Television
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Paramount / Warner Bros merger set to complete October 6th
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Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery will complete on October 6th after a US Federal Judge formally approved the its deal with 12 Democrat Attorneys General.
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Freewheel’s latest Video Monetisation Report shows CTV leads premium video ad views
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Connected TV (CTV) now accounts for more than half (53%) of premium video ad views in Europe according the the latest Video Monetisation Report from FreeWheel.
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Pluribus Season 2 storyline is now mapped out ahead of Apple TV release
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The scripts for the first two episodes of Pluribus have now been done, and the remaining episodes are now nearing completion.
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5 to launch new drama channel next month
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5Drama will feature a schedule that includes All Creatures Great and Small, The Madame Blanc Mysteries and The Hardacres
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BBC’s spending cuts reach sports division
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Faced with the continued loss of hundreds of thousands of Licence Fee payers each year, the broadcaster is having to bring spending in line with its reduced income.
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Guy Martin’s Proper Jobs gets third series at BBC’s U
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The series will also air on U&Dave which, like U, is part of the BBC’s UKTV portfolio of advert and subscription funded channels.