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Discovery ‘mulling takeover bid for Channel 4’

Should any deal happen, it would give Discovery a large enough UK portfolio to compete for advertising with ITV

Sky meets 100 per cent renewable energy target across European business

Broadcaster has invested in renewables and set targets for 20 per cent on-site generation for all new buildings and large refurbishments

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Best of Show 2021 nominations open

Awards honour outstanding new and recently introduced products

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BT ‘hopes to announce Sport deal by next quarter’

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall says broadcaster is not looking to buy BT Sport, but doesn't rule out a possible tie-up between the two

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Italian regulator approves DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal

Italy's AGCM had launched an investigation into competition issues at the start of July

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McCall: ITV emerging from worst of the pandemic

Broadcaster said it had seen "the largest advertising revenues for the month of June for ITV in its history"

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V-Nova raises €33 million in latest funding round

Investor Neva SGR tips V-Nova to become a billion euro company "in the next few years"

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Andrea Duilio appointed Sky Italia CEO

Will take up his new position in early September

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IABM elects new members board

Number of elected companies represented on the board has increased from 15 to 20 to 'better reflect the diversity in the association's membership'

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TVBEurope August 2021 issue released

This month we take a look at streaming, advertising technology, and discover the Secrets of the London Underground

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Kaltura (finally) goes public

Kaltura said its offering is one of the largest IPOs in the video technology sector this year

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Entries open for Rise Awards 2021

Winners will be announced at a reception in London in November

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Timeline TV’s Simon Hui named RTS Young Technologist of the Year 2021

"Simon stood out for his admirable grasp of technology, given his short time in industry, and his understanding that ground-breaking technology isn’t necessarily appropriate...

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LiveU sold to investment firm Carlyle

Carlyle specialises in partnering with technology businesses, and already has investments in Disguise, NEP, The Foundry, Vubiquity, BTI Studios and The Mill

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DAZN ‘targeting stock market debut’ to fund expansion

Streamer could look to list this autumn

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The robots are taking over at Sony

Company is aiming to move to fully automated production lines at its main TV factory in Malaysia

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Is LaLiga next on Amazon’s shopping list?

LaLiga's current broadcast contract with Movistar Plus and Mediapro runs out at the end of the upcoming season

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Ofcom calls for biggest shake-up to public service broadcasting in 20 years

Organisation is calling for the UK's regulatory system to be urgently updated

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Kaltura lowers valuation ahead of IPO

Company hopes to raise between $135 and $165 million

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PwC: Industry moving to a new phase of streaming growth

Company's latest edition of its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook report states the industry has regained the momentum lost during the pandemic

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Searchlight, Invesco complete first step of possible Mediapro takeover

Companies have won approval to inject fresh capital into the beleaguered Spanish producer

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Digital UK, Freesat complete integration

New entity will be run by current Freeview CEO Jonathan Thompson, while Freesat CEO Alistair Thom will depart the company

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Italian regulator confirms probe into DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal

Regulator AGCM is investigating whether the deal will "lead to significant distortions of competition"

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Panasonic creates new solutions-focused company

Integral part of the new company will be business frontline process innovation — called Gemba Process Innovation — which Panasonic says draws on its...

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David Rhodes to lead international business development at Sky

Joins Comcast from News UK where he was exploring the idea of launching a TV news channel

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NENT Group extends EPL rights territories

Deal runs from 2022 to 2028, and is addition to the company's rights deals in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway

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UK government opens Channel 4 sell-off consultation

Government wants to keep Channel 4's status as a public service broadcaster

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UKTV appoints Cherie Cunningham as channel director for Dave

Cunningham has been with the broadcaster since 2016 and is tasked with growing the channel's viewership and continuing to establish its reputation as the...

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Whittingdale: Merging ITV and Channel 4 “an interesting possibility”

Minister in charge of the consultation on the future of Channel 4 was speaking to the DCMS Committee

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TVBEurope July 2021 issue released

The latest issue of TVBEurope focuses on 2021's summer of sport

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Report: Number of TV channels based in the UK halves post-Brexit

A third of channels leaving the UK migrated to the Netherlands and Spain

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The Video Show returns as physical event

Brands already confirmed to exhibit include brands including Canon, Olympus, Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm

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Liberty Global puts Virgin Media Ireland up for sale

According to reports, the company could be sold for up to €2 billion (£1.7 billion)

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RTL Belgium acquired by DPG Media, Groupe Rossel

Deal, which is worth €250 million, is expected to complete in the final quarter of 2021

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Discovery launches new corporate sports brand, Andrew Georgiou appointed president

Discovery Sports includes Eurosport, Global Cycling Network (GCN), Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), Golf Digest and GOLFTV, as well sport on Discovery Plus and...