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Broadband TV News: Ligue1+ surpasses one million subscriber milestone

Story from Broadband TV News:

LFP Media has announced its streaming platform Ligue 1+ has exceeded one million subscribers, achieving the target initially set for the entire 2025/2026 season within the first month of competition.

Variety: India’s Streaming Universe Hits 601 Million Users as Connected TV Surges 87%

Story from Variety:

India‘s streaming audience has reached 601.2 million users, representing over 40% of the country’s population, according to new research from Ormax Media.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Hollywood Reporter: Dan Rather Warns Paramount Buying Warner Bros. Discovery “Would Change CNN Forever”

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Longtime CBS Evening News anchor and regular 60 Minutes contributor Dan Rather does not like what he sees happening at — and to — his old employer.

Hollywood Reporter: Katina Arnold Named Senior VP of Disney Advertising Communications

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

The Walt Disney Co. is turning to a veteran executive from its ESPN business to lead communications for its ad sales division.

Advanced Television: HBO Max readies roll out in 14 new APAC markets

Story from Advanced Television:

Warner Bros Discovery has announced that its HBO Max streaming service HBO Max will launch direct-to-consumer in new markets across Asia Pacific on October 15th, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Advanced Television: Prime Video brings Prime Vision to Champions League

Story from Advanced Television:

Prime Video has unveiled new broadcast enhancements for football fans watching the UEFA Champions League (UCL) on Prime Video this season, with the League Phase kicking-off on September 16th.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post: Warner Bros. Discovery shares spike as CEO David Zaslav shops media group around — setting up bidding war for Paramount Skydance

Story from New York Post:

David Zaslav wants a bidding war for his media conglomerate — and investors say “bring it on!”

Hollywood Reporter: Stanley Tucci to Join NBC for Coverage of 2026 Winter Olympics

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Snoop Dogg, meet Stanley Tucci.

Deadline: Prime Video & RTL Team To Return ‘Gladiators’ To Germany After Three Decades

Story from Deadline:

Gladiators, ready!

Variety: Sony Pictures Television Reups Movie Slate Deal With Turkish Pay Operator Sinema TV

Story from Variety:

Sony Pictures Television has extended its first-run feature film slate deal with Turkish pay TV operator Sinema TV.

Broadband TV News: FranceTV Publicité partners with RTL AdAlliance to expand international reach

Story from Broadband TV News:

FranceTV Publicité, the advertising sales house of French public broadcaster France Télévisions, has signed an exclusive agreement with RTL AdAlliance to represent its television and digital advertising inventory across most of Europe and selected international markets.

Advanced Television: Eutelsat renews Multimedios Televisión deal

Story from Advanced Television:

Eutelsat has announced the renewal of its multi-year partnership with Multimedios Televisión, a Mexican FTA broadcasters and part of Grupo Multimedios, the national media conglomerate.

Advanced Television: NHK’s 8K doc wins IBC Innovation Award

Story from Advanced Television:

A spectacular marine documentary, captured in 8K UHD by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, has won an IBC Innovation Award at the 2025 event.

Advanced Television: TikTok’s Jordan joins Little Dot Studios

Story from Advanced Television:

Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has appointed Erik Jordan as its new VP, Content Strategy, US.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav wants bidding war for his media giant — even as Paramount Skydance plans takeover offer

Story from New York Post:

Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav is looking to set up a bidding war for his media conglomerate – even as David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance plans a multibillion-dollar takeover offer, The Post has learned.

Cord Cutters: Comcast is Laying Off More Staff at CNBC

Story from Cord Cutters:

CNBC, a leading business news network, has initiated a downsizing plan targeting up to two dozen employees within its international operations, which are primarily based in London and Singapore, with additional offices in other global cities.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Cord Cutters: Warner Bros. Discovery Hopes Amazon, Apple, or Netflix Will Buy Its Struggling Company

Story from Cord Cutters News:

The media industry is undergoing a seismic shift as Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief executive, David Zaslav, maneuvers to ignite a fierce bidding war for his sprawling conglomerate, even while David Ellison’s freshly merged Paramount Skydance gears up for a massive multibillion-dollar acquisition push to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Broadband TV News: German media regulator clears RTL’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland

Story from Broadband TV News:

German media regulator KEK has given the green light for RTL Group’s planned takeover of Sky Deutschland and its subsidiary NBC Universal Global Networks Deutschland.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Variety: Why Does David Ellison Want Paramount to Swallow Warner Bros. Discovery Whole? To Beat Rival Suitors to the Punch

Story from Variety:

David Ellison’s Skydance Media just completed the $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global five weeks ago.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post: Sizing Up A Possible Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Hollywood Wonders If This Episode Is A Repeat

Story from Deadline:

News that Paramount is exploring a bid for all of Warner Bros. Discovery, just weeks after closing its merger with Skydance, has bent a few brains from Wall Street to Hollywood despite recent speculation that something was in motion.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post; The Larry and David show: Flush Ellisons set sights on Warner Bros. Discovery

Story from New York Post:

Look no further than David Ellison’s father for reasons number one, two and three behind Paramount Skydance’s reportedly likely and imminent bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Broadband TV News: RTL Deutschland expands content partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery

Story from Broadband TV News:

German broadcaster RTL Deutschland has expanded its long-standing content partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, securing a new package that includes rights to recent cinema blockbusters, US series and the studio’s extensive film and series library.

Broadband TV News: After Intelsat merger, SES launches new brand

Story from Broadband TV News:

The newly merged SES, one of the world’s largest satellite operators formed in the wake of its merger with Intelsat, unveiled a completely new brand today.

Broadband TV News: Eutelsat adds two more FAST channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

Eutelsat is adding two more channels on it FAST channels line-up.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Spike on Report David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance Readying Acquisition Bid

Story from Variety:

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery shot up as much as 33% Thursday on a report by the Wall Street Journal that Paramount Skydance is prepping a takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery in its entirety.

Advanced Television: Warner Bros Discovery, Nielsen sign measurement and analytics deal

Story from Advanced Television:

Warner Bros Discovery and Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, have signed a new, long-term, multi-year deal, effective immediately.

