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NewsThe week ahead: Sportel Miami | International Women’s Day
2 - 8 Mar: Your guide on what to look forward to this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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NewsFacebook to cancel F8 Developer Conference over coronavirus causes
Facebook’s F8 annual conference has been cancelled amid growing concerns around COVID-19 with the firm planning to replace the in-person event with locally hosted highlights.
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NewsDiscovery nabs Hulu’s Lisa Holme to head streaming strategy
Hulu veteran Lisa Holme has joined Discovery in a newly created role to oversee content and commercial strategy.
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NewsYouTube drops Fox Regional Sports following Sinclair carriage dispute
YouTube TV is to drop the Fox Regional Sports Networks from tomorrow having failed to reach a carriage agreement with the Sinclair Broadcasting-owned channels.
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NewsTV to drive traditional media ad revenue growth in 2020
Traditional media is set to see growth in advertising revenue for the first time since 2011, but TV is now generating less revenue than the Google/Facebook ‘duopoly’, according to the US-based World Advertising Research Center (Warc).
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NewsBT Sport and Samsung achieves first UK 8K live sports broadcast
A screening of the UEFA Europa League match between Arsenal and Olympiacos last night was successfully delivered in 8K by BT Sport and Samsung.
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NewsUK PSBs valued by audiences despite decline in eyeballs
Ofcom has published a five-year review of public service broadcasting highlighting the drop in viewership with online failing to make up for live broadcast figures.
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NewsVodafone NZ opens 5G lab & Sports consumers weigh in on streaming
24 - 28 Feb: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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NewsBBC dominates RTS TV Journalism Awards
The BBC was the clear winner at last night’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Television Journalism Awards, scooping ten of the 19 categories across news and current affairs.
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NewsComcast acquires ad-supported streamer Xumo
The free advertising-supported streaming service Xumo - founded by Myspace owner Meredith Corporation in a joint venture with Panasonic - has been bought by Comcast.
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NewsNBCUniversal unveils enhanced One Platform technology
NBCUniversal is doubling down on the future of monetisation for advertisers, marketers and consumers, releasing new technology solutions and an all-audience transaction model.
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NewsDisney CEO Bob Iger steps down
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down from his role, with Disney theme parks chief Bob Chapek set to replace him.
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NewsLightbox poaches Lionsgate VP
Production company Lightbox has hired Lionsgate vice president Nicole Laufer to drive its US development slate.
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NewsFox hunts $500m acquisition of Tubi
Fox Corporation has expressed interest in acquiring Tubi, the ad-supported streaming service that carries reruns of TV show and movies, in a move to complement its subscription offerings.
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NewsRTVE and Rohde & Schwarz unveil 5G broadcast trial in Barcelona
Spanish broadcaster RTVE has partnered with Rohde & Schwarz and several other technology partners to demonstrate 5G broadcast and multicast technology in Barcelona.
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NewsHbbTV releases targeted advertisings specs
HbbTV Association has announced the release of HbbTV-TA, the first open specification for targeted advertising for live broadcast TV.
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NewsMore departures at ProSiebenSat.1 as CTO Thexton steps down
ProSiebenSat.1 CTO Nick Thexton is set to leave the German media company after less than a year in the role, becoming the latest executive to depart.
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NewsEx-CEO bids $1.2bn for Xperi ahead of TiVo merger
Xperi has received an unsolicited takeover bid from a group led by its former CEO Tom Lacey, causing a potential roadblock in its proposed merger with TiVo.
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NewsYouTube TV to distribute WarnerMedia’s HBO Max
YouTube TV has struck a deal to deliver HBO and Cinemax content to its members, as well as HBO Max when it launches later this year.
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NewsFilm studios back Oracle in legal coding battle with Google
Members of The Motion Picture Association, excluding Netflix, have backed Oracle in a Supreme Court hearing in the US over a computer code dispute.
