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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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Netflix reports record Q3 customer sign-ups
Netflix added a record number of new members in the third quarter, out-performing its own…
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Ginx Esports TV to leave Virgin Media in HD row
Ginx Esports TV is due to pull its channel from the Virgin Media platform in…
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Parrot Analytics launches Global TV Demand Awards
Parrot Analytics has announced the launch of its inaugural Global TV Demand Awards at a…
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Ooyala’s management buys out company from Telstra
Ooyala’s management have completed its buyout of the company, after owner Telstra wrote down the…
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Ampere: Facebook video viewing audience in decline in US, Europe
Online video audiences for Netflix and Amazon are increasing, but Facebook is experiencing a decline…
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Jaunt winds down VR activities to focus on AR
Jaunt has announced that it will wind down a number of virtual reality (VR) products…
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Report: Walmart in talks over opening Vudu to streaming partners
Walmart is reportedly looking to take on Amazon by offering subscription services like HBO Now,…
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IHS Markit: 8K TV shipments to approach 2m units by 2020
The “next wave” of resolution transition will kick off towards the end of this year…
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Deloitte: teenagers to boost SVOD growth in the next five years
A growing number of UK teenagers will subscribe to VOD services as they opt to…
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UK PSBs call for new prominence rules to tackle tech giants
The UK’s public service broadcasters have asked the government to guarantee the prominence of their linear…
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AMC lines up new launches for Shudder and Sundance Now
AMC Networks is due to launch its direct-to-consumer streaming services, Shudder and Sundance Now, in…
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Content Innovation Awards 2018: the winners revealed
DAZN, BT, IBM Watson Media and the BBC were among the winners at the fourth…
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Ovum: Media and entertainment industry to reap rewards of 5G connectivity
Within the next decade, 5G will drive US$1.3 trillion in new revenues opportunities for the…
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IHS Markit: third of video subscribers look for UHD content
More than a third of video subscribers across five key markets now claim that ultra…
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Orange partners with Google on submarine cable
Orange has come on board as a partner for Google’s submarine cable project, Dunant, which…
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TV Licensing claims to have caught 26,000 student fee dodgers
More than 26,000 people aged between 18 and 25 were caught watching live TV or…
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BBC warns its £800m cost-cutting could impact services
The BBC said it has completed nearly a third of its current £800 million cost…
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AMC Networks International hires first president
AMC Networks has promoted Eduardo Zulueta to the newly-created position of president of AMC Networks…
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MTG’s Dreamhack and Discovery partner to create eSuperliga
MTG-owned eSports company Dreamhack has partnered with Discovery Networks Denmark and the country’s top football…
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Discovery forms Digital Studios Group
Discovery has created a newly expanded hub for digital and social video to support its…
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Google rolls out updated Chromecast
Google has updated its Chromecast streaming player, promising a 15% improvement in hardware speed for…
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A+E Networks ups UK boss to EMEA content and creative role
A+E Networks has upped general manager for A+E Networks UK, Heather Jones, to senior vice-president…
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eMarketer: 2018 to be milestone year for digital video ads in the US
US video ad spend is tipped to grow nearly 30% to US$27.82 billion in 2018,…
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Futuresource: 4K UHD to move into the mainstream this year
Almost 50% of all TVs shipped worldwide this year will be 4K capable, marking 2018…
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Tele2-Com Hem deal due to close next month following EC approval
Com Hem has applied to delist its shares from Nasdaq Stockholm after the European Commission…
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Fox makes more appointments ahead of Disney takeover
Fox, the company that will emerge after Disney completes it US$71.3bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s…
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Viacom to launch Paramount SVOD service in Poland
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a Paramount-branded SVOD service for the first time…
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Parrot Analytics: Black Mirror leads Hungarian digital originals listing
Black Mirror was the most in-demand digital original in Hungary for the week ending October 7,…
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NENT’s Viaplay announces Google Home integration
Viaplay will be compatible with Google Home and Google Home Mini when the smart speakers…
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Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica look to 5G with network partnership
Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica Deutschland have partnered to speed up the expansion of their mobile…