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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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Eutelsat CEO joins Netflix board
Netflix has added Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer to its board, in a move it said…
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Report: Facebook appoints Eurosport CEO
Facebook has reportedly appointed Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton as it looks to secure live sports…
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Turner to roll out Filmstruck SVOD service internationally
Turner, in partnership with Warner Bros, has announced plans to roll out its US subscription…
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Pay TV growth slows in Russia as uptake reaches 75%
The Russian pay TV market grew by 250,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2017, according…
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Facebook backs new Hong Kong-US undersea cable network
The Hong Kong-Americas (HKA) consortium – which includes Facebook as a member – has signed…
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MTG sells Trace stake at €40 million valuation
MTG has agreed to sell its 75% stake in youth broadcaster Trace in a deal…
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Facebook tests video ‘Watch Parties’
Facebook is testing a new video experience called Watch Parties, designed to let groups of…
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Spotify launches ‘new multimedia format’
Spotify has introduced a new media format called Spotlight, which adds visuals to podcasts, audiobooks…
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Sony channels launch on Amazon in Germany, Austria
Three Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) channels have joined the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany…
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Ampere: Netflix is yet to catch on in France
Netflix is yet to win “the hearts and minds” of people in France, with the…
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Mubi makes India push after striking Times Group deal
Online subscription film service Mubi is making a push into India after agreeing a deal with the…
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ESPN makes senior business development and Asia appointments
ESPN has announced new roles for three of its senior staffers, upping Mike Morrison to…
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Eurosport agrees online ticket deal with StubHub
Eurosport has partnered with eBay-owned StubHub, which becomes the sports broadcaster’s online ticketing partner. The…
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YouTube takes tougher stance on monetisation
YouTube is introducing stricter criteria for which channels can run ads as part of its…
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Deloitte: UK TV viewing by 18-24 year-olds to drop by up to 15% in 2018
Traditional TV viewing among 18-24 year olds in the UK will fall by 10%-15% in…
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S&P: 4G subscriber numbers grew 43% in 2016
Mobile 4G subscriber numbers grew 43% in Europe between the end of 2015 and 2016…
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EY: online video revenues in MENA to grow by up to 35% annually
Online video revenues are projected to grow by 22%-35% annually in most markets in the…
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Eutelsat expands 7/8° West HD channel line-up
Eutelsat has grown the number of free-to-air HD channels it broadcasts in the 7/8° West…
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Digital TV Research: MENA pay TV ARPU in decline
Pay TV revenues are set to grow in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
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Europol and AAPA shut down illegal streaming network
Europol and the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) have helped to dismantle an illegal IPTV streaming…
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Isle of Media appoints former UTV exec as CEO
The former managing director of UTV in Northern Ireland, Michael Wilson, has joined the Isle…
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Facebook to demote brand posts and videos to encourage ‘meaningful interactions’
Facebook is changing its news feed to focus more on “personal connections” in a move…
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Bertelsmann made 70 investments globally in 2017
RTL Group’s parent company Bertelsmann made more than 70 investments worldwide in 2017 through its…
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Broadband TV moves into original games, mobile apps
RTL-owned multi-channel network Broadband TV has launched a new business division that will build original…
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Dataxis: global pay TV subscribers grew by 60m last year
Global pay TV subscriber numbers grew by 60 million between the third quarter of 2016…
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Sweden’s Tele2 to buy cable operator Com Hem
Swedish telco Tele2 has agreed to buy local cable operator Com Hem in a merger…
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Hulu reaches 17m subscribers in 2017
Hulu ended last year with more than 17 million total US subscribers across its subscription…
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Lenovo launches first standalone Daydream VR headset
Lenovo has unveiled the first standalone virtual reality (VR) headset to run on Google’s Daydream…
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Ampere: sports fans ‘significantly more likely’ to take pay TV
Sports fans typically watch more TV than other consumers and are “significantly more likely” to…
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Matt Hancock upped to culture secretary
The UK’s minister of state for digital, Matt Hancock, has been promoted to secretary of…