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YouTube makes content creator investment pledge
YouTube has announced plans to fund videos from some of its “top creators” in its…
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Al Jazeera countersues Current co-founders Gore and Hyatt
Al Jazeera America is countersuing former Current TV owners, former US vice-president Al Gore and…
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Canalplay acquires rights to HBO series for France
French pay TV operator Canal+’s on-demand unit Canalplay has struck a deal with US pay…
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BT Sport launches red button service
BT Sport has launched a new red button service. The BT Sport Extra service, launched…
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Spain approves DTT reorganisation to make way for LTE
The Spanish government has approved a reorganisation of the country’s digital-terrestrial transmission infrastructure to enable…
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Broadcast Satellite Anti-Piracy Coalition adds six members
The Broadcast Satellite Anti-Piracy Coalition has added six new members to its ranks, following its…
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ZenithOptimedia predicts strong ad growth forecast
The global advertising market will grow strongly through the rest of the year with television…
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Google, YouTube and Netflix ‘coolest’ media brands
Google, YouTube and Netflix were named the top three media brands in the UK, fending…
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Tele Columbus acquires cable operator BMB
German cable operator Tele Columbus has acquired overall control of BMB, the cable arm of…
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Clock ticking as Canadians demand Netflix data
Canadian communications regulator the CRTC has demanded Netflix reveal subscriber, viewing and programme expenditure data…
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ITV Studios acquires app-to-format Quiz Clash
ITV Studios has taken rights to the TV format based on the Quiz Clash mobile…
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Beltelecom boosts offering with raft of new channels
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has added 10 new channels to its Zala TV IPTV programming…
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ITV reveals opening night line-up for ITVBe
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the launch night programming line-up for its new female-focused…
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BSkyB launches channel for Ryder Cup
BSkyB is to devote its Sky Sports 4 channel to the golf Ryder Cup for…
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Netflix to plot more European rollouts next year
Netflix will decide next year which European markets to expand into next, with a three-to-five…
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Liberty Global sets focus on OTT, free broadcasting and sports
Liberty Global is focused on opportunistic and strategic investments in over-the-top content, sports rights and…
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Branding and ’emotional connection’ key for TV operators
Creating an emotional connection is a big challenge for pay TV operators with branding crucial…
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Netflix launches in Belgium and Luxembourg
Netflix has gone live in Belgian and Luxembourg today, completing a week-long round of European…
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Horizon ‘not fantastic’ when it launched, admits Liberty’s Dorr
Liberty Global’s next generation TV platform platform Horizon “wasn’t a fantastic product when we launched…
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Vivendi strikes definitive agreement to sell GVT
Vivendi has struck a definitive agreement to sell its Brazilian unit GVT to Telefónica that…
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Netflix effect will help German video spend to grow
Consumer spending on video entertainment in Germany will grow by 2% this year to reach…
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Virgin Media trials new low-cost 1Gbps network rollout
Liberty Global-owned UK service provider Virgin Media is trialling a new lower-cost way of rolling…
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Sky Deutschland adds Jukebox to line-up
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to add music channel Jukebox to its programming line-up…
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Endemol launching online gaming channel
Production and distribution group Endemol is launching a new video game-focussed online channel, Legends of…
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Russian legislators call for 20% ceiling on foreign media ownership
Russian legislators have called for a ceiling of 20% to be imposed on foreign ownership…
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Teo adds Dozhd to line-up
Lithuanian service provider Teo has added independent Russian channel Dozhd to its programming line-up as…
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MCN ChannelFlip creates new talent divisions
Shine Group-owned YouTube multichannel network ChannelFlip has created two new divisions to increase its range…
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Disney turns to OTT to engage 20 to 30 year-old viewers
Disney is looking to over-the-top (OTT) delivery as a way to engage 20 to 30…
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Netflix launches in Switzerland
Netflix has launched in Switzerland – the fourth European country in which the service has…
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Google granted TV identification patent to enhance search
Google has been granted a patent that could reportedly enable its search engine to identify…