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Year2017
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Barcroft TV launches on Roku
Online short-form content specialist Barcroft is to make its Barcroft TV service available on Roku…
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Intelsat successfully lofts latest Epic satellite
Intelsat has successfully lofted its third EpicNG high-throughput satellite, Intelsat 32e, on board an Ariane…
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Cyfrowy Polsat extending SmartDOM offering
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is extending its SmartDOM offering to encompass gas supply…
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Apple’s first originals to launch in ‘next few months’
Apple’s first originals – Carpool Karaoke and Planet of the Apps – will launch on…
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Nigeria switchover strategy could be duplicated across Africa, says Inview
Nigeria could set the template for a raft of other African digital switchover projects, with…
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Kwesé TV boosts content line-up with AMC and Scripps deals
New African pay TV platform Kwesé TV has struck deals with AMC Networks and Scripps…
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YouTube adds first kids content to Red subscription service
YouTube is adding four new original series to its YouTube Red subscription offering, created with…
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Verizon, Awesomeness drop premium plans
Verizon and AwesomenessTV have shelved plans to develop a premium content service. The pair were…
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OSN revamps offering with flexible packages as competition bites
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has revamped its offering with new packs and new…
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Futuresource: HDR a firm focus for the industry
The TV industry’s focus is now “firmly on high dynamic range” – even though consumers…
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VR venture Dreamscape Immersive to launch with major studio backing
Location-based virtual reality venture, Dreamscape Immersive, is due to launch in September after closing a…
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Turner appoints LatAm president
Turner Latin America has named Joel Whitten ‘Whit’ Richardson III as its president, in effect…
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Icflix extends reach in Pakistan through PTCL deal
Middle East and North Africa-focused on-demand streaming service Icflix has struck a deal with IT…
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Eurocinema to launch Sky content block
The Eurocinema movie network is launching as a branded block on Sky in the UK….
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Alchemiya taps Ostmodern for Amazon Prime offering
Alchemiya, an international SVOD service dedicated to Muslim content, has tapped Ostmodern to help launch…
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VR device shipments to reach 110m by 2021
VR device shipments will reach a total of 110 million by 2021, with the industry…
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SES’s HD+ service passes 2m customers in Germany
SES’s satellite TV offering HD+ passed the two million subscribers mark in Germany last year,…
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Orange and Canal+ ‘could team up’ for sports with bigger alliance in mind
Orange and Canal+ could collaborate to acquire premium sports rights in the face of growing…
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Google brings VR to the web with Chrome update
Google is bringing virtual reality (VR) to the web with the latest version of its…
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Maxdome co-CEO takes ProSiebenSat.1 digital role
ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Maxdome’s director and co-CEO, Filmon Zerai, as chief digital officer for ProSiebenSat.1…
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HBO ups key programming execs
HBO Europe has given more responsibility to a trio of executives as part of a…
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Altice and SFR merging advertising arms, plan to launch targeting
Altice and French unit SFR are to merge their advertising arms this week. Altice CEO…
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Disney launches original show for dedicated app
Disney EMEA is launching So Sammy, a new short form series from British comedian Miranda…
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Kwesé TV kicks off in Zambia
Econet Media’s pay TV service Kwesé TV has continued its expansion programme with the official…
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Tricolor TV adds raft of new channels
Russian pay TV operator a raft of new channels to its offering. Tricolor TV has…
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UK politicians call for Ofcom ‘fit and proper’ enquiry on Murdoch
A group of UK cross-party politicians has called for Ofcom to launch a review into…
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Amazon debuts German drama globally as it edges Netflix in ranking
Amazon will launch its first German drama series, You Are Wanted, on March 17, cementing…
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Twitter to make it easier to find video content
Twitter is focusing on connecting its users faster with “their interests and topics they care…
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Naspers’ ShowMax teams up with Vodacom for low-cost SVOD offering
Naspers-owned subscription video-on-demand service ShowMax has teamed up with Vodafone-backed South African mobile operator Vodacom…
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New-look Viacom takes TV to film and film to TV
New Viacom CEO, Bob Bakish, has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…