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Ian Nock
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Your Echo speakers can now be a surround sound home theater system www.howtogeek.com/your-echo-sp...
Your Echo speakers can now be a surround sound home theater system
Grab a handful and make a smart home theater.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Google is part of Movies Anywhere again www.theverge.com/news/848548/...
Google is part of Movies Anywhere again
Movie night is back on.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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You can now force Google to prioritize your favorite tech sites globally www.androidpolice.com/googles-pref...
You can now force Google to prioritize your favorite tech sites globally
Preferred Sources rolling out worldwide
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December 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Amazon is set to lay off 370 workers at its European HQ www.engadget.com/big-tech/ama...
Amazon is set to lay off 370 workers at its European HQ
The company announced plans to fire 14,000 employees in October amid its deepening embrace of AI.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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La Liga’s TV revenues dip www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/23/l...
La Liga's TV revenues dip
Spanish football clubs will share €1.43 billion in TV rights during the 2024–25 season, with TV remaining the prominent income source for Spanish football,
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December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Broadcast in 2026: Nine Trends and Predictions www.tvtechnology.com/infrastructu...
Broadcast in 2026: Nine Trends and Predictions
Richard Jonker, VP commercial business development at Netgear, predicts nine operational challenges facing the broadcast industry in 2026, and explores how network technology can help overcome them
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December 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Solorz’ children secure court victory in Polsat succession battle www.decodetv.com/2025/12/23/s...
Solorz’ children secure court victory in Polsat succession battle - Decode TV
A court has ruled in favour of the children of Polish media tycoon Zygmunt Solorz in the long-running dispute over control
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December 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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New Zealand: Telco, pay-TV revenues to see modest growth www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/23/n...
New Zealand: Telco, pay-TV revenues to see modest growth
New Zealand’s telco and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.2 per cent from $3.2 billion (€2.7bn) i
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December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Report: Italian TV market nears €9bn valuation www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/23/r...
Report: Italian TV market nears €9bn valuation
The Italian TV market is projected to reach a value of €8.97 billion by the end of 2025, representing a 2.2 per cent growth over 2024. This is according to t
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December 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Research: 31% of Brits start Xmas Day on social media www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/23/r...
Research: 31% of Brits start Xmas Day on social media
Christmas without Wi-Fi would be a disaster for millions of households, with 37 per cent Brits saying the big day would be ‘catastrophic’ if they lost inter
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December 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Larry Ellison to guarantee Paramount bid for Warner Bros. Discovery www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/12/22/l...
Larry Ellison to guarantee Paramount bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Larry Ellison has stepped in to strengthen Paramount Skydance’s hostile push for Warner Bros. Discovery, providing an “irrevocable personal guarantee” covering $40.4 billion (€34.4 billion) of equi…
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December 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Canal+ settles French VAT dispute with €363m commitment www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/12/22/c...
Canal+ settles French VAT dispute with €363m commitment
Canal+ has reached a settlement with the French tax authorities over the VAT rate applied to its television subscription services, ending a long-running dispute that has sat over the group as it ac…
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December 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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PwC: Streaming Market Shifting to `Scale and Sustainability’ www.tvtechnology.com/business/pwc...
PwC: Streaming Market Shifting to `Scale and Sustainability’
The proposed Netflix, Warner Bros. Deal indicates that `the stand-alone platform era [in streaming] is ending’
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December 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Telefónica signs redundancy deal at cost of €2.5bn www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/22/t...
Telefónica signs redundancy deal at cost of €2.5bn
Telefónica’s management has signed a redundancy agreement with the main trade unions — UGT, CC OO and Fetico-Sumados — covering seven of the Spanish grou
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December 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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2026 NAB Show Registration Opens with First Look at Major Program Enhancements www.sportsvideo.org/2025/12/22/2...
2026 NAB Show Registration Opens with First Look at Major Program Enhancements
Registration is officially open for the 2026 NAB Show, taking place April 18–22 (exhibits: April 19–22) at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). ...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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AI’s Second Act www.mediaplaynews.com/artificial-i...
AI's Second Act - Media Play News
Last year, when we published our inaugural roundup of the 20 most transformative uses of artificial intelligence in digital entertainment, it felt like we were stepping onto a fast-moving walkway. AI ...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Smart Moves: 20 Game-Changing Uses of AI in Digital Entertainment 2025 www.mediaplaynews.com/smart-moves-...
Smart Moves: 20 Game-Changing Uses of AI in Digital Entertainment 2025 - Media Play News
Welcome to Media Play News’ second annual feature spotlighting the groundbreaking ways artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping the digital entertainment landscape. This year’s featu...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Research: Global cloud infrastructure spend up 25% in Q3 www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/22/r...
Research: Global cloud infrastructure spend up 25% in Q3
According to research from Omdia, global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $102.6 billion (€87.3bn) in Q3 2025, representing 25 per cent year-
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December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Sustainability trends for 2026: From boardroom decisions to real-world systems blogs.cisco.com/news/sustain...
Sustainability trends for 2026: From boardroom decisions to real-world systems
As we approach 2026, sustainability is becoming a core business discipline rather than a standalone initiative. Here are the trends we expect in the year ahead.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Netflix Secures $25 Billion in Credit to Fund Its Warner Bros. Discovery Deal cordcuttersnews.com/netflix-secu...
Netflix Secures $25 Billion in Credit to Fund Its Warner Bros. Discovery Deal | Cord Cutters News
Netflix, Inc. has entered into new credit agreements totaling $25 billion to support its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD), according to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Secu...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Microsoft to block Exchange Online access for outdated mobile devices www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...
Microsoft to block Exchange Online access for outdated mobile devices
Microsoft announced on Monday that it will soon block mobile devices running outdated email software from accessing Exchange Online services until they're updated.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Hisense signs up to HEVC Advance www.csimagazine.com/csi/hisense-...
Hisense signs up to HEVC Advance
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December 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Channel 4 streaming hits new highs in 2025 www.csimagazine.com/csi/channel4...
Channel 4 streaming hits new highs in 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Bank: Opportunities for SES and Eutelsat www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/22/b...
Bank: Opportunities for SES and Eutelsat
A report from analysts at BNP Paribas looks at the prospects for Europe’s two satellite operators: SES of Luxembourg, and Eutelsat of Paris. Both now play a t
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December 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Forecast: Telco, pay-TV services revenue in India at $61.9bn in 2029 www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/22/f...
Forecast: Telco, pay-TV services revenue in India at $61.9bn in 2029
India’s telecom and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6 per cent from $46.3 billion (€39.4bn) in 2024
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December 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM