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Wuaki.tv to accept PayPay payments in UK

Video-on-demand provider Wuaki.tv is now accepting PayPal payments from UK customers in addition to payment…

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TV operators favour mixed SVoD and TVoD OTT

TV operators are looking to launch OTT services to provide multiscreen access and compete with…

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Nintendo drops TVii

Game console provider Nintendo is to drop its Nintendo TVii second screen app on August…

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Comcast defends new OTT service

Comcast Communications has defended its new cord-cutting enabler Stream. The OTT service, which is currently…

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YouTube redesigns mobile app

YouTube has redesigned its official mobile app, adding clip editing tools and support for full-screen…

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Amazon Fire TV nears 2,000 apps

Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices now offer nearly 2,000 channels, apps and games, according to…

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MTV programming head moves to YouTube

MTV’s president of programming in the US, Susanne Daniels, is set to join YouTube to…

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Netflix updates its TV app

Netflix has updated its TV to provide a ‘more immersive and cinematic experience’. The app…

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MTS to launch OTT service

Russian service provider MTS plans to launch an OTT service, MTS TV, aimed at smart…

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Yahoo grows video business

Yahoo said that it video revenues grew by approximately 60% in the second quarter, as…

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iPlayer accounts for 62% of UK TV streaming, says government

Some 15 million UK internet users have now accessed a TV programme online, with the…

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East Europe, MENA OTT revenue ‘to reach $2.6bn’

Over-the-top television and video revenues in eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa will reach…

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CNN reports ‘highest month on record’ for online video

News network CNN said that CNN.com posted its strongest month ever for digital video in…

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Francophone ‘Afro-American Netflix’ set to launch in September

France-based startup Afrostream is to launch what it describes as “the Netflix of Afro-American and…

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Maker Studios-owned Blip.tv to shut, says co-founder

Justin Day, the co-founder of online video producer and distributor Blip.tv, has said the business…

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Kids SVOD service goes global

Educational content-focused app Hopster is to launch internationally through Apple TV. The subscription on-demand platform,…

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Vice wins appeal on ATVOD ruling

Youth-focused media outfit Vice UK has won an appeal against a determination by ATVOD that…

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MTG buys 51% of Zoomin.TV in latest MCN deal

Modern Times Group (MTG) has bought a 51% stake multi-channel network Zoomin.TV for roughly €44.9…

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FilmOn secures legal win in battle for equal status with cable

Online TV service FilmOn has secured a victory in its US legal battle to be…

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NetRange teams up with Vonetize

Smart TV white label portal provider NetRange has struck a partnership with video-on-demand service services…

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Brightcove updates Video Cloud offering

Brightcove has launched a “re-architected,” next generation version of its flagship Video Cloud solution. The updated…

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YouTube watch-time up 60% as reach passes cable TV

The time people spent watching video on YouTube increased 60% year-on-year in Q2, with the…

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French operators abandon Netflix rival plan

French broadcasters TF1, M6 and France Télévisions and service provider Orange have abandoned recently revived…

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Hulu explores no ads option

US streaming and catch-up service Hulu is exploring the launch of a ‘no ads Hulu’…

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HBO Now launches on Fire tablets

HBO’s new stand-alone internet service HBO Now in now available on Amazon’s Fire-branded tablets in…

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Amazon sells ‘hundreds of thousands’ of Fire TV Sticks in one day

Amazon said that customers ordered “hundreds of thousands” of Fire TV Sticks during its first…

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Netflix pass 65 million subscribers, confirms China launch plan

Netflix passed the 65 million subscriber-mark in the second quarter and confirmed plans to launch…

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icflix: 60,000+ hours viewed a month

Middle East and North African streaming firm icflix claims its subscribers are watching more than…

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Sky Go and Now TV powered by Elemental

Video technology provider, Elemental, has partnered with Sky to process and deliver its over-the-top TV…

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Netflix’s US market share to drop to 50% in 2018

Netflix’s share of the US over-the-top (OTT) video market is due to fall from 85%…