Advanced Television: Eultelsat distributes SoFast’s Baywatch TV in MENA

Story from Advanced Television:

Eutelsat and SoFast, a player in the creation, playout and monetisation of FAST and linear channels, have partnered to distribute the channel Baywatch TV, subtitled in Arabic.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Soars Amid Report of David Ellison Offer

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders finally have a growth stock on their hands — for today, anyway.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter: Paramount Creates New Sports Entertainment Division, Led by Jesse Sisgold

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Paramount wants to carve out a bigger piece of the sports media business, and is creating a new division within the company to help it do so: Paramount Sports Entertainment.

Hollywood Reporter: Netflix, AMC Extend Streaming Pact

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Netflix and AMC have extended and expanded their streaming pact, which sees a variety of AMC and AMC Studios shows available on the platform under the “AMC Collection” banner.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety; Meet the New Boss: Inside CBS Following the Skydance-Paramount Merger

Story from Variety:

As the Emmy Awards arrive, CBS is catching its breath.

Variety: Studiocanal Hires Sky Studios Commissioner Paul Gilbert as SVP of English-Language Series

Story from Variety:

Studiocanal is expanding its U.K. leadership team with the hiring of Paul Gilbert as the SVP of English-language series.

Deadline: Thomas Evans Named Editor In Chief At NPR

Story from Deadline:

Thomas Evans, a former CNN executive, has been named the next editor in chief of NPR.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Deadline: Paramount Exploring Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery

Story from Deadline:

The just merged Paramount Skydance is exploring a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, heralding potentially more change in an entertainment landscape that’s seeing rapid shifts.

RTÉ News: 'Significant number' of applications for RTÉ VEP approved

Story from RTÉ News:

RTÉ has said a significant number of applications for its Voluntary Exit Programme in 2025 have been approved.

Deadline: Elex Michaelson To Join CNN As Los Angeles-Based Anchor

Story from Deadline:

Elex Michaelson is joining CNN as Los Angeles-based anchor, after departing Fox’s L.A. affiliate last month.

Deadline: Sony Entertainment Television Board ‘Rise And Fall India’

Story from Deadline:

Here’s yet another example of linear TV networks and streamers working together.

Deadline: France, Germany and Finland Join Search For ‘Nation’s Dumbest’

Story from Deadline:

France, Germany and Finland are joining the search for the Nation’s Dumbest.

X: Matthew Dowd fired by MSNBC

Media Boy UK is NOT posting a full story but just to let everyone know Comcast has fired Matthew Dowd From MSNBC.

Hollywood Reporter: David Zaslav Says TV Has Become a “Terrible Consumer Experience”

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

For a guy who has spent pretty much his entire career in television, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav doesn’t seem to be a fan.

Advanced Television; Germany: Pay-TV, SVoD revenues at €5.5bn in 2024

Story from Advanced Television:

Demand and willingness to pay for pay-TV and paid video content in Germany continues to grow, despite a difficult economic climate and complex regulation.

Advanced Television: Major Japanese broadcasters quit satellite

Story from Advanced Television:

A number of Japanese broadcasters are leaving the high-profile BS4K direct broadcasting platform.

Advanced Television: RTL AdAlliance expands SME business to Austria

Story from Advanced Television:

The SME Unit of RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group, specialises in enabling TV advertising for the SME sector in Germany.

Deadline: Lachlan Murdoch Weighs In On Resolution Of Family Feud That Leaves Him In Control Of Fox, News Corp.

Story from Deadline:

“Thank you very much for having me, and sorry for the delay,” said Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch, appearing quite late to a Goldman Sachs media conference two days after consolidating control over his family’s media empire.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount Hires Google And Meta Alum Dane Glasgow As Chief Product Officer

Story from Deadline:

Dane Glasgow, a pedigreed tech exec who has had executive stints at Google and most recently Meta, has been hired as Paramount‘s Chief Product Officer.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Sees Company Split In April

Story from Deadline:

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said he expects the planned separation of the company to be completed by April of 2026.

X: TV4 is set to close on Sweden's DTT network

Media Boy UK has seen reports on X that 'TV4' is set to close on Sweden's DTT network.

But TV4 will still broadcast on Pay TV networks.

Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery, Second Media Major To Sue Sling For Mini TV Passes, Says Other Distributors Now Want Them

Story from Deadline:

Warner Bros Discovery has followed Disney to file a lawsuit against Dish Network for its livestreaming service Sling TV offering limited-time programming packages.

Broadband TV News: Mediapro to offer complete World Cup in Spain

Story from Broadband TV News:

Mediapro is to launch a dedicated channel that will offer fans all 104 matches from the 2026 World Cup in Spain.

Deadline: NBCUniversal Sets 4-Day-A-Week Return To Office Plan

Story from Deadline:

NBCUniversal is phasing in a mandate for employees to work at least four days a week in the office.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount Communications Exec Justin Dini Departing In Wake Of Skydance Deal

Story from Deadline:

Justin Dini, who steered communications at Viacom and then continued to lead that corporate function amid multiple mergers, transactions, controversies and rebrandings, is departing the company.

New York Post: Media mogul John Malone tells CNN anchor network must shed ‘leftist, or left-of-center bias’ in return to neutrality

Story from New York Post:

Media mogul John Malone told CNN anchor Pamela Brown that the left-leaning network risks irrelevance if it cannot shed politics, reclaim neutrality and make its live signal easier to access worldwide.

BizAsia: Humsa Dhir to leave Sony Pictures Networks India after ten-years

Story from BizAsia:

After a 10-year journey, Humsa Dhir, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications at Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), has announced her decision to move on from the organisation.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Jon Stewart Returns To ‘The Daily Show’ After Summer Break With Quips About Paramount-Skydance Merger

Story from Deadline:

Jon Stewart, ever the happy employee in his running joke of begrudgingly working Monday nights at The Daily Show, ruefully acknowledged being back at his post after being on vacation for over a month.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Cord Cutters News: Paramount Wants to Make MTV Cool Again

Story from Cord Cutters News:

In a bold move to recapture its former glory, Paramount, now under the leadership of Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison, is setting its sights on revitalizing MTV, the iconic cable network that once shaped America’s pop culture landscape.

