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Sports streaming platform DAZN has announced the completion of its acquisition of Foxtel Group from News Corp, which it says marks a major milestone in its expansion into the Australian market. https://lnkd.in/erG3EKFU

TV and video technology solutions provider AgileTV is partnering with CANAL+ Germany to introduce “The Entertainment Hub” in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. https://lnkd.in/ekEDpMfr

The EBU has called on WIPO Member States to recommend the WIPO General Assembly to convene a Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty. https://lnkd.in/esWnTFv6

The BBC is planning to improve personalisation with the BBC iPlayer and create “more seamless journeys” between the platform and BBC digital services. https://lnkd.in/e-yAcezQ

The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed Xavier Leclercq, Vice President of Business Development at Broadpeak, as the new Chair of its national Distribution Working Group. https://lnkd.in/edi6aTqH

All TV customers on the eir TV platform are being upgraded to full Amazon Prime membership at no extra cost. https://lnkd.in/e9F8ssc8

Lots of changes over the next decade and one of the big ones is Openreach existing thousands of exchanges, and stopping the sale of exchange based services is a big part of that. https://lnkd.in/eMkB4WVg

Arqiva, the media services and communications infrastructure operator, has secured a deal with Hearst Networks to migrate the global broadcaster’s services to its fully cloud-based VoD processing platform, as part of an extension to the two companies’ existing VoD partnership. https://lnkd.in/eFr7xbY8

Broadpeak, a specialist in streaming and monetisation at scale, launches EdgePeak, a video and data cache software engine enabling operators and content providers to build a high-performance CDN, capable of streaming video to larger audiences while reducing costs and fighting content piracy. EdgePeak empowers developers of CDN, caching and edge computing applications to easily harness foundational elements of Broadpeak’s premium performance streaming software through open APIs, championing the highest quality and flexibility in building secure, scalable video delivery services. https://lnkd.in/e7p6RP-a