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Year2021
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Wiztivi and Sagemcom enabling voice-controlled TV
TV technology specialist Wiztivi has teamed up with set-top specialist Sagemcom to enable Vodafone and…
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Eleven Sports Poland to share La Liga rights with Canal+
Eleven Sports Poland has secured rights to Spain’s La Liga Santander top-tier football for the…
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MasMovil looking again at Vodafone merger
Spanish alternative telco MasMovil is looking at options to expand that include a merger with…
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Last chance to share your views for DTVE’s annual survey
Time is running out to have your say in Digital TV Europe’s annual industry survey,…
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New Sky boss positive about the future as group sees Q4 bounceback
Sky saw a positive Q4 with its customer relationships returning to 99.8% of pre-Covid levels….
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33 million flock to Peacock
NBCUniversal’s big streaming play Peacock hit 33 million subscribers by the end of 2020, parent…
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Cord-cutting Americans look to vMVPDs
Almost half of traditional pay TV households in the US are likely to switch to…
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YouTube’s TikTok-like Shorts feature getting 3.5 billion views per day
YouTube Shorts, the TikTok-aping feature offered in the Google-owned video platform, is getting 3.5 billion…
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Starzplay lands on Canal+
Starz has agreed a distribution deal with Vivendi-owned Canal+ in France. The agreement will see…
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Services continue to grow for Apple as company makes more than US$100 billion in Q1 2021
Apple surpassed US$100 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time in its history, with…
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AMC to launch general interest Selekt channel in Spain
AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) is to launch a new general interest channel in…
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Exec shakeup at Okko
Okko, the Russian OTT platform, has promoted former Sportima CEO Oleg Manzha as the head…
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Unruly launches new self-service tool suite for publishers
Ad platform Unruly has launched a new suite of self-service tools for publishers. The new…
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Matchroom Boxing launches media production arm
Boxing promoter Matchroom has launched a new media production business. Dubbed Matchroom Media, the operation…
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Streaming records for Sweden
The Swedish streaming market set new records in 2020. According to Mediavision, the covid-19 pandemic…
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Banned TikTok cuts Indian staff
TikTok has told its staff in India that only critical staff will be retained after…
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CNN International launches on Samsung TV Plus with Rakuten TV
VOD service Rakuten TV has launched the CNN International news channel on Samsung TV Plus…
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HBO Max rebound boosts AT&T results
WarnerMedia streaming service HBO Max had 37.7 million US subscribers at the end of the…
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Omdia: frequent cinemagoers providing boost for SVOD uptake
Frequent cinemagoers – or ‘cinema power users’ – are much more likely to take up…
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UK consumers switching on to ad-supported streaming
Over eight in ten UK consumers – 83% – are willing to watch ads to…
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Akamai teams up with Plume for smart home services
CDN specialist Akamai has struck a partnership with smart home services and WiFi technology provider…
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discovery+ launches in Italy with TIM
Discovery+ has launched in Italy via a distribution deal with TIM. The SVOD, which began…
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Egypt to expand DVB network with Rohde & Schwarz
The Egyptian National Media Authority (ENMA) has announced the second phase of its DVB-T2 network…
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Virgin Media launches 5G via Vodafone MVNO partnership
Virgin Media has rolled out 5G in the UK, connecting 100 towns and cities across…
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Internal Apple emails show discussions around SVOD fees
Emails from Apple have revealed discussions that went on around how the company would handle…
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TiVo partners with Pindrop for voice authentication
TiVo has announced a global partnership with fraud detection and voice authentication firm Pindrop. The…
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Plex teams with Atari for retro game streaming offer
Media app Plex has launched a new cloud gaming subscription. The service, which built up…
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TikTok rival Kuaishou to raise upwards of US$5.1bn in Hong Kong IPO
Tencent-backed Chinese TikTok rival Kuaishou, which can lay a claim to be the world’s second…
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Video gaming channel ESR to launch in Europe on Eutelsat’s Hotbird
Satellite operator Eutelsat’s 13° East Hotbird position has been chosen by ESRevolution, Inc. for the…
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Patrick Drahi takes full control of Altice Europe
Media and telecom entrepreneur Patrick Drahi has acquired full control of Altice Europe. Drahi’s launch…