Deadline: ‘The Rookie’ Spinoff “Gearing Up” To Shoot Pilot, Alexi Hawley Says; Timing Revealed

Story from Deadline:

The Rookie North, Alexi Hawley’s anticipated spinoff from his long-running ABC drama The Rookie, is getting closer to fruition.

Deadline: Formula 1 “Happy And Comfortable” With Late-Stage U.S. Rights Talks, CEO Of Parent Liberty Media Says; Apple Reportedly In Pole Position

Story from Deadline:

Derek Chang, CEO of Formula 1 parent Liberty Media, did not mention Apple by name but said Monday that the company is “pretty far along” in talks with a U.S. media rights partner.

Deadline; Murdoch Settlement Stunner: Lachlan’s Status Reaffirmed As James, Elisabeth And Prudence Cut Ties With Family Business

Story from Deadline:

In a seismic development in the decades-long media dynasty presided over by Rupert Murdoch, a settlement has been reached in the Nevada legal fight over his family trust.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter: CBS News Hires Ombudsman From Conservative-Leaning Hudson Institute

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Paramount has found its ombudsman for CBS News, Kenneth Weinstein, the former president and CEO of the conservative-leaning Hudson Institute.

Advanced Television: MultiChoice cuts fees for Ghana

Story from Advanced Television:

Ghana seems to have won its battle with MultiChoice over the fees charged for its DStv and GOtv pay-TV services.

Advanced Television: BBC R&D, Sony collaborate on C2PA compliant standards

Story from Advanced Television:

The BBC Research & Development Department and Sony are taking their collaboration aimed at addressing the growing concerns surrounding synthetic content and its impact on the trustworthiness of news-related content, a step further.

Hollywood Reporter: Disney+, Atresmedia Strike Spain Content Deal

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Walt Disney streamer Disney+ and Spanish media company Atresmedia said on Monday that they have signed what they dubbed “a landmark agreement” and “the first major alliance in Spain between the leading broadcaster and one of the main global streaming services.”

Deadline: Judge Dismisses Newsmax’s “Shotgun Complaint” Against Fox News But Will Allow New Filing

Story from Deadline:

Newsmax‘s antitrust lawsuit against Fox News has been dismissed by a federal judge as a “shotgun complaint,” but the litigation can be revived in a new pleading.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: CBS News Implements New Interview Policy For ‘Face The Nation’ After Complaints Over Edits To Kristi Noem Interview

Story from Deadline:

CBS News said Friday that Face the Nation will only broadcast live or live-to-tape interviews following Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem‘s complaints over edits made to her appearance on the show on Sunday.

Advanced Television: Arte advances Euro platform project

Story from Advanced Television:

European cultural channel Arte has been preparing the structure of a European platform for the past five years, but a recent Franco-German council of ministers has brought a new perspective to the project, whose ultimate objective is to integrate 24 European languages.

Broadband TV News: TNT Sports will have separate app after Discovery Global split

Story from Broadband TV News:

Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels has said a dedicated TNT Sports app is in preparation ahead of the next year’s planned company split.

The Irish Times: Virgin Media received ‘nothing’ after requesting €30m from State

Story from The Irish Times:

Virgin Media Television received “nothing” from the Government after requesting €30 million last year to fund its news and public service content, the broadcaster’s managing director has told an Oireachtas committee.

Variety: John Malone Wishes Discovery Could Have Seen WarnerMedia’s Full Financials Before Closing the AT&T Deal

Story from Variety:

John Malone, the billionaire power broker and investor who has shaped the cable and media industries for more than five decades, has made his share of savvy deals.

Deadline: PBS Undergoes Round Of Job Cuts Following Loss Of Federal Funding

Story from Deadline:

PBS notified 34 staffers of layoffs on Thursday, the latest fallout from a Donald Trump-led effort to cut federal funding to public media.

Advanced Television: DirecTV’s MySports adds hundreds of local stations

Story from Advanced Television:

Over the past year, DirecTV has obtained rights from The Walt Disney Company, Paramount, NBCUniversal, and Fox Corp. to include their respective ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox-owned and-operated TV stations in the largest US cities in its MySports genre pack.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post: CBS News staffers ‘apoplectic’ over Bari Weiss’ apparent imminent arrival, are threatening to quit

Story from New York Post:

CBS News staffers are “apoplectic” over reports that Bari Weiss — an avowedly pro-Israel journalist — is on the verge of taking a top job at the Tiffany Network, according to a report.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post: Paramount in talks to buy Bari Weiss’ Free Press for up to $200M, give her senior editorial role at CBS News

Story from New York Post:

Paramount is preparing to shell out as much as $200 million for Bari Weiss’ buzzy media venture, The Free Press — and hand her the keys to help steer CBS News — in a move that’s rattling an already shaken news division still reeling from the $8 billion Skydance-Paramount mega-merger.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post: CBS News fires back at bombshell report network is losing $50M a year

Story from New York Post:

CBS News is denying a bombshell report which said the network was hemorrhaging around $50 million annually — a claim the network aggressively shot down as “inaccurate.”

Hollywood Reporter: John Malone and His Media Mogul Proteges Break Down the Billionaire’s Biggest Deals

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

It takes a lot to make the richest man in the world burst into tears, but a “no” from John Malone was enough to do it to Bill Gates.

Deadline: Nexstar CEO Calls Local Media “The Least Sexy, Most Sticky Part Of The Media Ecosystem” As It Pursues Deal For Tegna

Story from Deadline:

Nexstar, the CW owner and giant broadcaster that’s angling to get even bigger, said it’s made a home in local media because that’s a lucrative place to be.

Hollywood Reporter: Why HBO Is Rebranding Everything

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

On July 9, 2025, HBO Max finally became “HBO Max” again — we can just forget those weird two years where it was just “Max.” (Though apparently Twitter can’t.)

Deadline: Dr. Phil Fails To Get Trinity Broadcasting CEO Ordered To Sit For Deposition In $500M Deal Dispute

Story from Deadline:

Dr. Phil has made a lucrative career out of getting up-close and personal with people, but he won’t get to do so with his old buddy and now legal opponent Matthew Crouch of Trinity Broadcasting Network, at least not next week.

