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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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Fullscreen buys influencer marketing platform Reelio
Fullscreen has acquired influencer marketing platform Reelio in a move designed to make the influencer…
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IAB Tech Lab releases targeted OTT ad guidelines
The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s (IAB’s) research lab has released guidelines designed to improve targeted video…
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Channel 4, ProSiebenSat.1 and Unilever form social influencer partnership
Channel 4 has partnered with ProSiebenSat.1’s digital studio, Studio71, and consumer goods giant Unilever to…
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Mozilla unveils Firefox Reality browser for VR and AR headsets
Mozilla has announced Firefox Reality, a new web browser designed for the next generation of…
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21st Century Fox proposes Sky News sale to Disney
Twenty-First Century Fox has proposed selling Sky News to Disney on completion of its buyout…
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ESPN+ to launch next week priced at US$4.99 per-month
ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer offering, ESPN+, is due to launch in the US on April 12,…
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eMarketer: social ad spend in the UK to exceed TV by 2020
Social networks’ share of advertising spend in the UK will overtake television ad spend by…
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BBC Earth launches across MENA, CBeebies debuts in Turkey
Factual channel BBC Earth is due to launch across the Middle East and North Africa…
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Netflix appoints former US national security advisor to the board
Netflix has appointed Ambassador Susan E. Rice, a former US national security advisor and ambassador…
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eMarketer: US TV ad spend to continue to fall
The acceleration of ‘cord cutting’ and rise of over-the-top (OTT) viewing will see TV advertising…
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UK makes major VR pledge in £150m Creative Industries Sector Deal
The UK government has made a major commitment to virtual reality (VR) and immersive technologies…
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MTG: business split will enable more growth and higher profits
MTG’s decision to split the business in two will create greater focus and flexibility and enable more…
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Eurosport boss confirms Facebook move
Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton has confirmed his move to Facebook, following reports earlier this year…
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Ampere: Binge viewing more common in the US than Europe
Binge viewing is more common in the US than in Europe but is rapidly becoming…
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Turner to launch Bleacher Report streaming service in April
Turner is due to launch its new US live sports streaming service, Bleacher Report Live…
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Endeavor acquires NeuLion for US$250m
Endeavor, the parent brand of companies including WME, IMG and UFC, has agreed to buy…
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HBO completes European OTT rollout with Poland launch
HBO now offers direct-to-consumer services across its entire HBO Europe footprint, after launching HBO GO…
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MTG appoints Sweden CEO
MTG has appointed its head of Nordic Entertainment Operations, Filippa Wallestam, as the new chief…
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ComReg: 42% of Irish homes have Netflix
More than two in five Irish households now use Netflix, according to research by Ireland’s…
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Liberty Global drops Multimedia Polska takeover
Liberty Global has withdrawn its €690 million takeover offer for Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska, the…
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Pay TV subscriber numbers to rise, revenues to fall in Western Europe
Western European pay TV subscriber numbers will increase by 2.6% between 2017 and 2023, though…
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IDC: VR and AR shipments to return to growth in 2018
Virtual and augmented reality headset shipments will return to growth in 2018 and reach 68.9…
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Channel 4 announces new executive roles
Channel 4 has created a number of new executive roles – including chief operating officer…
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T-Mobile Netherlands to shut down Knippr
T-Mobile Netherlands has announced plans to shut down its mobile-first over-the-top TV service Knippr on…
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TDG: NBCU top channel group for US viewers
NBCUniversal networks was the group of channels that most US viewers would choose if they…
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IHS: OTT sign-ups outpace pay TV additions by three to one
The uptake of subscription video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video was three…
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Report: Liberty Global in Swiss talks with Sunrise
Liberty Global is reportedly in early-stage discussions with Swiss service provider Sunrise about combining their…
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Cheddar raises US$22m from Liberty Global, Antenna and others
Millennial-focused digital news service, Cheddar, has raised US$22 million in funding, with Liberty Global and…
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RDK: worldwide deployments up 62% year-on-year
RDK Management claims that video and broadband service providers have now deployed more than 40…
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BBC to stream 1,000 extra hours of live sport per year
The BBC has announced plans to stream 1,000 extra hours of live sport per year…