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Year2017
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BBC to roll out iPlayer password controls
The BBC will soon make iPlayer users create passwords and log-in in order to access…
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Canal+ reverses subscriber decline for first time
Canal+ subscriber additions outnumbered cancellations for the first time in many quarters in the three…
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VR firm Improbable raises US$502 million
London-based virtual reality (VR) technology company, Improbable, has raised US$502m in a Series B funding…
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Vivendi to acquire Bolloré majority stake in Havas
Vivendi has made an offer to Group Bolloré, the investment outfit of its chairman Vincent…
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SFR’s rivals react to Champions League blow
French service provider SFR’s pay TV rivals have reacted with surprise to the award of…
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TDG: half of US cord cutters cancelled in the last two years
More than half of US cord-cutters cancelled their pay TV service within the last two…
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Ex-Fox Networks chief to lead Sony
Former Fox Networks Group chief Tony Vinciquerra has been named CEO and chairman of Sony…
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Nickelodeon UK poaches Scripps programming exec
Nickelodeon UK & Ireland has hired a Scripps Networks international VP of programming. As of…
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ABI: 4K on the rise as media device shipments near 56m
Shipments of streaming media devices will reach nearly 56 million in 2022 as 4K compatibility…
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Cyfrowy Polsat turns in solid quarter
Polish pay and free TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat reported a solid first quarter, with revenues…
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SFR Champions League win could deal blow to pay TV rivals
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has reportedly secured the rights to Champions League and Europa…
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Netflix creates 400 Euro jobs, new originals
SVOD giant Netflix is on a European charm offensive, creating 400 jobs at a new…
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Arqiva: TV model is ‘fundamentally changing’
The UK TV model, which for 25 years has been based around the two broad…
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Freeview Play content discovery revamp due this year
A new Freeview Play content discovery and recommendation system is currently in development and is due…
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Fox CEO Murdoch: Sky deal ‘on track’
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch has claimed his company’s £11.7 billion takeover of European…
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Ofcom: 700 MHz clearance on track for 2020 completion
The UK reallocation of 700 MHz spectrum from TV to mobile broadband is on track…
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BT adds to TV base in disappointing quarter
BT added 11,000 TV customers to its TV base in the first three months of…
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American Idol absence casts unflattering light on solid RTL results
The presence of American Idol on Fox in the US in the first quarter last…
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Digital boost for ProSiebenSat.1
Digital activities – notably online video and digital ventures and commerce including online dating and…
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AMC’s Stillerman headed for Hulu
AMC Networks’ Joel Stillerman is joining streaming service Hulu as chief content officer. The new…
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Deutsche Telekom sees TV growth
Deutsche Telekom had 2.955 million pay TV customers in Germany at the end of the…
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Satellite losses take Telefónica TV numbers down
Telefónica’s global pay TV base dipped slightly during the first three months of this year,…
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ITV advertising revenues drop as company looks to retransmission fees
UK commercial broadcaster ITV’s revenues have dropped by 3% over the quarter, with ITV family…
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BBC must ‘reinvent itself’ for a new generation
During its current charter period the BBC has set itself the challenge of reinventing itself…
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eSports viewing growing dramatically
Viewing of eSports rose by 19% to account for six billion hours of viewing across…
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Mediaset bounces back to black
Mediaset has bounced back into the black in the first quarter following its €294.5 million…
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Eleven enters Italy with OTT TV acquisition
Eleven Sports has launched itself into the Italian market by acquiring a majority stake in…
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France Télévisions replaces Pluzz with France.tv
France Télévisions has launched a new online video portal combining all live, catch-up and paid…
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Viacom’s Flamman takes on new MTV and Nick role
Peter Flamman has landed a new role at Viacom and will oversee MTV and Nickelodeon…
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Discovery grows international revenues and profit
Discovery has reported an uptick in revenues and profit at its international business but noted…