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Hybrid TV & OTT
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Telecom Italia set to strike content deal with Mediaset
Following last week’s deal with Sky Italia to market the latter’s pay TV services over…
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Akado reportedly planning OTT launch
Russian service provider Akado plans to launch an OTT TV offering in the near future,…
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Internet TV to replace linear in 20 years, says Netflix
Over the next 20 years internet TV is going to replace linear TV as the…
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Amazon Fire TV Stick ‘fastest-selling device in the UK’
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick has become the online retail giant’s “fastest-selling UK device ever” in the…
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Netflix tops 60 million global members
Netflix has passed the 60 million-member mark after achieving “several major milestones” in the first…
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Netflix to produce Planet Earth follow-up
Netflix has partnered with creators of the acclaimed natural history series Planet Earth to produce its…
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Popcornflix expands into Middle East, Latin America
Free movie and TV show streaming app Popcornflix has launched in 36 new countries – including 16…
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Swisscom launches HbbTV service for SRG
Swisscom has launched HbbTV services for public broadcaster SRG’s channels as part of its TV…
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Crackle unveils web originals
Sony Pictures Television-owned VoD site Crackle has announced a lineup of original programming for the…
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Netflix adds audio description
Netflix has started to add audio description to selected titles on its service to help…
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CTC Media launches movie streaming
Russia’s CTC Media has launched free movie streaming across its various channel websites and on…
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France TV signs MCN deal with Studio 100 Media
The distribution arm of France Televisions has struck a deal with Studio 100 Media to…
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Harmonic launches OTT video network
Video delivery specialist Harmonic has launched the Harmonic Video Network (HVN) – an OTT video…
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Amazon to support High Dynamic Range this year
Amazon is set to add High Dyamic Range (HDR) support to its Prime Instant Video…
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Bonnier taps Ericsson for C More OTT service
Bonnier Broadcasting has tapped Ericsson to provide the online platform for its under-development C More…
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Hopster announces global rollout
Kids OTT service and learning platform, Hopster, is set to launch in 100 territories across…
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TF1 launching premium VoD movie service
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is launching a new premium video-on-demand brand dedicated to movies not…
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OTT video subscribed to by 57% of US broadband homes
Some 57% of consumers in US broadband households subscribe to an over-the-top video service like…
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OTT to account for half of TV ad revenue by 2020
Over-the-top TV ad revenue will account for just under half of total TV ad revenue…
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YouTube confirms subscription plans
YouTube has confirmed plans to launch an advertising-free version of YouTube that users will be…
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Amazon Prime subscribers ‘more likely to use Netflix’
Amazon Prime subscribers in the US are more likely to use Netflix than Prime Instant…
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OTT subscriber numbers to top 100 million this year
The total number of subscribers to online streaming services will pass 100 million on a…
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Beamly tops 10 million subscribers
Social TV service Beamly has passed the 10 million subscriber mark, one year after it…
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Vivendi in exclusive talks over €217 million Dailymotion bid
Vivendi is in exclusive talks with Orange about buying an 80% stake in French video…
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OTT revenues tipped to grow by 26% this year
Over-the-top video should see total revenue growth of around 26% in 2015 with a 24%…
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HBO Now streaming service goes live in the US
HBO’s standalone streaming service, HBO Now, has launched in the US via Apple devices and…
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Vivendi confirms Dailymotion bid
Vivendi has confirmed that it has made an offer for Orange-owned video site Dailymotion, as…
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YouTube clocks 25 billion hours of VP9 video views
YouTube has revealed that in the past year viewers have watched more than 25 billion…
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Netflix snaps up original Ricky Gervais film
Netflix will debut a new original feature film written and directed by comedian and actor…
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Google unveils new computer-like HDMI dongle
Google has unveiled a more sophisticated HDMI dongle than its existing Chromecast device that can…