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Year2017
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Imagine: cloud migration and customer consolidation is big challenge for vendors
Broadcast technology vendors are facing a series significant challenges related to the move to software…
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SES to develop platform services ‘closer to consumer’ for VOD and UHD
Wilfried Urner, who leads SES’s Media Platforms arm, told attendees at SES’s media event in…
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Access teams up with DTVKit
Access and DTVKit have teamed up to offer open standards-based solutions to the connected entertainment…
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TVT/DMC announce management changes
Media services company TVT/DMC has announced the new joint management team following TVT’s acquisition of…
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VO teams up with Hi-Global for Adaptive Box
TV technology provider Viaccess-Orca has teamed up with middleware specialist Hi-Global Technology to launch the Adaptive…
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Irdeto completes Cartesian review for Cloaked CA
Content security specialist Irdeto’s Cloaked CA solution has completed a review by Cartesian against the…
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Cable Bahamas taps joint Zodiac-ActiveVideo tech for installed boxes
Zodiac Interactive and ActiveVideo have partnered on a joint solution that will enable pay TV…
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BBC chairman ‘concerned’ over broadcast quotas
BBC chairman David Clementi has said he is “concerned” about quotas relating to its broadcast…
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NBCU plans Nordic expansion for Hayu
NCBUniversal International is set to expand its reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, into the Nordics,…
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Confirmed: Sky deal referred to regulator for six-month review
The UK government has confirmed that 21st Century Fox’s planned £18.5 billion (€20.5 billion) takeover…
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Turner teams up with Canal+ to launch Warner TV
Turner Broadcast has teamed up with Canal+ Group to launch a new channel that will…
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Viacom ups Italian ambitions with FTA push
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired an Italian digital free-to-air (FTA) frequency in order…
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France Télévisions faces call to make more savings
France Télévisions and France’s other public broadcaster organisations could be forced to find significant cost…
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Nat Geo appoints Netflix and AOL execs
National Geographic Partners (NGP) has hired digital execs from Netflix and AOL. Kyle Christensen and David…
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EBU and NBA extend agreement through to 2022
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the National Basketball Associations (NBA) have extended their agreement…
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Amazon adds PBS, Stingray to UK channel line-up
Amazon has added PBS America On Demand and Stingray Classica to its Amazon Channels line-up…
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Netflix and ABC conspire to create thriller
Netflix and Australian public broadcaster the ABC are working together again, this time on a…
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Ericsson’s Steve Plunkett: IBC 2017 preview
Ericsson’s CTO of broadcast and media services, Steve Plunkett, tells us what to look out…
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VR Industry Forum to present industry guidelines
The Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) is due to present the first draft of its…
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Arris debuts Android TV-powered 4K HDR set-top boxes
Arris is due to unveil a new line of Android TV-powered Ultra High Definition (UHD)…
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Teleste to demonstrate monitoring-as-a-service
Teleste is to use IBC to demonstrate a new service concept for operators with a…
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Forthnet taps Zenterio for legacy boxes
Greek pay TV operator Forthnet, has revealed that it has deployed Zenterio OS on set-top…
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Apple unveils Apple TV 4K, readies TV app for Euro launch
Apple has unveiled a new 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR)-compatible Apple TV device, and…
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Bradley minded to refer Sky deal over broadcasting standards
Karen Bradley has said she is “minded” to refer the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox…
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Netflix CFO defends US$6bn content spend
Netflix financial chief David Wells has claimed Netflix’s multi-billion dollar content spend is the key…
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Iflix hires Sky M&A chief as CFO
Emerging markets subscription video-on-demand service Iflix has named Sky M&A executive Anil Jhingan as its…
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Netflix to produce first Polish original
Netflix has announced its first original series in Poland, a key market for the global…
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The Africa Channel launching SVOD offering
US-based The Africa Channel is launching a subscription video-on-demand service targeted at the African diaspora…
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CEO brushes off Comcast concerns
NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast is in rude health despite a recent stock price drop, according…
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Altice USA aims to double in size in five years
Cable and telecom provider Altice Group’s US division aims to double in size over the…