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Year2017
RTL takes 15% stake in VR firm Inception
RTL Group has taken a 15% minority stake in virtual reality firm Inception, after leading…
Parrot Analytics: Ozark leaps into top place for in-demand UK digital originals
New Missouri-set Netflix crime drama Ozark was far and away the most ‘in-demand’ show in…
BBC builds proof-of-concept voice sign-in and search for iPlayer
The BBC has built a proof-of-concept version of its iPlayer on-demand platform that allows individuals…
Apple to learn lessons from first originals
Television remains “an area of great interest” for Apple, which aims to learn lessons from…
Lionsgate launches Spanish OTT service Pantaya
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, a Spanish-language OTT service dedicated to premium…
YouTube to take further steps against hate speech, extremism
YouTube will soon start to apply “tougher treatment” to videos that aren’t illegal but do…
TDG: Two thirds of Hulu users would pick SVOD over pay TV
Two-thirds of Hulu users who also subscribe to a traditional pay TV service said that…
Broadcasters in Spain and UK facing advertising uncertainty
Weak advertising growth in Spain and the UK could have an adverse impact on commercial…
MBC Group invests in online travel company Wego
MBC Group has invested in Middle East and North African online travel marketplace, Wego. The…
Telenet hails success of quad-play offering
Liberty Global-owned Flemish region cable operator Telenet managed to add to its new all-in-one converged…
HBO hit by cyber attack
HBO has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber attack, with hackers…
Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
Discovery ‘still has bullets’ for deals post-Scripps
Discovery Communications is “not out of bullets” to use for company acquisitions despite its US$14.6…
Netflix ‘not causing major shift’ for Telefónica TV
The arrival of Netflix and other OTT TV players is not causing “a major shift…
Second Life creator launches virtual reality world Sansar
Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life, has launched in public beta a virtual reality…
Iflix teams up with Econet’s Kwesé for African SVOD launch
Emerging markets subscription video-on-demand operator Iflix has teamed up with Econet Media-owned African pay TV…
BBCWW inks first children’s deal with Amazon
BBC Worldwide has acquired its first multi-year children’s licensing deal with SVOD service Amazon Prime…
Sony Pictures buys distributor Funimation
Sony Pictures Television Networks has reached an agreement to acquire a “substantial” majority stake in…
Vodafone Spain launches sports-based service for bars
Vodafone Spain has launched a new offering for bars and restaurants called Vodafone TV Bares,…
Harmonic reports Q2 declines
Harmonic reported a wider net loss and lower revenues compared to a year earlier in…
Dave and Home launch on Freesat in the UK
UKTV-owned channels Dave and Home have launched on the Freesat platform in the UK. Dave,…
DISH agrees metadata deal with TiVo
US pay TV provider DISH has selected TiVo to provide programme metadata across its linear…
Mobibase adds fashion service FNL to offering
OTT and video-on-demand aggregator and distributor Mobibase has struck a distribution deal with fashion and…
Stingray passes subscriber milestone
Business-to-business music provider Stingray’s subscription video-on-demand offerings have surpassed the milestone of 100,000 paying subscribers…
Discovery buying Scripps for US$14.6bn
Discovery Communications is acquiring fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive for US$14.6 billion (€12.4…
TF1 pulls services from SFR in major escalation of retrans dispute
TF1 has withdrawn its catch-up TV service MYTF1 from distribution by Numericable-SFR and has demanded…
Brave Bison cuts losses after axing half its staff
UK-based digital content company, Brave Bison, reported lower revenues but also reduced losses in H1…
Orange will not compete in premium sports, says Richard
Orange will not compete in premium sports by launching a new sports channel and will…
BT offers to bring 10Mbps broadband to 99% of the UK
BT has offered to invest up to £600 million (€670 million) to deliver internet speeds…
Twitter ups live video output
Twitter said it delivered more than 1,200 hours of live premium video in Q2, with…