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Megogo announces strategic shift
Ukrainian and Russian over-the-top service, Megogo, has highlighted the production of its own “niche and…
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Samsung launches 360 Round VR camera
Samsung has launched 360 Round, a new camera for creating and streaming 3D content for…
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Sky Kids app gets new games section
Sky has added a host of games to its Sky Kids app, including titles featuring…
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AMC launches new VR app
AMC has launched a new virtual reality app, designed to let users immerse themselves in…
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Mediapro expands eSports to Portugal, Latin America
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has announced plans to grow its eSports activities internationally – starting in…
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Latvian government to respond as Telia warns it could sell up
Latvian prime minister Māris Kučinskis has said he will respond by November to Nordic telco Telia’s…
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Facebook orders Norwegian teen drama, reveals plans for Watch
Facebook has ordered an English-language version of Norwegian broadcaster NRK’s online teen drama SKAM, to…
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Nielsen begins measuring Netflix and SVOD
US ratings agency Nielsen has started offering a syndicated solution to measure subscription video-on-demand and…
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BBC partners with UK universities in major data initiative
The BBC has launched a five-year research partnership with eight UK universities in a bid…
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EBU director of technology to depart after five years
The European Broadcasting Union’s director of technology and innovation, Simon Fell, is due to leave…
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Movistar+ launches on Sony Android-based smart TVs
Spanish pay TV service Movistar+ is now available on Sony smart TVs that use the…
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BT searches for ‘innovative sports media ideas’
BT is appealing to entrepreneurs and start-ups in a bid to find new ideas that…
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New app Flixsnip to target family audience with short-form VOD
International movie channel provider Eurocinema’s founders Sebastien and Jacques Perioche have unveiled a new mobile-focused…
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Portuguese regulator fails to agree position on Altice Media Capital deal
Portuguese media, communication and society regulator the Entitade Reguladora para a Communição Social (ERC) has…
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Ruptly launches new live video platform
News agency, Ruptly, has launched a new video streaming platform designed to let anyone stream…
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Telekom Austria in deal with Ginx Esports TV
Ginx Esports TV has struck deal with Telekom Austria Group that will see the eSports…
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Cisco joins with partners to highlight Remote PHY
Cisco this week joined with partners to demonstrate cable broadband remote PHY architecture and the…
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Sky set to up investment in 4K UHD
Sky is planning to up its investment in 4K UHD content and will launch the…
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Snap content chief shares mobile video plans following NBCU deal
Snapchat will continue to focus on content that is designed specifically for mobile and will…
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RTVE plans DVB-T2 multiplex for 4K UHD
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE plans to develop a DVB-T2 multiplex for 4K UHD content, building…
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Roy Price resigns from Amazon Studios
Roy Price has resigned from Amazon Studios after an allegation of sexual harassment. Price had…
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AR firm Magic Leap raises US$502m
Secretive augmented reality (AR) firm, Magic Leap, has raised US$502 million in Series D equity…
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Pluto TV raises US$8.3m in round led by Samsung
US online television service, Pluto TV, has raised US$8.3 million in new funding, with US$5…
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Netflix: 8m viewers have binged entire series in a day
Some 8.4 million Netflix subscribers have ‘binge raced’ through an entire season of a show,…
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MTG completes sale of Baltic broadcast business
MTG has completed the sale of its Baltic broadcasting business to Providence Equity Partners for…
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Eurosport partners with Snap on Olympics coverage
Eurosport has agreed a content and advertising deal with Snap to bring coverage of the…
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Liberty Global exec to chair SCTE board
Liberty Global’s vice-president of technology, Bill Warga, has been elected chairman of the board for…
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Netflix adds record Q3 subs, plans US$8bn content spend in 2018
Netflix added a record number of Q3 subscribers in its most recent quarter and announced…
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Plepler: HBO will benefit from ‘distribution revolution’
HBO stands to benefit from changes taking place in the content distribution landscape and the…
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Snap and NBCUniversal launch digital content studio
Snap and NBCUniversal are partnering on a new digital content studio that will make made-for-mobile…