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Shareholders of Portuguese premium sports TV broadcaster Sport TV have issued contradictory statements regarding the company’s profitability. Vodafone Portugal CEO Luís Lopes directly rejected recent comments made by NOS CEO Miguel Almeida, who had publicly labelled Sport TV a “financial hole” during an interview with Expresso. While clarifying that Sport TV itself operates near...

Netflix has announced that Peter Rice, the former Chairman of Walt Disney Television, will join the streaming company as Chief Content Officer, effective October 26th. He replaces Bela Bajaria, who is leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years, most recently leading the global content team.  “I want to thank Bela for a decade of dedication, innovation, […]

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and DAZN, the sports streaming platform, have entered a multi-territory broadcast agreement covering the 2026/27 and 2027/28 seasons of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. The partnership allows DAZN users in multiple markets to watch free-to-air coverage of one Investec Champions Cup match per round across multiple markets,...

BT’s new TV service, which is first announced on October 1st, has now gone live in the UK. Matt Hughes, Marketing and Commercial Director, Consumer at BT, commented:: “At BT, we think technology should remove hassle, not add to it. That’s why we’ve launched BT TV, available to customers from today and completing our connected […]

CNN, the US news network, has announced a multi-year AI partnership with Google. Through the deal, CNN will provide enhanced content rights enabling experimental features in Google products to help explore how generative AI can further drive engaged audiences across CNN’s journalism. “With this partnership we’re unlocking new pathways for audiences to access CNN’s unparalleled […]