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May 18, 2022 Top Stories

DAZN Clinches UEFA Women’s Champions League Final Deals

May 18, 2022

DAZN Group has sub-licensed the rights to this weekend's UEFA Women’s Champions League final to a raft of broadcasters, including ITV in the U.K. and TF1 in France.

May 13, 2022 Top Stories

NATPE Budapest Unveils Details of In-Person Event

May 13, 2022

Some 300 buyers are expected to attend NATPE Budapest International's in-person market this June, with 60-plus exhibitors on board.

May 12, 2022 Top Stories

ProSiebenSat.1 Delivers Ad Gains

May 12, 2022

ProSiebenSat.1 Media has confirmed its 2022 outlook on the heels of strong ad gains in the first quarter, with overall revenues up 2 percent to €954 million ($993.2 million).

May 12, 2022 Top Stories

BT, Warner Bros. Discovery Set Sports JV

May 12, 2022

BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery have confirmed plans for a 50-50 joint venture that will deliver a premium sports offering in the U.K. and Ireland.

May 11, 2022 Top Stories

Banijay to Go Public via SPAC Deal

May 11, 2022

FL Entertainment, consisting of Banijay Group and the online betting firm Betclic Everest Group, is set to be listed as a public company via a deal with Pegasus Entrepreneurs, a special purpose acquisition company.

May 11, 2022 Top Stories

ITV Delivers Q1 Revenue Gains

May 11, 2022

Revenues at ITV plc were up 18 percent to £834 million ($1.03 billion) in the first quarter, including a 16 percent gain in advertising revenues.

May 6, 2022 Top Stories

U.K. Revises Covid Production Guidelines

May 6, 2022

The U.K. has eased its pandemic production protocols, with the British Film Commission issuing new guidance in line with the government's "Living with Covid-19" plan.

May 6, 2022 Top Stories

RTL Group Delivers Revenue Gains in Q1

May 6, 2022

RTL Group's revenues in the first quarter rose by 11.3 percent to €1.56 billion ($1.65 billion), with the company reporting gains across advertising, streaming and its content unit, Fremantle.

May 5, 2022 Top Stories

Channel 4 Proposes Privatization Alternative

May 5, 2022

Channel 4 has unveiled an alternative to the government's privatization plan that includes leveraging private capital and the launch of a new international streaming service.

April 29, 2022 Analysis, Top Stories

WARC: U.K. Ad Spend Hit Record Level in 2021

April 29, 2022

Advertising expenditure in the U.K. hit a record £31.9 billion ($40 billion) in 2021, a year-on-year growth of 34.3 percent, according to new Advertising Association/WARC figures.

Mansha Daswani