Deadline: Versant Capital Structure Details Coming Soon, Cable Spinoff Will Have Options – Comcast CFO

Story from Deadline:

With Comcast on track to spin off Versant by year end, CFO Jason Armstrong said more details of the standalone linear network company are coming soon and the new entity will enter the world solid and with “lots of options.”

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: Paramount Mandates Five-Day-a-Week Return to Office Ahead of Massive Cost Cuts

Story from Variety:

Paramount Skydance doesn’t want to keep all of its workers — but for those who are going to stay with the media giant, it wants them to stay very close.

Broadband TV News: Canal+ retains reduced VAT for its channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

The French Public Finance Department has given its approval to an extension to the favourable VAT rate levied on the Canal+ and its linear TV services.

Advanced Television: Eutelsat brings all subsidiaries under one brand

Story from Advanced Television:

Eutelsat Group has announced it will now be known simply as Eutelsat, bringing all its activities and subsidiaries under one brand.

Advanced Television: WSL announces new international broadcast partners

Story from Advanced Television:

The Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) has announced new international broadcast partners for the 2025-26 season.

Variety: HBO Changes the Names of 6 TV Channels as HBO2 Becomes HBO Hits and More

Story from Variety:

HBO is enacting more name changes, as the cabler has given a cosmetic makeover to six of its U.S. linear channels:

Deadline: Berlusconi Family’s MFE Secures Over 75% Of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Ending Drawn-Out Chase For Contro

Story from Deadline:

The Berlusconi family’s MediaForEurope (MFE) has secured over three quarters of voting shares in ProSiebenSat.1 Media – finally handing it control of the German broadcasting giant.

Broadband TV News: Sky retains Austrian Bundesliga rights until 2030

Story from Broadband TV News:

Sky Österreich will continue to broadcast Austria’s top football league after securing the rights to the Admiral Bundesliga until the end of the 2029/30 season.

Deadline: BBC Studios & ITV Studios Pledge To “Solve Challenges” Around “Broken Turnaround“

Story from Deadline:

BBC Studios and ITV Studios will seek to “exchange ideas and contribute to solving the challenges” around eliminating “broken turnaround” following a rare meeting between the two big players, Bectu, Pact and the body that represents UK agents.

Advanced Television: SkyPerfect JSAT plans major expansion

Story from Advanced Television:

Japan’s satellite operator, Sky Perfect JSAT, is to triple its investment in its fleet and which will include diversification into optical and radar observation satellites in addition to its core DTH broadcast services.

Advanced Television: Warner Bros Discovery extends World Snooker Tour rights

Story from Advanced Television:

The World Snooker Tour will continue to be shown across Europe on Eurosport and HBO Max as Warner Bros Discovery extends its exclusive broadcast rights until at least the 2030-2031 season.

Deadline: Justin Manfredi Joins Lionsgate As Head Of Worldwide TV Marketing, Suzy Feldman To Retire

Story from Deadline:

Lionsgate has named Justin Manfredi as EVP and Head of Worldwide Television Marketing. He succeeds 10-year Lionsgate veteran Suzy Feldman who is retiring.

Deadline: Amazon Merges MGM Alternative TV With Studios Division; ‘The Voice’ & ‘Survivor’ Producer To Sit Under Vernon Sanders

Story from Deadline:

MGM Alternative TV is joining the rest of Amazon’s studio business after the unscripted production arm behind series such as Survivor and The Voice was moved under the oversight of Vernon Sanders.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Planned Network Spinoff Entity Already In Talks To Sell Its 20% Stake In Studio Sibling, Top Exec Says

Story from Deadline:

Gunnar Wiedenfels, CFO of Warner Bros. Discovery and designated CEO of the company’s planned network spinoff entity, says buyers are already interested in its 20% stake in its soon-to-be sibling.

Deadline: NBCUniversal Says Super Bowl Ad Inventory And 90% Of All NFL Spots Are Sold Out

Story from Deadline:

Ahead of Thursday’s kickoff of Season 20 of Sunday Night Football, NBCUniversal says ad inventory for next February’s Super Bowl and 90% of all NFL spots are already sold out.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Draggan Mihailovich Named Executive Editor Of ‘60 Minutes’

Story from Deadline:

Draggan Mihailovich has been named the next executive editor of 60 Minutes, after 27 years with the program and a spinoff.

Deadline: Newsmax Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Fox News

Story from Deadline:

Newsmax on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, claiming the news outlet has maintained its dominance among right-leaning cable, satellite and streaming networks via an “exclusionary scheme” to suppress competition.

Variety: Dan Rather Blasts ‘Shameful’ CBS and ABC Settlements With Trump, Draws Parallels to His Bush-Era Ouster

Story from Variety:

In 2004, Sumner Redstone was looking to add TV stations to the CBS portfolio and needed the approval of a then Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission.

New York Post: Warner Bros. boss David Zaslav is the real ‘Man of Steel’ in shifting media landscape

Story from New York Post:

They hate him in Hollywood, but increasingly they’re loving David Zaslav on Wall Street.

New York Post: Warner Bros. Discovery chair emeritus and cable TV titan John Malone slams CNN as ‘left-leaning, anti-Trump’

Story from New York Post:

John Malone, the billionaire cable king who helped bankroll CNN at its birth, torched the network for becoming a partisan, “left-leaning, anti-Trump” megaphone.

Hollywood Reporter: TKO Group Doubles Dividend

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Sports and entertainment company TKO Group Holdings, the firm behind the likes of UFC and WWE, said Wednesday that its board of directors has authorized a doubling of its quarterly cash dividend.

Broadband TV News: Nathalie Wappler to step down as SRF director

Story from Broadband TV News:

Nathalie Wappler is to leave her role as director of Swiss public broadcaster SRF and as a member of the executive board of SRG at the end of April 2026.

Advanced Television: ITV Studios launching label for entertainment/competitive formats

Story from Advanced Television:

ITV Studios has revealed it will launch a new label in January 2026 focused on scalable entertainment and competitive formats.

Deadline: Karin Lindstrom Joins Warner Bros Discovery Nordics After Amazon MGM Studios Exit

Story from Deadline:

Karin Lindström has joined Warner Bros Discovery in a senior Nordics programming role after her exit from Amazon MGM Studios.

