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Elon Musk acquires Twitter for $44 billion
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has acquired social media firm Twitter in a $44 billion cash deal.
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Technical achievements praised at British Academy Television Craft Awards
Winners of the British Academy Television Craft Awards were revealed at a ceremony on Sunday, recognising and celebrating the very best in technical achievements in British television.
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Netflix posts first drop in subscribers for 10 years
Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first three months of this year, the first time it has shed members in more than a decade.
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FIFA launches free streamer FIFA+
Sports federation FIFA has launched its own global streaming platform for football fans, FIFA+.
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Amazon’s IMDb TV rebrands as Freevee
IMDb TV, Amazon’s free streaming service, is rebranding as Amazon Freevee from 27 April.
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Cost of living crisis hits UK streaming subs
The number of people subscribing to at least one video service in the UK has fallen by 1.51 million as the cost of living and inflation rise.
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Discovery and WarnerMedia complete merger
Discovery has officially closed its $43 billion merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia.
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Hackman, Square Mile and MBS team for €300 million Irish studio
Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital, along with The MBS Group, are to develop and operate a new film and television studio in Ireland, Greystones Media Campus.
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Sandeep Tiku to join DAZN Group as chief technology officer
Sports streamer DAZN Group has hired Sandeep Tiku as Chief Technology Officer.
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VFX house Misc Studios launches in London
Adam Luckwell and Michael Elson have launched Misc Studios, a VFX house dedicated to high-end VFX production based in central London’s Noho area.
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Dock10 launches craft talent training scheme
Television facility Dock10 has launched an in-house training programme to provide production skills to the next generation of TV crews.
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Signiant announces Media Engine MAM platform
Signiant has unveiled Media Engine, a modern media management service built into the Signiant Platform. Media Engine allows Signiant’s SaaS customers to search, preview and take action on media assets across all their Signiant-connected storage, from anywhere in the world.
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Memory Lane TV launches with Amagi to help Alzheimer’s patients
Memory Lane TV, a new service using video and sensory stimulation to target symptoms of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, has partnered with Amagi to launch its 24/7 linear scientifically-researched programming.
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UK government to press ahead with Channel 4 privatisation
The UK government has decided to move ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4, it has been widely reported this week.
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RTS calls for entries for Young Technologist of the Year Award
The Royal Television Society is accepting entries from ambitious engineers and technologists who have recently embarked on a career in broadcast or related industries.
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IBC Launches 2022 Awards Programme
Nominations are now open for the IBC Innovation Awards, with entries for the IBC Social Impact Award opening on Monday 11 April. All parts of the industry are invited to suggest nominations for projects and programmes and all entries are free.
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It’s a Sin, Graham Norton and Strictly honoured at RTS awards
The Royal Television Society has revealed the winners of its 2022 Programme Awards.
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Amazon orders James Bond reality spin-off
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a James Bond-inspired reality competition series, 007’s Road to a Million.
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Lord Grade selected as Ofcom chair
Former BBC Chairman and Channel 4 Chief Executive Lord Grade has been named as the new chair of UK media regulator Ofcom.
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TalkTV unveils launch date and Piers Morgan show
News UK’s TalkTV is to launch on 25 April with a schedule featuring shows hosted by Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne.