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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…

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AWS Elemental founder Sam Blackman dies aged 41

The founder of Amazon Web Services-owned Elemental Technologies, Sam Blackman, has died aged 41 of…

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Samsung, 20th Century Fox, Panasonic partner on HDR10+

Samsung Electronics has partnered with 20th Century Fox and Panasonic Corporation to kick off an HDR10+…

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North American SVOD subscriptions to grow 53% by 2022

The number of North American SVOD subscriptions is due to grow by 53% between 2016…

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CBS acquires Australia’s Network Ten

US broadcaster CBS is to acquire Australia’s Network Ten after agreeing to convert large debts Ten owed…

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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…

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Ofcom submits additional advice on Fox-Sky bid

Ofcom has submitted additional advice on the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky…

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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…

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A+E Networks Asia launches History in Vietnam

A+E Networks is expanding its Asian footprint with the launch of factual channel History on…

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Viacom joins SVOD race with Paramount+ launch

Viacom Media Networks International is joining the race among major international content players to develop…

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Report: HTC may look to sell VR unit Vive

Mobile technology giant HTC may look to sell off its Vive virtual reality unit as…

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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…

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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…

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Disney and Lucasfilm launching Star Wars augmented reality event

Disney and Lucasfilm are to launch a Star Wars augmented reality event as part of…

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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…

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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…

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Wazee Digital strikes deal with BASE Media Cloud

Cloud video management and licensing specialist Wazee Digital has struck a technical partnership with BASE…

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Sky launches combined mobile and TV offer

UK pay TV operator Sky has launched what it claims to be its first combined…

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Roku increases lead in US battle of streaming devices

Roku is increasing its lead in the battle for supremacy between streaming media player providers…

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Virgin Media launching dedicated kids app

UK cable operator Virgin Media is launching its dedicated kids app, which was first mooted…

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Tele Columbus on target after solid H1 results

German cable operator Tele Columbus has reiterated its targets for the end of this year…

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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…

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Snapchat set for scripted content in 2017

Snap Inc’s VP of content Nick Bell has said the platform is set to release…

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Facebook brings together hardware activities under key exec

Facebook has put one of its key executives, Andrew Bosworth, in charge of the company’s…

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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…

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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…

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TV4 names new deputy sales chief

Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has named Rikard Sjöberg as deputy sales director. Sjöberg, who will…

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Vectra adds TBN Family to line-up

Polish cable operator Vectra has added Christian-themed channel TBN Family to its programming line-up. The…

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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…

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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…