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France Télévisions and YouTube have formed a strategic partnership to broaden access to public service content and combat disinformation.

At an event at ICC Belfast, Northern Ireland Screen revealed its strategic plan for the next four years, and that its previous strategy delivered £477m for the local economy.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE is selling its North American content creator business, named Studio71 US, to creator representation company Fixated.

Christophe Pinard-Legry has been appointed CEO of Canal+ Europe, in addition to his current role as CEO of Canal+ France’s Business activities.

Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings is stepping down as Executive Chairman of the streaming platform he launched almost 30 years ago.

French telecoms and media group Altice has restarted talks to sell its telco operator SFR to three rivals – Bouygues Telecom, Free-Iliad, and Orange.

Sports streaming platform DAZN has agreed a global broadcast partnership with NASCAR Euro Series, expanding free access to the championship for motorsport fans.

Global sports marketing agency and producer IMG has named Barney Francis as Chief Business Officer as part of a leadership overhaul.

IBC has appointed Tim Banham as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), a newly created role designed to reflect the organisation’s continued focus on delivering long-term value and strengthening engagement across the global media, entertainment, and technology community.

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has partnered with Nagravision to launch what it claims is the world’s first fully integrated digital platform for playing, competing, and connecting across snooker’s global community.