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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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EBU announces new technology hub for Madrid
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is opening a new technology hub in Madrid to support…
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IDC: VR headset returns to growth after four quarters of decline
The virtual reality headset market returned to growth in Q3 2018 after four consecutive quarters…
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MTG’s gaming portfolio now stands at 11 companies
MTG has invested in 11 US and European gaming and interactive entertainment startups since launching its…
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Liberty Global partners with Cadent on addressable TV ads
Liberty Global has partnered with addressable TV advertising platform, Cadent, as it looks to step…
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Viacom launches Paramount+ SVOD service in Hungary
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched Paramount+ in Hungary, marking the SVOD service’s second…
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FuboTV launches in Spain
US-based FuboTV has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering in Spain, marking its first rollout outside…
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CCS: VR and AR device sales to drop in 2018 despite long-term promise
Sales of virtual and augmented reality headsets and glasses will decline year-on-year in 2018 before…
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Amazon reveals most-binged Prime series of 2018
Amazon has revealed that Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Homecoming are its two most-binged Prime Original series of the…
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DAZN to launch in Brazil next year
Sports streaming service, DAZN, is due to launch in Brazil in March 2019, marking its…
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Futuresource: 4K TV shipments to exceed 100m units this year
Global shipments of 4K ultra high definition (UHD) TVs are due to “power past 100…
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Linius appoints former Netflix, Sky execs to advisory board
Linius Technologies, an Australian company specialising in personalised video tech, has appointed Netflix’s former director…
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Ofcom: UK PSBs should pool content on a single digital platform
Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has called on the UK public service broadcasters (PSBs) to…
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Eleven Sports unveils online ‘Watch Together’ feature
Eleven Sports has unveiled a new feature that lets viewers tune in together with friends…
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Conviva acquires social video analytics firm Delmondo
Video measurement and analytics firm, Conviva, has acquired Delmondo, a company that measures video across…
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Freeview to launch ‘one-stop-shop’ app for UK television
UK TV platform Freeview is due to launch a new mobile app on January 22,…
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Amazon launches AWS Ground Station to ingest and process satellite data
Amazon Web Services has launched a fully-managed ground-station offering for satellite operators, as it looks…
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Ericsson: video will be 74% of mobile traffic in 2024 as 5G takes hold
Video’s share of the global mobile traffic is due to climb from 60% today to…
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BBC R&D launches new interactive drama for Amazon Alexa
BBC Research and Development has launched a new interactive drama for Amazon Alexa, based on…
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Horror Bites and CBS Catchup Channels UK to launch on Freeview Play
The CBS AMC UK Channels Partnership – a joint venture between AMC Networks International and…
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OSN ups Tillieux to CEO as Stewart departs for SKY NZ
OSN has appointed board member and former Red Bee and ProSiebenSat.1 executive Patrick Tillieux as…
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YouTube urges content creators to speak out against Article 13
YouTube is encouraging content creators to speak out against the European Parliament’s copyright reform initiative,…
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Futuresource: Australian SVOD homes to overtake pay TV this year
By the end of 2018, Australia is set to become the first country where the…
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Eleven Sports Portugal to stream Bundesliga via Facebook for first time
Eleven Sports will show Bundesliga football live on Facebook for the first time in Portugal…
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Divan.TV to use blockchain to ‘tokenise’ video streaming platform
Ukrainian over-the-top service, Divan.TV, has announced plans to ‘tokenise’ its offering, creating a new blockchain-enabled…
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BBC experimenting internationally following BBC Player launch in Germany
The BBC has confirmed it is experimenting with “different ways to reach audiences in different…
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EE tests live 5G broadcast with BT Sport
BT-owned mobile operator EE has staged its first live trial of remote production broadcast over…
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Barclays doubles SVOD investment fund to £200m
Barclays has doubled its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) investment fund for UK TV producers to £200…
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Discovery boosts GO app line-up in the US
Discovery has added HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network and Cooking Channel to its suite of…
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Blockbuster selects 3SS to deliver revamped Nordic TV app
TDC Group’s Nordic video-on-demand store, Blockbuster, has selected 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) to revamp its…
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Ampere: 32% of US web users watch videos daily on their smartphones
Almost a third of US internet users watch online video on their smartphones every day,…