New Europe Market, 12 June 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Guy Bisson will take part in a panel on the future of advertising with fellow speakers from AGB Nielsen, TV2 and I&F McCann Group on day one of NEM 2018.

Amazon Channels: cable killer or cable clone? | Guy Bisson | CSI

Guy Bisson takes a look at Amazon's channel strategy and the parallels to traditional cable TV in core markets. Scroll to page 8 of the June digital edition of CSI magazine for the full story.

A quarter of digital retail titles discounted a year after release | Isaq Chowdhury

"Data from Ampere’s USA Home Entertainment Tracker, which looks at pricing on digital retail platforms such as iTunes and Google Play, shows a clear decline in promotions as titles age."

Premier League accepts live rights bids from BT and new player | Reuters

"Football chiefs had hoped interest from the online giants would spark a fierce bidding war in the auction earlier this year but the main packages were bought by the existing broadcasters, the Telegraph said."

Serie A rejects Mediapro €1.6bn down payment |

"In a statement, Serie A said that the “guarantees presented at the last minute by the Spanish intermediary Mediapro” were not sufficient and did not meet their requirements."

Vice Strikes On-Demand Content Deal with Britain’s Channel 4 | Variety

"More than 900 hours of Vice programming will be available on Channel 4’s All4 on-demand service after the youth brand struck a deal with the British broadcaster."

U.K. Approves Fox's Sky Bid, Subject to Sale of Sky News; Clears Comcast Offer | Hollywood Reporter

"Hancock's decisions set up a potential bidding war for Sky. Fox's current offer valued Sky at around £18.5 billion, or $24.7 billion, as of Tuesday, while Comcast's bid valued it at £22.0 billion, or $29.4 billion."

Discovery to Air PGA Golf in International Markets for $2 Billion | Hollywood Reporter

The company, which owns European sports network Eurosport, continues to invest in sports in international markets.

SVOD service Stan secures Lionsgate and Starz programming | Digital TV Europe

"The agreement marks the latest step in the continued rollout of the Starz brand internationally. It has already partnered with Bell Media in Canada and Amazon Prime Video in the UK & Germany."

NCIS, The Good Wife & Reign Head To Japanese SVOD Service U-Next | Deadline

CBS’ slate of long-running procedurals are going digital in Japan after SVOD service U-Next struck a deal with the Hollywood studio’s international sales arm. The digital platform has struck a mult…

France 4 to be dropped from DTT in favour of online content | Broadband TV News

"The removal of children’s channel France 4 from the DTT network is one of a series of government proposals aimed at French public service broadcasting."

OSN launches new all-inclusive pricing model for WAVO | Digital TV Europe

"OSN’s new all-inclusive price gives viewers in the Middle East access to WAVO’s full line-up of entertainment, movie and sports for US$9.99 per-month."

Slim expands Claro to the US market | Major Businesses | Business

"Carlos Slim has been largely aiming to increase TV presence in the US. Last year, plans to launch an Hispanic over-the-top (OTT) video platform were revealed. "

Netflix Lands ‘America’s Got Talent’ for the U.K. | Variety

"Netflix has scooped the exclusive U.K. rights to 'America’s Got Talent'. Netflix will stream new episodes of the talent show every Thursday after they go out on NBC in the U.S."

NBA shoots for eSports glory | Industry Trends | IBC

"Ampere Analysis Analyst Alexios Dimitropoulos says it makes sense for the NBA to start the eSports league because their core demographic is already 18 to 34-year-olds: “There is an overlap between the NBA television watchers and eSports fans and so the eSports league can become a new revenue stream."