Year2017

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Cracked launches on Apple TV

Cracked, the multiplatform satire brand that the E W Scripps Company bought for US$39 million last…

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TVN picks up Drone Racing for player.pl

TVN is set to debut Drone Racing League in Poland via its over-the-top streaming service…

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BT to charge for BT Sport as part of sweeping price increases

BT is due to start charging its customers to access BT Sport for the first…

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Sky buys stakes in UK production companies

Sky has acquired a majority stake in a northern England-based production company, True North, marking…

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PlayStation VR now supports 360° YouTube videos

PlayStation VR users can now experience immersive 360-degree YouTube videos using their PS VR headsets….

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CNNMoney Switzerland to launch in second half of 2017

English-language business news channel, CNNMoney Switzerland, is due to launch in the second half of…

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Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal

Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…

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Sony taps Simplestream for kids YouView service

Sony Pictures Television has tapped Simplestream to power its new Sony Kids catch-up service on…

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Bouygues Telecom launches 4G internet box

France’s Bouygues Telecom has launched its new 4G Box, offering high-speed WiFi connectivity targeted at…

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Scripps names Asia boss

Scripps Networks Interactive has named Leena Singarajah as its Asia chief. She joined SNI in 2014…

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China’s CCTV signs new channel distribution deal with Eutelsat

China Central Television (CCTV) has signed a distribution deal with Eutelsat to broadcast three of…

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Netflix plans more market localisation

Netflix is setting its sights on more market localisation following the launch of tailored versions…

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Mediaset ‘open’ to new Vivendi deal

Mediaset is still open to a deal with Vivendi that “creates value”, but no proposal…

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ABI Research: linear OTT services to be worth US$7bn by 2021

Live linear OTT video services will account for US$7 billion of worldwide revenue by 2021,…

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BBC, Amazon partner on apocalyptic comedy

UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…

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Google’s Brin hints at bright future for smart contact lenses

Google may have shelved Google Glass, its failed attempt to persuade the world that internet-connected…

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Discovery expands Nordic distribution

Discovery is expanding its Nordic footprint after agreeing new deals with TDC-owned cable operators YouSee…

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Viaccess-Orca taps Media Motive as part of mobile apps move

TV technology provider Viaccess-Orca is using Italian technology outfit Media Motive’s M3µ test automation platform…

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Aalborg’s AN-TV signs up for eSports TV

Danish cable operator Stofa’s partner community antenna network in the city of Aalborg, AN-TV, is…

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KPN reappoints COO for second term

Dutch telco KPN has reappointed Joost Farwerck as chief operating officer for a second four-year…

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Netflix reports best ever quarter for customer sign-ups

Netflix added 7.05 million new members in the fourth quarter, far exceeding its forecast of…

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Brexit causing ‘anxiety’ about consumer confidence, says Liberty Global’s Fries

Liberty Global chief Mike Fries has said he is concerned about the possible economic knock-on…

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Hopster: ‘once in a generation’ opportunity in kids market

New entrants to the kids market face a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to ‘become…

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NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan

New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…

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NATPE: YouTube Red ‘beats target’, prepares launches

YouTube Red is tracking ahead of the “ambitious” subs targets Google has set the streaming…

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Dailymotion to launch new app as part of strategic repositioning

Vivendi-owned YouTube rival Dailymotion plans to launch a new app in April as part of…

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Fox creates new video-gaming, location-based ents and VR division

Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Networks has created a new division to oversee video-gaming, location-based…

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HBO Now tops SVOD customer satisfaction rankings

HBO Now trumped its US SVOD rivals in most categories of a new customer satisfaction…

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Cord-cutting on the rise in the US

Cord cutting in the US has increased steadily in recent years with 15% of broadband…

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AT&T chief ‘very confident’ of Time-Warner deal approval

AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson is “very confident” that the company’s planned merger with…