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Year2017
LinkedIn considers original programming
Business-focused social network LinkedIn is considering a move into original programming, according to a report…
Apple hires Wandell from Amazon
Amazon’s head of international productions, Morgan Wandell, is leaving to join Apple as head of…
Kwesé TV launches in Nigeria
Econet Media-owned African pay TV service, Kwesé TV, has officially launched in Nigeria. Kwesé held…
Fox taps Ericsson for Middle East broadcast services
Ericsson has agreed an exclusive multi-year contract with Fox Networks Group Middle East to provide…
BBC iPlayer requests up in September
The BBC logged 239 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in September, up…
French parliamentarians reject move to ease pubcaster budget cuts
French parliamentarians have withdrawn support for a move to ameliorate an additional €50 million in…
Beenius teams with iPROM for programmatic advertising
TV technology provider Beenius has teamed up with south-eastern Europe digital advertising technology specialist iPROM…
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…
MTG reports continuing operations growth, despite eSports losses
MTG reported 83% profit growth for continuing operations in Q3, despite wider losses for its…
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…
KPN names new CEO
Dutch telco KPN has named Maximo Ibarra as the company’s new management board chairman and…
Russian pay TV market growth slowing down
The Russian pay TV market reached 41.88 million households at the end of the third…
Megogo announces strategic shift
Ukrainian and Russian over-the-top service, Megogo, has highlighted the production of its own “niche and…
Samsung launches 360 Round VR camera
Samsung has launched 360 Round, a new camera for creating and streaming 3D content for…
Sky Kids app gets new games section
Sky has added a host of games to its Sky Kids app, including titles featuring…
AMC launches new VR app
AMC has launched a new virtual reality app, designed to let users immerse themselves in…
Mediapro expands eSports to Portugal, Latin America
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has announced plans to grow its eSports activities internationally – starting in…
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…
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…
Nielsen begins measuring Netflix and SVOD
US ratings agency Nielsen has started offering a syndicated solution to measure subscription video-on-demand and…
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…
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…
Movistar+ launches on Sony Android-based smart TVs
Spanish pay TV service Movistar+ is now available on Sony smart TVs that use the…
BT searches for ‘innovative sports media ideas’
BT is appealing to entrepreneurs and start-ups in a bid to find new ideas that…
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…
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…
Ruptly launches new live video platform
News agency, Ruptly, has launched a new video streaming platform designed to let anyone stream…
Telekom Austria in deal with Ginx Esports TV
Ginx Esports TV has struck deal with Telekom Austria Group that will see the eSports…
Cisco joins with partners to highlight Remote PHY
Cisco this week joined with partners to demonstrate cable broadband remote PHY architecture and the…
Sky set to up investment in 4K UHD
Sky is planning to up its investment in 4K UHD content and will launch the…