genres.

Deadline: Paramount+ Branded Destination Launching In Turkey With BeIN; Lineup Includes ‘Transformers’ & ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movies, ‘Elsbeth’ & ‘NCIS’ Series

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Paramount+ is launching a service in Turkey with beIN Media Group, bringing movies including Transformer: Rise of the Beasts and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning and series The Agency, Elsbeth and the NCIS franchise.

Broadband TV News: Telia Company to sell TV & Media business to Schibsted Media

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TV channels including Sweden’s TV4 and Finland’s MTV are being sold to Schibsted Media after Telia Company announced plans to divest itself of its TV and media interests.

Broadband TV News: Eurosport 1 joins DNMG networks in carriage deal with Warner Bros. Discovery

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German cable association DNMG and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced an expansion of their long-standing partnership, bringing Eurosport 1 to DNMG cable networks.

Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery Unveils Unscripted Deals For EMEA

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Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled a lineup of new and returning unscripted series for Warner Bros Discovery-branded channels and Warner Bros Discovery’s streaming platforms across EMEA.

Deadline: CoComelon Outfit Launches Dutch Channel

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Moonbug Entertainment, best known for its children’s shows such as CoComelon, is launching the Moonbug Channel in the Netherlands.

Deadline: Max Sets First Italian Scripted Series

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Max has set Portobello, a series by Marco Bellocchio, as its first Italian-scripted original production.

Broadcast Sport: DAZN unveils big growth in NFL Game Pass subscribers

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DAZN has revealed the number of paid NFL Game Pass subscribers grew by 23% year-on-year during the 2024-25 NFL season.

Deadline: Seni Tienabeso Promoted To Vice President Of ABC News Live And Specialized Units

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Seni Tienabeso has been promoted to vice president of ABC News Live and specialized units based in New York.

Deadline: Donald Trump Again Rages At Comcast And Says “They Should Be Forced To Pay Vast Sums Of Money” Over MSNBC

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Donald Trump again raged against Comcast, threatening that the media giant should “pay vast sums of money” over its MSNBC programming.

Broadcast: NBCU to restructure Monkey and Matchbox

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NBCUniversal is restructuring its international unscripted TV production businesses and is seeking a leadership hire for its creative output outside of the US, Broadcast International has learned.

Reuters: French TV channel shutdown causes outcry on the right

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France's top administrative court has upheld a decision to shut down popular TV channel C8 for repeated failures to respect human rights and protect minors, causing an outcry among some right-wing politicians who alleged an assault on free speech.

Cord Cutters News: Disney’s New ESPN Streaming Service Will Reportedly Launch With $25-$30 Monthly Price Tag

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Disney is gearing up to take the sports streaming world by storm with the debut of its highly anticipated ESPN streaming service, a comprehensive platform that promises to deliver the full breadth of ESPN’s sports coverage directly to subscribers.

Deadline: How International Alliances Are Reshaping TV Drama Financing

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“‘Alliance’ is the mot du jour for all players on the global scripted scene,” says Alice Sommer, Head of Drama at Norwegian network TV2.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount’s Lisa Kramer On Opening Up Second Windows For Premium Shows & Unveiling James Norton’s ‘King & Conqueror’

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James Norton will be on hand to talk about his historical epic King & Conqueror as Paramount Global ushers buyers into the Curzon Cinema in London’s Soho later this week.

Media Guardian: MSNBC reportedly cancels Joy Reid show in reshuffle at liberal network

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MSNBC has reportedly canceled longtime anchor Joy Reid’s show in what is evidently a major programming restructure at the liberal network.

Media Guardian; ‘We’re clearly heading towards collapse’: why the Murdoch empire is about to go bang

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When some of the mind games and manoeuvres that turned a Murdoch family “retreat” into an ordeal appeared in Succession, the TV drama about squabbling family members of a right-wing media company, members of the real-life family started to suspect each other of leaking details to the writers.

Deadline: MSNBC Building Up News Operation In Advance Of Split From Comcast; Jen Psaki And ‘The Weekend’ Hosts Eyed For Expanded Roles

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MSNBC is embarking on its first major steps toward building up a newsgathering operation, with plans to add a Washington bureau and domestic and international correspondents.

Cord Cutters: ESPN & Fox Sports End Talks on Joint Streaming Venture, Will Instead Launch Separate Streaming Services

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The prospect of a groundbreaking streaming collaboration between ESPN and Fox Sports has fizzled out, marking the end of a flirtation that once promised to reshape the sports media landscape.

Deadline: Amazon MGM Studios Theatrical Marketing Head Gerry Rich Departing

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We have confirmed that Gerry Rich, who steered the Bond films going back to Goldeneye, is leaving Amazon MGM Studios.

Advanced Television: Patel takes on expanded SVP role at Disney

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Nami Patel is taking on an expanded role at Disney, as SVP, Consumer Strategy & Business Development, Direct To Consumer EMEA.

Advanced Television: Airbus, Thales to merge satellite divisions?

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Europe’s two giant aerospace companies are looking to merge their satellite-related businesses.

Hollywood Reporter: Elizabeth Warren Asks DOJ to Investigate Disney Deal to Buy Fubo

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Elizabeth Warren is asking the Department of Justice to investigate and potentially block Disney‘s surprise deal to buy the streaming service Fubo, arguing that it raises notable antitrust concerns.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter: Paramount Is Starting to Fight Back Against Trump in ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

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In January, reports that Paramount Global was mulling whether to settle a long-shot lawsuit filed by President Trump against its CBS News unit sparked a frenzy over the appearance that the company was capitulating to the administration as it sought regulatory approval for its merger with Skydance Media.

Variety: ‘Neighbours’ Canceled Again, Ending Amazon’s Two-Year Revival

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The long-running Australian soap opera “Neighbours” is set to end its run once again, with the final episode scheduled to air in December.

Variety; Baseball Strikes Out at ESPN: Sports Giant to End TV Rights Deal With MLB After Current Season

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Disney‘s ESPN and Major League Baseball are breaking up after nearly 40 years together, a sign of how even the most durable content relationships have come under scrutiny in the streaming era, with sports rights increasing exponentially and entertainment conglomerates left to figure out how to pay the bill.