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Year2017
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NBCU UK and emerging markets chief set to exit
Long-serving London-based NBCUniversal executive Colin McLeod is to leave the US media giant’s international operation…
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Google Assistant to launch on Android TV
Google is planning to roll out its voice-controlled Google Assistant service to Android TV devices…
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Vivendi hires ex-Telefónica Brasil chief in convergence role
Vivendi has hired former Telefónica Brasil CEO Amos Genish in the new role of chief…
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Netflix orders first Korean original
Global SVOD service Netflix has commissioned its first original from South Korea, a twelve-part series…
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Ericsson and Cisco extend partnership to WiFi
Ericsson and Cisco have extended their strategic partnership to a new Wi-Fi offering. A new…
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TiVo launches Audience Management Platform, SongConnect
TiVo has launched an Audience Measurement Platform for ad optimisation and a music metadata package…
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Sony launches new Bravia HDR TVs
Sony has announced two new 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) series of televisions at the…
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GatesAir supplying transmitters for Nigerian switchover
TV transmission technology provider GatesAir is providing transmitters for Nigeria’s ongoing digital switchover project, the…
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BeIN Media opens retail outlets across UAE
Qatar-based Middle East pay TV and media group BeIN Media has opened six retail outlets…
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Eutelsat completes Rai HD channel line-up for TivùSat
Satellite operator Eutelsat has begun broadcasting an additional five channels in HD from public broadcaster…
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Alterna’TV changes name to Thema Americas
Alterna’TV, the channel distribution business for set up by Eutelsat Americas to distribute Latin American…
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Amazon expands Fire TV and Alexa with TV, DVR deals
Amazon is opening out its Fire TV interface and Alexa voice control functionality with new…
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LG debuts Nano Cell technology for UHD TV screens
LG Electronics is using the Consumer Electronics Show to debut UHD TV-capable LCD screens equipped…
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VR headset sales tipped to climb 79% in the US this year
US sales of virtual reality headsets are projected to reach 2.5 million units in 2017,…
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DISH subsidiary AirTV launches streaming device
AirTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of DISH, has launched a new streaming device that integrates free…
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Streaming Video Alliance kicks off with Open Caching trials
Industry organisation the Streaming Video Alliance has kicked off streaming trials based on its Open…
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Eutelsat adds two new UHD TV channels to Hotbird line-up
Satellite operator Eutelsat has added two new UHD TV channels to the line-up of services…
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Nagra and Samsung create co-venture to license TVkey for UHD TV
TV technology provider Nagra has teamed up with Samsung to create a new co-venture to…
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Televisa set to up Univision stake with FCC blessing
Mexican broadcasting giant Televisa is set to significantly up its stake in Hispanic US network…
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Samsung launches ‘smartest TV ever’
Samsung has launched what it described as its “smartest TV ever” ahead of this week’s…
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Stingray buys music channel from Mojto firm
Montreal-based Stingray Digital Group has acquired international pay TV music channel Classica from Unitel, a…
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Spanish watchdog fines Telefónica for misapplication of faults penalties
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has imposed a €5 million fine on Telefónica for charging…
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Brightcove and Evergent partner for subscription OTT
Brightcove has partnered with subscriber management company Evergent to power subscription over-the-top services. The global…
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You.i TV takes Cartoon Network App to Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV
Video technology provider You.i TV has adapted Turner’s Cartoon Network App for the Apple TV…
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IHS: online to replace TV as top ad medium by 2020
Online will replace TV as the number one global advertising medium by 2020, according to…
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Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch JV
Liberty Global and Vodafone have completed the creation of their Dutch joint venture, establishing a…
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Sky Store director exiting
Long-serving Sky executive Simon Creasey is leaving the UK pay TV giant. He will leave…
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Mediaset prepares defences as Vivendi closes in on 30% threshold
The Berlusconi family has moved to shore up its defences against Vivendi as Mediaset prepares…
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ITV ‘preps for end of Crozier era’
UK broadcaster ITV is preparing for life after CEO Adam Crozier, though it is understood…
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SpaceX explains cause of Amos-6 explosion
SpaceX has identified the fault that caused Spacecom’s Amos-6 satellite to be destroyed in a…