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SFR adds D8 and D17 to catch-up offering
French service provider SFR has added catch-up TV from Canal+’s free-to-air channels D8 and D17…
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Two in five Americans now use Netflix, says Nielsen
US research and ratings firm Nielsen says that 38% of Americans now “use or subscribe…
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Liberty Global outlines Horizon upgrade plans, future vision and lessons
Liberty Global is working to address consumer complaints about the existing platform by mailing out…
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“Age of networked intelligence” will drive change for media, EuroSummit attendees hear
The emerging “age of networked intelligence” means that all organisations – including media – will…
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YouTube to allow offline viewing on mobile apps
YouTube is to allow users to view content offline for short periods of time via…
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Tesco’s Blinkbox challenges rivals with huge marketing push
Blinkbox is taking on Netflix and Lovefilm Instant with its biggest ever marketing campaign. The…
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Maxdome launches in Austria
ProSiebenSat.1-owned video-on-demand service Maxdome has launched in Austria. Maxdome offers about 50,000 VoD titles, subscription…
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Telenet launches two new multiscreen packages
Belgian cable operator Telenet has launched two new TV offerings that span linear TV, video-on-demand…
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Twitter being used to build and sustain audience attention, says broadcast partnerships chief
Evidence is emerging that Twitter is increasingly being used in a variety of ways by…
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Netflix goes live in the Netherlands
Netflix went live today in the Netherlands, offering streamed access to its catalogue of movies…
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Alcatel-Lucent wins tech Emmy for Cloud DVR
Alcatel-Lucent has received an Emmy award for technology and engineering for “pioneering work in implementation…
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Dailymotion touts Opera app success
French video site Dailymotion said that it has now exceeded 100 content partner-created TV apps…
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Amis adds to multiscreen VoD with Zappware
Slovenian and Croatian internet service provider Amis is launching additional features on its Zappware-based TV…
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FilmoTV launches cloud-based SVoD
French online subscription video-on-demand service FilmoTV has launched FilmoCloud, a cloud-based TV everywhere version of…
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New Buzz for Blinkx
Internet media platform Blinkx is launching a new original video content channel, Blinkx Buzz, in…
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UK’s Cirkus strikes deal with Sweden’s Boxer
UK content-based VOD service Cirkus has inked a deal with Nordic pay TV service Boxer,…
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YouView to launch new ad campaign
UK free-to-air digital-terrestrial TV platform YouView is launching a new advertising campaign this autumn that…
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Rakuten buys OTT service Viki
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has bought international over-the-top service Viki. Rakuten already owns Wuaki.TV, an…
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AOL acquires Adap.tv for US$405 million
AOL has agreed to buy video advertising platform Adap.tv for US$405 million (€304 million) in…
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Sky Deutschland launches advertising on Go and Anytime
Sky Deutschland has made advertising space available on its Sky Go mobile TV service and…
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Google launches music streaming service in Europe
Google’s new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, has launched in nine countries…
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RTL Netherlands takes aim at Netflix with Videoland deal
RTL Netherlands has acquired Dutch video-on-demand service Videoland as it aims to move into subscription…
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UPC Cablecom unveils details of Horizon improvements
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit UPC Cablecom has unveiled some of the improvements to the Horizon…
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Disney’s Iger: investment in Hulu a boon for content owners
Disney chief Bob Iger has said Hulu has real strategic and financial value for the…
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Skype co-founder Friis’s Vdio expands into Canada
Vdio, the new video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus…
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Twitter activity influencing TV viewing
Twitter activity does help drive audience tune-in for TV shows according to a new study…
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MTG makes digital acquisition in CEE
MTG has inked a deal for a controlling share of Bulgarian digital conglomerate Darik News…
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Demand 5 launches on Freesat’s freetime
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5’s catch-up service Demand 5 has launched on freetime, the connected…
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Belgian online portal goes HD
Belgian telco Belgacom has added high definition feeds of 13 channels to its TV Partout/TV…
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Blinkx buys Grab Media
Internet media platform Blinkx has agreed to buy online video content syndication and advertising platform Grab…