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NewsSaudi Arabia promises piracy crackdown after WTO report
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has pledged a crackdown on broadcast piracy after a World Trade Organisation investigation found the state had not done enough to tackle pirate sport service BeoutQ.
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NewsViacomCBS CEO Bakish reveals OTT plans
ViacomCBS boss Bob Bakish has revealed plans to add 15,000 hours of new content to its OTT platform CBS All Access as it looks to compete with a raft of new streaming services.
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NewsNBCUniversal and Sky unveil leadership team for One Platform ad offering
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and Sky have unveiled the leadership team for their new One Platform Global Advertising & Partnerships offering, which was announced last month.
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NewsUK creative industries “on brink of devastation” says Oxford Economics report
The UK’s creative industries are on “the brink of devastation” due to the Covid-19 crisis, and face a projected £74 billion fall in turnover and the loss of over 400,000 jobs this year.
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News4K 4Charity virtual run raises over $20,000 for Covid-19 and diversity causes
The 4K 4Charity’s virtual event has raised over $20,000 in donations for organisations that provide Covid-19 relief and non-profits focused on increasing diversity and inclusion in the tech industry.
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NewsWeekly News Roundup: Emmys retooled & Quibi eyes Amazon deal
15-19 June: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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News5G-Virtuosa project completes first milestone
An EU-funded project exploring the use of 5G and virtualisation for broadcast production has completed its first round of technology integration, building an IP-based studio based on industry standards SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS.
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NewsInternational coalition shuts Spain-based video piracy ring
An international coalition has shut down a piracy ring based in Spain offering more than 40,000 video channels and VOD content, and with two million subscribers.
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NewsLiveScore to launch OTT service after reaching Serie A rights deal
Sports content provider LiveScore has struck a deal to broadcast all the remaining matches in Italy’s Serie A, marking the platform’s first ever live streaming offering.
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NewsSky reveals all 2019 UK Originals commissions were carbon neutral
Sky has revealed that all 41 of its UK-commissioned Originals in 2019 received CarbonNeutral certification, with the broadcaster becoming the first member of Bafta’s Albert Consortium to achieve the status.
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NewsOscars and Baftas 2021 delayed due to coronavirus
Two of the industry’s biggest awards ceremonies have been rescheduled due to the ongoing impact of coronavirus.
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NewsCoronavirus spurs rise of digital news consumption
The coronavirus outbreak is accelerating long term trends around the rise of digital news consumption, The Reuters Institute said in its annual Digital News Report.
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NewsYouTube pledges $100m fund for Black creators
YouTube has established a $100 million fund to support black creators and artists utilising the Google-owned video platform.
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NewsPGA Tour teams with Twitter for ‘Twitter Multicast’
Twitter and the PGA Tour have announced a deal global live content partnership that is a first-of-its kind for the social media platform.
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NewsProSiebenSat.1 rules out European TV merger
The new CEO of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media has played down calls for closer cooperation with Italy’s Mediaset, saying that a cross-border European TV merger would not make strategic sense.
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NewsWeekly News Roundup: Vivendi vs Mediaset and Disney+ moves to third in UK SVOD race
8-12 June: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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NewsLinear TV viewing falling back to pre-lockdown levels, says Enders Analysis
Enders Analysis has warned that linear TV viewing is heading back to 2019 levels after a big boost earlier this year due to coronavirus lockdown measures.
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NewsAmerican Society of Cinematographers (ASC) names Stephen Lighthill as president
DoP Stephen Lighthill has been named as president of the American Society of Cinematographers.
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NewsSRG to launch new OTT platform
Swiss broadcaster SRG has unveiled plans to launch a new on-demand streaming platform offering multilingual content nationwide.
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NewsRemote production identified as key 5G application
An overwhelming majority of broadcasters say they will adopt 5G technology within the next two years, with remote production identified as the most popular use case for the technology.
