Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Digital TV Europe: No decision on Paramount sale with Redstone reportedly hesitant

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Uncertainty still surrounds the fate of Paramount following Monday’s reports that the media company’s special committee of directors had recommended a revised offer from David Ellison’s Skydance Media.

Digital TV Europe: BBC First to launch in Czech Republic and Slovakia

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BBC Studios’ British drama channel BBC First is to make its debut in Czech Republic and Slovakia on June 3, through a distribution deal with countries’ leading telcos, T-Mobile and O2 in Czech Republic and Slovak Telekom in Slovakia.

Digital TV Europe: Amazon MGM Studios appoints head of brand and content innovation

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Amazon MGM Studios has named Lauren Anderson as head of brand and content innovation in a rejig of its management structure as part of a push into ad-supported streaming.

Digital TV Europe: Europe is “ready for more sophisticated bundling” after Max launch, says Warner Bros. Discovery exec

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Following the wider-expansion of Warner Bros. Discovery’s standalone streaming service Max across Europe, the company’s EMEA streaming exec has said Europe and the UK “are ready for more sophisticated bundling”.

Digital TV Europe: Denmark’s Norlys to offer SkyShowtime in streaming bundle

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Danish service provider Norlys will include Comcast and Paramount Global’s joint streamer, SkyShowtime, in its TV streaming offering for its customers.

Digital TV Europe: Iliad Group delivers strong Q1, with double-digit revenue growth

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France’s Iliad Group has posted strong year-on-year growth across revenue and earnings during the first quarter.

Digital TV Europe: Sylvain Merle joins RTL Group’s BCE as CTO

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RTL Group’s Broadcasting Centre Europe (BCE) has appointed Sylvain Merle as its new chief technology officer.

Digital TV Europe: MFE cautiously confirms guidance after strong first quarter

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MediaForEurope (MFE) has confirmed its full-year guidance after reporting a rise in operating profit and revenue in the first quarter on the strength of an advertising recovery in Italy and Spain.

Digital TV Europe: Xavier Niel mulls Millicom bid

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French telecoms and media tycoon Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad Group, is considering making an offer to take control of Latin American service provider Millicom.

Digital TV Europe: Italian government approves Swisscom’s Vodafone Italia acquisition

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The Italian government has granted its approval of Swisscom’s acquisition of Vodafone Italia.

Digital TV Europe: Canal+ ups stake in MultiChoice again

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Canal+ has once again increased its stake in MultiChoice.

Digital TV Europe: “Streaming is not a one size fits all”, says SkyShowtime chief

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“Streaming is not a one size fits all”, according to SkyShowtime boss Monty Sarhan, speaking on a panel at the DTG Summit today.

Digital TV Europe; NBCUniversal: Linear TV to remain core part of business’ future

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NBCUniversal has no plans to exit the the linear TV business despite an “inevitable shift towards streaming in the future”, according to Hendrik McDermott, managing director of EMEA Networks, Hayu & International Direct-to-Consumer at NBCUniversal.

Digital TV Europe: DAZN threatens DFL with legal action amidst media rights dispute

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DAZN has threaten to take legal action against the German football league, the DFL, following its dispute over media rights.

Digital TV Europe: e& pours cold water on United Group acquisition report

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The UAE’s e& has poured cold water on a report by Bloomberg that it is mulling a potential acquisition of south-east European service providers and media company United Group.

Digital TV Europe: DAZN wins Formula 1 rights in Portugal

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DAZN has gained the media rights to the ​​Formula 1 World Championship for Portugal for the next three seasons.

Digital TV Europe: Apollo and Sony moving ahead with bid for Paramount

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Private equity outfit Apollo and Sony have told Paramount Global they will make a US$26 billion cash offer for the studio, according to a report by the FT, a day before the closing of an exclusive window for talks with rival bidder, producer Skydance, helmed by David Ellison.

Digital TV Europe: Giro d’Italia to show on Warner Bros. Discovery's Eurosport, Max, discovery+

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Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast Italian cycling championship Giro d’Italia on linear channel Eurosport, as well as streaming services Max and discovery+.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Digital TV Europe: Skydance reportedly revises Paramount move in appeal to shareholders

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Paramount suitor Skydance is reportedly prepared to invest a further US$3 billion in the studio including a premium payable to common shareholders in an attempt to head off shareholder hostility to its proposed deal.

Digital TV Europe: Viaplay targets HVOD and password sharing as costs rise

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Nordic streamer Viaplay has confirmed plans for a hybrid ad-supported streaming package later this summer, along with a crackdown on account sharing, after posting a modest uplift in revenue along with a deeper operating loss and a fall in subscribers year-on-year (though up quarter on quarter) following price hikes.