MOLOTOV BUNDLES All3Media International, FilmRise, FILMOTV Tastemade and Motorvision.In all Molotov has added the French seven new FAST channels will be premium movies VOD/SVOD service added to the Viacom-owned AVOD FilmoTV to its bundle. platform. The FilmoTV catalogue consist of more than 800 films and is updated monthly. It will be available for €6.99 a month with a one-month free trial. VODAFONE RECORDS LOSS Aside from Molotov, FilmoTV IN RUMANIA is available on all operator boxes and other selected streaming platforms. The new launches include ZATTOO’S NEW PAY-TV single series channels Ten Years CHANNELS ADDED Younger and reality channel So Real from All3Media International, with a shorter window channel also running for drama Wild at Heart (pictured), single series channels Most Haunted and Highway to Heaven from FilmRise, in addition to lifestyle streaming Zattoo has added Zattoo network Tastemade and car-focused Vodafone Romania suffered a Plus package with four pay-TV channel, Motorvision. net loss of RON214.1 million (€43.5 channels from Mediengruppe RTL Dan Fahy, Senior Vice million) in 2020, compared to a net Deutschland. President, Head of Emerging Business, profit of RON161 million a year With RTL Crime, RTL Living, VCN UK said: “Pluto TV is a platform earlier. RTL Passion and , a designed for partnerships. We are At the same time, its turnover total of 24 channels are now included commitment to scaling up Pluto UK at increased from RON3.9 billion to in the bouquet. The new additions are speed and collaborating with partners RON4.47 billion, while total debt rose offered in HD quality. is absolutely key to this. These from RON2.2 billion to RON3.5 billion. The other channels part carefully curated Pluto TV channels Meanwhile, the number of employees of Zattoo Plus are ProSieben Fun HD, will further broaden the platform’s increased by 885 to 3,906. Sat.1 emotions, Classics, already diverse programme offering, Vodafone acquired Liberty TNT Comedy HD, TNT Serie HD, TNT ensuring viewers can find more of the Global’s operations in Romania, Film HD, eSports1 HD, type of programming they love, for free Hungary and the Czech Republic as Fußball HD, and with ease.” part of a deal that also included its Channel HD, Spiegel TV Wissen HD, assets in for €18.4 billion in Spiegel Geschichte HD, doxx HD, Blue HUAWEI VIDEO - CLUBBING 2019. Hustler, C Music, Jukebox HD, TV COLLABORATION wetter.com TV, Fix&Foxi, Gute Laune Huawei Video and Clubbing TV TV HD, Motorvision TV HD and have entered into a video distribution + HD. partnership across more than 60 Zattoo users can add the countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Zattoo Plus package to their Ultimate Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. or Premium subscript. As a result, Huawei Video PLUTO TV LAUNCHES 7 subscribers will be able to watch CHANNELS IN THE UK Clubbing TV’s linear feed thanks to a Pluto TV has tied up with Premium linear High Quality section

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