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Germany’s EWE to launch upgraded IPTV offering with Ocilion

German energy company and alternative telco EWE has launched an upgraded TV offering, ZuhauseTV with…

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DTVE announces webinar on What’s Driving the Live Streaming Revolution

Digital TV Europe will be hosting a webinar on What’s Driving the Live Streaming Revolution,…

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Vestel adds Amazon Music to smart TVs

TV maker Vestel has announced the launch of Amazon Music on its smart TVs. The…

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Ownzones names former Fox technology chief as CTO

Cloud-based video supply chain specialist Ownzones has named Arjun Ramamurthy as global chief technology officer….

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Walter Presents to get LATAM launch

Global drama streaming brand Walter Presents is expanding into Latin America with an upcoming launch…

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OTT tech specialist Atende Software becomes Redge Technologies

Polish OTT technology specialist Atende Software is changing its name to Redge Technologies and has…

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Telco CEOs call for European regulatory reform

A number of top telco execs have called on the EU to overhaul its regulatory…

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YouTube TV adds 4K and offline downloads at US$20 premium

YouTube TV, the cord-cutting OTT TV service from Google’s video platform of the same name,…

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ARPU increases to support pay TV revenue growth in Japan

In spite of ongoing cord-cutting on a global scale, pay TV revenue in Japan is…

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Wurl hires James Grant to lead EU drive

Streaming channel solutions provider Wurl has hired former Freewheel exec James Grant to lead its…

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Your Family Entertainment launches RiC+ OTT app

German kids channel provider Your Family Entertainment is to launch an online app for its…

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Broadpeak completes first Cache Orchestrator trial

CDN and video streaming technology specialist Broadpeak has completed the first trial of its Cache…

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Football revenues in Latin America on the slide

Football distribution revenues in Latin America tumbled by close to 40% last year, with only…

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ScreenHits TV adds iPlayer to discovery offering

Streaming aggregation platform ScreenHits TV customers in the UK can now add BBC iPlayer to their ScreenHits TV…

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Global content spend hit US$220 billion in 2020 with Disney leading charge

The gross cash spend on the global production and licensing of new content for streaming…

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Stan Sports secures Champions League rights after Sports Flick drops out

Australian broadcaster Stan Sports has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League, Europa…

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Sky to launch pop-up channel for Lions tour

Sky Sports will launch a dedicated pop-up channel to cover the upcoming Lions tour of…

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RTL Group continues consolidation with €250 million RTL Belgium sale

European broadcaster RTL Group has announced the €250 million sale of RTL Belgium to local…

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Indian market set for increased multi-play focus

The Indian TV market is set to continue its growth in the coming years. According…

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M7 Group renews and expands AMCNI carriage deal

Canal+-owned M7 Group has announced a multi-year extension to its distribution deal with AMC Networks…

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A+E Networks takes stake in Reel One Entertainment

A+E Networks has taken a 35% stake in Reel One Entertainment, the Canadian producer-distributor majority owned…

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Altice Media launches new AVOD and streaming platform

Altice Media has launched a new AVOD and live streaming offering with free on-demand, catch-up…

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Altice’s Weill to leave the company on July 1

Altice France, SFR and Altice Media CEO Alain Weill is to leave the company on…

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Majority of Americans with SVODs but fatigue setting in, claims report

Almost three quarters of Americans have at least one streaming subscription. According to a new…

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Movistar+ CEO Burzako restructures pay TV operator’s management

Cristina Burzako, the recently appointed CEO of Telefónica-owned pay TV operator Movistar+, has restructured the…

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Astro pens distribution deal with Netflix

Malaysian pay TV operator Astro has announced a distribution deal with Netflix.  The deal will…

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Discovery creates new sports division to house Eurosport, GOLFTV and others

Following its announced tie-up with WarnerMedia, Discovery is continuing to get its house in order…

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KKStream launches BlendVision modular streaming platform

Taiwanese video streaming solutions provider KKStream has revealed a new modular streaming platform. Dubbed BlendVision,…

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Telekom Romania secures two additional SPI/FilmBox channels in renewed deal

SPI/FilmBox has announced a renewed and expanded relationship with Telekom Romania. A long-term partner of…

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Comcast reportedly eyeing ViacomCBS or Roku tie-up

NBCUniversal (NBCU) owner Comcast is exploring a potential tie-up with US-based media giant rival ViacomCBS…