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Hybrid TV & OTT
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OSN adding new on-demand services and movie channel from Disney
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has struck an extended deal with Disney, enabling it…
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Fox and Viaplay team up for Fox+ streaming service
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa and Viaplay have launched Fox+, a new drama and…
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Parks: US churn rate for OTT services is 19%
Some 19% of US broadband households cancelled an over-the-top video service in the past 12…
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Plex buys news streaming service Watchup
US-based media player service Plex has acquired streaming news service Watchup. In a blog post…
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Roku updates mobile app
Roku has updated its iOS and Android mobile app, rolling out a new design a…
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Report: Google Unplugged to appear as early as February
Google could reportedly launch new subscription streaming service, Google Unplugged, as early as February after…
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Icflix extends Tunisian reach with Orange deal
Middle East and North Africa streaming service Icflix is expanding its footprint in Tunisia by…
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France Télévisions chief outlines plan for French alternative to Netflix
France Télévisions hopes to move forward with plans to create a new SVOD platform to…
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Netflix reveals trend to match TV series and movies
Netflix says it has identified a new trend among its members whereby they integrate movies…
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Netflix debuts on Liberty Global platform in Netherlands
Netflix has launched on Liberty Global’s Horizon advanced TV platform in the Netherlands – the…
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YouTube orders musical original for Christmas
YouTube has ordered an original Christmas special for its subscription Red service. The Keys of…
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NTV+ begins selling hybrid box
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has launched its hybrid IP-satellite box, the VA1020. The box,…
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Netflix ‘not sustainable’ with ‘out-of-control spend’, says Ovum
Research house Ovum has claimed Netflix’s current business model is unsustainable and its spending on…
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ITV and AwesomenessTV create UK block
Details of the upcoming AwesomenessTV-themed block coming to UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 have been…
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Youfone launching TV service in the Netherlands
Dutch SIM-only mobile operator Youfone is planning to launch a new IP-delivered TV service in…
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Divan.TV launches new iOS app
Ukrainian-based international OTT TV service Divan.TV has launched a new iOS mobile application, making its…
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Broadcaster streaming services beat Netflix, Amazon
Streaming services from broadcasters and pay TV operators are giving Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
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New Filmbox Live service launches on UPC DTH
SPI International/Filmbox Channels Group has struck a deal with Liberty Global’s UPC DTH in the…
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Amazon ‘exploring’ live sports offering
Amazon is weighing up plans to break into the world of live sports streaming, according…
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Freeview reveals new Freeview Play devices
Free-to-view UK digital-terrestrial platform Freeview has revealed a range of new devices that Freeview Play,…
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Icflix adds picture-in-picture for iPad users
Middle East SVOD provider Icflix has added support for picture-in-picture functionality on iPads to its…
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OTT service Megogo launches HDR TV with LG
Ukrainian and Russian OTT video-on-demand service Megogo has made HDR TV content available to users…
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Mubi CEO: this is our House of Cards moment
Movies on-demand service Mubi is making a wider push into exclusive first-run content, with CEO…
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Facebook ‘missed an iceberg’ with launch of Facebook Live
Facebook made a dramatic about-turn with the launch of Facebook Live, moving the social network…
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YouTube adds HDR support as Chromecast Ultra starts shipping
YouTube has added support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) for videos on the platform. From…
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Orion taps Ateme for move into internet TV
Russian pay TV platform Orion has tapped online video specialist Ateme to provide encoders and…
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Disney and Fox to join Hulu’s new OTT streaming service
Disney and Fox have come on board Hulu’s new channels streaming service. The deals mean…
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Twitter shuts down Vine, cuts 9% of staff
Twitter announced it is shutting down its short-form video app Vine, at the same time…
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Amazon ups content spend with eyes on global market
Amazon is nearly doubling its spend on video content and associated marketing in this half…
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LeEco builds US streaming service
Mondo, a producer and distributor of animations aimed at adults, has struck a deal with LeEco…