Year2017

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Al Jazeera denounces Israeli shutdown

Al Jazeera has denounced the Israeli government’s decision to close Al Jazeera Media Network’s bureau…

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TiVo advanced TV experience now in 23 million homes

TiVo said that approximately 23 million subscriber households around the world now use TiVo’s advanced…

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YouTube Red orders Karate Kid spin-off

YouTube Red is set to host a Sony-made spin-off from film franchise The Karate Kid, which…

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Iflix launches in Cambodia

Asian Netflix rival Iflix has followed its move into Africa in partnership with Econet Media…

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Discovery sidesteps Sky to offer Bundesliga football on HD+

Discovery Networks Germany is to launch a Eurosport package on satellite operator SES’s HD+ platform…

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Parrot Analytics: Netflix drama supplants The Grand Tour in German Q2 ranking

Netflix’s teen suicide drama 13 Reasons Why was the most ‘in-demand’ digital original in Germany…

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Seachange investor blasts company performance, calls for sale

A minority investor in Seachange has blasted the TV technology provider’s business decisions and called…

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UK ad ‘hiccup’ impacts on AMC’s international business

AMC has blamed a “hiccup” in UK ad revenues for a lacklustre performance by its…

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Netflix orders first original from Taiwan

Netflix has ordered its first Chinese-language original series from Taiwan, a “jailbreak thriller” named Bardo. The…

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Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains

Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…

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TalkTalk launches kids TV remote

UK service provider TalkTalk has launched a TV remote designed for children to easily find…

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Rostelecom takes lion’s share of Russian IPTV adds

Russian service provider Rostelecom added half a million TV subscribers in the year to June,…

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SFR adds premium Chinese bouquet to offering

Altice-owned French service provider SFR has added a new package of Chinese channels to its…

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Starz sales chief lands Lionsgate spot

US studio Lionsgate is bringing the worldwide sales chief at its premium cable channel, Starz,…

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Arris on track despite Q2 losses

Arris said it remains on track to achieve results within its full year 2017 guidance…

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Telecom Italia adds raft of movies to VOD service

Telecom Italia (TIM) has struck a deal with Notorious Pictures to bring 71 Italian and…

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Nickelodeon launches Nella app for pre-school kids

Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched a new app based on its Nella the Princess…

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Eleven secures UFC rights for Belgium and Luxembourg

Sports network Eleven Sports has secured the rights to show all UFC combat sports events…

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Ofcom report shines light on UK binge viewing habits

The UK has become “a nation of binge viewers” but there are stark differences between…

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Deutsche Telekom passes three million TV customers

Deutsche Telekom had 3.024 million TV customers in Germany at the end of June, up…

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ProSiebenSat.1 now generating half of revenue outside advertising

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 generated 50% of its revenues in the first half of this…

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NBCU expands Donati’s role into kids, lifestyle

Comcast’s NBCUniversal International has appointed Duccio Donati to take on the newly created role of…

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Report: Sky plans high-speed Italian broadband service

Sky is reportedly planning to offer a high-speed broadband service in Italy in a bid…

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Italian government calls for probe into Vivendi’s control of Telecom Italia

The Italian government has called for a probe into Vivendi’s increasing control over Telecom Italia…

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Hasbro ‘ends Lionsgate takeover talks’

Toy giant Hasbro was recently in talks to buy North American studio Lionsgate but has…

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Subscription revenues and Wonder Woman raise Time Warner

Strong international revenues at Turner helped boost Time Warner’s second quarter results, along with the…

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Switzerland’s Sunrise agrees sports deal with Sky

Swiss service provider Sunrise has partnered with Sky to offer its customers sports content via…

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HbbTV Association releases updated test suite

The HbbTV Association has released version 9.2 of its test suite, to support HbbTV certification…

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Eleven secures five-year deal with English Football League

Sports network Eleven Sports has secured a new live exclusive rights agreement with the English…

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Amazon beats Sky to secure ATP tennis rights for UK

Amazon has beaten Sky to secure the UK rights to men’s ATP World Tour tennis,…