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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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BritBox doubles subscriber numbers
BritBox, the North American subscription video-on-demand service from BBC Studios and ITV, has doubled its…
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BBC deputy director-general to step down
The BBC’s deputy director-general, Anne Bulford, is due to leave the corporation in spring. In…
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Smithsonian Channel expands international presence
Smithsonian Networks and Blue Ant Media are expanding the distribution of Smithsonian Channel in Asia-Pacific,…
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TDG: Netflix price increases could have ‘significant implications’
Netflix’s US price increase is a test to subscriber loyalty as even minor price variations…
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Deloitte: 20 phone vendors to launch 5G-ready handsets in 2019
The first mass-market, 5G-enabled mobile devices will go on sale this year, with roughly 20…
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Juniper: 100m mobile VR devices to access games by 2023
More than 100 million mobile VR devices – including smartphone and standalone headsets – will…
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Endeavor absorbs NeuLion into new Endeavor Streaming division
Endeavor, the parent brand of companies including WME, IMG and UFC, has combined all its…
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UKTV updates on-demand app
UKTV has updated its on-demand service, UKTV Play, adding new features including increased personalisation and…
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Discovery applies for Netherlands channel licences ahead of Brexit
Discovery is applying for new broadcast licences in the Netherlands for its European pay TV channel portfolio,…
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Digital TV Research: African OTT revenues to reach US$1bn by 2024
Over-the-top movie and TV revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa will climb from US$223 million in 2018…
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Vodafone Spain to cut up to 1,200 jobs
Vodafone Spain has announced plans to cut up to 1,200 jobs, citing market conditions and…
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Vietnam’s Yeah1 Group acquires MCN ScaleLab for US$20m
Vietnam-based Yeah1 Group has acquired US multichannel network ScaleLab, which represents 1,750 YouTube stars including…
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NBA and Turner agree live streaming deal with Twitter
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Turner Sports have agreed a live streaming deal that…
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Apple to launch new services this year
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the company will launch new services this year,…
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Futuresource: German video market reached €9 billion in 2018
Subscriptions helped to grow German video entertainment spend 6% last year to €9 billion, making…
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RTL Group acquires ad technology company Yospace
RTL Group has agreed to buy UK-based video advertising technology company Yospace for US$33 million…
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Hulu ups subscribers by 48% in 2018
Hulu ended 2018 with 25 million subscribers, an increase of 48% year-on-year, marking its best…
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MBC Group appoints former Hulu exec for digital role
United Arab Emirates-based MBC Group has appointed former Hulu executive, Johannes Larcher, as managing director…
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Sky invests in Synamedia
Sky has taken an undisclosed minority stake in Synamedia, joining fellow minority shareholder Permira funds…
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Roku reports 68% year-on-year increase in streaming hours in Q4
Roku reported a 40% year-on-year increase in active accounts and a 68% increase in streaming…
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MTG enters new Nova sale talks, secures financing
MTG has entered discussions with other potential buyers for Nova Broadcasting Group, after Bulgaria’s competition…
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HTC Vive unveils two new VR headsets
HTC Vive unveiled two new virtual reality headsets, along with new software and content offerings,…
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Apple to offer iTunes movies and TV shows via Samsung TVs
Apple and Samsung have reached a landmark deal that will make iTunes movies and TV…
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Digital TV Research: Sub-Saharan pay TV numbers to climb 61% by 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa will add more than 16 million pay TV subscribers between 2018 and 2024…
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CTA: US consumers to spend US$18bn on SVOD this year
US consumers will spend some US$18 billion on subscription video streaming services this year, up…
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Charter’s Spectrum TV app launches on Apple TV
Charter Communications’ Spectrum TV App has launched on Apple TV devices in the US. The…
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Gracenote launches descriptive metadata solution
Nielsen-owned Gracenote has launched a descriptive metadata solution that is designed to produce more contextually…
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BitTorrent turns to blockchain tech to improve network speed
Peer-to-peer technology company BitTorrent has announced plans to ‘tokenise’ its Windows-based µTorrent Classic client in…
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ERA: Digital accounted for 72.3% of UK video revenues in 2018
Digital accounted for 72.3% of video revenues in the UK in 2018, but DVD and…
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Accedo raises US$17m in funding
Over-the-top video solutions company, Accedo, has raised US$17 million – a move it said will…