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Amazon to up video investment in 2018

Amazon has pledged to increase its investment in video next year, tailoring its content decisions…

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European Court annuls EC approval of VodafoneZiggo JV

The European Union General Court has annulled the European Commission’s approval of the merger of…

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YouTube living room viewing up 70%

Viewers now watch more than 100 million hours of YouTube in the living room every…

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Game of Thrones fever drives Time Warner growth

The stunning viewing figures for Game of Thrones have pushed Time Warner and its subsidiary, HBO, to…

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Proximus sees off Telenet with exclusive Studio 100 deal

Belgian telecom operator Proximus has acquired the exclusive nationwide broadcasting rights to kids channel Studio…

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Euskaltel sees strong take-up of Android TV box

Two months on from its acquisition of Asturias operator Telecable from UK-based Zegona Communications, Spanish…

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Telefónica to ‘maintain’ content spend

Telefónica plans to maintain rather than grow its current level of expenditure on original content…

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Azcárraga Jean exiting as Televisa CEO

Emilio Azcárraga Jean is exiting his role as CEO of Mexican TV giant Televisa, with…

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Roku launches first HDR set-top box for operator partner

Roku has announced the availability of its first 4K and HDR-capable TV and streaming player…

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Eutelsat hit by prior year comparison, but core business stable

Satellite operator Eutelsat saw its Q1 revenues drop by 9.3% on a reported basis and…

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SES sees decline in video revenue

Satellite operator SES saw its video revenue decline by 3.8% on a like-for-like basis in…

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Parks: 53% of Americans subscribe to pay TV and OTT

Some 53% of US broadband households subscribe to both a pay TV service and at…

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Strategy Analytics: IoT to reach 50 billion devices

The total number of connected and Internet of Things (IoT) devices will approach 50 billion…

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Netflix appoints chief talent officer

Netflix has promoted Jessica Neal to chief talent officer, leading the group responsible for culture,…

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Apple confirms ex-C4 exec Jay Hunt as Euro creative chief

Tech giant Apple has confirmed the hire of former Channel 4 content chief Jay Hunt,…

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TV recovery boosts buoyant Telefónica

A recovery in TV contributed to a buoyant Telefónica’s strong third quarter performance that saw…

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Murdoch ‘expects Sky deal approval’ in first half of next year

21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch has said he expects the company’s acquisition of Sky…

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Liberty Global renews TiVo deal

Liberty Global has renewed its product agreements and signed a multi-year extension to its intellectual…

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Ampere: online video watched more in US than Europe

US internet users are more likely to watch online video across a range of devices…

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DVB names new technical module chief

The DVB has named Jon Piesing as the new chairman of its technical module, taking…

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IHS Markit: Netflix and Amazon struggling in Middle East

Netflix and Amazon are struggling to make headway in the Middle East and will together…

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Orange’s TV base climbs to 8.92m customers

Orange Group reported TV gains in its latest quarter with its overall customer base climbing…

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Vivendi and Canal+ launch Canalbox fibre network in Africa

Group Vivendi Africa (GVA), a new unit of the French media giant set up to…

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NPD: video accounts for 78% of US smartphone data

Streaming video accounts for 78% of total data used by smartphone owners in the US,…

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FIFA to use HDR and VR for World Cup 2018

FIFA has announced plans to produce all 64 matches of the 2018 Russian World Cup…

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YouTube Red orders Sony’s Origin story drama

Subscription VOD service YouTube Red has ordered a sci-fi drama called Origin that has China International Television…

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UPC extends reach of MySports with new network deals

Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland has extended the reach of the MySports offering it launched earlier…

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Huawei launches VR OpenLab to promote cloud VR

Huawai has launched a Virtual Reality (VR) OpenLab industry cooperation plan in a bid to…

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Vectra launches off-net viewing of online TV

Polish cable operator Vectra has launched a free online TV option allowing its digital TV…

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Euro Media Group acquires OTT TV startup On Rewind

Broadcasting and audiovisual services provider Euro Media Group and its subsidiary NetcoSports, which specialises in…