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BBC Trust approves online store plan
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved plans by the corporation to launch…
UK culture secretary calls for clearer web video standards
The online and media industries should work with regulators to make the “age appropriateness” of…
European consumers experiencing problems with internet video
Two in five European internet users say they are being prevented by their service providers…
Hulu sells international business to Nippon
Nippon TV has acquired the international business of streaming and catch-up service Hulu. The Japanese…
Tablet TV proves popular with Finns
Over a third of Finnish internet users have a tablet device and two in five…
Telekom Slovenije integrates UEFA’s LiveEx with TViN
Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has integrated UEFA’s LiveEx technology into its TViN white label interactive…
Inview names former Man Utd chief to board
TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Manchester United chairman and CEO Martin Edwards…
YouTube looks to extend channels to IPTV EPG slots
YouTube is starting to experiment with making its channels available on IPTV operators’ EPG as…
Orange in talks with Microsoft for Dailymotion partnership
Orange is in talks with Microsoft about striking a partnership to develop its video site…
TiVo founders launch ChromeCast competitor QPlay
TiVo’s founders Mike Ramsay and Jim Barton have teamed up to launch a new cloud…
Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
TV4 launches second screen ad synch platform
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with second screen technology group Widespace to launch TV4…
Facebook seeks operator partners to promote web services
Facebook is looking to partner with three to five operators in the next year in…
Shazam unveils app redesign
Shazam has unveiled a major redesign of its app, aimed at making the service a…
Verizon confirms Netflix talks following Comcast deal
Following yesterday’s deal between Netflix and Comcast, telecom operator Verizon has confirmed that it is…
Euronews launches Windows 8 apps
Euronews has teamed up with Nokia and Microsoft to launch a new app for Windows…
MobiTV targets wireless operators with HDMI dongle
TV technology supplier MobiTV has teamed up with Jabil Circuit to develop a white-label HDMI…
Amazon Prime Instant Video launches with Alpha House promo
Amazon Prime Instant Video will launch under its new brand – replacing Lovefilm – in…
Ericsson taps into mobile video, launches LTE broadcast trial with Vodafone
Mobile video traffic will grow more than 75% this year as IT and telecom networks…
RealNetworks launches cloud video storage internationally
Web streaming specialist RealNetworks has internationally launched its cloud video service, which is designed to make…
Netflix to pay Comcast for access to network in ground-breaking deal
In a significant break with its existing practices, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable…
Netflix reportedly looking to Orange for French partnership
Netflix has approached several French internet service providers with a view to striking carriage deals…
Accenture and KPN team up to bring TV apps to Google Glass
Accenture and Dutch telco KPN have developed a proof of concept to bring interactive TV…
Amazon cuts UK TV content deal with Warner Bros.
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sealed a deal with Warner Bros. for UK rights to…
Amazon drops Lovefilm brand for SVoD
Amazon is replicating its US SVoD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to…
Brit Awards hit record Twitter traffic despite ratings slump
This week’s Brit Awards generated what Twitter said was a “record breaking” amount of traffic…
Wuaki.tv joins Samsung WatchON app
Over-the-top video service Wuaki.tv has joined Samsung’s WatchON platform, making its entire catalogue available on the…
Six Nations YouTube channel sees strong take-up
YouTube has recorded a large increase in the number of viewers to the RBS 6…
YouTube adjusts site, ups focus on playlists
YouTube is making adjustments to its site in a move that it said would make…
Applicaster appoints FremantleMedia exec Cassidy
White label broadcast solutions provider Applicaster has appointed FremantleMedia UK Interactive’s managing director, Peter Cassidy,…