Television
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DAZN offers ticket purchases through streaming app in Italy
DAZN and Vivaticket are partnering on a new initiative that will allow sports streamers to buy event tickets while they watch live matches.

Sky invests £500 million in content production during 2022
The figure, which included content production across Europe, was released in Sky Group's annual impact report for 2022.

Paramount’s Pluto TV comes to Virgin Media boxes
Paramount Global's free, ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV is now available to customers of Virgin Media in the United Kingdom.

ProSieben Sat.1 elects new supervisory board
ProSieben Sat.1 installed a new supervisory board at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Unterföhring last week.

Ofcom to investigate complaints against talk shows
British television regulator Ofcom has launched investigations against a pair of political talk shows and their channels.

Nexstar error sends WPIX viewers to Dish during DirecTV spat
The only problem with that is, Dish hasn't carried WPIX-TV for months due to a similar carriage dispute.

Nexstar stations goes dark on DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse
Nexstar has forced DirecTV to drop around 200 local channels as well as the upstart cable network NewsNation.

ESPN issues pink slips to 20 on-air broadcasters
ESPN has laid off nearly two dozen of its on-air broadcasters, including well-known analysts, as part of a broader cost-cutting move.

FilmRise grabs rights to some BBC shows
FilmRise has acquired the domestic rights to more than 480 episodes of British television shows from BBC Studios.

Sports driving subscription growth in U.K., report says
British sports fans are more than willing to pay for cable, satellite and streaming to watch matches, even amid concerns over increased costs of living.

Rakuten to launch free streaming channel in Poland
Streaming company Rakuten TV is launching its first free, ad-supported channel in Poland next month.

DAZN asks Italian lawmakers to speed up anti-piracy law
DAZN is calling on Italian lawmakers to pass legislation that would require ISPs to block access to websites that illegally stream sports content.