All articles by Staff writer – Page 9
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NewsBarbie Crowned Top UK Home Entertainment Title of 2023
Barbie has been crowned as the queen of 2023 home entertainment titles in the UK, according to figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Official Charts Company (OCC).
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NewsDarts Final Scores Highest Ever Non-Football Audience for Sky Sports
A record audience of over 4.8m people tuned in to watch 2024 PDC World Darts Championship final in the UK on Wednesday night (Jan 3), making it the most watched darts event ever on Sky and Now.
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NewsDAZN App to Launch on Sky UK
Sports entertainment platform DAZN has announced that its app will go live on Sky UK’s platform this year.
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NewsITVX Hits Eight Million Streams on New Year’s Day
ITV streaming platform ITVX registered its biggest New Year’s Day ever at the start of 2024.
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NewsBBC iPlayer enjoys record streaming over Christmas
The BBC says that its iPlayer streaming platform achieved an all-time record number of viewers over Christmas week.
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NewsBT CEO Philip Jansen Sounded Out on WPP Chairman Role – Report
Philip Jansen, the outgoing BT Group Chief Executive, has been approached about becoming the next chairman of advertising and marketing group WPP, according to a Sky News report.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video to Start Showing Ads
Amazon has confirmed plans to introduce adverts to its Prime Video streaming service this year. Customers will see the ads unless they pay extra for an ad-free experience.
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NewsLionsgate Closes $375m eOne Acquisition
Lionsgate has closed its acquisition of the global entertainment platform eOne from Hasbro.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery Acquires Turkish Streamer BluTV
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has acquired Turkish entertainment SVOD platform BluTV.
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NewsRTL Deutschland, Sky Deutschland strike partnership deal
German free-to-air broadcaster RTL Deutschland and pay-TV player Sky Deutschland have agreed a two-year partnership deal to share live sport and other content.
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NewsGermany’s ProSiebenSat.1 to step up investment in local content
German media group ProSiebenSat.1 is planning to invest more in local content in 2024 for its streaming platform Joyn as well its TV stations.
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Industry TrendsThe most popular IBC365 feature stories of 2023
We’ve pulled together our list of the most popular technology features of 2023, a top 10 that encompasses movies, music, a coronation, neon-drenched darkness and a giant Las Vegas sphere. Let’s start with…
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NewsThe most popular IBC365 news stories of 2023
2023 was a great year for media and entertainment and we’ve pulled together our list of the most popular technology stories of the year. Our top 10 countdown starts with…
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global in merger talks – reports
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global have held early talks about merging according to multiple media reports.
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NewsLeonine, Toon2Tango Launch German Animation Studio
Leading German TV group Leonine is launching an animation division with Toon2Tango founders Hans Ulrich Stoef and Jo Daris.
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NewsVivendi Explores Spinning Off Canal+, Havas and Lagardere
French media giant Vivendi says it is exploring splitting up the company into several entities with each listed on the stock market.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery and Movistar Plus+ Strike Partnership Deal in Spain
Spanish streamer Movistar Plus+ and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have extended their partnership to bring content from WBD’s portfolio of entertainment, sports, films and news to Movistar Plus+ customers in Spain.
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NewsRTL Group to Sell Dutch TV and Streaming Division to DPG Media
RTL Group has agreed to sell its Dutch subsidiary RTL Nederland to DPG Media for €1.1 billion.
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NewsNearly Half of all UK TV and Radio Employees Based Outside London
Around half of TV and radio broadcasters’ employees are now based outside of London, but more needs to be done to increase diversity in senior roles, according to Ofcom’s latest study on the make-up of the UK industry.
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NewsRedBird IMI Reportedly in Talks to Acquire All3Media
Investment group RedBird IMI is reportedly in advanced talks to buy UK-based production group All3Media in a deal worth in the region of £1 billion.
