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Video accounts for 6% of African mobile web traffic

In Africa streaming video now accounts for 6% of downstream traffic on mobile networks, according…

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BBC to launch sci-fi exclusives for iPlayer

UK pubcaster the BBC is launching three new sci-fi shows on its iPlayer streaming and…

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UK consumers look to TV as smart home centre

Two thirds of UK consumers would like the TV to be at the centre of…

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Opera partners with Viggle on ‘Add-to-DVR’ technology

Opera Mediaworks has partnered with Viggle to create a new mobile ad unit that is…

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Netflix planning for Australia launch

Netflix has reportedly enlisted the help of a creative and social media agency in Australia,…

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Swisscom sees strong TV growth

Swisscom grew its TV base by almost a fifth in the year to September, ending…

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Social media boosting catch-up viewing, says Nielsen

TV networks are in some instances now are seeing more than 50% of their 18…

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Sky strikes Now TV deal with Vodafone

Sky is making Now TV available to Vodafone Red 4G customers in its first deal for…

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Disney adds Movies Anywhere access to Android devices


Disney has made its Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) app available on Android devices for the…

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BFI rolls out new on-demand Player

The British Film Institute (BFI) has tapped design consultancy Ostmodern to launch a revamped on-demand…

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TV and online ad buying teams to merge, claims Videology research

A change in the way that people consume video content is driving the need for…

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BBC approves Radio 1 iPlayer channel

The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved BBC plans to launch a video…

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Netflix deploys new release model for Madagascar kids series

Netflix will release its upcoming kids series All Hail King Julien in installments, eschewing the…

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Com Hem sees strong TiVo growth

Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo advanced TV user base now stands at over a…

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Rovi buys content discovery firm Fanhattan

Rovi Corporation has bought venture-backed content discovery and navigation firm, Fanhattan, in an all cash…

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Shakespeare’s Globe launches VoD platform

Now is not the winter of our discontent, as Shakespeare’s Globe today launches a dedicated…

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Smart glasses face uphill struggle for adoption

Shipments of smart glasses are unlikely to exceed 10 million a year until 2018, according…

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Video news service Newstag appoints CTO

Stockholm-based crowd-curated video news service, Newstag, has appointed former Ericsson executive Mats Ekholm as its…

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UPC Czech Republic launches Horizon Go

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has launched the cloud-based multiscreen version of the…

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Channel 4 launches mobile interactive video ads

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a selection of its sales division’s interactive video ad…

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Beeline launches catch-up TV

Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched a catch-up TV…

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Roku adds Google Play Movies and TV store

Roku has added the Google Play Movies and TV store to its streaming players in…

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WWE gears up for UK OTT launch next month

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is due to launch its OTT offering WWE Network in the…

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Starz confirms global SVoD service plan for 2015

US premium cable net Starz will launch its planned international subscription on-demand service next year,…

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Canada’s Bell takes on Netflix with Latte

Canadian telco and broadcaster Bell will launch a TV streaming service with content from HBO…

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TiVo partners with Walmart to offer Vudu

TiVo has added Walmart’s subscription-free, video-on-demand movie and TV service, Vudu, to its DVR devices….

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BT to carry Netflix on TV service

BT has entered into a partnership with Netflix to make the streaming VoD service available…

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Murdoch: TV industry needs “serious competitor” to Netflix

The TV industry needs to provide a “serious competitor” to Netflix and Amazon, according to…

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Boxer launches multiscreen service, taps Norigin Media for platform

Teracom-owned Nordic digital-terrestrial pay TV service Boxer has launched its previously announced multiscreen service, providing…

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Executives leave as Xbox Studios winds down

Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin have left Xbox Entertainment Studios, the content division launched, and…