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Movistar+ to commercially launch UHD box next year

Spanish pay TV operator Movistar+ plans to launch its 4K set-top box in the first…

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IHS Markit: scripted TV production declined in US last year

Scripted TV production in the US – excluding online content – declined in 2016, largely…

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Ampere: almost three quarters of US web users take SVOD

Almost three quarters of internet users in the US have at least one SVOD subscription,…

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The QYou launches it first fully localised feed in Poland

Youth broadcaster The QYou is launching a fully localised version of its channel for the…

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AMC promotes Hajós in Europe

AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has promoted Balázs Hajós to vice president of affiliate sales for…

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Eurochannel goes HD with Eutelsat

Eurochannel is upgrading from Standard to High Definition (HD) in partnership with Eutelsat, it announced…

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Content Innovation Awards 2017: the winners revealed

YouView, Vice Media, National Geographic Europe, DAZN, Starz Play, Sky Italia and Orange were among…

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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery partner on German streaming service

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have launched an ad-supported entertainment streaming service in Germany. The joint…

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Movistar: scale and international value key to taking on Netflix

Producing local drama series with significant scale and shows that can be exported internationally are…

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Vice and Kwese partner on South African production hub

Econet Media and Vice Media have announced plans to launch a new bureau and production…

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Middle East content creators ‘need shows with international appeal’

Producers of original drama and other original content in the Middle East need to create…

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Asia set to overtake North America as top AVOD region

Asia Pacific will overtake North America as the leading region for advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) content…

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Disney ups Endemaño to expanded distribution role

Walt Disney International has given EMEA executive Mark Endemaño the expanded role of senior vice…

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Arris launches Wireless Intelligence analytics tool

Arris has launched a cloud-based analytics and reporting tool designed to give service providers real-time…

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Ofcom to impose wide range of quotas on BBC

Ofcom is to force the BBC to air a diet of 90% UK-produced original programming…

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Sky Q launch plans announced for Italy, Germany, Austria

Sky is due to launch its advanced TV service, Sky Q, in Italy before Christmas…

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RT France to go live by year-end

RT is targeting a December launch for its first 24-hour French-language news channel, RT France….

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Amazon Studios chief Price suspended on sexual harassment allegations

Amazon Studios has suspended its head, Roy Price, after allegations he sexually harassed a producer…

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Eutelsat acquires Noorsat to build position in Middle East

Satellite operator Eutelsat has acquired Middle East satellite service provider Noorsat from Bahrain’s Orbit Holding…

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Media groups ‘must deepen collaboration’ to see off internet giants threat

European media groups need to come together and collaborate in order to stave off the…

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Disney begins ABC staff cuts

The Walt Disney Company has begun a round of staff cuts that will see up…

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Croatian Telecom: TV is key to convergence

Convergence is happening in central and eastern Europe and consumption of content on mobile phones…

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Eleven Sports agrees Polish Bundesliga deal with Nc+

Eleven Sports has agreed to exclusively sublicense selected Bundesliga matches to Nc+ in Poland, after…

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YouGov: Netflix most liked brand among millennials

Netflix is the most positively talked about brand among millennials, according to YouGov BrandIndex data….

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Viasat World launching OTT TV movie service and new drama channel

Viasat World is launching a direct-to-consumer movie service aimed at the Russian expatriate market, which will…

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Netflix having significant impact in CEE, says IHS Markit

Netflix is having a significant impact on subscription TV in Central and Eastern Europe, even…

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Sky boosted by Game of Thrones in strong Q1

Sky recorded record entertainment audiences in its fiscal first quarter and grew its customer numbers…

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Walter Presents in Australia through Foxtel deal

British-born VOD service Walter Presents is launching in Australia after teaming up with pay TV…

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A+E Networks eyes ‘meaningful presence’ in South Korea

A+E Networks is looking to grow its presence in South Korea, launching History and Lifetime…

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AMCNI ups Frazier to new digital distribution role

AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has upped Marco Frazier to the newly created role of senior…