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Netflix takes down Pine Gap in Vietnam following complaint from authorities

Netflix has complied with Vietnamese authorities’ demand to remove Australian spy drama Pine Gap from…

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Sky and Channel 4 expand partnership

Sky and Channel 4 have announced a renewed and expanded commercial partnership. The deal will…

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DVB Project sets requirements for next generation of video codecs

The DVB project has officially approved the commercial requirements for next generation video codecs. The…

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NLZIET picks XroadMedia for content discovery

Dutch on-demand platform NLZIET, which is operated by all three major broadcasting groups (NPO, RTL…

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US-based hybrid player Evoca TV taps Vewd to power offering

Boise, Idaho-based hybrid TV platform Evoca TV, which is planning a wider rollout of its…

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Technicolor integrates Google far-field voice in set-tops

Technicolor Connected Home has said it is integrating Google’s far-field voice technology into its latest…

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UHD Spain tests hybrid TV transmissions

Spanish UHD industry association UHD Spain has begun broadcasting via hybrid television. Viewers can tune…

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HBO Max expands into LATAM and Caribbean

WarnerMedia’s premium streaming service HBO Max has kicked off its global expansion with launches in…

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Mediaset set for Italian Cup rights award

Mediaset has reportedly won the exclusive rights to broadcast the next three seasons of football’s…

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Proti in at ViacomCBS Networks Americas to lead ad sales across Latin America

ViacomCBS Networks Americas (VCNA) has announced the appointment of Fabricio Proti as senior vice president…

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New CEO for Nordic pay TV outfit Allente

Jonas Gustafsson has been named as the new CEO of Allente, the pay TV joint…

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US first-time buyers flock to smart TVs and streaming players

One in 10 US consumers plan to purchase a smart TV in the next three…

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Orange unit invests in media and SVOD outfit Brut

Orange Ventures, Orange’s venture capital investment subsidiary, is investing in youth-focused media company Brut. Orange…

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ODMedia opens new office in Middle East

OTT technology provider and aggregator ODMedia has opened a new office to serve the Middle…

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Ex-government minister Volin named as RSCC director-general

Russian state-backed satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has named Alexey Volin as its…

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Deltatre hires former Fox exec as finance boss

OTT specialist Deltatre has announced the hire of Corrado Di Giovanni as its chief financial…

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DAZN makes women’s Champions League free to view globally in landmark UEFA deal

DAZN has agreed a landmark deal with UEFA that will make the Women’s Champions League…

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See the future of content delivery in Digital TV Europe’s free webinar

Digital TV Europe has partnered with Velocix to announce a free webinar on the future…

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Eleven Sports boosts new global streaming platform with Extreme E rights deals

Eleven Sports has agreed a multi-territory rights deal with off-road electric race series Extreme E….

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MediaKind launches DTC solution for content owners

MediaKind has announced the launch of its new end-to-end DTC solution for video contribution, production,…

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Oculus Quest 2 drives VR shipments

Facebook led the way for VR shipments in the first quarter of the year. While…

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Spain to oblige streamers to help finance public broadcaster

The Spanish government is to oblige streaming platforms such as Netflix to help finance public…

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Qwest TV launches on Plex

Qwest TV, the music video streamer co-founded by Quincy Jones, is teaming up with Plex, the…

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Alchimie launches 100th channel

OTT subscription video platform Alchimie has launched its 100th channel with pointdevue.tv, an SVOD channel dedicated…

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Parrot Analytics: Loki tops chart in Germany

Marvel’s time-bending superhero series Loki has topped Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand chart for the week ending…

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Elizabeth Warren calls on FTC to review ‘anticompetitive’ Amazon-MGM deal

US senator Elizabeth Warren has said that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should carry out…

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Telia announces €722 million sale of stake in Finland and Norway tower business

Telia has announced a deal to sell off just under half of its tower business…

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PallyCon launches distributor watermarking solution

Multi DRM and content protection service provider PallyCon has announced the launch of a robust…

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StarTimes ON comes to Hisense smart TVs

African operator StarTimes is bringing its OTT platform StarTimes ON to VIDAA-powered Hisense smart TVs….

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Half of Americans have cut the cord, claims report

Almost half of US adults have already cut the cord, according to a new report….