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Year2017
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Volia makes mobile viewing possible outside the home
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has extended the availability of its multiscreen TV app to enable…
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Tricolor TV adds youth-oriented 4K TV service
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to add youth-oriented 4K TV channel C4K360 to…
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Sky bid ‘will be referred’ in absence of new evidence
UK secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport Karen Bradley has pushed back…
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BBC: reaching young people a major ‘strategic issue’
Successfully reaching young people is “one of the single biggest strategic issues” now facing the…
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Piracy is ‘number three’ TV player in Latin America
The level of pay TV piracy in Latin America means that illicit consumption of content…
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Discovery hires Twitter TV chief
Discovery Communications has hired the global head of TV at social media service Twitter, Fred…
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Viacom launches Daily Show on Amazon’s Alexa in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a spin-off digest of The Daily Show with…
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CSA relaxes ad restrictions for TF1
The French media regulator, the CSA, has relaxed advertising restrictions placed on leading commercial broadcaster…
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Telia boosted by solid TV numbers
Nordic telco Telia’s second quarter performance was boosted by a solid growth in TV numbers,…
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BBCWW names new Western Europe chief
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has named Nick Percy as executive vice president in Western Europe. Percy…
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VPRO goes international with YouTube channels
Dutch public broadcaster VPRO has published a selection of its programming to YouTube in a…
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Google opens up Expeditions VR app
Google is rolling out an update to its Google Expeditions app on Android in a…
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No FTA matches as Mediapro secures Champions League rights
Spanish free and pay TV broadcaster Mediapro has secured exclusive rights to the Champions League…
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BBCWW upbeat despite drop in cash returns
The BBC’s commercial arm reported a year-on-year increase in sales and profits, but cash returns…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix dominates digital originals across European markets
Netflix dominated expressions of interest in digital originals across seven major western European countries in…
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Report: Discovery back in merger talks with Scripps
Discovery Communications is reportedly in merger talks with Scripps Networks Interactive. According to a Reuters…
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Altice names new CEO for Portugal
Altice has named Cláudia Goya as the new CEO of Portugal Telecom, with immediate effect….
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Ampere: US web users watch more online video than Europeans
Compared to Europe, the US has a higher proportion of internet users who watch video…
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Rogers’ Wössner to take over as CEO of Deutsche Telekom’s German unit
Deutsche Telekom’s domestic German business chief Niek jan van Damme is to leave his post…
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Orange ups stakes in retrans dispute with TF1
Orange has filed a legal complaint against leading French commercial broadcaster TF1 over the ongoing…
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Intelsat adopts new structure and hires TWC exec for media
Intelsat has reorganised its management team with a new structure based on its three core…
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NBC hires ex-Endemol Shine unscripted exec
US broadcaster NBC has hired former Endemol Shine North America unscripted production chief Linda Giambrone….
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Rostelecom names new VP
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Boris Glazkov as vice-president. Glazkov previously served as director…
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Newstag launches Arabic streaming service
Stockholm-based crowd-curated news service Newstag is to launch a new Arabic service, providing a stream…
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Netflix international subscribers outnumber US after strong Q2
Netflix passed the 100 million-member mark and now has more international than US viewers, in…
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Liberty Global and TPG back TV production company
Former Gaumont Television CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh is to lead to lead a production and…
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Pirates could face up to 10 years in prison under new UK rules
Individuals responsible for pirating TV shows could face up to 10 years in prison under…
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UK to enforce age checks on adult sites from next year
UK government is due to introduce age verification checks for adult websites next year, after…
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Modern Times Group boosted by Nordic TV and InnoGames
Modern Times Group’s Nordic entertainment group and its newly majority-owned games subsidiary InnoGames contributed to…
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Wuaki becomes Rakuten.tv as FC Barcelona sponsorship deal kicks off
On-demand TV service Wuaki has changed its name to Rakuten.tv, following a global rebranding exercise…