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Hybrid TV & OTT
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Showtime to launch stand-alone OTT service
CBS-owned US broadcaster Showtime is set to launch a stand-alone streaming service in an effort…
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YouTube to help artists plan tours with new music data
YouTube is launching a new data tool called Music Insights, that it says will help…
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Four original kids series for Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has lined up another four original kids series. The shows are: Cirque du…
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Vimeo introduces SVoD options
Vimeo is allowing creators to charge a monthly subscription fee for fans to access their…
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Magine adds personalisation to German service
Cloud TV service, Magine TV, has launched a new customisable version of its offering in…
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Amazon adds 600 channels to Fire TV in three months
Amazon has added over 600 channels, apps and games to the US Amazon Fire TV platform…
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Maxdome CEO to exit
German VOD service Maxdome is saying goodbye to its CEO for the second time in…
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France Télévisions launches Zoom mobile TV app
France Télévisions has launched FranceTV Zoom, a major mobile initiative allowing users to build personalised…
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Netflix says it is not planning ads
Netflix will not test or introduce third-party advertising to its service it said this morning….
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StyleHaul strikes content deal with Channel 4’s digital service
RTL-owned multichannel network, StyleHaul, has struck a deal with Channel 4 to produce a series of…
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HBO Now to launch on Android
HBO’s recently-launched US streaming service, HBO Now, is due to launch on Android devices this…
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CNBC and Prisa strike content deal
CNBC and Prisa have struck a content deal whereby the former’s news content will be…
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Endemol Shine strikes programming deal with Vubiquity
Endemol Shine International has licensed a package of programming to Vubiquity, the technology company behind…
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Netflix ‘slowly increases’ North American web domination
Netflix continues to “slowly increase its domination” of North American fixed internet networks, accounting for…
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YouTube adds 360-degree video to Google Cardboard VR initiative
YouTube has added 360-degree video support to parent company Google’s virtual reality offering, Google Cardboard….
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BBC iPlayer requests up in April
Programme requests to the BBC iPlayer were up slightly year-on-year on April, with no sign…
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Google reveals new Chromecast features and sales
Google has revealed a number of new features for its Chromecast HDMI streaming dongle at…
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Sky makes HBO’s Veep available on-demand ahead of linear TV
Sky is making the new, fourth, season of HBO comedy Veep available as on on-demand box-set ahead…
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CBS hints at Apple TV service deal
CBS president and CEO Les Moonves said the firm would “probably” do a deal with…
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Netflix will not achieve scale of Sky or Canal+, says report
Despite its rapid growth, Netflix will not achieve the scale to compete with the likes…
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Snapchat hires Fox executive in content role
Messaging service Snapchat has hired former Fox Broadcasting exec Marcus Wiley for what is understood…
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Russia’s Ivi adds personalisation features
Russian video-on-demand service Ivi.ru is adding personalisation features in a bid to marry the functionality…
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Italy’s Chili launches UHD service with Thomson technology
Italian OTT TV service provider Chili has launched an Ultra HD service as part of…
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Beamly claims higher Eurovision engagement than Twitter
Beamly claims that it topped 9 million ‘engagements’ during this year’s Eurovision Song Contest –…
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Former iPlayer boss Anthony Rose launches social networking app
Former BBC iPlayer boss and the co-founder of Beamly, Anthony Rose, has launched 6Tribes, a new…
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Roku rolls out software update in the UK
Roku has started rolling out a software rollout in the UK, adding two new features…
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Eurosport launches Apple Watch app for French Open
Discovery-owned sports network Eurosport has launched an Apple Watch app, which will give live scores, updates…
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Netflix Australia runs into billing problems
Netflix has charged a number of its Australian and New Zealand customers numerous times, prompting…
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Apple aims for local stations with web TV service
Apple is reportedly aiming to offer live programming from local TV stations as part of…
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Zinwell integrates HTTV OS for new set-tops
Taiwan-based set-top manufacturer Zinwell has integrated France-based TV software provider HTTV’s httvLink combined HbbTV and…