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Liberty Global reaches 7.2m next-gen TV customers
Liberty Global added 302,000 subscribers to its next generation TV platforms in Europe during Q2,…
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Iflix closes US$133m funding round led by Hearst
Emerging market SVOD service Iflix has completed a US$133 million (€113 million) funding round led…
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Netflix makes first acquisition with Millarworld
SVOD giant Netflix has entered the mergers and acquisitions market for the first time by…
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Vivendi stands firm that it does not ‘control’ Telecom Italia
Vivendi has told Italian markets regulator CONSOB that it does not “control” Telecom Italia (TIM)….
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CBS All Access goes global
CBS’s SVOD service, CBS All Access, is headed to the global market. The service will…
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Scripps’ TVN sells Polish tele-shopping channel
Scripps Networks Interactive-owned Polish broadcaster TVN has sold tele-shopping channel Mango-Media to retail and e-commerce…
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TRT World lands on TVPlayer
Turkish international news channel TRT World has teamed up with UK OTT TV platform TVPlayer…
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South Africa edges closer towards digital switchover
South African communications minister Ayanda Dlodlo has reiterated her commitment to move the country’s sluggish…
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YouTube launches in-app video sharing
YouTube has launched new functionality that makes it possible for mobile users to share videos…
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BeIN Media secures raft of CBS content
Middle East pay TV provider BeIN Media has struck a new multiplatform licensing deal with…
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ProSiebenSat.1 could launch new JV channels with Scripps
ProSiebenSat.1 could launch one or more new thematic channels in partnership with Scripps Networks Interactive,…
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Sky-backed Caavo to start shipping first set-top boxes in autumn
Sky-backed US set-top box start-up, Caavo, is due to launch the first 5,000 units of…
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Apple to bring 4K, HDR support to new Apple TV
Apple looks set to launch a new version of its Apple TV streaming device with…
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Discovery teams up with TEN to enter US OTT market for first time
Discovery has struck a deal with TEN: The Enthusiast Network to create a consolidated joint…
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Kids SVOD service launches in France
A new subscription VOD service has launched in France. Okidoki has been available through Samsung…
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New Polish law could place strict limit on foreign ownership
Polish politicians from the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party are mulling changes in the…
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Vivendi agrees to put Mediaset shares in blind trust
Vivendi has agreed to transfer its stake in Mediaset above a threshold of 10% to…
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Al Jazeera denounces Israeli shutdown
Al Jazeera has denounced the Israeli government’s decision to close Al Jazeera Media Network’s bureau…
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TiVo advanced TV experience now in 23 million homes
TiVo said that approximately 23 million subscriber households around the world now use TiVo’s advanced…
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YouTube Red orders Karate Kid spin-off
YouTube Red is set to host a Sony-made spin-off from film franchise The Karate Kid, which…
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Iflix launches in Cambodia
Asian Netflix rival Iflix has followed its move into Africa in partnership with Econet Media…
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Discovery sidesteps Sky to offer Bundesliga football on HD+
Discovery Networks Germany is to launch a Eurosport package on satellite operator SES’s HD+ platform…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix drama supplants The Grand Tour in German Q2 ranking
Netflix’s teen suicide drama 13 Reasons Why was the most ‘in-demand’ digital original in Germany…
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Seachange investor blasts company performance, calls for sale
A minority investor in Seachange has blasted the TV technology provider’s business decisions and called…
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UK ad ‘hiccup’ impacts on AMC’s international business
AMC has blamed a “hiccup” in UK ad revenues for a lacklustre performance by its…
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Netflix orders first original from Taiwan
Netflix has ordered its first Chinese-language original series from Taiwan, a “jailbreak thriller” named Bardo. The…
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Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains
Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…
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TalkTalk launches kids TV remote
UK service provider TalkTalk has launched a TV remote designed for children to easily find…
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Rostelecom takes lion’s share of Russian IPTV adds
Russian service provider Rostelecom added half a million TV subscribers in the year to June,…
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SFR adds premium Chinese bouquet to offering
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has added a new package of Chinese channels to its…