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YouTube introduces 60fps video to Android, iOS

YouTube has started offering high frame rate video playback on Android and Apple iOS devices….

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Icflix goes global with NetRange partnership

Middle Eastern video-on-demand service Icflix will be available to global audiences thanks to a deal…

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Voo taps SeaChange for évasion catch-up and restart services

Belgian cable operator Voo has tapped SeaChange International to enable personalisation features as part of…

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Netflix expected to add 10m international subs this year

Netflix’s international subscriber base is expected to grow by almost 10 million in 2015 to…

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Starz launch to kick off wave of ME SVoD

The launch of the Starz OTT platform in the Middle East will spark a wave…

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Archos launching £79 HDMI PC on a stick

France-based consumer electronics supplier Archos is throwing its hat into the growing HDMI dongle market…

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Celestial Tiger takes Kix OTT

Asian channel operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment is launching an over-the-top version of its Kix entertainment…

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Fox names Brian Sullivan as digital chief

21st Century Fox has named former Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan as president of digital…

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Netflix reportedly eyeing Indian launch

A report in India suggests SVoD platform Netflix will launch in the Asian territory before…

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Egyptian telco adds Mid East SVoD platform

Egyptian internet service provider TE Data has begun offering customers Middle Eastern subscription on-demand service…

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Cisco CTO: no distinction between OTT and pay TV in “two to three years”

Pay TV operators need to simplify the client-side equipment they provide and focus on open-source…

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Icahn sells Netflix, touts Apple as representing “same opportunity”

US investor Carl Icahn has sold the last of his shares in Netflix and has…

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Netflix splitting stock seven times

Cementing its reputation as a Wall Street darling, Nasdaq-listed streaming service Netflix is performing a…

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BBC iPlayer bucks seasonal trend with increased requests

The BBC’s iPlayer saw a 2% month-on-month increase in iPlayer requests in May, bucking what…

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UPC Czech passes Horizon milestone

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has passed the milestone of signing up 100,000…

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MoMedia to distribute DreamWorks classics

Video-on-demand content management specialist MoMedia has struck a deal to distribute kids titles from the…

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Facebook set to ‘take on’ YouTube’s video dominance

Facebook is making a “serious play” for content owners and looks poised to take on…

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Manhattan to release Freeview Play set-tops next year

Set-top box maker Manhattan TV is set to launch three devices that support Freeview Play…

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D-Smart taps Broadpeak for OTT support

Turkish DTH provider D-Smart has deployed the umbrellaCDN offering from CDN technology specialist Broadpeak to…

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thePlatform launches unified cloud ingest service

Comcast-owned white-label video publishing company thePlatform has launched a cloud-based Unified Ingest Service to centrally…

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Telco Lebara makes European OTT play

Lebara, a telecoms company that offers low-cost international calls, has moved into the over-the-top (OTT)…

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Canal+ co-founder launching online TV service

Former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure and Jean-David Blanc, the founder of AlloCiné, are launching a…

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Japanese originals announced for Netflix

Fuji Television Network will supply the upcoming Japanese subscription service from streaming giant Netflix with…

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Twitter to up live event focus

Twitter is reportedly planning to up its focus on live event coverage with a major…

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Fox Play VoD service launches in Poland

Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched a new on-demand service, Fox Play, for pay TV…

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UK SVoD subscriptions to double by 2019

Subscription video-on-demand services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video and Now TV will see their UK…

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Switzerland-based Viewster opens LA office

Switzerland-based video streaming service Viewster has opened an office in Los Angeles and appointed former…

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Amazon debuts latest kids originals

As its push into original kids content deepens, Amazon Prime Instant Video has unveiled its…

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Sky plans Now TV updates, monthly sport option

Sky has outlined a string of updates for its stand-alone Now TV service, including an…

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WWE launches videogame themed YouTube channel

WWE has launched a YouTube channel called UpUpDownDown, focused around video gaming. The channel will…