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Year2021
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Omdia: Disney+ Hotstar boosts OTT to surpass pay TV in SE Asia
Total cumulative paid OTT subscriptions will surpass traditional pay TV in Asia and Oceania this…
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DTG’s D-Book makes HbbTV mandatory for first time
The Digital Television Group (DTG) has released D-Book 12.6 – the latest update that sets…
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SAWA joins with SES to target hospitality market in MENA
SAWA Rights Management (SAWA), the service provider to the MENA pay TV industry has struck…
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A+E Networks EMEA moves to the cloud with Arqiva for VOD expansion
UK communications infrastructure and media services provider Arqiva has renewed its contract with A+E Networks…
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G-Core Labs integrates HESP for low-latency streaming
Cloud and edge solutions specialist G-Core Labs has integrated its CDN with the High Efficiency…
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FIFA launches tender for in-flight and in-ship rights
International football association FIFA has launched a tender process for worldwide in-flight and in-ship media…
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SAWA taps Nagra for security to commercial properties
Dubai-based SAWA Rights Management, the service provider to the MENA broadcast TV industry, has chosen…
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Jessica Rosenworcel named as FCC chair
US president Joe Biden has appointed broadband-for-all advocate Jessica Rosenworcel as chair of the Federal…
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Pay TV still high in US but cord-cutting is having impact
Despite ongoing trends towards cord-cutting, more than seven in ten US TV households still have…
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Roku announces measurement partnership with Nielsen
Roku has announced a partnership with Nielsen to measure content on its devices within Nielsen…
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10 million milestone for Freeview Play
Freeview’s on-demand platform Freeview Play has reached a milestone of 10 million homes using the…
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Samsung becomes latest to dive into cloud gaming
Samsung is developing a cloud gaming platform for its Tizen smart TV OS. The announcement…
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Discovery promotes Anil Jhingan to president & MD, APAC
Discovery has promoted Anil Jhingan to the role of president and MD of Asia Pacific,…
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Record Q3 for BBC iPlayer
The BBC has recorded its best Q3 on record for its VOD service BBC iPlayer….
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hayu comes to Viaplay in Poland and Baltics
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has announced a multi-year distribution deal with NBCUniversal to become…
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Difficult quarter for Orange
Orange has experienced a revenue dip in Q3. The French operator has been impacted by…
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Piracy cost Spanish economy more than €2 billion and 20,000 jobs in 2020
Digital piracy in Spain has experienced a decline, but it is still costing rights holders…
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Record day for Sky Sports
Sky Sports recorded its highest ever day of viewing on October 24. On a day…
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CTV consumption at a high in top 5 European countries
More than three-quarters of households in Europe’s top five countries now watch connected TV services. …
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Positive performance for Indian DTH market
The Indian pay TV market added 290,000 DTH subscribers in Q2 2021. According to the…
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Jon Carpenter in at Comscore as CFO
Media planning firm Comscore has announced the appointment of Jon Carpenter as chief financial officer. …
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FilmBox launches on three more in Netherlands
SPI International’s FilmBox has expanded in the Netherlands via three additional service providers. The channel,…
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HBO Max kicks off European expansion
WarnerMedia’s premium streaming service HBO Max has begun rolling out in Europe. The streamer, which…
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ViacomCBS and Foxtel agree content and app deals
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel has announced a series of content distribution and app deals…
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Eleven Sports and OneFootball pick up rights to nine European Leagues
Eleven Sports and OneFootball have been awarded centralised international rights to nine different leagues from…
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Al Jazeera launches mobile news app
Doha-based news broadcaster Al Jazeera has announced the launch of a new mobile app for…
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Amlogic chipset revealed at heart of Sky Glass
Sky has revealed that a chipset provided by Amlogic is powering its new Sky Glass…
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Zeonbud selects Eutelsat for Ukrainian distribution
Eutelsat’s 9° East position has been selected by Zeonbud to distribute its content in Ukraine….
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Netflix says paying SK Broadband over Squid Game surge creates ‘anti-competitive environment’
Netflix has rebuffed demands from SK Broadband to pay data usage fees over a surge…
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Former Channel 4 boss Grade emerges as potential takeover candidate
Former Channel 4 CEO Lord Michael Grade is reportedly planning a takeover bid of the…