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AwesomenessTV hires Red Bull, NBCU execs for UK
Multichannel network AwesomenessTV has opened a UK office and hired NBCUniversal and Red Bull Media…
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Meo adds MTV Live HD
Altice-owned Portuguese service provider Portugal Telecom/Meo has added MTV Live HD to its TV programming…
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Freesat launches new WiFi-enabled Humax box
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has launched a new WiFi enabled set-top supplied by core…
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Telefónica in deal with Real Madrid
Telefónica has struck a new collaboration and partnership agreement with the Real Madrid football club…
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YouView develops AdSmart-style targeted advertising
YouView is working on a project to offer addressable linear or dynamic ad insertion, according…
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Liberty Global: the set-top box remains ‘a means to an end’
The set-top box remains a good means to an end, but a future move to…
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TV Connect 2017: CEE operators yet to make full use of data analytics
Pay TV operators in central and eastern Europe in the midst of rolling out non-linear…
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Channel 4: second screen experiment failed to reach scale
Channel 4’s second screen app experiment, 4Now, failed because the UK broadcaster couldn’t get the…
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TV Connect 2017: Stofa to launch Android TV-based service with iWedia
Danish cable operator Stofa has tapped TV technology provider iWedia to provide its Teatro-3.5 software…
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Virgin Media in management shake-up after over-counting new homes
Liberty Global has suspended four Virgin Media employees after being forced to reassess the number…
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‘Adjacent markets’ and ‘horizontal convergence’ opening up for operators
Media content and distribution companies have an opportunity to branch out into new markets that…
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DTG: over 55s are buying most UHD TVs
People aged over 55 are buying more Ultra HD TVs than anyone else, but are…
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Vivendi addresses competition probe on Mediaset holding
Any move by Italian competition watchdog AGCOM against Vivendi because it holds significant stakes in both…
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TV Connect 2017: BBC and Opera showcase HbbTV 2 content syncing
The BBC is partnering with Opera TV to showcase a number of HbbTV 2 implementations…
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OSN launches kids channel with Mega Max Media
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has launched a new kids channel, OSN Kids Zone,…
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Antenna launches SVOD service
Antenna Group has launched an SVOD service in Greece. The ANT1 Next streaming service rolls…
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Vodafone Portugal first to launch TVI Player
Vodafone Portugal has become the first of the country’s ISPs to launch TVI Player, the…
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Free teams up with Huawei to launch Chinese pack
French service provider Free has launched a new package of Chinese channels in partnership with…
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Ofcom fines BT £42m over Openreach breaches
BT has been fined £42 million for a “serious breach” of Ofcom regulations, after it…
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SES and Verizon partner for UHD trials
Satellite operator SES has partnered with Verizon in the US to drive the development of…
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OTT company Falcon starts trading on LSE
Falcon, an over-the-top business covering technology, distribution and content, has commenced trading on the London…
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Love Nature hires ex-Warner Bros., MGM exec
Factual SVOD service Love Nature has hired a director of partnerships, Vince Petersen. Operating out…
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AMC Studios appoints head of content sales
Off the Fence’s Mark Dee-Shapland has joined AMC Studios’ worldwide sales arm. Dee-Shapland has taken…
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Orange eyes free TV, preps content unit
Orange is considering launching a free TV channel in France that would sit alongside its…
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Canal+’s Pujol promoted to C8 programme chief
France’s Canal+ has put Vincent Pujol in charge of free-to-air channel C8. Pujol is promoted…
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ComScore: Netflix leads by US use and engagement
Netflix has the highest household penetration and viewing time per month among the major OTT…
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Virgin Media now claims 100Mbps speeds as standard
Virgin Media has revamped its internet bundles and now claims it is the first UK…
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British broadcasting at terminal risk from SVOD ‘insurgents’
The future of British broadcasting is at risk from SVOD “insurgents” like Netflix and Amazon,…
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Fresh blow to Canal+ as Orange secures exclusive deal with HBO
Orange’s OCS service is to become the exclusive home of HBO shows in France, dealing…
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Vivendi and Mediaset accuse each other of defamation as case comes to court
Vivendi has opened a new front in its ongoing legal battle with Mediaset by accusing…