Advanced Television: ProSiebenSat.1 downgrades outlook for FY 2025

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Citing “an evaluation of current business and forecast data on the expected business development in the Entertainment segment for the second half of 2025”, the Executive Board of German broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 Media has adjusted the outlook for the financial year 2025.

Advanced Television: Street Cars 101 Media joins FAST Channels TV

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Street Cars 101 Media, the powerhouse behind Street Cars 101 TV and the Street Car Talk Podcast, has announced its official entry into the Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) market through a new partnership with FAST Channels TV.

Variety: Amazon Brings Streaming to Masters Golf Tournament

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Amazon Prime Video is taking a different swing at a sports that hinges on exactly that sort of thing.

RTE: Broadcaster Ó Mongáin testifies in RTÉ bogus self-employment case

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Broadcaster Colm Ó Mongáin has told a tribunal he overheard an RTÉ manager direct a supervisor not to give shift work to a video editor after she made a formal request for more secure working conditions.

RTE: RTÉ assessing potential cyber threat

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RTÉ is assessing a potential cyber security threat after being contacted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

Deadline: Shari Redstone Invests In Israeli Studio Sipur & Becomes Chair

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Shari Redstone has made her first move of the Paramount Skydance era by investing in and becoming chair of Israeli studio Sipur.

Broadband TV News: Ligue1+ surpasses one million subscriber milestone

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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%

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Snoop Dogg, meet Stanley Tucci.

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

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Gladiators, ready!

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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