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Year2017
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BT tops Ofcom pay TV complaints
BT topped regulator Ofcom’s list of the most complained-about pay TV provider in the UK…
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Amazon launches new 4K UHD Fire TV device
Amazon has launched of its Fire TV streaming device featuring support for 4K Ultra HD…
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Canal+ streaming service launches in 4K UHD on Apple TV
Canal+’s OTT TV service myCanal has teamed up with Apple to offer 4K UHD TV…
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HbbTV Association publishes IPTV spec
Hybrid digital-terrestrial and IP standards outfit the HbbTV Association has finalised and published its IPTV…
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Trace launches distribution arm
Afro-music and entertainment channels group Trace has launched a distribution division, which a former France…
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Mediaset sees recovery in sight despite dip in revenues
Mediaset expects revenues from its struggling pay TV arm, Mediaset Premium, to total €600 million…
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OSN welcomes arrest of illegal cable operators
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has welcomed the arrest of three individuals alleged to…
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Former Altice Media boss in new online news and video move
Bernard Mourad, the former Altice Media chief who left to work for Emmanuel Macron’s presidential…
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Orange taps Norigin Media for Côte d’Ivoire TV launch
Orange TV has tapped middleware provider Norigin Media to launch its new service in Côte…
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Virgin Media adds Bollywood channels
Virgin Media has added two Bollywood to its programming line-up – Rishtey Cineplex and MTV…
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Comwave taps ABOX42 for new TV offering
Canadian independent telecom operator Comwave has tapped Germany-based set-top provider ABOX42 to deliver its new…
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Vimeo buys Livestream, launches Vimeo Live
Vimeo has agreed to buy live video platform Livestream and has launched its own Vimeo…
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YouGov: ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer
The ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer with overall TV viewing figures fairly steady, despite…
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NFL agrees global highlights deal with Facebook
The National Football League (NFL) has agreed a multiyear, worldwide deal to post match highlights…
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Sky to ‘completely change’ the way it reports ratings
Sky is set to “completely change” the way it measures and reports on the performance…
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Less than 80% of TV homes in US now take pay TV
Approximately 79% of TV households in the US subscribe to some form of pay TV…
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SVT pioneer Annie Wegelius dies at 58
Former SVT programming chief Annie Wegelius has died aged 58 after a protracted battle with…
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Comedy Central UK appoints original programming boss
Comedy Central has appointed Lucy Robinson to head its London-based programming team and promoted Louise…
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Paywizard takes new investment to grow internationally
TV subscription and billing specialist, Paywizard, has secured new funding from existing investors with plans…
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NOS selects Metrological for OTT app store
Portuguese cable operator NOS has partnered with Metrological to launch a cloud-based TV app store…
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Canada’s Comwave selects Abox42 set-top box
Canadian communications company, Comwave, has selected an Abox42-produced set-top box for its new ComwaveTV service….
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YouTube ups ad targeting with Director Mix
YouTube has launched a new tool designed to make it easier for advertisers to create…
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Tele München Group buys Load Studios stake
Tele München Group has acquired a stake in recently-established, German-based digital content company, Load Studios….
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Dataxis: global pay TV subscribers up 60m in a year
The global number of pay TV subscribers climbed by 60 million between Q2 2016 and…
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BBC iPlayer adds ‘From the Archive’ section
The BBC has added a section to its iPlayer catch-up service that will include a…
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High speed internet ‘available in 75% of EU homes’
High-speed broadband services of at least 30 Mbps were available to 75.9% of EU households…
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Barcroft launches consumer-focused TV app
UK-based factual production company Barcroft Productions is leaping on the success of its YouTube channel…
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Eurosport commits to cycling after ratings jump
Eurosport has pledged to continue to invest in its cycling coverage after it announced that…
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Microsoft CEO: mixed reality to transform collaboration
New technologies like virtual and augmented reality could fundamentally transform collaboration and teamwork, according to…
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Fox Netherlands taps TVT/DMC for channel delivery
Fox Netherlands has selected content services company TVT/DMC to deliver the channel to Dutch audiences….