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C4 and Vodafone team up on 5G enhanced TV series
The Rough Guide to the Future series, presented by Kevin McCloud, will feature stories around new technology and the importance of 5G in making them a reality.
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Liberty Global extends EU partnership with Netflix
Netflix and Liberty Global have extended their multi-year deal, continuing to offer 11 million video consumers in Europe easy access to the streaming service.
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Women’s mentoring group Rise opens 2020 programme
Rise, the advocate group for gender diversity within the broadcast manufacturing and services sector, has launched its third annual mentoring scheme.
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Verizon unveils London 5G lab and studio
US telco Verizon has launched a new 5G lab and production studio in London – the company’s first 5G-enabled facility outside of the United States.
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Premier League eyes launch of its own streaming service
A “Netflix-style” streaming service is the latest proposition the Premier League’s new chief confirmed is on the cards with the purpose to drive revenue and disrupt BT Sport and Sky subscriptions.
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Netflix responds to foreign governments takedown
Netflix has released its inaugural transparency report, disclosing the films and TV series it has removed from its service at the demand of foreign governments.
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NENT strikes football rights deals including UHD Bundesliga
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has announced several wins for key football rights including the German Bundesliga and the English Premier League.
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Parasite makes Oscars history with Best Picture win
South Korean film Parasite has made Oscars history by becoming the first non-English movie to scoop the Best Picture gong at the Academy Awards.
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Mediaset’s shareholders approve Media For Europe
Mediaset España’s shareholders have approved amendments to the articles of association of the planned holding company that will house Mediaset’s merged Italian and Spanish arms.
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Linear TV ad impact set to fall by 21% by 2025
Total linear commercial TV impacts fell by 4.4% last year but could be down by as much as 21% by 2025.
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ViacomCBS set to unveil updated streaming service
ViacomCBS is building on its current CBS All Access service by bundling cable channels, live news and sports into a new platform expected to launch later this year.
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Starz and Lionsgate ink UK streaming output deal
Premium international streaming service Starzplay has entered a theatrical output deal with Lionsgate for a split first pay streaming rights in the UK.
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Google Fiber axes linear TV offering
Google has announced plans to stop providing linear TV services to new customers through its infrastructure arm Google Fiber.
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Warner Bros and HBO Max launch feature production lab
WarnerMedia has unveiled a new film label that will serve as the feature production arm of HBO’s new streaming service HBO Max, which is due to launch in May.
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RTS Scotland announces winners of the 2020 Student Television Awards
The Royal Television Society’s (RTS) Scotland Centre last night honoured the winners of its 2020 Student Television Awards.
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Disney+ activates in UK & WarnerMedia and HBO Max announce Warner Max
3-7 Feb: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Preview: IBC365’s 5G week
2019 saw initial deployments of 5G in markets from Asia to Europe and the US, yet 2020 is set to be the year that next gen mobile technology goes mainstream. Ahead of MWC2020, IBC365 looks at how this will impact media and entertainment as part of next week’s 5G Week.
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IBC extends deadline for Technical Paper submissions
IBC has extended the deadline for submissions for Technical Papers for IBC2020 to 10 February 2020.
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UK to review decriminalising BBC licence fee
The UK government has announced a new consultation into the future of the BBC licence fee that could threaten a major overhaul at the Corporation.
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DPP predicts globalisation to impact M+E
The DPP has published its annual media industries predictions revealing the challenges and opportunities affecting media supply chain.