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Nancy Dubuc to replace Shane Smith at Vice Media
Nancy Dubuc is leaving her post as president and CEO of A+E Networks and is…
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Canal Digital taps Conax to secure Android TV service
Nordic pay TV operator Canal Digital has tapped Kudelski Group-owned Conax to provide content security…
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Vestel taps Vewd for HbbTV 2.0.1 devices
Turkish TV manufacturer Vestel has signed a deal with OTT technology provider Vewd to use…
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Netflix ISP Index: Hong Kong climbs speed rankings
Hong Kong jump four spots to number two in Netflix’s internet speed index rankings in…
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Parrot Analytics: Star Trek: Discovery tops Irish in-demand ratings
Star Trek: Discovery, the CBS All Access show that is distributed internationally by Netflix, topped…
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Scientology launches its own TV channel
The Church of Scientology has created a thematic TV channel in the US. The Scientology…
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Keshet International acquires BBC Worldwide stake in production outfit
Keshet International (KI) has acquired a majority stake in UK indies production group Greenbird Media….
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Mediapro and La Liga launch new eSports tournament
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro is to launch a new eSports competition in partnership the country’s top-tier…
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Edgy TV debuts in UK on Vision247 Freeview platform
Canadian multicultural lifestyle channel Edgy TV is to debut in the UK on Vision247’s Freeview…
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Barack Obama in talks with Netflix
Former US President Barack Obama is set to produce a series of high-profile series for…
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Channel 4 to undergo biggest restructure in history
UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 is to undergo its biggest restructure in its 35-year…
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US activist investor makes move on Telecom Italia
US activist investor Elliott Management has taken a stake in Telecom Italia and is seeking…
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Vivacom sees IPTV success
Bulgarian telco Vivacom grew its TV base by 9% last year to end 2017 with…
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Sky Deutschland names Raynaud to head up sports and advertising
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has named Jacques Raynaud as EVP of sports and advertising,…
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Netflix’s Hastings expects US$15bn in subscriber fees this year
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said that Netflix is likely to earn around US$15 billion…
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Rostelecom grows TV base and revenues
Russian service provider Rostelecom grew its pay TV base by 5% last year to reach…
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Magic Leap raises another US$461m
Mixed reality company Magic Leap has reportedly raised another US$461 million (€371 million) in funding…
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MySports passes subscriber milestone
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland’s premium sports channel MySports has secured 50,000 subscribers since its launch…
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Discovery completes Scripps deal, targets OTT opportunities
Discovery has completed its US$14.6 billion takeover of US cable rival Scripps Networks Interactive, and…
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BBC Three secures extra £10m for new programming
The UK’s youth-focused online TV channel, BBC Three, has secured an additional £10 million (€11.2…
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Liberty Global to use machine learning to target ad market with Liberty Insights
Liberty Global is going on the offensive against tech giants Google and Facebook by working…
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Eutelsat and Globecast launch media platform over the Americas
Eutelsat and Globecast have partnered to launch a new media platform over the Americas using…
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Anevia acquires compression firm Keepixo
OTT and IPTV software solutions provider, Anevia, has acquired France-based video compression software specialist, Keepixo….
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TV4 Entertainment forms JV to localise and distribute channels in Asia
TV4 Entertainment and Multi Channels Asia (MCA) have created a strategic joint venture to localise…
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HBO announces first European and Latin American co-productions
HBO’s European and Latin American arms are springboarding off the upcoming football FIFA World Cup…
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Netflix introduces PIN parental controls
Netflix is introducing a new parental control PIN for individual movies and series, giving parents…
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Technicolor appoints Publicis exec as CFO
Techicolor has appointed Publicis Groupe’s chief performance officer, Laurent Carozzi, as chief financial officer of…
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BBC’s Tony Hall highlights internet giants’ threat to British TV
BBC director general Tony Hall is once again to highlight the threat presented by US-based…
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20th Century Fox takes stake in Italian VOD outfit Chili
20th Century Fox has taken a 4% stake in Italian transactional video-on-demand provider Chili in…
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Netia adds to TV base as overall RGU numbers fall
Polish IPTV operator Netia added 2,000 TV customers in the fourth quarter, taking its total…