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UK producers’ alliance Pact has voiced concern about the future health of the production sector in a new report.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has taken a minority stake in Dubai-based OSN Streaming, the streaming subsidiary of Middle East pay-TV firm OSN Group.

Jon Roberts has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer at ITN.

The British Film Institute (BFI) is to celebrate actor and producer Tom Cruise with its highest honour, a BFI Fellowship.

Four of the UK's biggest sports broadcast and production companies have been fined £4.24m by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for illegally colluding on freelance pay rates.

M2A Media said it has partnered with Japan-based systems integrator Photron to enhance live video distribution workflows for sports rights owners and major broadcasters in Japan, adding that the move “marks a significant step” in the expansion of M2A Media business in the Japanese market.

3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for set-top boxes (STB), smart TV, multiscreen and in-vehicle entertainment, has launched 3Ready Hero, a new product that uses AI to enable natural ‘conversational’ interactions on Android TV STBs.

Bitcentral, a specialist in digital media workflows for broadcast and streaming, has announced a strategic partnership with OneBill, an AI-supported billing and revenue management platform, to enhance the subscription management capabilities of its ViewNexa streaming solution.

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has released a new report providing data and insights on the changing state of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) for distribution platforms and advertisers seeking to monetise consumer engagement with FAST programming.

LTN and Lumen Technologies have formed a partnership to provide tier-one sports leagues and broadcasters with what they describe as low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity and real-time content enrichment services to maximise monetisation