Broadband TV News: Record-breaking first quarter for ITVX

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ITVX has achieved a record breaking billion streams in a quarter for the first time.

BizAsia: Sky Sports & Geo News share PSL 2025 UK TV rights

Story from BizAsia:

It has been confirmed that the UK television rights for the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL 2025) will once again be shared between Sky Sports and Geo News.

Media Guardian: BBC and ITV opt against bids to televise Fifa Club World Cup in summer

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The BBC and ITV have declined to pursue the chance to televise this summer’s Club World Cup, leaving Fifa increasingly concerned about the visibility of its flagship new tournament in a key market.

Advanced Television: Channel 4 to host five party political debate

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Channel 4 News will host a national television debate featuring the five main political parties ahead of the upcoming local elections.

Advanced Television: Sky expands Isle of Wight coverage

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Sky has announced it will continue to air the Isle of Wight Festival as well as being the headline sponsor in a new, multi-year deal.

Broadcast Sport: BBC Sport dives into Aquatics GB Swimming Championships

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BBC Sport has agreed a two-year broadcast deal for the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships.

NVTV sold to That's Media

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Northern Visions Announces Strategic Agreement with That’s TV to Secure Future of Local Broadcasting in Belfast 

Broadcast Sport: International Federation of Sport Climbing events to air on Warner Bros Discovery

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Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe has agreed a four-year deal to continue as the home of sports climbing in Europe.

Broadband TV News: Virgin TV adds two Rakuten TV FAST channels

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Virgin Media O2 has added two new Rakuten TV FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) channels to its TV service.

Media Guardian: US officials challenge Ofcom over online safety laws’ impact on free speech

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US state department officials have challenged Britain’s communications regulator over the impact on freedom of expression created by new online safety laws, the Guardian understands.

BizAsia: BBC Asian Network re-affirms plans to cut news & current affairs

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The BBC Asian Network has reaffirmed its plans to reduce the amount of news and current affairs content it broadcasts.

Virgin Media UK loss it Taste with Tastemade

Streaming channel Tastemade has close on Virgin UK Channel 232.

Advanced Television; Sky: 950m hours of sport viewed in H2 2024

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Brits are spending more time watching content than ever before, consuming 16 billion hours of content on Sky in 2024, according to Sky’s bi-annual Attention Index report.

Advanced Television: Pentland Brands sponsors TNT Sports

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Pentland Brands has secured a deal to become the first official channel sponsor of TNT Sports.

Advanced Television: Virgin TV offers discounted Premier Sports

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Throughout April, Virgin TV customers can gain access to Premier Sports premium at a discounted price of £10 per month (usually £15.99 per month) for three months.

Broadband TV News: Arqiva to migrate Hearst Networks to cloud-based VOD platform

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Arqiva has secured a deal with Hearst Networks to migrate the global broadcaster’s services to its fully cloud-based VOD processing platform, as part of an extension to the two companies’ existing VOD partnership.

Media Guardian: AI firms are ‘scraping the value’ from UK’s £125bn creative industries, says Channel 4 boss

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The chief executive of Channel 4 said that artificial intelligence companies are “scraping the value” out of the UK’s £125bn creative industries, and urged the government to take action.

Media Guardian: Sun owner’s losses top £1.2bn since phone-hacking claims started

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The owner of the Sun has run up more than £1.2bn in losses since the start of its costly battle to end allegations of illegal phone hacking almost 15 years ago.

Deadline: Channel 4 Deficit Will Be “Pretty Much Flat” In 2024, Alex Mahon Reveals

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Channel 4’s deficit will return to being flat for 2024 following a record 2023 in which it hit £50M, Alex Mahon has revealed.

Hollywood Reporter: ITV Studios Buys Majority Stake in ‘The Gentlemen’ Producer Moonage Pictures

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ITV Studios unveiled on Tuesday that it has acquired a majority stake in Moonage Pictures, one of the U.K.’s fastest-growing independent producers of high-end drama, including global hits The Gentlemen and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.