Deadline: Revelation! Dr. Phil Starts Settlement Talks With Christian TV Network Over $500M Battle As Trinity Broadcasting CEO Hauled Into Case

Story from Deadline:

A year ago Dr. Phil and Trinity Broadcasting Network CEO Matthew Crouch sat together warning “the family in America is under attack” and of the ravages of “cancel culture.”

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: Paramount Skydance Hires BCG Partner Jeff Silberman as SVP of Corporate Strategy

Story from Variety:

Paramount Skydance, continuing to round out its management ranks, has hired Jeff Silberman as senior VP of corporate strategy.

Hollywood Reporter: Fox, CBS May Want In on Local TV Station Buying Spree

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Are the big broadcast networks planning a local TV takeover?

Variety: Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Receive TV Academy’s Governors Award After Being Defunded by Congress

Story from Variety:

As it prepares to shut down after nearly 60 years of service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be honored with one of the Television Academy‘s top prizes, the 2025 Governors Award.

Broadband TV News: Berlusconi stresses ProSiebenSat.1 independence ahead of takeover

Story from Broadband TV News:

Pier Silvio Berlusconi, CEO of MFE-MediaForEurope, has reaffirmed his commitment to safeguarding editorial independence at ProSiebenSat.1 as the Italian media group prepares to take majority control of the German broadcaster.

Broadband TV News: New rights deal for Six Nations in Ireland

Story from Broadband TV News:

RTÉ and Virgin Media Television will continue to share coverage of Six Nations Rugby through to 2029.

Hollywood Reporter: John Malone Says He Advised David Zaslav on Warner Bros. Discovery Compensation Package, NBA Rights

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Media mogul John Malone is opening up about advising David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, on his new contract with the media giant.

Deadline: Blue Ant Studios’ Global Acquisitions Boss Lilla Hurst To Exit After Three Years

Story from Deadline:

Blue Ant Studios acquisitions boss Lilla Hurst will exit the Canadian business after three years, we can reveal.

Deadline: Consolidation Or Expansion? More Than A Year After RedBird IMI Deal, All3Media Faces Questions Over Slow-Paced M&A And Federal Model

Story from Deadline:

Last year, Deadline dove deep into RedBird IMI’s plan to rouse its new sleeping giant, All3Media.

Advanced Television; France: Novo19 launches on DTT

Story from Advanced Television:

French regional press group Sipa Ouest-France has launched Novo19, its first all-genre channel on the national FTA DTT network as well as on all telco and OTT platforms (Bouygues, Orange, SFR, Free, Molotov).

Broadband TV News: Vodafone restructures TV frequencies across Germany to boost cable performance

Story from Broadband TV News:

Vodafone Deutschland has begun a large-scale restructuring of the frequencies used to transmit digital TV and radio signals on its cable network.

Disney XD Canada closes

Disney XD Canada has officialy shut down due to financial pressure from Corus Entertainment.

Broadband TV News: ProSiebenSat.1 extends CFO Martin Mildner’s contract until 2029

Story from Broadband TV News:

German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has extended the contract of Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Martin Mildner until May 2029.

Advanced Television: Vodafone Spain adds 25 new TV channels

Story from Advanced Television:

Vodafone Spain has kicked off September with a major overhaul of its television offering.

Deadline: Fifth Season Builds Out International Sales Team With David Wilcox Hire

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Fifth Season’s international TV distribution boss Jennifer Ebell is building out her team.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount Australia‘s Daniel Monaghan Jumps To Foxtel

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Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)’s Daniel Monaghan is exiting for a senior role at DAZN’s pay-TV giant Foxtel.

Broadband TV News: Zattoo launches Universal TV to unify user experience across all platforms

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TV streaming provider Zattoo has unveiled Universal TV (UTV), a new generation of its big-screen app designed to deliver a consistent user experience across all TV platforms and devices.

Advanced Television: Dish/DirecTV merger back on?

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Financial discussions about a potential merger between the two declining DTH operators over North America could be on again.

Advanced Television: Trump fires 500 Voice of America staff

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The Trump administration used the Labour Day holiday in the US to terminate almost 500 employees of federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA).

Broadband TV News; The merger that wasn’t: John Malone, Rupert Murdoch, and the Fox-Warner talks

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In the summer of 2024, two media veterans—John Malone, the so-called “cable cowboy,” and Rupert Murdoch, the architect of modern media empires—engaged in what would become one of the most intriguing but ultimately unrealised merger discussions in recent media history.

Deadline: Disney Casting EVP Randi Hiller & Production EVP Sam Dickerman Exiting Studio Early Next Year

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Two Disney EVPs are departing the studio early next year, Deadline has learned.

Broadband TV News: Disney+ secures streaming rights to Nordisk Film’s local releases across the Nordics

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Disney+ and Nordisk Film, part of the Egmont Group, have announced a multi-year agreement that will make Disney+ the exclusive first streaming home for local theatrical releases in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland beginning in 2026.

Deadline: Bob Iger Pays Glowing Tribute To JioStar At Reliance Industries AGM & Says India Is Among “Most Important Markets For Disney Globally”

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Bob Iger today called dominant Indian media giant JioStar “a global force in media and entertainment” following its creation earlier this year.

Deadline; “White House Fight Is On”: Dana White & Donald Trump Seal The Deal For UFC At America’s 250th Anniversary D.C. Bash Next July 4th

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The art of the deal met the art of the Octagon today, and the July 4, 2026, UFC match at the White House is officially on — at least according to Dana White.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Kim Harvey Named New Executive Producer Of ‘CBS Evening News’

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Kim Harvey has been named executive producer of CBS Evening News, signaling changes ahead for the network’s evening news broadcast following an overhaul earlier this year.

Deadline: Dr. Phil Could Be In The Sanctions Hot Seat Very Soon In Legal Battle With Christian TV Network Over Scuttled $500M Deal & Chapter 11 Moves

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Trinity Broadcasting has put its cards on the pulpit and the clock is ticking on whether Dr. Phil will be facing a judge today in Dallas, possible sanctions, or be on the other side of asking questions in a deposition very soon in his legal Holy War with the Christian TV giant.

Deadline: Berlusconi Family’s MFE Set To Win Control Of ProSiebenSat.1 Media As Key Shareholder Withdraws

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MediaForEurope (MFE), the Berlusconi family’s Italy-based group, will finally become the majority shareholder in Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media.

