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Sky Deutschland launches Ryder Cup pop-up channel

Sky Deutschland is launching a pop-up Ryder Cup channel that will kick off tomorrow and…

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EBU speaks out over cuts to Danish public broadcaster DR

The EBU has spoken out against the Danish Government’s new contract with DR that will…

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Ericsson’s MediaKind divestment delayed to year-end

Ericsson has pushed back the divestment of its majority stake in MediaKind to the end…

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Dataxis: Global installed base of 4K set-top boxes reaches 31m

The global installed base of 4K set-top boxes reached 31 million units at the end…

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Heyou Media appoints former Canal+ International exec to the board

Heyou Media has appointed Rights Stuff founder and former Canal+ International CEO, Wendy Bernfeld, and…

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Sony launches POP kids app on PlayStation 4

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has launched an PlayStation on-demand app for children in the UK…

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ITV hires Britbox exec to head up SVOD efforts 

ITV has hired Britbox executive Reemah Sakaan to push new SVOD plans for the company in the UK.  ITV…

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IHS Markit: content discovery is key to customer satisfaction

TV content discovery is at the heart of the battle among TV and video providers…

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YouTube: 200m people watch gaming videos each day

More than 200 million people come to YouTube every day to watch gaming videos and…

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Sony launches Pop App for PS4 

Sony Pictures Television has teamed up with sister company Sony Interactive Entertainment UK to launch the Pop App,…

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NTV+ launches international package 

Russian pay TV provider NTV+ has launched an international package of 25 channels that will…

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CDNvideo launches P2P solution 

Wangsu Group-owned CDN provider CDNvideo has launched own P2P solution for live streaming at IBC 2018.   CDNvideo’s P2P solution was used by…

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ITU finalises coordination for Caribbean and Central American digital switchover 

The ITU has finalised the coordination process that will enable digital switchover to go ahead in Central…

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Viacom launches first streaming app in CEE

Viacom International Media Networks has launched its first mobile video streaming app in central and…

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Sky Deutschland does deal with Discovery for sports bars

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Discovery to add the latter’s exclusive…

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Parrot Analytics: Orange is the New Black leads Dutch digital original listing

Netflix’s Orange is the New Black was the most in-demand digital original in the Netherlands…

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Nordic Entertainment names pay TV chief as CEO

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) Norway has appointed its pay TV head Vegard Klubbenes Drogseth…

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Irdeto-led consortium unveils CI+ 2.0 USB CAM

A partnership of conditional access module ecosystem players led by Irdeto have unveiled a productised…

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ProSiebenSat.1 taps MPP Global for Discovery OTT JV

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has tapped subscription and billing software specialist MPP Global to provide…

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South African minister slams SABC cut-back plans

South African communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane has pushed back against plans by public broadcaster SABC…

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PŸUR wins contract to build network

PŸUR, the German cable operator formerly known as Tele Columbus, is to build a new…

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BBC’s Tony Hall: FAANG needs regulation

BBC director general Tony Hall is calling for the taxation and regulation of “global giants”…

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BBC and Discovery reportedly ‘close to agreeing break-up of UKTV’

The BBC and Discovery are close to agreeing a break up of UK channel provider…

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Super RTL taps Ooyala for OTT delivery

Super RTL, the German kids channel co-owned by Disney and RTL, has partnered Ooyala to…

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TV App Agency and Humax partner on Android TV Operator Tier solution

TV App Agency and set-top box maker Humax have partnered to deliver an Android TV…

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Facebook signs up for Zig Zag magic show

Facebook Watch has commissioned Zig Zag Productions for a short-form series featuring British street magician…

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Airtel turns to Irdeto to secure TV content

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunications service provider, has turned to Irdeto to secure all content…

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NTT DOCOMO taps iWedia for Hikari TV launch

TV software provider iWedia has been providing STB software products and integration services to Japanese…

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Nagra claims digital cinema world first

Content security and TV technology specialist Nagra has claimed a world-first in the history of…

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Newtec and Arabsat expand partnership

Satellite equipment specialist Newtec and Middle East satellite operator Arabsat have signed a new multi-million…