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‘Netflix of comedy’ NextUp secures funds of £230k
NextUp, a stand up comedy VOD platform that launched in 2016, has completed its latest…
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Viacom to take MTV Germany free-to-air in 2018
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is making MTV Germany an unencrypted, free-to-air TV channel in Germany…
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Hulu taps Amazon Web Services for live TV offering
Hulu selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the cloud provider for its recently launched Hulu…
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Ownzones launches Best Westerns Ever SVOD channel
OTT TV provider Ownzones has launched a subscription video-on-demand channel dedicated to westerns, available via…
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Croatian telecom taps Zenterio for new MAXtv
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has tapped Zenterio to provide its operating system software…
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New chief executive for Greek pubcaster
The Greek government has appointed Vassilis Costopoulis as the new CEO of public broadcaster ERT….
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Eleven secures exclusive rights to Mayweather-McGregor bout
Pay TV sports network Eleven Sports has secured exclusive live rights for Belgium to forthcoming…
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Telefónica ‘looking to launch’ international OTT TV service
Telefónica is mulling the launch of a Netflix-like OTT TV service to target an international…
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Netflix orders supernatural UK original
Netflix has ordered a supernatural-themed original drama produced by UK-based New Pictures, DTVE sister title…
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STV appoints ITV online and pay TV boss as CEO
STV has appointed ITV’s managing director, online, pay TV, interactive and technology, Simon Pitts, as…
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Report: Netflix in talks to keep Marvel, Star Wars content
Netflix is reportedly in discussions with Walt Disney about retaining streaming rights to Marvel and…
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DVB approves spec for next-generation subtitles
The DVB steering board has approved a new specification for subtitling to enable the deliver…
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Shonda Rhimes leaves ABC for Netflix
Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes is bringing her Shondaland production company to Netflix under a multi-year…
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Brave Bison appoints Warner Bros exec as CFO
Brave Bison’s new CEO Claire Hungate has made her first appointment by hiring former Warner…
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Less than half of Americans choose live TV as main viewing method
Just 45% of Americans say they watch live TV when the show airs as their…
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Telia hopeful of fixed-mobile convergence merger in Latvia
Telia has welcomed a proposal to merge Latvian fixed-line telco Lattelecom and the leading Latvian…
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HomeGrid Forum names new president
Home networking standards outfit the HomeGrid Forum has named Leonard Dauphinee as its new president….
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AMC Iberia to launch streaming service
AMC Networks Iberia is planning to launch a streaming service in Spain, in partnership with…
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TalkTalk fined £100,000 over data security
UK service provider TalkTalk has been fined £100,000 (€110,500) by the Information Commissioner’s Office for…
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Netflix orders Israeli dramas from Fauda pair
Streaming service Netflix has commissioned a pair of dramas from the Israeli creative team behind…
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Vivendi taking steps to ward of Italian move against TIM involvement
Vivendi has reportedly written to the Italian prime minister’s office in an attempt to ward…
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Discovery to sub-license Olympics to German pubcasters
Discovery’s Eurosport is to sub-license its rights to the Olympic Games in Germany to public…
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MTG extends grip on KHL rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its grip on exclusive rights to the Kontinental Hockey…
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Slovakian pubcaster names new chief
Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS has named Jaroslav Rezník as its new director-general. Rezník has taken…
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Britbox launches on Amazon Channels in the US
BBC Worldwide and ITV’s US subscription video-on-demand service, Britbox, is now available via Amazon’s Channels…
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PCCW’s OTT business gains $110m investment
PCCW Media has raised US$110 million from Hony Capital, Foxconn and Temasek, who become investors…
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Virgin Media Ireland adds UKTV to on-demand platform
Virgin Media Ireland has added UKTV Play to its line-up of on-demand services, boosting its…
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Sport key to pay TV subscriptions, says survey
Pay TV subscribers are highly likely to churn in the absence of premium sports rights…
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Hispasat prepares for September Amazonas 5 launch
Hispasat’s Amazonas 5 satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ahead of it’s planned…
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Facebook launches Watch video platform
Facebook has launched a new platform for episodic programmes, as it makes a bigger push…