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Year2017
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Tricolor TV to transition to ‘open’ hybrid platform with Far East launch
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to realign its service on a hybrid model…
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The QYou raises €3.3m through Canadian finance deal
Youth broadcaster QYou Media has raised C$5 million (€3.3 million) through a finance deal with…
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Nielsen integrates Gracenote smart TV data
Nielsen has announced plans to use Gracenote’s real-time smart TV data to enhance Nielsen Marketing…
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BBC Worldwide moves away from originals strategy
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) will move away from commissioning originals for its BBC Earth and BBC…
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Surprise choice for Channel 4 content chief
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has plumped for the surprise choice of Ian Katz, a news…
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Comedy Central names digital chief
Viacom-owned comedy channel Comedy Central has named Jennifer Danielson as senior vice-president of digital, charged…
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Nick Jr launches in Portugal
Viacom’s Nick Jr has launched in Portugal. The channel is carried exclusively on pay TV…
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Liberty Global appoints Nair as CEO of LatAm
Liberty Global’s chief technology and innovation officer, Balan Nair, is set to become president and…
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YouTube TV launches new ‘lean back’ app
YouTube is set to launch a new ‘lean back’ app for its US subscription offering,…
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Amazon Channels adds Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel, Discovery Communication’s premium pay TV brand, is set to become available on Amazon…
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France leads Europe for multilingual content
France is “the king of multilingual content”, according to new research that shines a light…
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Netflix folds House of Cards amid Spacey claims
Netflix has cancelled the show that has been core to its popularity, House of Cards….
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TDC hit by cord-cutting as it moves to new TV strategy
Danish telco and cable operator TDC was hit hard by cord-cutting in its home market…
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UK television ad spend drops 4.4% in H1 2017
TV advertising spend in the UK declined by 4.4% in the first half of 2017,…
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Digital boost for TF1
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has continued its recovery from a difficult 2016 by posting…
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Tele Columbus takes control of Munich network provider KMS
German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck a deal with Vodafone Kabel Deutschland to acquire…
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Spanish BeIN Connect app on Hisense TVs
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro’s online platform BeIN Connect will now be available via Hisense smart TVs…
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UPC Switzerland takes control of Genthod network
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland has acquired the fibre network in Genthod near Geneva. The move…
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Piracy to cost TV and film industry US$52bn by 2022
The stark cost of illegal downloading and streaming of movies and TV shows had been laid…
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Fans staying with eSports as they age, says Spanish survey
The average eSports fan in Spain is a 24 year-old male who spends more than…
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Eurosport unveils ‘fully digital’ 2018 Olympics plan
Eurosport has unveiled plans for what it claims will be the first “fully digital” Olympics…
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Pimax 8K backing passes US$3m in VR funding milestone
Virtual reality company Pimax claims to have the “most funded VR project on Kickstarter ever”…
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French constitutional court rules ad tax illegal but CNC avoids payback
France’s Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), which dispenses public support for…
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Report: Huawei plans European OTT service
Huawei is reportedly planning to launch an over-the-top streaming service in Europe next year. According…
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New OTT TV service for Nigeria to launch next year
Nigerian technology outfit Envivo Communications is to launch a new OTT TV streaming video service,…
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Report: Spotify sets new video plans under Courtney Holt
Music streaming service Spotify has reportedly reset its video strategy under the leadership of its…
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KPN sees convergence growth as IPTV subscribers rise
Dutch telco KPN added 23,000 IPTV subscribers in the quarter to September, along with 11,000…
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UPC Czech Republic adds new channels to Horizon offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic is adding a raft of new channels, including…
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Danish antenna association chooses Stofa for Gigabit upgrade
Kolding.net, an association of six local antenna associations in the city of Kolding in southern…
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Teleste acquires intelligent transport information outfit
Cable technology provider Teleste has acquired Iqu Systems, a German company specialising in intelligent passenger…