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Year2017
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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…