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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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Digital pay TV numbers in Eastern Europe to grow 27% by 2023
The number of digital pay TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will grow by 27% between…
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BBC to increase voice experimentation in coming months
The BBC has announced plans to increase its creative experimentation around voice services and interaction…
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China’s TenCent Video reaches 62.6 million subscribers
Chinese online video platform, TenCent Video, reached 62.59 million paying subscribers at the end of…
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Fifth of US broadband homes use digital antenna to access TV
The number of US broadband homes that use digital antennas to access live TV has…
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BAMTech-powered NHL app launches on Fire TV
Disney-owned video streaming technology firm, BAMTech, has launched the NHL app it operates in partnership…
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UK pledges £67 million to Gigabit broadband voucher scheme
The UK government has pledged to invest £67 million (€76 million) in a voucher scheme…
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Kagan: US pay TV subscriptions down 3.7% in 2017
Traditional US pay TV subscriptions dropped by 3.7% in 2017 to 94 million, despite a…
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Twitter announces sports video deals in Asia
Twitter has announced a string of sports deals that will see it stream clips and…
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TiVo: price continues to drive pay TV cord cutting
Price continues to drive pay TV subscribers to cut their services, while more than fourth…
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BBC appoints Virgin Media exec as first chief customer officer
The BBC has appointed Virgin Media’s chief marketing officer, Kerris Bright, to the new role…
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US pay TV losses double in 2017
The largest pay TV providers in the US – representing about 95% of the market…
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UK government delays age verification for adult sites
The UK government has said that age verification for adult sites will now be enforceable…
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UK government calls for digital platforms to ‘step up’ online rules
Digital platforms need to “step up and play their part in establishing online rules”, according…
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US pay TV subscriber numbers to fall 20% between 2012-2023
The number of traditional pay TV subscribers in the US peaked in 2012 and is…
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BBC reports ‘best month on record’ for iPlayer
The BBC reported a record 328 million programme requests on iPlayer in January, marking “the…
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Facebook secures exclusive live baseball rights
Facebook has struck a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to exclusively stream one live…
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ThinkAnalytics makes senior hire for EMEA and Asia Pacific regions
ThinkAnalytics has appointed Deluxe Entertainment Services executive, Simon McGrath, as chief operating officer (COO) and…
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Ofcom calls on UK PSBs to ‘collaborate to compete’ in digital age
The UK’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) will increasingly need to collaborate in order to compete…
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BT Sport trials HDR livestream over 4G
BT Sport has staged a trial livestream of a UEFA Champions League match in high…
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YouTube and MLB expand partnership
YouTube and Major League Baseball (MLB) have expanded their partnership with MLB Network joining the…
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Vimeo reveals OTT stats
Vimeo’s white label OTT platform now has 3.6 million subscribers across hundreds of services, with…
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Global video revenues reach US$70bn driven by online services
Total global video revenues reached US$70.2 billion (€56.5 billion) in 2017 driven by the online…
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YouTube Red taps TiVo for music metadata
Google has selected TiVo Music Metadata to provide artist data and images for YouTube Red,…
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Telenet takes full control of De Vijver Media
Belgian cable operator Telenet has agreed to take full control of De Vijver Media, putting…
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RTL to up investment in on-demand services
RTL has announced plans to increase investment in its on-demand services in the countries where…
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Liberty Global CEO: Convergent Europe trending towards ‘national champions’
Europe is trending towards “national champions” as convergence creates two or three service provider leaders…
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Facebook hires BuzzFeed Studio boss to lead video content strategy
Facebook has hired the head of BuzzFeed Studio, Matthew Henick, to lead global video content…
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Latin America to add less than 5m pay TV subscribers by 2023
Latin America is due to add fewer than five million additional pay TV subscribers between…
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Disney ups Pitaro to ESPN president ahead of EPSN+ launch
Disney has promoted chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media, James Pitaro, to president…
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Eleven Sports launches on Twitch in the US
Eleven Sports has launched a new live sports channel on video game-focused social streaming platform…