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Sky NZ completes purchase of Spark’s Lightbox OTT
Spark has completed the sale of its Lightbox streaming service to Sky New Zealand for an undisclosed fee.
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Disney overhauls Hulu with D2C business
The Hulu business will be integrated into Disney’s direct-to-consumer business and its CEO Randy Freer is set to exit the company.
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Roku and Fox resolve Super Bowl streaming deal
In the wake of the Super Bowl 2020, Roku and Fox reached an agreement to distribute Fox channels on the Roku platform after viewers took to Twitter to share outrage over a potential loss of service.
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1917 wins big at 2020 Bafta Awards
1917 was the big winner at the annual EE Bafta awards, picking up seven gongs including Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography.
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DPP: Delivering the IP future
The DPP has released a new report that aims to shed light on the technologies that will enable the media and entertainment industry to deliver an all-IP future for content distribution.
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Roku blocks Fox one day before Super Bowl 2020
Fox channels have been removed by Roku blocking customers from streaming the Super Bowl after a carriage dispute remained unresolved.
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UK film and TV hits record £3bn in 2019
The UK’s screen industries saw a record-breaking year for international high-end TV production increasing 51% from last year.
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Apple earnings & Disney invests in live production with Secret Cinema
27-31 Jan: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Lion King roars at VES Awards
Disney’s The Lion King was one of the big winners at the 18th annual VES Awards.
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BBC and ITV lead the RTS TV journalism nominations
The Royal Television Society has unveiled the nominations for its 2020 Television Journalism awards with the BBC leading with 28 nominations and ITV following with 10.
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British Olympic and Paralympic associations to launch OTT platform
The British Olympic and Paralympic governing bodies will unite to launch a new OTT broadcast platform after the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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BBC postpones changes to red button
The BBC has responded to a petition urging the broadcaster by delaying the switch-off of its red button text services a day before it was planned to be phased out.
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BBC News to cut 450 jobs
The BBC has announced plans to cut around 450 jobs from its news arm as part of a “modernisation” plan aimed at saving around £80 million by 2022.
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C4 promotes Jonathan Allan to COO
In a leadership restructure, Channel 4 has promoted Jonathan Allan to the role of chief operating officer, replacing Keith Underwood who is stepping down.
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BBC Studioworks unveils studio tech investment
BBC Studioworks has “significantly” invested in new technology across its studio portfolio, positioning itself as the partner of choice, says head of studios.
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UK government approves limited 5G role for Huawei
The UK government has announced it will restrict telecoms companies from using kit from “high risk vendors” in core parts of 5G networks – but draws short of banning the likes Huawei completely.
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Pluto TV reveals UK-focused channels
ViacomCBS-owned Pluto TV has added two new channels dedicated to British content to mark its fist year operating in the UK.
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ITV names Endemol’s Lisa Perrin new MD
Endemol internal memo reveals James Townley and Sarah Sedazzari will take on Perrin’s responsibilities at the company’s Creative Networks division.
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Petition launched to save BBC red button
Protesters have handed a petition to the UK government and the BBC over the latter’s plans to switch off Red Button services in the coming weeks.
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YouTube to live stream Activision Blizzard esports tournaments
Google Cloud and YouTube have signed an exclusive multi-year streaming deal with games publisher Activision Blizzard to enter a “new era of gaming experiences.”