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Comcast to spin-off of cable television networks
Nov 20, 2024 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company, consisting of a portfolio of NBCUniversal cable television networks, through a tax-free spin-off.
News categories: Comcast Corp, Brian L. Roberts, Mike Cavanagh, Mark Lazarus, Anand Kini, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Disney reports fourth quarter and full year earnings for fiscal 2024
Nov 14, 2024 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has reported earnings for the quarter ended September 28, 2024. Disney ended with 122.7 million Disney+ Core subscriptions, up 4.4 million over the prior quarter.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA, Worldwide

Reliance and Disney complete India JV transaction
Nov 14, 2024 – Reliance Industries, Viacom 18 Media and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) have announced that the merger of the media and JioCinema businesses of Viacom18 into Star India has become effective.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, Reliance Industries, Viacom 18, Robert A. Iger, Mukesh D Ambani, Nita M. Ambani, Uday Shankar, Digital TV, India, MandA

Charter to acquire Liberty Broadband
Nov 13, 2024 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ: LBRDA, LBRDK, LBRDP) have entered into an agreement under which Charter will acquire Liberty Broadband in an all-stock transaction.
News categories: Charter Communications, Liberty Broadband, Chris Winfrey, John Malone, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Viant Technology announces acquisition of IRIS.TV
Nov 12, 2024 – Viant Technology (NASDAQ: DSP) has acquired IRIS.TV. The acquisition will accelerate the mission of IRIS to expand its CTV content identification at scale across premium publishers.
News categories: Viant Technology, IRIS.TV, Tim Vanderhook, Field Garthwaite, Big Data, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide

Multichoice linear subscribers down 1.8 million YoY
Nov 12, 2024 – MultiChoice has released an update for the six months ended 30 September 2024. On a YoY basis, the company's linear subscriber base declined by 11% or 1.8m subscribers to 14.9m active subscribers.
News categories: Multichoice, Africa, Content Protection, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Streaming, Subscribers

Vodafone TV customers down 2.9 million in H1 FY25
Nov 12, 2024 – Vodafone Group has announced results for the half-year ended 30 Sept. 2024. The company's total TV customer base declined by 2.9 million in the period, mainly due to the MDU transition in Germany.
News categories: Vodafone, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Netherlands, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

EchoStar pay TV subscribers down 43,000 in 3Q 2024
Nov 12, 2024 – EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) has released results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2024. Pay-TV subscribers fell 43,000 in Q3, to close at 8.03 million (5.89 million DISH TV, 2.14 million SLING TV).
News categories: EchoStar, Hamid Akhavan, Digital TV, MandA, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Lionsgate reports results for second quarter FY2025
Nov 7, 2024 – Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF.A, LGF.B) and Lionsgate Studios (Nasdaq:LION) have reported results to Sept. 30, 2024. North American OTT subscribers declined 2.6% YoY and 800,000 QoQ to finish at 12.4 million.
News categories: Lionsgate, Jon Feltheimer, Digital TV, India, Middle-East, North America, Results, Streaming, Subscribers