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Year2017
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Viu over-the-top service launches in Thailand
PCCW Media has launched its Viu over-the-top video service in Thailand, marking its 15th market…
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SNL Kagan: US pay TV subscriber numbers fall by 800,000 in Q1
US pay TV subscriber numbers declined by 802,000 in Q1, a traditionally strong three-month period…
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Pluto TV launches free VOD offering
US over-the-top TV service Pluto TV has launched a free video on demand (VoD) offering…
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Blue Ant UK studio hires Nerd, Lambent execs
Blue Ant Media’s expanding UK studio, Antenna Pictures, has hired development and production chiefs from…
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Sling TV taps SpotX for programmatic addressable advertising
DISH Networks-owned OTT TV service Sling TV is now offering programmatic advertising functionality to advertisers…
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Samsung approves You.i for smart TV app development
Samsung has approved the You.i Engine video app platform as an app development option for…
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Ukraine’s Divan.TV adds CNN, Cartoon Network
Ukrainian OTT TV service Divan.TV has added CNN and Cartoon Network to its channel line-up….
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The Grand Tour topples Netflix from global in-demand top spot
A non-Netflix show – The Grand Tour – was the most sought-after digital video-on-demand title…
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Euskaltel and Zegona agree deal for single northern Spanish cable operator
Spanish regional operator Euskaltel has struck a deal with UK-based Zegona Communications to acquire Telecable…
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Discovery invests in second screen sports app WinView
Discovery has contributed to a US$12 million funding round raised by second-screen live sports prediction…
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Vodafone sees TV and convergence growth despite problems
Despite being weighed down by the write-down of its Indian business and problems in the…
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BT to provide 360° and 4K UHD Champions League final for first time
BT is to provide coverage of the Champions League football final in 360° video for…
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Sweden’s Sappa partners with Magine for TV everywhere
Swedish broadband and TV provider, Sappa, has partnered with Magine to launch a TV everywhere…
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Roku: users streamed 3bn hours of content in Q1
Roku users streamed more than three billion hours of video and music in the first…
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Netflix takes on Stan with first Aussie original
Netflix has commissioned its first original series out of Australia, placing it head-to-head with SVOD…
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Proximus secures top-tier Belgian football
Belgian service provider Proximus has struck a deal with the country’s Pro League to secure…
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Producers welcome new S4C chief
Welsh indie production body the TAC has welcomed the appointment of senior civil servant Owen…
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Blaze Italy added to DMC playout platform
Digital Media Centre (DMC) has added A+E Networks-owned channel Blaze Italy to new virtualised playout…
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Lattelecom secures World Ice Hockey rights
Latvian telco Lattelecom and national broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija have jointly secured the rights to broadcast…
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Asia Pacific region set to fuel global pay TV growth
The global number of pay TV subscribers will rise by 134 million between 2016 and…
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Google buys VR studio Owlchemy Labs
Google has acquired Austin, Texas-based virtual reality (VR) and games studio Owlchemy Labs. Founded in 2010,…
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EC calls for finalisation of Digital Single Market strategy
The European Commission has urged the European Parliament and member states to finalise key legislation…
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Tricolor TV names programming chief
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has named Olga Molostvova as programming director in charge…
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TF1 firm debuts €50m UK fund
France’s Newen Group is created a €50 million drama investment fund. TF1 Group-owned Newen will…
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MTG extends English football offering with new deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has secured the exclusive Nordic media rights to the FA Cup,…
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Mobile2Morrow adds RTL channels to offering
OTT TV service provider Mobile2Morrow has added a package of German TV channels from RTL…
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Vodafone enters growing Spanish low-cost fixed-mobile market
Vodafone España’s low-cost mobile subsidiary Lowi is launching a new ‘no frills’ converged offering –…
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Falcon 9-launched SES-10 now fully operational
Satellite operator SES’s SES-10 satellite is now fully operational at the 67° West position, serving…
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Boxer launches broadband in Skellefteå
Swedish TV operator Boxer has launched a broadband service in the city of Skellefteå in…
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Monaco Telecom taps Hubee for Replay
Monaco Telecom has tapped Hubee to develop its Replay catch-up application in HTML5 Javascript. Monaco…