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.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Skydance Sweetens Offer For Paramount Global

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David Ellison‘s Skydance has sweetened its offer to acquire Paramount Global, Deadline has learned, in an attempt to make it more palatable to the company’s Class B stockholders after they trashed the outlines of a previous deal and threatened to sue.

Deadline: Brian Weinstein Named 3 Arts Entertainment Co-CEO & Senior Advisor To Lionsgate CEO Office

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Brian Weinstein is leaving Bad Robot as their President and COO and heading over to Lionsgate in what is a dual role: He’ll be the Co-CEO of the studio’s majority owned 3 Arts Entertainment, while serving as a Senior Advisor to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer.

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.

Advanced Television: Warner Bros Discovery extends Wimbledon rights in 11 markets

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The Wimbledon tennis tournament will remain on Warner Bros Discovery’s channels and platforms in 11 markets in Europe through a new long-term rights agreement with The All England Lawn Tennis Club.

Advanced Television: DAZN signs Ironman broadcast deal

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Ironman, the long-distance triathlon, and DAZN, the sports streaming platform, have signed a two-year global broadcast partnership.

Advanced Television: BBC Studios expands FAST channels on Pluto TV EMEA

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BBC Studios and Pluto TV have announced four new FAST channels for the EMEA region.

Deadline: David Zaslav Is Talking M&A Again As Warner Bros. Discovery Pays Down Debt, Expands Max Globally

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who started talking about more deals shortly after inking a massive merger, irritating Wall Street, has been publicly quiet on that front for a bit.

Deadline: David Zaslav Says Warner Bros. Discovery Remains In Talks With The NBA, But The Company’s Sports Portfolio Would Still Be “Very Robust” Without It

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says execs “continue to talk to the NBA” about a renewal of rights, but he argued that even without pro hoops the company’s sports offerings are “very robust.”

Deadline: Sony Pictures Boss Tony Vinciquerra Skirts Paramount Deal Talk But Says Investment Focus Is “More IP, More Product, More Library To Sell,” Not Streaming

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For nearly two weeks it’s been crickets when it comes to the push and pull between Skydance and Sony Pictures Entertainment/Apollo over Paramount Global.

Deadline: Mission Accomplished? Despite Losing Proxy Fight, Billionaire Nelson Peltz Reportedly Sells Entire Disney Stake For $1B In Profit

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Nelson Peltz may have lost the battle with Disney, but in strict financial terms may have won the war.

Deadline: Skydance Media Installs Pair Of Execs In Top Business Affairs, Legal And HR Posts, Expands Roles Of CFO Larry Wasserman And General Counsel Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon

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Skydance Media has added two key senior execs in human resources and business and legal affairs and also expanded the roles of two others in the management ranks.

Deadline: Diego Calva To Star In ‘The Night Manager’ Season 2

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Diego Calva (Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, Narcos: Mexico) has been cast as a lead in the BBC & Prime Video series The Night Manager for Season 2.

Broadband TV News: Viaplay Group to show UEFA club competitions in five Nordic countries

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Viaplay Group has secured a new rights package for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League.

Broadband TV News: Sky Stream heads to Italy

Broadband TV News:

Sky Stream, the puck-sized streaming box, is launching on Sky Italia.

Deadline: Fremantle Makes Mark Reynolds Its Permanent Global Docs Boss

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Fremantle has made Mark Reynolds its permanent Global Head of Documentaries.

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

Story from Digital TV Europe:

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

Story from Digital TV Europe:

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.

Deadline: NBA Rights Situation “Sucks Right Now” For Warner Bros. Discovery Staffers, Charles Barkley Says

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Charles Barkley, one of the mainstays of the long-venerated studio show Inside the NBA — which won yet another Sports Emmy last night — says the current media rights situation “sucks right now” for Warner Bros. Discovery staffers.