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ITV automates multi-platform content delivery
UK broadcaster ITV has migrated its content to a file-based distribution and transmission model and…
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Three quarters of millenials discover TV from friends, social media
Some 76% of 18 to 29 year-olds discover new TV shows from friends, family and…
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Poland’s TVN launches second screen application
TVN has launched what it claims will be Poland’s first social TV app, a second…
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UK retransmission debate widens, as government looks to cut regulation
UK culture secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to take a “long hard look” at retransmission…
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More than one billion Facebook video views a day
Since June of this year, there has been an average of more than 1 billion…
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Two thirds of people use second screen while watching TV
Almost two thirds of people (64%) have used a second screen device while watching TV,…
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Web video use in Germany sees growth
The split between cable, satellite and other transmission technologies has changed little in Germany over…
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BSkyB successfully prices bonds ahead of Sky Europe acquisition
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has successfully priced a £3.25 billion (€4 billion) series of…
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New IMDB-like digital platform for France
TVFI, the trade association for French distributors, is preparing the launch of a new digital…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video launches on Android phones
Amazon has launched its Prime Instant Video OTT service on Android phones in the UK,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 names new CFO, makes board appointments
ProSiebenSat.1’s deputy chief finance officer Gunnar Wiedenfels will take over the role of CFO of ProSiebenSat.1…
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CSA to hire technology director as it addresses spectrum use changes
French media regulator the CSA has advertised the new post of technology director following its…
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EBU announces cross-platform authentication protocol
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced the readiness of a cross-platform authentication platform it…
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French video games provider Ankama does deal with Netflix
French video games and animated content specialist Ankama has partnered with Netflix to make popular…
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Tanzania’s Azam Media taps Kudelski unit for CI+ CAMs
African DTH provider Azam Media has teamed up with Kudelski-owned conditional access module supplier SmarDTV…
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New CEO for Antenna Hungária
Hungarian transmission services provider Antenna Hungária has named András Kápolnai as its new CEO. Kápolnai,…
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Scripps creates new distribution arm
Channel operator Scripps Networks International has created a new distribution division, which will make its…
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Yahsat taps Orbital and Arianespace for Yahsat 3
UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced that Orbital Sciences will build its forthcoming Al Yah…
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ATVOD rules against adult sites
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled that two services operating across 74 adult websites have…
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Netflix adds ‘post-play’ to Chromecast
Netflix has added its ‘post-play’ functionality – when the next episode of a show automatically…
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21st Century Fox president fails to shut door on BSkyB takeover
The president and chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox, Chase Carey, failed to rule…
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Numericable to launch Netflix rival as Wuaki.tv plans French launch
French cable operator Numericable is to attempt to counter Netflix’s arrival in the country by…
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Half of the world will be watching OTT by 2020
Almost half of the world’s TV homes will be watching over the top TV services…
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Vodafone to focus on integration after Ono acquisition
Vodafone does not intend to make further major acquisitions in Spain following its purchase of…
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Sky Deutschland makes Snap available via Chromecast
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has made its Snap online video service available via…
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Media execs expect UHDTV to be mainstream in five to seven years
Ultra-high-definition TV is likely to become a mainstream service within five to seven years, according…
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ALBtelecom chooses Amino for IPTV rollout
Albanian service provider ALBtelecom has chosen Amino to provide set-top boxes for an IPTV service…
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Maxdome chooses ContentWise for recommendation
German video-on-demand service Maxdome has chosen ContentWise to provide personalised recommendation across its 60,000 titles. …
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Marc Graboff leaves Core as Endemol merger moves closer
Marc Graboff, the former NBC programming boss, is leaving Core Media Group. His departure is…
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TV4 appoints drama chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster Tv4 Group has appointed Josefine Tengblad to the newly-created…