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MTG completes Trace deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed its 75% buyout of youth-orientated, Europe-based channel group, Trace,…
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Beamly adds features, claims 30% user growth
Social TV service Beamly has added a number of new features and claims a 30%…
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Sony buys UK channels group
Sony Pictures Television has bought CSC Media Group, the UK channel operator. The deal, for…
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Wuaki.tv plans French, German and Italian expansion
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv is expanding its European footprint to a total of…
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Google makes new Android TV push
Google unveiled its latest living room plans at its I/O developer’s conference in San Francisco…
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BBC plans Ultra HD Commonwealth Games coverage
The BBC has unveiled plans to make the first live Ultra High Definition broadcast of…
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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’
Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…
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Europe rejects Dutch regulation request over Liberty-Ziggo deal
The European Commission has rejected a request by the Dutch competition authority (ACM) to review…
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A+E Networks makes senior EMEA hires
A+E Networks has made two senior European appointments, hiring Nickelodeon UK exec Kiaran Saunders as…
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Broadcasters celebrate as Aereo ruled illegal
US broadcasters have come together in celebration after the Supreme Court ruled OTT streaming service…
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TV remains at forefront of cable business, say CEE operators
TV remains at the forefront of what cable operators in central and eastern Europe are…
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Three-quarters of viewers ‘super binge’ says TiVo study
Some 75% of TiVo subscribers ‘super binge’ on content, watching an entire season (or more)…
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Warner Bros France partners with Civolution on second screen app
Warner Bros France has partnered with Civolution, which will provide automatic content recognition for the…
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Former Hulu bosses return with new video venture
Jason Kilar and Richard Tom, the former chief executive and chief technology officers of Hulu,…
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Digital TV homes will top one billion this year
The addition of 130 million new digital TV homes will take the global total to…
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OTT in CEE to grow rapidly from low base
Internet-enabled TVs should in CEE should exceed 20 million by 2018, and will be the…
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YouSee boss joins TV4 as channel director
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has appointed the head of Danish cable operator YouSee, Mathias Berg,…
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CEE investors “looking for stable cash flow”
With continued access to funding, trends from last year – and with M&A driven primarily…
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Divan.TV to be first Russian service on Chromecast
Russian and Ukrainian-language OTT platform Divan.TV, which offers a combination of live TV and subscription…
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Three in four Brits unaware of local TV station rollouts
Three quarters of Brits are unaware that a new local TV channel could be launching…
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AOL On launches on Apple TV
The entire library from AOL’s premium video syndication platform AOL On has been added to…
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CEA makes Ultra HD guideline updates
US technology trade organisation, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), has updated the core characteristics for…
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Social TV service Stevie launches on Chromecast
Social TV service Stevie has unveiled new versions of its apps, with added Google Chromecast…
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Vivendi makes management board appointments
Vivendi’s supervisory board has named the chairman and CEO of the Bolloré Group, Vincent Bolloré,…
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More than a third of US broadband homes now have smart TVs
More than a third of US broadband households now have a smart TV following a…
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Ziggo enlists Ooyala and Basefarm for refreshed website
Dutch cable operator Ziggo is partnering with Ooyala and Basefarm, which will power multiscreen video…
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VoD traction to increase as digital payments soar, says Juniper
Online VoD services like Netflix will be deployed and will have gained traction in most…
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Play to launch 4K OTT service, plans to expand internationally
Russian OTT service provider Play plans to introduce a 4K service later this year, focusing…
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BBC ‘plays it too safe’ says acting Trust chair
The BBC’s flagship channel, BBC One, can “sometimes feel too predictable” and “plays it too…
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Amedia to expand Russian content on HBO-focused premium service
Russian broadcaster and OTT service provider Amedia plans to add more Russian content to its…