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British man sentenced to prison for illegal streaming TV service

Milan Ibrahim, 68, of Chorley, Lancashire, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for running an illegal streaming business.

Viaplay upgrades Allente pay-TV platform across Nordic markets

Proximus taps Bango to expand subscription bundling

Amazon to close linear Prime TV channel in Germany and Austria

European regulators offer conditional approval of Paramount-Warner Bros merger

Deutsche Telekom secures German rights to 2030 FIFA World Cup

BBC license fee households fall by 539,000 as funding pressures grow

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BBC, Channel 4 discuss possible streaming-focused partnership

One possible plan would see Channel 4 offer its commercial-supported content through BBC iPlayer, expanding the reach of its shows, news and documentaries.

European media coalition launches cross-border advertising marketplace

Titan OS partners with Radial Entertainment on new FAST channels in Europe

Sports on ITV will remain free, Sky CEO pledges

Comcast’s Sky makes ITV acquisition official, will spend $2.16 billion to buy broadcaster

Disney Channel to rebrand in Germany, expand programing beyond kid shows

No justice for Lyra McKee: Men found not guilty in journalist’s killing

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Global TV shipments rise during Q2 on World Cup, Prime Day interest

Global television shipments increased 3.6 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 48.8 million units, according to new research from Omdia.

Nashville Predators to launch streaming service with ViewLift

The Trade Desk forges metadata pact with Nielsen’s Gracenote

Tracer supports Universal Ads data operations as Comcast ad platform scales

FTC finalizes settlement with Cox Media over AI-based advertising product

AT&T sues Charter over “fiber-powered Internet” advertising claims

SiriusXM to drop one of two Howard Stern channels

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