Deadline: Pac-12 Extends Media Rights Deal With The CW Through 2030-31 Season

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The Pac-12 has extended its broadcast partnership with The CW through the 2030-31 season, the conference announced today.

Deadline: Former Discovery Exec Will Be CFO Of New Warner Bros

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Warner Bros. Discovery is bringing in Brad Singer, former CFO of Discovery Communications, as chief financial officer of the slimmed down studio and streaming company to be called simply Warner Bros. after a planned separation.

Advanced Television: DAZN signs US college sports deal for Europe, MENA

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DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has acquired live rights to a range of US college football and basketball content through a multi-year sub-licensing agreement with ESPN.

C21 Media: Canada’s WildBrain to shutter its broadcast business, creating int’l M&A opportunities

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Canadian studio and channel owner WildBrain is getting out of the broadcast business, with the company today announcing it will close down Family Channel, Family Jr, WildBrainTV and Télémagino after they were dropped by cable providers Rogers Communications and Bell.

C21 Media: A+E Studios hires Kapital Entertainment’s Jessie Abbott as VP of creative affairs

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LA-based A+E Studios, the studio arm of A+E Global Media, has hired Jessie Abbott as VP of creative affairs.

Variety: Australia’s Nine Entertainment Posts $1.75 Billion Revenue, $86 Million Profit

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Australian media giant Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited posted revenue of AUD2.7 billion ($1.75 billion) and a net profit after tax of AUD133 million ($86.3 million) for the 12 months ended June 30, the company announced Wednesday.

Deadline: Disney Sues Sling TV, Saying Its New Mini-Bundles Violate Carriage Deal Terms

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The Walt Disney Co. is suing Dish Network‘s digital subsidiary Sling TV, alleging that the pay-TV service included its networks without permission in a new suite of short-term packages.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: David Bittler Exits As Paramount EVP Communications

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David Bittler, a 25-year Paramount/Viacom veteran, is leaving the company where he most recently served as EVP Communications for Paramount Kids & Family.

Variety: ABC News Names Katie den Daas SVP, Global Newsgathering

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Katie den Daas, who has worked as a producer and executive at ABC News for a decade, was elevated to senior vice president of global newsgathering.

Broadband TV News: AgileTV powers new Lowi TV launch in Spain

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AgileTV, an international television and video technology solutions company, has developed the TV platform that enabled Lowi to launch its first television service in Spain this past week.

Broadband TV News: Matthew O’Shea appointed ITV Studios Technology Director

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ITV has appointed Matthew O’Shea as Technology Director for ITV Studios.

Broadband TV News: Disney+ and ZDF Studios sign major content deal

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In a major boost to its regional content offering, Disney+ has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with ZDF Studios, the commercial arm of one of Europe’s largest public broadcasters.

Broadband TV News: Hearst Networks and Sky Deutschland sign new carriage deal

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Hearst Networks Germany and Sky Deutschland have renewed their partnership with a new multi-year carriage deal that secures the continued distribution of The History Channel and Crime + Investigation across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline; “You Need To Blow It Up”: Former Comedy Central Chief Doug Herzog On Paramount’s Future

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Doug Herzog, a former top exec at Viacom (now part of Paramount) says his alma mater will soon look a lot different in the wake of its just-closed merger with Skydance.

Variety: ESPN Unlimited Streaming Service Is Already Bundled With Some Pay-TV Plans — for No Extra Cost

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Disney this week launched ESPN direct-to-consumer sports streamer — to get “all of ESPN, all in one place,” with no need to subscribe to a cable, satellite or internet TV service.

Variety: National Association of Broadcasters Calls for FCC to Abolish National TV Ownership Rule Amid Nexstar-Tegna Deal

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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and several broadcast companies called for a repel of the FCC‘s longstanding national TV ownership rule on Friday.

Deadline; Media Stocks, Markets Soar As Fed Chief Signals September Rate Cut: “The Balance Of Risks Appears To Be Shifting”

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It’s been a long wait but Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell energized stocks today as he cracked open the door to a possible interest rate cut at the Central Bank’s September meeting.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount Job Cuts In Excess Of 2,500 Coming In November, With Cost Savings To Exceed $2 Billion

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The Skydance-owned Paramount is expecting to begin pink-slipping around November, we understand.

Deadline; Amazon MGM Studios: Kara Smith & Tom Lieber Get New Roles As Laura Lancaster Restructures TV Co-Productions Division

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Laura Lancaster, Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions at Amazon MGM Studios, has expanded the roles of her top lieutenants Kara Smith and Tom Lieber in the department that handles development and production of series coming from outside studios.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter: When There’s Smoke, Is There a Side Deal?

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In a near-midnight announcement on July 1, Paramount Global said it would pay $16 million “in total” to settle a lawsuit from President Trump, who sued over an interview that 60 Minutes conducted with Kamala Harris.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Apple TV Executive Chris Parnell Joins Paramount+ As EVP Originals

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Paramount+‘s Head of Originals Jane Wiseman has made her first move with a high-profile hire.

Deadline: NBCUniversal & Major League Baseball In Talks For 3-Year, $600 Million Deal Amid Lively MLB Action

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NBCUniversal is nearing a three-year deal with Major League Baseball worth close to $200 million a year to carry games on NBC and Peacock, Deadline has confirmed, amid a flurry of activity around the MLB.

Broadband TV News; Canal+ vs LFP Media: the battle over Ligue 1 rights intensifies

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The French football broadcasting landscape is facing a major shake-up as Canal+ and LFP Media, the media arm of the football league’s governing body LFP, remain locked in a bitter dispute over the distribution of Ligue 1+, the new platform for French top-flight football.

Broadband TV News: MBC to show Bundesliga matches free-to-air across MENA

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Bundesliga International has signed a three-year partnership with MBC Group that will see the German football games broadcast across the Middle East and North Africa, marking the first time a European league has been shown on the major media group’s channels.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: House Democrats Press Paramount’s David Ellison For Details On Donald Trump Lawsuit Settlement And Stephen Colbert Cancellation

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Two House Democrats are the latest lawmakers seeking details of how the Paramount–Skydance merger cleared the FCC shortly after a $16 million settlement of Donald Trump‘s lawsuit against CBS.

