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Year2017
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France Télévisions’ plans for Netflix rival take shape
France Télévisions has been in touch with about 10 major producers about securing content for…
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Facebook hires former CNN anchor to lead news partnerships
Facebook has hired broadcast journalist and former CNN presenter Campbell Brown to head up its news…
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Stofa embraces Google with Android box plan
Danish cable operator Stofa has teamed up with Google to develop an Android-based set-top box,…
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Moody’s: Liberty Global profitability goals ‘ambitious’
While its European unit’s profitability is likely to improve this year, Liberty Global’s target of…
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4K HDR Ultra HD logo launches at CES
Eurofins Digital Testing has launched a new logo scheme that aims to boost consumer confidence…
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AMC expands Balkans footprint
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) – Central Europe is expanding its Balkans footprint after agreeing a…
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Kabo picks up Tilt VR format
Kabo International has picked up international rights to Tilt, the Finnish virtual reality game and…
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Hearst takes majority stake in kids TV producer
New York-based media group Hearst is to buy a majority stake in children’s TV producer…
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Facebook: non-professional content driving interest in live video
Live video is becoming a “major part” of Facebook video feeds, with much of the…
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Ultra HD Forum updates deployment guidelines
The Ultra HD Forum released version 1.2 of its Ultra HD Phase A industry guidelines…
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Nvidia unveils new Shield TV streaming device
Nvidia unveiled its new Nvidia Shield TV media streamer and gaming device at the Consumer…
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Cisco launches consumer test capability for Infinite Video customers
Cisco has launched a new facility to enable customers of its Infinite Video platform to…
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Hopster launches on Roku
Kids educational and entertainment app provider Hopster is launching a channel on the Roku streaming…
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Disney CFO plays down Netflix speculation, confirms ESPN D2C launch this year
Disney chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has played down the idea that Disney is looking…
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Liberty to make ‘opportunistic’ moves for EU free-to-air channels
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has said that the company will be “opportunistic” about buying…
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UK digital video revenues overtake physical for first time
Digital video revenues from the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Apple overtook physical sales of…
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BBC Earth teams up with Oculus for natural history VR experiences
BBC Worldwide’s naturally history service BBC Earth has struck a partnership with virtual reality outfit…
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UKTV plots uptick in originals investment
UK-based channels group UKTV plans to increase investment in its original programming this year. Richard…
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TVPlayer adds raft of digital brands to line-up with Frequency deal
UK OTT video streaming service TVPlayer has struck a three-year deal with white-label cloud-based OTT…
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Viacom names Levy global COO
Viacom’s worldwide entertainment arm has named Sarah Levy as its COO. Levy will oversee operations…
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AB Group ‘could be looking at sale’
France’s AB Group could be looking at a sale, with Mediawan, the investment vehicle of…
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Viceland hires ex-Talpa exec to lead Benelux
Vice Media has appointed a former Talpa Media and Twitter executive to helm the upcoming…
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Twitter to shut down Vine this month
Twitter has confirmed that it will shut down its short-form video sharing service Vine on…
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New technology chief for Croatia’s Iskon
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom’s youth-oriented ISP subsidiary Iskon has named Vedrana Zignjak as…
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Vodafone Portugal integrates Google Play with mobile users’ invoices
Vodafone Portugal has struck a deal with Google to integrate payment for Google Play content…
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NeuLion provides new version of SDK for 4K UHD smart TVs
OTT TV platform provider NeuLion has begun commercializing version 9.0 of its software development kit…
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Intact Media group boosted by thematic channels
Romania’s Intact Media Group saw its market share grow significantly last year, boosted by its…
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Blue Ant partners with Vimeo for VOD
Blue Ant Media has agreed a multi-year deal with Vimeo, which will power multiple direct-to-consumer…
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Hulu CEO lifts the lid on new live streaming service
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has revealed fresh details about its forthcoming live streaming TV service,…
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Sky begins commercialising mobile service
Sky has begun commercialising its new SIM-only mobile phone service, targeting users with a focus…