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Year2017
Cracked launches on Apple TV
Cracked, the multiplatform satire brand that the E W Scripps Company bought for US$39 million last…
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…
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…
Sky buys stakes in UK production companies
Sky has acquired a majority stake in a northern England-based production company, True North, marking…
PlayStation VR now supports 360° YouTube videos
PlayStation VR users can now experience immersive 360-degree YouTube videos using their PS VR headsets….
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…
Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal
Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…
Sony taps Simplestream for kids YouView service
Sony Pictures Television has tapped Simplestream to power its new Sony Kids catch-up service on…
Bouygues Telecom launches 4G internet box
France’s Bouygues Telecom has launched its new 4G Box, offering high-speed WiFi connectivity targeted at…
Scripps names Asia boss
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Leena Singarajah as its Asia chief. She joined SNI in 2014…
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…
Netflix plans more market localisation
Netflix is setting its sights on more market localisation following the launch of tailored versions…
Mediaset ‘open’ to new Vivendi deal
Mediaset is still open to a deal with Vivendi that “creates value”, but no proposal…
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,…
BBC, Amazon partner on apocalyptic comedy
UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…
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…
Discovery expands Nordic distribution
Discovery is expanding its Nordic footprint after agreeing new deals with TDC-owned cable operators YouSee…
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…
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…
KPN reappoints COO for second term
Dutch telco KPN has reappointed Joost Farwerck as chief operating officer for a second four-year…
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…
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…
Hopster: ‘once in a generation’ opportunity in kids market
New entrants to the kids market face a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to ‘become…
NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…
NATPE: YouTube Red ‘beats target’, prepares launches
YouTube Red is tracking ahead of the “ambitious” subs targets Google has set the streaming…
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…
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…
HBO Now tops SVOD customer satisfaction rankings
HBO Now trumped its US SVOD rivals in most categories of a new customer satisfaction…
Cord-cutting on the rise in the US
Cord cutting in the US has increased steadily in recent years with 15% of broadband…
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…