Hollywood Reporter: Premier League Kicks Off to Most-Watched Opening Weekend Ever on NBC Sports

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Back of the net!

Broadband TV News: Eredivisie stays on sportdigital for three more seasons

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German sports channel sportdigital has secured the rights to broadcast Dutch top-flight football for another three years, extending its coverage of the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the Dutch Super Cup until the end of the 2027/28 season.

Advanced Television: Vodafone Spain Drops SkyShowtime Channels

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From September 1st, Vodafone Spain’s pay-TV subscribers will lose access to seven channels distributed in Spain by SkyShowtime.

Advanced Television: Sunrise reports “stabilised revenue” in Q2

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Sunrise, the Swiss telco, has reported a “solid but softened” net increase of 18,000 mobile postpaid subscriptions in Q2 2025, while the number of Internet subscriptions remained unchanged on an organic basis.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post: Shari Redstone hoped Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ suit would root out anti-Israel bias at CBS News — and she sold Paramount partly over Oct. 7

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Shari Redstone said she believed President Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News could help address the network’s anti-Israel bias — even as she revealed that it was the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that finally moved her to sell CBS parent Paramount.

Paramount Global for sale latest - New York Post: Ex-CBS reporter rips network’s ‘bias’ after Shari Redstone expressed concerns over Biden interview

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Former CBS News investigative reporter Catherine Herridge called out the network after a report revealed that Shari Redstone expressed concerns that “60 Minutes” may have downplayed President Biden’s mental decline during a sitdown in 2023.

Hollywood Reporter: Lionsgate and Starz Broke Up. Are They Better Off?

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Are Lionsgate and Starz worth more apart than together?

Advanced Television: Disney adds EVPs to tech leadership team

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Disney Entertainment has made new leadership hires in its technology organisation.

Deadline: WWE To Offer Live Events On ESPN’s Streaming Service Earlier Than Expected, Starting With Inaugural ‘Wrestlepalooza’ In September

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WWE is no longer waiting until next year to bring premium live events to ESPN‘s new direct-to-consumer streaming service and will instead kick off the recently announced partnership next month.

Deadline: Lifetime Layoffs Hit Unscripted Team Including Nicole Vogel As Network Focuses On TV Movies

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More bad news for the unscripted television business: Lifetime has cut the majority of its non-scripted team.

Deadline: Disney Adds Two EVPs In Adam Smith’s Entertainment & ESPN Technology Group

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On the eve of ESPN‘s long-anticipated direct-to-consumer streaming launch, Disney has added two key lieutenants to senior entertainment and ESPN exec Adam Smith’s team.

Deadline: Fox Entertainment Studios Adds JJ Klein & Brie Neimand As SVPs In Scripted Operation

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Fox Entertainment Studios has appointed JJ Klein as SVP, Current for Scripted Entertainment and Brie Neimand as SVP, Scripted Development.

Deadline: Ari Shapiro, “All Things Considered” Host, To Depart NPR After 25 Years

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Ari Shapiro, host of NPR‘s All Things Considered, said that he will leave the network at the end of September aftre a 25-year run.

New Music channels to launch in Poland in October

A new Polish network aims to be an alternative to MTV starting in October.

New channels without commercials: Music Box Hits, Music Box Dance, and Music Box Sexy.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Hollywood Reporter; Shari Redstone on Trump Side Deal With Paramount: “I Hope It Isn’t True”

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As Shari Redstone steps away from studio mogul life following the sealing of the $8 billion deal to transfer ownership of Paramount Global to Oracle heir David Ellison and his Skydance Media, she’s now ready to go public on that 13-month process.

Broadband TV News: Sunrise secures National League ice hockey rights for MySports until 2035

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Swiss telco Sunrise and the National League have agreed to extend their media partnership for MySports by eight years, ensuring that Switzerland’s top ice hockey league will remain on the platform until the end of the 2034/35 season.

Variety: CBS Seals 5-Year Deal for American Music Awards, Expanding Partnership With Dick Clark Prods.

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CBS is extending its partnership with Dick Clark Productions, sealing a new five-year deal to keep the American Music Awards on the Eye network and Paramount+ starting in 2026.

Broadband TV News: Stephan Karrer and Claudia Ziemer to lead new RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery ad sales venture El Cartel Brothers

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RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery Deutschland have appointed Stephan Karrer and Claudia Ziemer  as managing directors of their new joint advertising sales house, El Cartel Brothers, which officially launches on 1 November 2025.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: Shari Redstone Defends Paramount’s $16 Million Settlement With Trump as ‘No-Brainer’

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Shari Redstone said the decision for Paramount Global, the media conglomerate she just sold to Skydance Media, to pay President Donald Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit against CBS was a “no-brainer” — and she had expected the company to pay far more to the sitting president to make the litigation go away.

Variety: Nexstar to Acquire Tegna in $6.2 Billion Deal, Marking Big Move to Consolidate Local TV Biz

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In a deal to combine two major players in the local TV station biz, Nexstar Media Group said it reached an agreement to buy Tegna in a transaction valued at $6.2 billion.

Broadband TV News: Sky D expands UHD and Dolby Atmos coverage for Bundesliga matches

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German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will show more Bundesliga matches in UHD/HDR and Dolby Atmos than ever before, including Friday evening games for the first time.

Advanced Television: BBC News Pidgin launches on TikTok

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BBC News Pidgin has officially launched its TikTok channel, which aims to deliver high-quality journalism to Pidgin-speaking audiences across Africa and beyond.

Broadband TV News: BBC Studios Germany launches comedy label, appoints Nina Etspüler

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BBC Studios Germany is expanding into the comedy and reality genres with the launch of a dedicated label based in Munich.

Broadband TV News: United Media secures Bundesliga rights in Balkans, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria

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The Bundesliga has extended its deal with south-east European broadcaster United Media for the next four years to screen the best of the German football league across nine territories including the Balkans, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus until the end of the 2028-29 season.

Hollywood Reporter: Fox Entertainment Studios Rounds Out Exec Team With Dana Tafoya-Cameron, Michelle Huynh

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Fox Entertainment Studios is completing its top executive team.

