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The QYou taps Ericsson’s UDN
‘Best of the web’ channel provider QYou Media has struck a deal with Ericsson to…
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Telenor sees Broadcast revenues slip
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor’s broadcast unit saw a 1% decline in revenues in the second…
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BBC changes US news partner
BBC News and CBS news have struck an editorial and newsgathering partnership that will allow…
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Now TV plans Entertainment Pass price increase
Sky-owned over-the-top video service, Now TV, is set to increase the price of its Entertainment…
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New director-general for Turkey’s TRT
Ibrahim Eren has been named as the new director-general of national broadcaster the Turkish Radio…
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NTV+ adds adult package to online offering
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added a new adult package to its online TV…
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RTS names Young Technologist
The UK’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has named the winner of its annual RTS Young…
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Altice to acquire Portugal’s Media Capital for €440 million
Altice is to acquire leading Portuguese commercial broadcaster Media Capital Group from Prisa for an…
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Netflix among top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in US
Netflix now ranks among the top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in the US, above…
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Report: Facebook plans US$200 Oculus VR headset
Facebook is reportedly planning to launch a wireless Oculus VR headset for US$200 next year,…
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Report: Roku planning IPO at US$1bn valuation
Streaming media device maker Roku is reportedly preparing an initial public offering and is seeking…
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Cartoon Network Premium SVOD service to launch on Portugal’s Meo
Altice-owned Portuguese service provider PT Telecom/Meo has launched new subscription video-on-demand service from Turner, Cartoon…
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AT&T reportedly planning new role for CEO in post-merger reorganisation
AT&T is to follow up its US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner with a management…
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Maltese watchdog to probe Vodafone Melita merger
Malta’s competition watchdog is to launch an in-depth probe into the proposed merger of Vodafone…
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Sony Android TVs now compatible with Amazon Echo
Sony’s 2017 line of 4K HDR TVs with Android TV can now be controlled with…
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Crunchyroll partners with NBCU Japan on ‘international anime’
Anime video-on-demand service Crunchyroll has partnered with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NUEJ) to co-develop new content…
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Sony builds out sales team with Econet hire
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has hired Econet Media’s Kunle Falodun (pictured) as VP of distribution…
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Berbere TV channels launching on Arabsat
Middle East and North Africa satellite operator Arabsat is to carry a trio of channels…
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RTR-Planeta Asia launches on AsiaSat
Hong Kong-based satellite operator AsiaSat and media services provider Globecast have teamed up to deliver…
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Liberty Global’s Fries to keynote at Cable-Tec Expo
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries will be the first of two general session keynote speakers…
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Facebook: 94% of TV viewers watch with phone in hand
Some 94% of US TV viewers keep their smartphone in hand while watching TV, according…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix dominates in-demand digital originals in France
Netflix shows, led by Orange is the New Black, completely dominated the list of most…
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TVT acquires AMC’s distribution services arm DMC
Media services company TVT has fully acquired AMC Networks International’s distribution division, Digital Media Centre…
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Google Play launches HDR movies for Chromecast Ultra
Google Play Movies & TV has become the latest online video provider to add support…
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Roku reaches 15 million monthly users
Roku has reached 15 million monthly active accounts globally, growing its user base 43% year-on-year…
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Channel 4 sets £695m record spend on programming
UK broadcaster Channel 4 (C4) made revenues of £995 million (€1.12 billion) and spent a…
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Altice promises to fibre France without public funds
Altice’s French unit SFR is to roll out fibre across the whole of France, promising…
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Court date set for Richard Alden murder case
Kenya’s High Court is to hear the high-profile murder case against former Wananchi CEO Richard…
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TDG: 65% of 18-24s would choose SVOD over pay TV
Almost two thirds of US broadband users aged 18-24 would choose SVOD over traditional pay…
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BBC adds iPlayer live restart to set-top boxes
The BBC is rolling out ‘live restart’ iPlayer functionality to compatible set-top boxes. Starting with…