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Three services dominate European streaming market
Three American streaming services have captured 85 percent of European market, according to a new study.
YES Network lands on Fubo in time for baseball season
Baseball fans who already pay for Fubo will see the addition of the channel as a value add.
DirecTV will offer Colorado Rockies baseball games on dedicated channel
The agreement with Major League Baseball will allow DirecTV subscribers to access in-market Rockies games.
Hulu adds MLB Network to live TV service
Hulu is now offering MLB Network in its base programming package ahead of baseball's opening day.
Hulu gets full integration into Disney Plus
Disney is now offering all Hulu content within a dedicated tile on the Disney Plus app, finalizing plans that were put into motion last December.
Deutsche Telekom launches European football channels on Magenta TV
The channel, Fußball.TV 1, will roll out to Magenta TV subscribers in mid-April.
Steve Harvey takes equity stake in Dr. Phil’s TV channel
Entertainer Steve Harvey has signed on as an equity partner in Dr. Phil McGraw's forthcoming channel Merit Street Media.
Vodafone Deutschland to cut around 2,000 jobs
The layoffs at Vodafone Deutschland will occur in waves over the next two years, company officials affirmed this week.
“Ted” sets record for U.S. comedy import at Sky
A television adaptation of the film franchise "Ted" has proven to be a hit in the United Kingdom.
BBC needs to reorient focus around core roles, top boss says
The top official at the BBC said the company needs to reorient its focus around a core set of ideas that involve educating and entertaining the world.
Fox News Digital surpasses CNN in key online metric during February
Fox News Digital surpassed CNN in total digital multiplatform unique visitors during the month of February.
Eutelsat picks Enensys to launch new UHD broadcasts in France
Eutelsat will use new technology developed by Enensys to further deploy ultra high-definition TV signals in France.