Variety: Banijay Americas’ New Label A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic Taps Santiago Zapata for Scripted VP Role

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Banijay Americas’ A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic has tapped award-winning producer, writer, exec Santiago Zapata for the position of scripted VP. The new label, a partnership formed between Endemol Shine Boomdog and Brazil’s A Fábrica was founded in January in a bid to focus on producing more scripted content for the Mexican, Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets.

Deadline: Disney Hires Netflix Exec For APAC Post

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The Walt Disney Company has appointed Tony Zameczkowski as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Direct-to-Consumer, Asia Pacific.

Deadline: Berlusconi Family’s MFE Builds ProSiebenSat.1 Media Stake To Nearly 44% But Remains Short Of Majority, For Now

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MediaForEurope (MFE), the Berlusconi family-led European giant, has increased its stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media to 43.6%.

Advanced Television: EBU, World Rowing extend media rights deal

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Audiences across Europe can look forward to continued access to world-class Rowing coverage, as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and World Rowing, the international governing body of the sport of Rowing, have announced the renewal of their European media rights agreement starting in 2025 and running until the end of 2032.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Adam Schiff Seeks FCC Answers On Potential Political Influence In Skydance-Paramount Merger Approval

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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is demanding information from the FCC on the events that led to the agency’s approval of Skydance’s merger with Paramount Global, coming just weeks after a $16 million settlement was announced of Donald Trump‘s lawsuit against CBS.

Deadline: MSNBC To Change Name To MS NOW As Part Of Split With Comcast

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MSNBC will be rebranded as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, later this year, as the network prepares for its spinoff from Comcast, while it also will shed the Peacock logo.

Advanced Television: Warner Bros Discovery details coverage plans in Europe for US Open tennis

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Every court of the US Open will be covered throughout the tennis Grand Slam by Eurosport and HBO Max across 45 markets in Europe.

Advanced Television; Ghana: MultiChoice DStv facing daily fines

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Ghana is hitting MultiChoice and its DStv pay-TV system with daily fines of Ghanaian Cedis 10,000 (€788) for failure to reduce its subscription rates for viewers.

Deadline: Jennifer Askin Upped At ‘Traitors’ Seller All3Media International As Sally Habbershaw Exits; Ex-Warner Bros. Discovery Exec Whitney Muroff Also Joining

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All3Media International has upped Jennifer Askin to EVP level and hired former Warner Bros. Discovery exec Whitney Muroff, as Sally Habbershaw exits after nearly a decade at the Traitors company.

Askin is being promoted to EVP, Americas from her current role as SVP of North America at All3Media’s sales division. She will replace Habbershaw, who has been with the Midsomer Murders, Doc Martin and Fleabag distributor for more than nine years. Muroff joins as VP, North America.

No word on Habbershaw’s next role, though it’s known she’s relocating from New York back to her native UK. Having started her career in London, she has spent over 20 years on the U.S.’s East Coast for the likes of Viacom, Gawker Media, AMC Networks, A&E Television and All3.

Askin joined All3 in 2021 as SVP, managing sales across the U.S. and Canada out of All3’s New York office. She has struck deals with the likes of Acorn TV for Midsomer Murders and Brokenwood Mysteries, BritBox for Trigger Point and PBS for Race Across the World and Parenthood among others. In Canada, she worked closely with Bell Media on a local dual-language production of The Traitors, which is a huge hit for Peacock and the BBC in the UK, and has revitalized the international formats market.

Previously, Askin worked at Kew Media Distribution, Alfred Haber Distribution and 4Kids Entertainment in distribution posts. She also worked in network and cable news, holding positions at ABC News, NBC News and MSNBC in New York and London.

“Jen has already been a huge asset to the team since joining in 2021, significantly expanding our North American business, so we’re delighted to recognise her talent and contribution with this promotion,” said Louise Pedersen, CEO at All3Media International.

“With her extensive knowledge of the US market, as well as her varied experience, strong strategic skills and well-established client relationships, Jen is the ideal executive to lead our team in this dynamic and fast-changing territory. We would like to thank Sally Habbershaw for her contribution to the company and wish her every success.”

“I’m excited and honored to move into this key leadership position and take on an expanded role at All3Media International,” said Askin. “Across the Americas, there continues to be strong demand for premium international content. With our award-winning multi-genre portfolio and partnerships with some of the industry’s best creative talent, we’re in the perfect position to maximise the potential of this key market, via both distribution and co-production.”

All3’s East Coast base will also see the arrival of Muroff in a VP role. She was most recently at Warner Bros. Discovery, where she across content acquisitions and special projects for Discovery+ and Max. She also held posts as Senior Director, Global Content Acquisitions & Co-Productions at Filmrise and Manager of Content Sales and Distribution for BBC Studios’ New York office.

Elsewhere, All3Media International is promoting Cristina Smith to Manager, Sales and Commercial Strategy, North America. She joined the Americas team in 2022.

“With her multi-faceted experience, Whitney is a very welcome addition to our team, and I have no doubt she’ll make a meaningful impact immediately,” said Askin. “I’d also like to congratulate Cristina on her promotion. She has a proven track record of success, and I look forward to seeing her thrive in her expanded sales role.”

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Paramount Global for sale latest - Broadband TV News: CBS News staff are bracing for possible layoffs

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CBS News staff are bracing for possible layoffs as its parent company, now part of Paramount Skydance, moves ahead with $2 billion in cost cuts due to declining traditional TV ad and distribution revenue, reports Variety.

RTÉ News: Former bogus self-employed RTÉ worker loses WRC case

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A former bogus self-employed worker at RTÉ has lost his claim to retrospective pay and holiday entitlements from the broadcaster as a result of the misclassification of his employment status for over six years.

Warner Bros Discovery axe some channels in America

HBO Family and the few Cinemax channels set to close after tonight have now been pulled from Xfinity, YouTube, & Spectrum far as I know.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Variety: Paramount Skydance Shares End Roller-Coaster, Memestock-Fueled Week Up 30%, Boosting Market Cap by $2 Billion

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Paramount Skydance, over its first full week on the stock market under new owners, saw its stock jump 30% — and boomed as much as 60% in intraday trading Wednesday.