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Year2017
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LinkedIn considers original programming
Business-focused social network LinkedIn is considering a move into original programming, according to a report…
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Apple hires Wandell from Amazon
Amazon’s head of international productions, Morgan Wandell, is leaving to join Apple as head of…
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Kwesé TV launches in Nigeria
Econet Media-owned African pay TV service, Kwesé TV, has officially launched in Nigeria. Kwesé held…
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Fox taps Ericsson for Middle East broadcast services
Ericsson has agreed an exclusive multi-year contract with Fox Networks Group Middle East to provide…
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BBC iPlayer requests up in September
The BBC logged 239 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in September, up…
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French parliamentarians reject move to ease pubcaster budget cuts
French parliamentarians have withdrawn support for a move to ameliorate an additional €50 million in…
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Beenius teams with iPROM for programmatic advertising
TV technology provider Beenius has teamed up with south-eastern Europe digital advertising technology specialist iPROM…
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Sky Cinema launches new pop-up service for Halloween
Sky’s movie unit Sky Cinema has unveiled the latest in its line of pop-up channels…
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MTG reports continuing operations growth, despite eSports losses
MTG reported 83% profit growth for continuing operations in Q3, despite wider losses for its…
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Polish regulator says Liberty Global deal could restrict competition
Polish regulator the UOKiK has ruled that Liberty Global’s long-awaited acquisition of Multimedia Polska could…
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KPN names new CEO
Dutch telco KPN has named Maximo Ibarra as the company’s new management board chairman and…
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Russian pay TV market growth slowing down
The Russian pay TV market reached 41.88 million households at the end of the third…
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Megogo announces strategic shift
Ukrainian and Russian over-the-top service, Megogo, has highlighted the production of its own “niche and…
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Samsung launches 360 Round VR camera
Samsung has launched 360 Round, a new camera for creating and streaming 3D content for…
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Sky Kids app gets new games section
Sky has added a host of games to its Sky Kids app, including titles featuring…
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AMC launches new VR app
AMC has launched a new virtual reality app, designed to let users immerse themselves in…
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Mediapro expands eSports to Portugal, Latin America
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has announced plans to grow its eSports activities internationally – starting in…
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Latvian government to respond as Telia warns it could sell up
Latvian prime minister Māris Kučinskis has said he will respond by November to Nordic telco Telia’s…
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Facebook orders Norwegian teen drama, reveals plans for Watch
Facebook has ordered an English-language version of Norwegian broadcaster NRK’s online teen drama SKAM, to…
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Nielsen begins measuring Netflix and SVOD
US ratings agency Nielsen has started offering a syndicated solution to measure subscription video-on-demand and…
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BBC partners with UK universities in major data initiative
The BBC has launched a five-year research partnership with eight UK universities in a bid…
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EBU director of technology to depart after five years
The European Broadcasting Union’s director of technology and innovation, Simon Fell, is due to leave…
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Movistar+ launches on Sony Android-based smart TVs
Spanish pay TV service Movistar+ is now available on Sony smart TVs that use the…
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BT searches for ‘innovative sports media ideas’
BT is appealing to entrepreneurs and start-ups in a bid to find new ideas that…
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New app Flixsnip to target family audience with short-form VOD
International movie channel provider Eurocinema’s founders Sebastien and Jacques Perioche have unveiled a new mobile-focused…
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Portuguese regulator fails to agree position on Altice Media Capital deal
Portuguese media, communication and society regulator the Entitade Reguladora para a Communição Social (ERC) has…
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Ruptly launches new live video platform
News agency, Ruptly, has launched a new video streaming platform designed to let anyone stream…
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Telekom Austria in deal with Ginx Esports TV
Ginx Esports TV has struck deal with Telekom Austria Group that will see the eSports…
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Cisco joins with partners to highlight Remote PHY
Cisco this week joined with partners to demonstrate cable broadband remote PHY architecture and the…
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Sky set to up investment in 4K UHD
Sky is planning to up its investment in 4K UHD content and will launch the…