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Andrew McDonald
Andrew is Contributing Editor at Digital TV Europe. Follow him on Twitter @andy_mc_donald
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MTG sells Bulgaria’s Nova Group at €185m valuation
MTG has agreed to sell its 95% shareholding in Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group to Advance…
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IHS Markit: US SVOD market could grow by 53m subs by 2023
New direct-to-consumer services from Disney, Apple, Warner Media and NBCUniversal have the potential to grow…
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Nielsen acquires Sorenson Media in addressable ad push
Nielsen has acquired Sorenson Media, an addressable TV technology provider that aims to transform TV…
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FuboTV and Viacom agree OTT carriage deal
FuboTV and Viacom have agreed a carriage deal that will see Viacom’s nine core media…
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CBS partners with AI insights firm Canvs
CBS has partnered with artificial intelligence insights company Canvs to get a read on how…
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Cisco: 79% of world’s mobile traffic to be video by 2022
Roughly 79% of the world’s mobile data traffic will be video by 2022, up from…
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Futuresource: Netflix ‘almost entirely’ driving SVOD spend in Brazil
Netflix has sparked a “major shift in premium entertainment consumption” in Brazil and is driving…
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BBC First to launch in Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia
BBC Studios’ premium drama channel, BBC First, is due to launch in Croatia, Slovenia, and…
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Red Bee Media opens R&D facility in London
Red Bee Media has opened a new research and development facility in London, with plans…
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Panasonic’s new OLED and LCD lines offer HDR10+ and Dolby Vision
Panasonic is making HDR10+, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos available across its 2019 lines of…
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DCMS committee calls for regulation of online platforms
A compulsory code of ethics, overseen by an independent regulator, should be brought in to…
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BBC preps Doctor Who VR spin-off
The BBC has developed an animated virtual reality (VR) spin-off of Doctor Who that will…
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Reports: Apple targets spring launch for video service
Apple is reportedly planning to launch its much-anticipated video streaming service this spring, offering original…
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Brightcove buys Ooyala’s online video platform business for US$15m
Brightcove has agreed to buy Ooyala’s online video platform (OVP) business for roughly US$15 million….
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Facebook expands ‘fan subscriptions’ trial to Europe
Facebook is expanding its ‘fan subscriptions’ trial to Europe, rolling out the new feature in…
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EU reaches agreement over controversial copyright rules
The European Commission has reached an agreement over new copyright rules, including the controversial Article…
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Loop Media launches with senior team from Disney, Vevo and EA
Loop Media, a new premium short-form streaming service co-founded by former Disney, Vevo and Electronic…
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Red Eléctrica buys 90% Hispasat stake for €949 million
Spanish electricity and telecommunications infrastructure firm, Red Eléctrica Corporación, has agreed to buy Abertis’ 89.68%…
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Sony Interactive Entertainment appoints new CEO
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has promoted deputy president Jim Ryan to president and CEO, a…
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CuriosityStream raises US$140 million for ‘next phase of growth’
CuriosityStream, the factual streaming service launched by Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks, has raised US$140 million…
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SeaChange acquires OTT platform provider Xstream for US$5.5m
SeaChange has acquired over-the-top video and cloud TV platform, Xstream, as it looks to expand…
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Pluto TV launches curated indie film channel in the UK
Pluto TV has launched a curated indie film channel, Pluto TV Indies, on its ad-supported…
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Epix Now streaming service launches in the US
US TV network Epix has launched a new direct-to-consumer streaming service featuring its full library…
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T-Mobile US pay TV service to launch in H1 2019
T-Mobile’s delayed US home TV service is due to launch in the first half of…
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Vimeo ups subscriber numbers by 9% in Q4
Vimeo grew its subscriber numbers 9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter to reach 952,000, according…
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Spotify outlines ‘audio-first’ strategy, buys Gimlet and Anchor
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has said that the future of the streaming service is audio,…
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BT Sport launches new app for Xbox, Samsung TVs, Apple TV
BT has launched a new large-screen BT Sport app for Xbox, Samsung Smart TVs and…
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Amdocs: 70% of UK viewers dissatisfied with their TV and video bundles
Seventy percent of UK viewers aren’t satisfied with the TV and video content they currently…
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YouTube channels with over a million subscribers doubled in 2018
YouTube channels with more than a million subscribers nearly doubled in the last year, while…
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DAZN launches ‘MultiView’ feature on Apple TV
Sports streaming service DAZN has launched a new feature called MultiView, allowing users to watch…