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NBC Sky World News to land this summer
"We see an opportunity to begin an approach that isn’t filtered through a US perspective or a British perspective"
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Production & Post
Sky to develop new Elstree studio, complete with ‘cutting edge tech’
New development is backed by Sky, Comcast and NBCUniversal
Data Centre
Streaming wars drive content spending boom
Content spend increased by $50 billion in the last five years
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BBC, NBCUniversal, Eurosport acquire Ineos 1:59 Challenge rights
To take place on 12th October in Vienna
Content
NBCUniversal, Sky VR to launch sci-fi VR experience
Eleven Eleven will be designed for tethered VR headsets, mobile VR headsets and AR devices
Business
Comcast plans NBC-Sky news channel
Comcast's revenues boosted by Sky acquisition in late 2018
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NBCUniversal and Sky join forces on global advertising solution
NBCU's Audience Studio and Sky's AdSmart are combining under the AdSmart name
Business
Sky agrees deal to allow viewers to access content from outside of Britain
Four film studios have agreed to stop 'geoblocking' their content on Sky UK
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NBCUniversal joins the streaming wars
New launch will use the expertise Sky has gained from the launch of NOW TV
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NBCUniversal boss teases OTT service
Steve Burke also writes about the loss of 21st Century Fox to Disney
Business
Turner, NBCUniversal granted German licenses
Bavarian media authority BLM grants broadcast licenses for six international TV channels to both companies
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Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg say hayu to NBC streamer
Extends number of subscriber markets to 11 countries
Business
BBC Worldwide names Baker as executive producer
Anaïs Baker joins from NBCUniversal International Formats
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Telemundo expands with bilingual digital studio
Fluency Plus will provide various English- and Spanish-language formats
Production & Post
New George RR Martin series to shoot in Ireland
The pilot for Nightflyers will shoot in Limerick
Business
NBCU to launch eSports tournament
Coverage of the Grand Finals will be broadcast on Syfy UK and Syfy Germany
Business
Media companies appeal to G7 over online piracy
Letter is signed by Sky, BBC, BT, Walt Disney, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox and more
Business
NBC to launch hayu
NBCUniversal International is launching hayu, a reality themed OTT service
Business
NBCUniversal invests in BuzzFeed for TV content collaboration
NBCUniversal has agreed to make a $200 million equity investment in BuzzFeed, the technology-driven global media company that reaches over 200 million monthly unique...
Business
European Commission launches anti-trust case against Sky UK
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Sky UK and US film studios, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox...