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News
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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Video
IBC Digital 2021 keynote: Interview with STARZ’s Superna Kalle
With the launch of STARZPLAY, another competitive OTT has entered the landscape. In this session Superna Kalle from STARZ discusses their plan for international growth and ensuring that audiences stay engaged.
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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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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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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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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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BritBox UK MD Will Harrison to depart
Will Harrison, Managing Director of BritBox UK, is to step down from his role ahead of the launch of new streaming service ITVX.
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Apple TV+ snaps up first sports rights
Streamer Apple TV+ has bought its first set of sports rights, picking up a package of Major League Baseball (MLB) rights in nine territories including the US, UK and Japan.
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SMPTE opens call for papers for 2022 annual technical conference
Technical paper proposals can now be submitted for SMPTE’s Media Technology Summit, formerly the Annual Technical Conference. SMPTE is also accepting proposals for participation in the Storytellers series.
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Entertainment and tech firms pull out of Russia
Netflix and Avid have become the latest entertainment companies to stop doing business in Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Industry Trends
MWC22: Enter the era of super connectivity
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was an understandably low-key affair that showcased 5G gains, 6G plans and metaversian visions of the future.
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Industry Trends
On-demand delivery: ad technologies evolving in line with content services
Streaming and media companies are not lacking in options when it comes to finding flexible vendor solutions that can optimise the delivery of ads for on-demand services.
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Thought Leadership
Comment: time to Rise and shine
As Rise 2021 draws to a close, Kat Savage writes her fourth article for IBC365 and reflects on what being a part of the mentoring programme has meant for her and the progress she has made over the past six months.
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News
BBC Three returns to broadcast TV
BBC Three returns as a broadcast channel this week – nearly six years after it moved online.
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Dawn Airey named interim chair of Channel 4
Broadcasting veteran Dawn Airey has been appointed as Channel 4’s interim chair, replacing Charles Gurassa who departs on 27 January 2022.
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Microsoft on cloud, data, AI, and gaming technology transform the media value chain
IBC Digital continues to host discussions and presentations, with a presentation from Microsoft on the role of the cloud, data, AI and gaming tech.
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News
UK government freezes BBC licence fee, plans review of funding model
The UK government has frozen the BBC licence fee for two years and is to embark on a major review of how the public service broadcaster is funded.
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Industry Trends
Making the DVB Project an internet centric organisation
Native IP takes the DVB to the front line of video delivery, in the process giving the satellite companies a new commercial imperative. And using DVB-I as a service layer on top of 5G technologies is a second milestone, writes George Jarrett
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News
Netflix’s Tauzia on the importance of partnerships
Netflix’s VP of partner solutions tells IBC Digital how partnerships are key to growing the subscriber base of the streaming giant
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Industry Trends
Smart TV app development focused on speed and consistency of experience
‘Discoverability’ and platform compatibility are among the other primary drivers of app development for the still fast-growing smart TV market.