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Bell Media brings Starz to Canada for first time
Canada’s Bell Media has teamed up with Lionsgate to bring in its premium pay television…
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BBC R&D delivers ‘significant value’ to the wider industry
The BBC’s research and development division, BBC R&D, delivered “significant value” to viewers, the corporation,…
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AT&T taps AirTies for Smart WiFi Extender
AT&T has partnered with AirTies to launch the AT&T Smart WiFi Extender, a device designed…
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Fox’s takeover of Sky ‘not in the public interest’
21st Century Fox’s second attempt to buy up UK satellite TV operator Sky has been…
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Canada’s Rogers Media drops Viceland with JV terminated
Rogers Media and Vice Media are terminating their joint venture, meaning linear network Viceland will…
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Irdeto buys gaming security firm Denuvo
Irdeto has acquired gaming security specialist Denuvo to provide anti-piracy and anti-cheat solutions for games…
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WARC: TV ad spend six times that of online video
TV ad spend outweighs online video by a ratio of six to one, but its…
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Amazon Prime hikes US price by 18% as it ups content spend
Amazon announced Friday that it will increase the price for Prime memberships in the US…
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Sony Crime Channel to launch in the UK next month
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is launching a new free-to-air TV channel in the UK…
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Polish police make arrests over illegal IPTV network
Police in Lublin, Poland arrested three men last week who were charged with illegally distributing…
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M&A chatter continues with Amazon and Lionsgate rumours
Lionsgate has emerged as the latest major entertainment group set for consolidation, with Amazon among…
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BBCWW’s content chief Helen Jackson set for departure
The newly formed BBC Studios has revealed today that its BBC Worldwide content chief, Helen…
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TiVo agrees expanded patent deal with Google
TiVo has signed an expanded, multi-year patent agreement with Google that now includes YouTube TV….
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Canal+ selects Nagra to secure its 4K Ultra HD offer
Canal+ has selected Nagra’s content protection solution, Nagra Connect, to secure its new 4K Ultra…
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Bell Canada selects Ericsson to power TV services
Bell Canada has selected Ericsson to power its next-generation multi-screen TV services, in a new…
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Amazon cancels comedies as it steps up drama focus
Amazon is continuing its purge of comedies, now ridding of One Mississippi, I Love Dick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson….
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BT offers 100Mbps speed guarantee
UK telco BT is now offering a 100 megabits per second (Mbps) speed guarantee for…
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Roku introduces Ad Insights Suite
Roku launched a new Ad Insights Suite, designed to help marketers to plan over-the-top (OTT)…
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Parks: 12% of US broadband homes use livestreaming platforms
Some 12% of US broadband households used a live streaming platform like Facebook Live or…
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NATPE: Facebook orders shows from Bear Grylls & Blumhouse TV
Facebook’s growing ambitions for its Watch video service have expanded with the commission of original…
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Nielsen to measure YouTube mobile app ads in UK, France and Germany
Ratings agency Nielsen has launched advertising measurement on YouTube’s mobile app via its digital ad…
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Yospace targets OTT advertising with NexStreaming partnership
Advertising technology provider Yospace has teamed up with OTT TV video player provider NexStreaming to…
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Amazon adds ‘On Now’ channel navigation to Fire TV
Amazon has added two new features designed to make it easier for US subscribers to…
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Vivendi hedges on Fnac Darty stake
French media giant Vivendi has entered into a hedging transaction with Société Générale to protect…
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Alpha Networks hires former Netgem CEO Fryson
Technology company Alpha Networks has named former Netgem CEO Patrice Fryson as EVP of business…
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Mediawan to acquire French production outfits
Mediawan, the independent European audiovisual content platform backed by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder…
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Gametoon eSports channel launches on Inea in Poland
SPI International / FilmBox’s interactive eSports channel, Gametoon HD, has joined Polish cable operator Inea’s…
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TV2U to launch white label OTT service, 4G set-top box
Over-the-top media services company TV2U is set to launch a white label OTT service and…
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Edwige taps Arkena for Edgy TV European launch
Canadian online magazine Edwige Magazine has tapped Arkena for the launch of its Edgy TV…
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TV is king when US consumers choose screen time
Up to 40% of entertainment time is spent watching television shows over other screen activities such…