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Year2017
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YouTube to promote talent with ‘On The Rise’ section
YouTube is adding a new ‘On The Rise’ section of its trending tab in the…
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Turner and AzamTV take Boing into East Africa
Turner has expanded children’s channel Boing into new markets in East Africa after agreeing a…
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VR and AR to ‘revolutionise e-commerce’
Virtual reality and augmented reality are set to “revolutionise the e-commerce industry” and reach a…
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SCTE/ISBE names sales chief
The US Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its international arm, the International Society…
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Viacom UK boss named new international chief
Viacom’s long-serving UK chief, David Lynn, has been named CEO of Viacom International Media Networks….
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BBC must ‘reinvent PSB’ to take on Netflix and Amazon
The BBC must “reinvent public service broadcasting” in a bid to take on digital video…
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Telefónica to create dedicated eSports platform, partners with ESL
Telefónica España has signed a strategic agreement with electronic sports giant ESL to develop a…
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Clementi confirmed as BBC chairman
David Clementi has been confirmed as the next chairman of British public broadcaster the BBC….
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Disney refutes streaming set-top deal rumours
Disney has refuted rumours that it officially licensed a German company’s TV streaming box. This follows reports…
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Orange sells Netia to French media entrepreneurs
Orange Group subsidiary Globecast has sold all its shares in French media software solutions company,…
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Sky Deutschland teams up with Telefónica for Sky Ticket
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Telefónica to make its Sky Ticket…
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T-Hrvatski Telekom takes control of Montenegrin telco
Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has signed a deal with Hungary’s Magyar Telekom – like T-Hrvatski…
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Voddler targets MENA market with new hire
Peer-assisted cloud TV technology outfit Voddler has named Marwan Shehab as head of a new…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 secures new broadcasting licence
Ukrainian TV channel 1+1 has been granted a new analogue broadcasting licence, despite fears that…
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Hong Kong’s TVB shuts down pay TV operation
Hong Kong free and pay TV broadcaster TVB is to shut down its loss-making pay…
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MegaFon taps Elemental for OTT delivery
Russian telco and mobile operator, MegaFon, has selected Elemental to help power its over-the-top MegaFon.TV…
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Vodafone Spain teams with Huawei for major DOCSIS 3.1, DCCAP rollout
Vodafone Spain is to deploy DOCSIS 3.1 technology to provide symmetrical high-speed 1Gbps broadband services…
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Netflix repositioning as premium channel
Netflix’s programming spend now matches that of the major premium channels and with geographical expansion…
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Russia law could place 20% limit on foreign OTT video ownership
The Russian government has given a positive reception to a new bill proposed by Duma…
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BBC set to name new chairman
UK public broadcaster the BBC is nearing the appointment of a new chairman. Former Bank…
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Comcast tops Netflix’s ISP Speed Index in the US
Comcast topped the US rankings in Netflix’s monthly ISP Speed Index for the first time…
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Sony first to launch on new YouView with Kids catch-up offering
Sony has become the first media group to launch a catch-up service on the newly…
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Report: Facebook to test mid-roll video ads
Facebook is reportedly due to start testing mid-roll video ads so that publishers can monetise…
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BBC Worldwide cruises into maritime market
The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide has launched its first channel produced exclusively for cruise…
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Vodafone and Ziggo give their child a name
Vodafone and Ziggo have given their Dutch joint venture the name VodafoneZiggo and have begun…
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Virgin Media extends MVNO deal with BT
Virgin Media has extended its deal with BT to use the latter’s EE network to…
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TERN hires former Teuve chief in commercial role
Television Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), the company behind the INsight premium Ultra HD channel, has…
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DEG: US video-on-demand revenues grow 6% in 2016
US video-on-demand revenues increased by 6% in 2016, returning to growth after dropping nearly 3%…
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Altice extends sports offering with exclusive boxing deal
Cable and telecom group Altice has acquired the exclusive TV rights for the next four…
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BBC looking to develop haptic VR and AR experiences
BBC Earth is looking to experiment with ‘haptic’ virtual reality experiences – involving a sense…