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….