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Year2017
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BBC breaks Wimbledon streaming record
The BBC served 24.1 million stream requests during Wimbledon this year, making it the most-streamed…
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Game of Thrones goes underground in Russia
Series 7 of HBO’s flagship series Game of Thrones has now been released globally, with…
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Ownzones names Paywizard exec as business development chief
OTT TV technology provider Ownzones has named Serge Vaguine as senior vice-president, business development. In…
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TVPlayer agrees ad partnership with SpotX
UK-based TV streaming service, TVPlayer, has partnered with video ad serving platform SpotX, allowing advertisers…
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Dave and Home to launch on Freesat
UK channel provider UKTV is to launch comedy channel Dave and home-and-garden channel Home on…
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Sky decision likely to be pushed back as Bradley weighs evidence
A decision on whether 21st Century Fox’s acquisition of Sky can go ahead may not…
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Nokia tips strong VR growth after lacklustre 2016
Nokia has predicted a strong year for virtual reality (VR) in 2017, despite lacklustre headset…
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EasyJet boss McCall named ITV CEO
The CEO of low-cost carrier EasyJet, Carolyn McCall, is to become chief executive of leading…
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Zenith: online video viewing to climb 20% in 2017
Online video viewing will climb by 20% this year, driven by an increase in people…
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Over-the-top revenues to quadruple in MENA region
Over-the-top video revenues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are set to more…
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New Dutch DTH platform Joyne taps Eutelsat 9B
Joyne, a new Dutch satellite pay TV offering with low-cost flexible packages and a sport-skewed…
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US pay TV market declines in Q1
The US pay TV market declined by 612,000 subscribers in the first quarter of this…
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Zodiak Kids brings YouTube shows to OTT platforms
Zodiak Kids has partnered with Future Today, a US based technology and distribution company, to…
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The QYou taps Ericsson’s UDN
‘Best of the web’ channel provider QYou Media has struck a deal with Ericsson to…
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Telenor sees Broadcast revenues slip
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor’s broadcast unit saw a 1% decline in revenues in the second…
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BBC changes US news partner
BBC News and CBS news have struck an editorial and newsgathering partnership that will allow…
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Now TV plans Entertainment Pass price increase
Sky-owned over-the-top video service, Now TV, is set to increase the price of its Entertainment…
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New director-general for Turkey’s TRT
Ibrahim Eren has been named as the new director-general of national broadcaster the Turkish Radio…
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NTV+ adds adult package to online offering
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added a new adult package to its online TV…
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RTS names Young Technologist
The UK’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has named the winner of its annual RTS Young…
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Altice to acquire Portugal’s Media Capital for €440 million
Altice is to acquire leading Portuguese commercial broadcaster Media Capital Group from Prisa for an…
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Netflix among top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in US
Netflix now ranks among the top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in the US, above…
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Report: Facebook plans US$200 Oculus VR headset
Facebook is reportedly planning to launch a wireless Oculus VR headset for US$200 next year,…
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Report: Roku planning IPO at US$1bn valuation
Streaming media device maker Roku is reportedly preparing an initial public offering and is seeking…
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Cartoon Network Premium SVOD service to launch on Portugal’s Meo
Altice-owned Portuguese service provider PT Telecom/Meo has launched new subscription video-on-demand service from Turner, Cartoon…
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AT&T reportedly planning new role for CEO in post-merger reorganisation
AT&T is to follow up its US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner with a management…
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Maltese watchdog to probe Vodafone Melita merger
Malta’s competition watchdog is to launch an in-depth probe into the proposed merger of Vodafone…
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Sony Android TVs now compatible with Amazon Echo
Sony’s 2017 line of 4K HDR TVs with Android TV can now be controlled with…
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Crunchyroll partners with NBCU Japan on ‘international anime’
Anime video-on-demand service Crunchyroll has partnered with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NUEJ) to co-develop new content…
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Sony builds out sales team with Econet hire
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has hired Econet Media’s Kunle Falodun (pictured) as VP of distribution…