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Sky and Amazon team up for Romans in Britain drama
European satcaster Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the US are to coproduce a big-budget…
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Time Warner investment values Hulu at $5.8bn
Hulu has been valued at around US$5.83 billion (€5.18 billion) after Time Warner made a…
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BBC to offer virtual reality coverage of Olympics
The BBC is to offer up to 100 hours of live and on-demand virtual reality…
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Telekom debuts Twitter Halo 360° video for YouTube VideoDays
Deutsche Telekom is to provide 360° video coverage of the YouTube VideoDays Convention in Cologne,…
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Liberty Global agrees major original drama deal with All3Media
Liberty Global has agreed a major, cross-territory content deal with All3Media, the production company it…
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Canal+ name to disappear as Telefónica rebrands channels
Telefónica is rebranding its Spanish Canal+ channels in a move that will see the Canal+…
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China’s LeEco ‘to announce Netflix deal in Q3′
Chinese technology company, TV maker and streamed content provider, LeEco, is reportedly in talks with…
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Sky boosts Sky Q online offering with food, comedy, e-sports
Sky is adding content from Tastemade, Comedy Central, Vice, Copa90, Ginx eSports TV and Machinima to…
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NBC planning major OTT expansion
US broadcaster NBC is nearing the end of its “toe in the water” experiments in…
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Vodafone Portugal adds Globo to line-up
Vodafone Portugal is to add Canal Globo to its programming line-up on August 10. The…
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Vectra takes stake in business services provider
Polish cable operator Vectra has become a strategic investor in business solutions provider Horyzont Internet…
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UPC Austria boosts catch-up offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has added content from A+E Networks’ History channel and…
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Motor Trend OnDemand taps 3 Screen Solutions for mobile
Automotive interest subscription video-on-demand service Motor Trend OnDemand is using apps provided by technology provider…
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Kudelski settles patent litigation with Apple
Switzerland-based TV technology specialist, Kudelski Group, has agreed a patent license agreement with Apple, ending…
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Freesat to offer BBC Red Button Olympics coverage
UK TV platform Freesat will offer eight channels of live coverage of the Rio Olympics…
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KPN to study options after court rules against it in Fox case
Dutch telco KPN has said it will study its legal options to overturn a ruling…
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ABC comedy boss to lead Awesomeness mobile VOD service
Youth-focused content firm AwesomenessTV has poached the head of comedy at US broadcaster ABC to…
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Telenor names new CFO
Norway-based telco Telenor has named Jørgen Rostrup as its new chief financial officer. Rostrup, who is…
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BBC iPlayer licence fee ‘loophole’ to close in September
Changes to UK law that will require people to buy a TV Licence to watch…
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Mediaset threatens Vivendi over alleged breach of rules
The war of words between Mediaset and Vivendi over the latter’s second thoughts about buying…
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Liberty and Vodafone reportedly on brink of securing approval
Liberty Global and Vodafone are set to secure EC approval for their planned Dutch joint…
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Strategy Analytics: Bundled subscriptions driving UK growth
UK service providers will benefit from consolidation and multiplay strategies in the coming years, with…
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Reuters partners with Samsung on 360-degree video
Reuters has partnered with Samsung to offer virtual reality and 360-degree videos and photos. The…
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Vodafone takes stake in sport channel following reciprocity deal
Vodafone Portugal has taken a stake in sports channel Sport TV following the recent series…
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KPN sees TV base grow
Dutch telco KPN saw its IPTV base grow by 12% to 1.963 million in the…
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Multimedia Polska extends reach in eastern Poland
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched its services in the town of Kraśnik in…
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Amazon to double content spend, Prime to launch in India
Amazon is dramatically ramping up its spending on original content, telling investors it will almost…
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Mediaset and Vivendi at war over stalled deal
Mediaset has threatened to take legal action against Vivendi if the French media company fails…
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Techicolor launches VR, AR development centre
Technicolor has launched a centre that will be tasked with developing “high-end content, platforms and…
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Digital Olympic Channel to launch post-Rio
A new digital-first Olympic Channel is due to launch on August 21 after the closing…