Mansha Daswani

Viaplay Group has inked a deal with CANAL+ in Austria for the local launch of the Viaplay Select service.

The European media rights for the Olympic Games from 2026 to 2032 have been awarded to the European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery.

ITV has reported a 55 percent increase in streaming hours since the launch of ITVX in December.

A slate of HBO Max European originals is headed to SkyShowtime in a volume deal with Warner Bros. Discovery that spans over 150 hours of content.

New data from the European Audiovisual Observatory reveals that one in five private TV channels and more than a third of SVOD and TVOD services in Europe are owned by American companies.

The U.K. government has confirmed that Channel 4 will not be sold, instead opting for a series of reforms to help the broadcaster compete in the streaming age.

Several new distributors have joined the lineup for the next edition of The London TV Screenings, set to be held February 27 to March 3, bringing the number of companies participating in the event to 26.

Stephan Schmitter has been named to the management board at RTL Deutschland, taking on the post of managing director of programming.

Citing a deteriorating macroeconomic environment, ProSiebenSat.1 Media reported lower Q3 revenues of €921 million ($956 million), a 13 percent decline, while revenues for the first nine months of the year were relatively stable at €2.9 billion ($3 billion).

While reaffirming its long-term subscriber targets, Viaplay Group is not planning any further direct-to-consumer rollouts for its streaming platform in 2023 beyond a North American launch and has aligned with Pickbox NOW to expand its Viaplay Select branded-content concept in Central and Eastern Europe.