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NewsCNN launches paywall for news website
CNN is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access to its news website. The news organisation said it is introducing the paywall to help pay for CNN’s journalism around the world.
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NewsDisney+ launches account sharing crackdown
Disney+ has launched a password and account-sharing crackdown, rolling out a new “paid sharing” to users around in many parts of the world.
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NewsSuppliers are helping customers to cut costs, says DPP report
Media technology suppliers are responding to their customers’ need to reduce costs, according to a new report by the DPP based on findings at IBC2024.
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NewsFour UK shows lead Netflix’s most watched chart
The four biggest shows on Netflix in the first half of 2024 hailed from the UK, according to the streaming service’s latest biannual viewing report.
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NewsIBC2024 sees growth across the board as AI takes centre stage
IBC2024 has announced that 45,085 visitors from 170 countries converged on the RAI Amsterdam on 13-16 September, bringing together the global media, entertainment and technology community to connect, showcase and discover innovations, tackle pressing industry challenges, and explore new opportunities.
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NewsMstyslav Chernov warns of the impact of narrative manipulation in modern warfare
Journalist, filmmaker and war correspondent Mstyslav Chernov shared insights into his experiences covering conflicts, particularly the war in Ukraine, during an interview closing out this year’s IBC conference sessions.
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NewsUK production sector revenues fall by nearly £400m
Total UK television production sector revenues fell by £392m (8.4%) to £3.61bn in 2023, according to producers alliance Pact’s annual Census.
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News“New kid on the block” looks to deliver on Mobile TV’s promise
In the two-part session titled “Mobile TV - Finally?”, Peter Siebert of IEEE BTS, Jordi Gimenez of 5G MAG and Thomas Stockhammer of Qualcomm explored the potential of 5G Broadcast technology in transforming media consumption.
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NewsBanijay Kids & Family acquires French production company Procidis
Banijay Kids & Family has acquired French production company Procidis, creator of the edutaining saga Once Upon a Time… and its umbrella brand, Hello Maestro.
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NewsSMPTE announces 2024 honourees
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced its 2024 honourees.
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News‘Media Tech’s Got Talent’: Speakers, sessions and networking events unveiled for inaugural IBC2024 Talent Programme
IBC2024 has announced the line-up of speakers and sessions for the first-ever dedicated IBC Talent Programme, taking place on Monday 16 September in the Showcase Theatre in Hall 8.
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NewsParalympic Games set to break broadcasting records
The organisers of the Paralympic Games expect Paris 2024 to surpass the cumulative audience of 4.1bn people that tuned in for the Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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NewsUkrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov awarded IBC2024 International Honour for Excellence
IBC has awarded its most prestigious accolade – the International Honour for Excellence (IHFE) - to Ukraine’s Mstyslav Chernov for his work as a video journalist and his groundbreaking film 20 Days in Mariupol.
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NewsHaivision StreamHub and MoJoPro now available on AWS
Haivision’s StreamHub receiver is now available on the AWS marketplace on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) basis, making it easier to leverage the Haivision MoJoPro camera app for live broadcast contribution from anywhere.
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NewsResearch: FAST services impact SVOD subscriptions
Two in three (66%) TV content viewers in the US are using free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms in a typical month, according to Horowitz Research’s latest annual report, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Viewing Behaviors 2024.
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NewsChannel 5 and My5 to relaunch as 5 in 2025
UK broadcaster Channel 5 and its free streaming service My5 are to be relaunched in 2025 under a unified parent brand of 5.
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NewsReal-World AI Applications Championed at IBC2024
IBC has announced a host of new features and sessions for this year’s leading content and technology show which dissect the world of AI, showcasing real-world advances, technology pioneers and industry leaders demonstrating a wide range of AI use cases.
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NewsJudge temporarily blocks launch of sports streamer Venu
A US judge has temporarily blocked the launch of Venu Sports, the joint sports streamer backed by Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney and Fox.
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NewsUK’s SVOD subscriptions cross 20 million barrier for first time
For the first time, more than 20m UK homes now have access to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, according to audience measurement organisation Barb.
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NewsUK entertainment and media market to become largest in Europe
The UK is forecast to have the largest entertainment and media market in Europe - overtaking Germany - from next year, according to PwC’s latest Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2024-2028.
