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European pubcasters in pact to combat Netflix, Amazon threat

Two of Europe’s primary public broadcasters are strategically combining their arsenals to combat the growing…

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GroupM downgrades UK TV advertising forecast

Advertising giant GroupM has downgraded its expectations for growth in the UK advertising market this…

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Freeview launches new showcase feature

UK free-to-air TV platform Freeview has launched Freeview Explore, a new feature of its Freeview…

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2btube & AwesomenessTV sign partnership deal

Spanish-language digital talent agency 2btube has partnered with AwesomenessTV to produce and manage the latter’s…

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Teleclub secures Bundesliga rights in Discovery deal

Swiss pay TV service Teleclub is to become the exclusive distributor in Switzerland and Liechtenstein…

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Free extends fibre reach with Axione deal

French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free has signed a deal with deliver services over public fibre…

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Mediapro launches into VR gaming

Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has teamed up with audiovisual producer 100 Balas and Sony…

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BBC technology chief outlines UHD TV priorities

A combination of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wider Colour Gamut (WCG), rather than higher…

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Skinny bundle ‘VMSOs’ could present serious challenge to US pay TV

The US’s new wave of OTT TV ‘skinny bundle’ providers could amass 3.5 million subscribers…

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Mediaset acquires Telefónica stake in pay TV unit

Mediaset has acquired the 11.1% stake in its pay TV unit, Mediaset Premium, that was…

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Vivendi unveils new Dailymotion

Vivendi has unveiled a new look, strategic focus and content partnerships for its YouTube rival…

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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Store

Sky Deutschland has launched its own version of Sky Store, the electronic sell-through service provided…

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Ooyala names new COO

Online video technology specialist Ooyala has named Mike Nikzad as its chief operating officer. Nikzad…

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Netflix to let kids control originals narratives

Subscription VOD service Netflix is to introduce interactive ‘branching’ narrative episodes to a pair of…

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Dan Snow history podcast becomes VOD service

A new thematic VOD service based on television historian Dan Snow’s podcast network will launch…

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Magine creates Spanish movies SVOD service

Streaming company Magine is creating a subscription VOD service offering Spanish movies. Magine has hooked…

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YouTube and BBC are dominant video apps on UK phones

YouTube and BBC iPlayer dominate the range of apps used by UK consumers to watch…

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Ofcom submits Sky takeover report to culture secretary

UK regulator Ofcom has submitted its public interest report on the proposed acquisition of Sky…

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ThinkAnalytics names India business development chief

Search and recommendation specialist ThinkAnalytics has Samir Narsiker as vice-president to head up business development…

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DMC launches virtualised all-IP video platform

Playout provider DMC has launched what it describes as Europe’s first fully virtualised platform for…

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Digisoft.tv releases new casting solution for OTT TV

Technology provider Digisoft.tv has released a software-as-a-service casting solution, Playmigo. According to the company the…

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UHD TV now ‘dominant’ in high-definition TV sales segment

UHD TV sets are now outselling Full HD devices by a significant margin in the…

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UHD technology: solid progress but challenges remain

Solid progress has been made in enabling production companies and broadcasters to invest in UHD…

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MTG acquires games publisher Kongregate

Modern Times Group (MTG) is to acquire US games publisher and developer Kongregate from its…

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Vice plans scripted push after $450m investment

North American millennial content giant Vice Media has received US$450 million from investment firm TPG,…

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Time Warner to produce shows for Snapchat

US media giant Time Warner will produce a series of original programmes for social media…

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Watchdog fines DTS for failure to meet content spend threshold

Spanish regulator the CNMC has fined Telefónica-owned pay TV operator DTS €661,796 for failure to…

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SFR shareholder tackles Altice on gun-jumping fine and name change

SFR minority shareholder Charity & Investment Arbitrage (CIMA) has filed a complaint with the Paris…

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Fibre surpasses cable in Portugal

There are now more fibre broadband subscribers than cable in Portugal, according to the latest…

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Telenet closes SFR acquisition

Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has closed the acquisition of Altice’s Belgian assets, following…