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MIPCOM goes 100% digital
MIPCOM organisers Reed Midem have cancelled this year’s physical version of the Cannes market. The…
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Disney+’s The Mandalorian leads ‘in-demand’ originals in Ireland
Disney+’s The Mandalorian headed the list of ‘in-demand’ digital originals for Ireland in the week…
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Amazon Prime Video enables auto-download feature
Amazon Prime Video has enabled an auto download feature on Android devices across the UK,…
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Free first with new French business channel B Smart
B Smart, the new French business channel backed by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretínský – recently…
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Swiss pubcaster taps Kaltura for planned streaming service
Switzerland’s national public broadcaster SRG SSR has tapped tech provider Kaltura’s TV Platform as the…
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HBO Go to disappear in US
WarnerMedia is to shut down its HBO Go mobile app in the US as it…
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Iflix in sale talks
Malaysia-based pan-Asian video streaming outfit Iflix is in sale talks and has appointed two executives…
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BBC faces budget challenge over absence of Studios dividend
The UK’s BBC is looking at a £65m budget black hole after it emerged that…
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Vodafone UK tempts customers with offer of Apple TV+
Vodafone UK has announced that, as of today, subscribers to its Together entertainment bundle will…
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Eurosport becomes official Tokyo 2020 Olympics broadcaster in France
Eurosport is reinforcing its position as ‘Home of the Olympics in Europe’ by becoming an…
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BritBox launches Christmas advent line-up to attract subscribers
A month after its UK launch, ITV/BBC-owned streaming platform BritBox is seeking to boost subscriptions…
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Netgem.tv races past quarter of a million homes in the UK
Netgem.tv reports this week that it has expanded its reach across 12 Ultrafast Fibre providers…
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Cultural channel Opsis TV launches on Fransat platform
White label video streaming publishing solution OKAST has launched HDP-backed Opsis TV on Fransat, a…
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EBU’s influential sports chief to quit after 20 years at Union
The European Broadcasting Union’s executive director of sport, Stefan Kuerten, is leaving the EBU in…
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Kurdish channel Rudaw launches in UK via Channelbox
Kurdish TV channel Rudaw is launching in the UK. Rudaw is the biggest Kurdish news…
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PROMOTION: CTAM Europe Executive Management Programme 2020
CTAM Europe’s Co-Chairs Louise Cottrell (SVP Affiliate Sales, AMC Networks International) and Lukas Kernell (VP…
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SVOD significance ‘overstated’, claims CoBA executive
The significance of SVODs has been “exaggerated” by the UK press and government, claimed Adam…
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Ofcom introduces ‘best deal’ rule for UK broadband, phone and TV operators
Broadband, phone and pay TV firms must tell customers about their best deals, Ofcom has…
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NBC starts lobbying advertisers for streaming ads
The company might be over a year away from launching its streaming platform, but NBCUniversal…
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Telecom services and pay TV hit US$1.6 trillion in 2018
Worldwide spending on telecom services and pay TV services totalled US$1.6 trillion (€1.4 trillion) in 2018, an…
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Online second most popular way of watching TV in three European nations
Online streaming has become the second most popular way to watch TV in UK, Germany…
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Global TV launches Roku app
Canadian broadcaster Global TV has announced that its shows are now available on Roku devices…
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FreeWheel to launch programmatic OTT offering for local TV buyers
Comcast-owned FreeWheel has announced the launch of new OTT buying capabilities for agencies and advertisers….
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MainStreaming secures €5.5 million funding
Milan-based technology provider MainStreaming has announced it has secured €5.5 million in a new round…
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Pantaflix to offer subscription and free VOD service
Pantaflix, the German video-on-demand (VOD) provider, has announced that it is adding an advertising-financed free…
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New research slams ‘unsustainable’ UK viewing habits
Viewing habits of the UK public have been called ‘unsustainable’ by a new report from…
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Discovery buys Golf Digest from Condé Nast
Sports journal Golf Digest has been purchased by Discovery. In a deal worth a reported…
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SonyLIV partners with QYOU Media to launch ‘The Q India’
Youth broadcaster QYou Media has partnered with SonyLIV, Sony Liv an Indian general entertainment OTT…
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Apple TV comes to Samsung sets
All 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and select 2018 TV models with a firmware update will…
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Altice Portugal renews distribution deal with RTP
Altice Portugal and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) have agreed to renew the distribution…