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A key backer for the planned £450m Crown Works Studios in Sunderland has withdrawn from the project, according to a BBC News report.

French public broadcaster France Télévisions has struck a deal to distribute its entire france.tv streaming platform – including live channels and catch-up shows - via Amazon’s Prime Video.

Pinewood Group has submitted a planning application to Buckinghamshire Council for a data centre on the Pinewood South site.

Martin Österdahl is to step down from his role as Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) after five years overseeing the world’s largest music event.

RTL Group is to acquire Sky Deutschland for €150m.

The BBC is to review its guidance around live events after broadcasting Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury, during which the band's singer led the crowd in chants of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".

A man who made £300,000 through the operation of an illegal streaming service before he fled the country, has been sentenced to five years in prison.

The BBC has launched the first phase of a pay model for visitors to its website in the United States.

Denis Villeneuve has been named by Amazon MGM Studios as the director of the next James Bond film.

BBC Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Peter O’Kane is to step down later this year.