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Year2017
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Vudu launches ‘disc-to-digital’ from mobile apps
Walmart’s on-demand video streaming service, Vudu, is now letting users convert their DVDs into digital…
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Asian OTT service Tribe reaches 1 million downloads
Astro Malaysian-owned online video streaming service, Tribe, has reached the one million downloads milestone. The…
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Canal+’s Pujol promoted to C8 programme chief
France’s Canal+ has put Vincent Pujol in charge of free-to-air channel C8. Pujol is promoted…
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Amino to showcase operator-focused Android TV device
Amino is due to showcase a new 4K UHD Android TV device aimed at operator-managed…
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Deloitte: 66% keep pay TV as it is bundled with web access
Two thirds of US pay TV customers say that they keep their TV subscriptions because…
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ComScore: Netflix leads by US use and engagement
Netflix has the highest household penetration and viewing time per month among the major OTT…
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Toca Boca axes SVOD app after six months
Kids games studio Toca Boca is due to shut its subscription VOD app just six…
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Virgin Media now claims 100Mbps speeds as standard
Virgin Media has revamped its internet bundles and now claims it is the first UK…
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Netflix continues HTML5 rollouts
Firefox users can now watch Netflix on Linux, a move that the SVOD giant described…
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Scripps: lifestyle programmes offer best returns
Lifestyle channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive says the types of shows on its channels drive…
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Vice lines up short-form scripted content
Vice Media has ordered a slate of short-form scripted content from New York-based digital studio…
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Instagram reaches 1 million advertisers
Instagram now claims to have more than one million active monthly advertisers – up from…
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TVN Media names new board president
Scripps Networks Interactive-owned Polish broadcaster, TVN, has appointed Piotr Tyborowicz as president of the board of…
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Kuwait TV adds Al-Qurain channel to its HD platform
Kuwait TV’s new Al-Qurain TV channel has launched on its free-to-air HD platform, hosted on…
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British broadcasting at terminal risk from SVOD ‘insurgents’
The future of British broadcasting is at risk from SVOD “insurgents” like Netflix and Amazon,…
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Fresh blow to Canal+ as Orange secures exclusive deal with HBO
Orange’s OCS service is to become the exclusive home of HBO shows in France, dealing…
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Vivendi and Mediaset accuse each other of defamation as case comes to court
Vivendi has opened a new front in its ongoing legal battle with Mediaset by accusing…
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Kids SVOD service Azoomee secures BBC deal
Kids SVOD service Azoomee has snagged a raft of BBC kids shows. The on-demand service…
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Sky introduces programme voice search
Sky has introduced a new function on its top-end set-top boxes allowing viewers to search…
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New A+E net Blazes into Italy
A+E’s new factual-entertainment channel Blaze will launch on Sky Italia today. The channel launched on…
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Twitter opens up live video streaming with new API
Twitter is now letting users share live video through the social network without needing to…
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Humax agrees gaming deal with PlayJam
Humax has added more than 200 games titles to its H3 Espresso Smart Media Player…
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MTS TV based edges upwards
Russian service provider MTS had 2.755 million TV customers at the end of last year,…
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Vivacom hails IPTV success
Bulgarian telecom service provider Vivacom reported 410,000 pay TV customers at the end of 2016,…
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STV Player launches on Roku
Scottish public broadcaster STV has launched its digital service STV Player on Roku streaming players…
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Eutelsat extends functionality of TV guide in Middle East
Eutelsat has expanded its Sat.tv mobile programming guide to include free-to-air channels broadcasting from its…
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My-HD taps Conax for service-based content security
Middle East-based pay TV outfit My-HD has tapped Conax to provide cloud-based content security for…
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Altice acquires ‘outstream’ ad leader Teads in €285m deal
Altice is to acquire leading video advertising market-place provider Teads in a deal that values…
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SES reports 18% increase in reach since 2012
SES’s reach has increased 18% since 2012 with the satellite operator covering 325 million homes…
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Neil: Age of the big TV bundle drawing to an end
The age of paying for a large bundle of channels but only watching a handful…