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Year2017
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RTL takes 15% stake in VR firm Inception
RTL Group has taken a 15% minority stake in virtual reality firm Inception, after leading…
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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…
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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…
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Apple to learn lessons from first originals
Television remains “an area of great interest” for Apple, which aims to learn lessons from…
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Lionsgate launches Spanish OTT service Pantaya
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, a Spanish-language OTT service dedicated to premium…
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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…
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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…
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Broadcasters in Spain and UK facing advertising uncertainty
Weak advertising growth in Spain and the UK could have an adverse impact on commercial…
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MBC Group invests in online travel company Wego
MBC Group has invested in Middle East and North African online travel marketplace, Wego. The…
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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…
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HBO hit by cyber attack
HBO has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber attack, with hackers…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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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…
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Netflix ‘not causing major shift’ for Telefónica TV
The arrival of Netflix and other OTT TV players is not causing “a major shift…
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Second Life creator launches virtual reality world Sansar
Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life, has launched in public beta a virtual reality…
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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…
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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…
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Sony Pictures buys distributor Funimation
Sony Pictures Television Networks has reached an agreement to acquire a “substantial” majority stake in…
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Vodafone Spain launches sports-based service for bars
Vodafone Spain has launched a new offering for bars and restaurants called Vodafone TV Bares,…
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Harmonic reports Q2 declines
Harmonic reported a wider net loss and lower revenues compared to a year earlier in…
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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,…
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DISH agrees metadata deal with TiVo
US pay TV provider DISH has selected TiVo to provide programme metadata across its linear…
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Mobibase adds fashion service FNL to offering
OTT and video-on-demand aggregator and distributor Mobibase has struck a distribution deal with fashion and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Orange will not compete in premium sports, says Richard
Orange will not compete in premium sports by launching a new sports channel and will…
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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…
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Twitter ups live video output
Twitter said it delivered more than 1,200 hours of live premium video in Q2, with…