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Hybrid TV & OTT
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Kit Digital and Civolution launch social TV solution
Cloud based TV software company Kit Digital and content identification technology provider Civolution have jointly…
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Stofa to take Eurosport Everywhere
Danish cable operator Stofa has struck a deal with sports broadcaster Eurosport to bring content…
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BBC adds Live Restart to iPlayer
Users of the BBC’s online platform iPlayer can now rewind and restart live TV. The…
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iPlayer usage continues to rise
The number of iPlayer requests continued to rise in May, with a total of 187…
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Ooyala to use US$35 million funding to fuel international expansion
Online video specialist Ooyala has secured US$35 million (€28 million) of funding from Australian telco…
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Netflix updates user interface
Online video platform Netflix is updating its service so that customers can access new content…
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Romtelecom to enhance OTT offering
Romtelecom plans to make changes to its over-the-top offering with additional pay TV services and…
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Roku passes 150 channels in UK and Ireland
Four months after launching in the UK and Ireland, video streaming service Roku has added…
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BT preps interactive sports channel for EPL matches
BT will launch a new interactive sports channel to carry the live English Premier League…
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Play.com owner acquires Spanish video-on-demand service
The company behind Play.com has acquired Spanish video-on-demand streaming service Wuaki.tv. Rakuten, which also owns…
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Rovi research shows high demand for video apps on Smart TVs
Smart TV apps that deliver video content are among the most popular for UK consumers,…
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Africa’s iRokotv passes half million registered users in six months
African digital video service iRokotv, dubbed the “Netflix of Africa”, has reached 500,000 registered users…
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German cable needs to consolidate; Horizon launch planned for 1H13
The German cable industry needs to be given the opportunity to consolidate in order to…
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MTG’s Viaplay launches hybrid service with Netgem
Modern Times Group has selected France-based set-top and home gateway company Netgem to supply a…
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Netia Player adds TVP sports player
Polish cable operator Netia has added the sport on-demand platform Sport.TVP.PL to its Netia Player…
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Eurosport makes mobile streaming available
Eurosport is to make its mobile streaming app available to Android users for the first…
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UK broadcasters agree social media guidelines
UK broadcasters and media companies have agreed guidelines for services associated with social media. AIME,…
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UK viewers ready to embrace summer of sport, says survey
Over 34 million UK viewers will watch sport on TV over the summer, with 30%…
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Channel 4 to launch ‘playalong’ app for The Million Pound Drop
UK broadcaster Channel 4 plans to launch its first ‘playalong’ iOS and Android mobile app…
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Samsung debuts RTÉ Player App
Samsung has signed a deal with Irish broadcaster RTÉ Digital to bring the RTÉ Player…
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YouTube to stream Olympics in Asia and Africa
YouTube has announced plans to stream live Olympic Games coverage to users in Asia and…
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South Africa’s subsidised DTT boxes will have return path
The South African government has confirmed that the DTT set-top boxes it intends to subsidise…
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Microsoft introduces Xbox SmartGlass
Microsoft has unveiled SmartGlass for Xbox, a new product designed to allow the games console’s…
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Netflix beats Apple in online movie race
Netflix was the top online movie service in the US last year, surpassing Apple’s iTunes,…
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Spain’s TV3 launches on Google TV
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster TV3 – Televisió de Catalunya has launched a service on Google TV,…
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ITV releases new version of Player
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched version 2.0 of its ITV Player app. The app…
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Lovefilm launches HD streaming
Online streaming service Lovefilm is launching high-definition streaming in the UK and Germany. The move…
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Long-form content beginning to dominate online video
Viewing of long-form content now dominates video viewing on connected TVs and games consoles and…
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Lovefilm strikes NBCU deal
UK online streaming service Lovefilm has struck a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution…
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TF1 loses YouTube court case
TF1 has lost its case against Google, which a French court ruled was not responsible…