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HbbTV 2.0 test suite to go live this summer

The HbbTV Association has now received all the test material it needs to release the…

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Snapchat users ‘view 8 billion videos a day’

Users of social messaging app Snapchat reportedly now watch eight billion videos on the service…

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Svensk Film launches Swedish SVOD service

Sweden’s Svensk Filmindustri has launched a subscription on-demand service offering its library of classic kids…

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Voddler teams up with Conviva for emerging markets

Cloud TV specialist Voddler has teamed up with data analytics provider Conviva to integrate its…

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Vodafone to offer RealNetworks’ RealTimes to cloud customers

Video streaming specialist RealNetworks is making its RealTimes app, its highlight product from this week’s…

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Newsy and SpotX partner on Apple TV ads

Over-the-top video news service, Newsy, has partnered with online video ad platform SpotX, which will power…

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Magine unlocks low-cost pay TV packages in Germany

Cloud TV service Magine is now offering premium pay TV channels in Germany for the…

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Endemol Beyond, Viacom launch German Icon

Endemol Beyond Germany and Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe have partnered to launch a…

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Netflix ‘sets first German original’

Netflix’s latest original content play is reportedly the streaming platform’s first German-language drama from an…

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Vevo plans subscription music video service

Music video service, Vevo, is planning to launch a subscription-based offering to complement its ad-supported…

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Popcornflix launches on Apple TV

Free, ad-supported movie and TV streaming service, Popcornflix, has launched on Apple TV. With the…

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Quickplay launches LTE Broadcast CDN

Video delivery specialist Quickplay has launched a mobile broadcast content delivery network, described by the…

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Media streamer shipments to reach 60m in 2019

The global market for media streaming devices and over-the-top (OTT) boxes is expected to approach…

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Qvest Media to resell Ooyala products

OTT video specialist Ooyala has teamed up with broadcast and media infrastructure provider Qvest Media,…

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Kyivstar tapping Vidmind for OTT platform

Ukrainian mobile and fixed-line service provider Kyivstar is using Vidmind to supply the platform for…

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DreamWorks’ Awesomeness launching in the UK

DreamWorks-backed YouTube channel AwesomenessTV is available in the UK from today. The channel targets a…

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MTV Trax music app launches in Spain via Samsung phones

MTV Spain has launched MTV Trax, a new music app that will be available exclusively…

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Red Arrow’s Ripple hires YouTube’s Rosser

Red Arrow’s Ripple Entertainment has hired Bailey Rosser from YouTube as it continues to staff…

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UK government unveils age verification plan for adult sites

The UK government has unveiled plans to introduce “some form of age verification” on all…

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Analysts put Netflix’s ‘expensive’ prices in the spotlight

Analysts have said Netflix is an expensive proposition in developing markets and it is likely…

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Channel 5 unveils new on-demand service My5

Viacom-owned UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has rebranded Demand 5, its video-on-demand service, to My5….

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UK film store We Are Colony seeks £0.5m in funding

UK-based online film store, We Are Colony, has launched a new funding round and is…

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Netflix completes cloud migration

Netflix said that after seven years it completed its cloud migration last month and shut…

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Vevo launches new Apple TV, Android apps

Music video service Vevo has launched new apps for Apple TV and Android devices. “The…

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iPlayer connected TV traffic up in December

There were 309 million iPlayer TV and radio requests in December, with traffic from connected…

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Netflix buys Beatles-inspired kids series

Netflix has acquired Beat Bugs, a new animated series that will feature covers of some…

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NBCU to launch reality SVoD service hayu in UK, Ireland and Australia

NBCUniversal International is launching a reality-themed direct-to-consumer OTT service called hayu, featuring over 3,000 episodes…

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New launches for Nickelodeon interactive app

Viacom will roll out Nick Play in four more markets, with the iOS and Android…

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Deutsche Welle joins VisionTV lineup

German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s English TV channel, DW, has joined Vision247’s Vision TV IPTV service….

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Zattoo strikes deal with ProSiebenSat.1 for catch-up and pay TV channels

Switzerland-based linear and on-demand OTT TV service Zattoo has struck a deal with ProSiebenSat.1 to…