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Meo adds Disney seasonal offering
Altice-owned Portuguese telco PT Telecom/Meo is to add pop-up channel Disney Channel Forever to its…
AWS Elemental founder Sam Blackman dies aged 41
The founder of Amazon Web Services-owned Elemental Technologies, Sam Blackman, has died aged 41 of…
Samsung, 20th Century Fox, Panasonic partner on HDR10+
Samsung Electronics has partnered with 20th Century Fox and Panasonic Corporation to kick off an HDR10+…
North American SVOD subscriptions to grow 53% by 2022
The number of North American SVOD subscriptions is due to grow by 53% between 2016…
CBS acquires Australia’s Network Ten
US broadcaster CBS is to acquire Australia’s Network Ten after agreeing to convert large debts Ten owed…
SES swaps SES-12 and SES-14 satellite launches
SES has changed the launch vehicles and launch slots for its new SES-12 and SES-14…
Ofcom submits additional advice on Fox-Sky bid
Ofcom has submitted additional advice on the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky…
Nielsen: traditional TV signal reception up in the US
The percentage of US homes with TVs receiving traditional TV signals is currently 96.5%, an…
A+E Networks Asia launches History in Vietnam
A+E Networks is expanding its Asian footprint with the launch of factual channel History on…
Viacom joins SVOD race with Paramount+ launch
Viacom Media Networks International is joining the race among major international content players to develop…
Report: HTC may look to sell VR unit Vive
Mobile technology giant HTC may look to sell off its Vive virtual reality unit as…
Cyfrowy Polsat boosted by multiplay and post-paid growth
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat’s second quarter performance has been boosted by strong growth…
Inception signs up for Microsoft MR and Facebook Camera Effects
RTL Group-backed virtual and augmented reality specialist Inception has joined Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality Programme…
Disney and Lucasfilm launching Star Wars augmented reality event
Disney and Lucasfilm are to launch a Star Wars augmented reality event as part of…
ESPNPlayer.com takes US college football to Europe
Disney’s ESPN OTT TV service, ESPNPlayer.com, is launching live streaming of US college football across…
Air Link taps Hybroad and Nordija for upgraded TV offering
China-based set-top box specialist Hybroad and Denmark-based middleware provider Nordija have teamed up to deliver…
Wazee Digital strikes deal with BASE Media Cloud
Cloud video management and licensing specialist Wazee Digital has struck a technical partnership with BASE…
Sky launches combined mobile and TV offer
UK pay TV operator Sky has launched what it claims to be its first combined…
Roku increases lead in US battle of streaming devices
Roku is increasing its lead in the battle for supremacy between streaming media player providers…
Virgin Media launching dedicated kids app
UK cable operator Virgin Media is launching its dedicated kids app, which was first mooted…
Tele Columbus on target after solid H1 results
German cable operator Tele Columbus has reiterated its targets for the end of this year…
Canal+ teams with L’Équipe for new sports offering
French pay TV operator Canal+ has teamed up with the country’s leading sports paper L’Équipe…
Snapchat set for scripted content in 2017
Snap Inc’s VP of content Nick Bell has said the platform is set to release…
Facebook brings together hardware activities under key exec
Facebook has put one of its key executives, Andrew Bosworth, in charge of the company’s…
Dejero teams with Intelsat for new remote live TV technology
Cloud IP video transport technology specialist Dejero has teamed up with Intelsat for the launch…
Facebook ‘must pay’ for ‘feasting’ on TV news, says Snow
Facebook “feasts” on TV channels’ content but fails to pay for the privilege, a situation…
TV4 names new deputy sales chief
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Rikard Sjöberg as deputy sales director. Sjöberg, who will…
Vectra adds TBN Family to line-up
Polish cable operator Vectra has added Christian-themed channel TBN Family to its programming line-up. The…
Ofcom could face judicial review over ‘fit and proper’ Sky ruling
Ofcom could face a judicial review of its ruling that Sky would remain a “fit…
Report: Free now has 20% stake in Canalplay
French service provider Free has acquired a 20% stake in Canal+’s subscription video-on-demand service Canalplay…