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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…

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UK culture secretary calls for clearer web video standards

The online and media industries should work with regulators to make the “age appropriateness” of…

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European consumers experiencing problems with internet video

Two in five European internet users say they are being prevented by their service providers…

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Hulu sells international business to Nippon

Nippon TV has acquired the international business of streaming and catch-up service Hulu. The Japanese…

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Tablet TV proves popular with Finns

Over a third of Finnish internet users have a tablet device and two in five…

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Telekom Slovenije integrates UEFA’s LiveEx with TViN

Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has integrated UEFA’s LiveEx technology into its TViN white label interactive…

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Inview names former Man Utd chief to board

TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Manchester United chairman and CEO Martin Edwards…

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YouTube looks to extend channels to IPTV EPG slots

YouTube is starting to experiment with making its channels available on IPTV operators’ EPG as…

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Orange in talks with Microsoft for Dailymotion partnership

Orange is in talks with Microsoft about striking a partnership to develop its video site…

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TiVo founders launch ChromeCast competitor QPlay

TiVo’s founders Mike Ramsay and Jim Barton have teamed up to launch a new cloud…

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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street

Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…

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TV4 launches second screen ad synch platform

Swedish broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with second screen technology group Widespace to launch TV4…

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Facebook seeks operator partners to promote web services

Facebook is looking to partner with three to five operators in the next year in…

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Shazam unveils app redesign

Shazam has unveiled a major redesign of its app, aimed at making the service a…

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Verizon confirms Netflix talks following Comcast deal

Following yesterday’s deal between Netflix and Comcast, telecom operator Verizon has confirmed that it is…

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Euronews launches Windows 8 apps

Euronews has teamed up with Nokia and Microsoft to launch a new app for Windows…

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MobiTV targets wireless operators with HDMI dongle

TV technology supplier MobiTV has teamed up with Jabil Circuit to develop a white-label HDMI…

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Amazon Prime Instant Video launches with Alpha House promo

Amazon Prime Instant Video will launch under its new brand – replacing Lovefilm – in…

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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…

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RealNetworks launches cloud video storage internationally

Web streaming specialist RealNetworks has internationally launched its cloud video service, which is designed to make…

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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…

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Netflix reportedly looking to Orange for French partnership

Netflix has approached several French internet service providers with a view to striking carriage deals…

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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…

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Amazon cuts UK TV content deal with Warner Bros.

Amazon Prime Instant Video has sealed a deal with Warner Bros. for UK rights to…

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Amazon drops Lovefilm brand for SVoD

Amazon is replicating its US SVoD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to…

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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…

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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…

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Six Nations YouTube channel sees strong take-up

YouTube has recorded a large increase in the number of viewers to the RBS 6…

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YouTube adjusts site, ups focus on playlists

YouTube is making adjustments to its site in a move that it said would make…

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Applicaster appoints FremantleMedia exec Cassidy

White label broadcast solutions provider Applicaster has appointed FremantleMedia UK Interactive’s managing director, Peter Cassidy,…