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Naspers, Samsung tipped to take on Netflix

Africa-based media giant Naspers is going to roll out its Showmax SVOD service in a…

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MTG restructures after digital boss exits

MTG chief digital office Rikard Steiber is leaving the company amid a company restructure of…

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Virgin UK takes exclusive first-run rights to Ash Vs Evil Dead

Virgin Media has acquired first-run rights to comedy-drama Ash Vs Evil Dead, a move that…

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Amazon, BBC Worldwide co-produce fashion drama

Amazon Prime Instant Video and BBC Worldwide have greenlit an eight-part fashion-themed drama from UK…

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Study: Netflix in a sixth of Dutch homes

New stats suggest Netflix is now is around 1.2 million Dutch homes – around one…

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Amazon to revamp Prime with additional online content

Amazon is reportedly planning to add more content to its Prime video offering by incorporating…

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Amazon reaches out to TV scribes with Storywriter

Amazon has launched a new online tool to allow TV scribes to submit projects for…

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RAI plots SVoD Netflix rival

Italian public broadcaster RAI is planning to create an online pay TV platform that can…

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Research: half of Americans use Netflix

Half of all Americans have used Netflix to stream television series and movies, new research…

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Disney launches DisneyLife UK streaming service

Disney has launched its new UK streaming service DisneyLife, offering access to the firm’s “biggest…

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Equestrian SVoD service HorseLifestyle.TV goes live

Netherlands-based, equestrian-themed SVoD service, HorseLifestyle.TV, has launched globally, promising “the best horse content from all…

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Icflix strikes Jordanian telco deal

Middle East and North Africa-focused SVoD player Icflix has inked a deal with Umniah Telecom…

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Netflix plans next original feature film

US streaming service Netflix is continuing its push into original feature films with Girlfriend’s Day,…

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HBO, Netflix ‘lead Amazon’ in terms of original content

Demand for key original series from HBO Now and Netflix far outstrips that for Amazon…

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CCS Insight: BT to buy ITV by 2018

BT will buy UK public broadcaster ITV by 2018 in an effort to “broaden its…

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Netflix on track for 115m global subscribers by 2020

Netflix will have 115 million paying subscribers across a 200-country footprint by 2020, according to…

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ACMA: 14% of Australians use Netflix

An estimated 14% of adult Australians, some 2.5 million people, used Netflix to stream TV…

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Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in Hulu.

The Wall Street Journal reports  that Time Warner has been in talks with current owners…

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Liberty Global: Netflix showed the way but won’t dominate OTT

Netflix has taught the slow-off-the-mark pay TV industry the value of over-the-top video, but will…

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T-Mobile US offers Netflix, Hulu streaming outside of data plan

Deutsche Telekom-owned telco T-Mobile is allowing some of its US customers to watch content from…

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Amazon Instant Video launches on Roku in the UK

Amazon Instant Video has launched on the Roku streaming platform in the UK and Ireland…

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Disney makes loss-making Hulu investment pledge

Hulu made an equity loss in the quarter ending October 3 due to higher content…

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Icflix orders original kids series

Icflix has ordered Dunia, a new animated series for kids that will be an original for…

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Time Warner may extend SVOD holdback window

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has indicated his media giant may begin holding back key…

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Netflix’s Hastings says there is ‘not enough TV’

Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said there is not “nearly enough” TV content in the…

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The Middle ground: premium TV in the Middle East and North Africa

Despite the region’s overwhelmingly free-to-air profile, competition is heating up in premium TV in MENA,…

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US Netflix users watch ’10 shows per week’

Regular Netflix users in the US watch 10 shows and four movies per week via…

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Report: Netflix in talks over Singapore launch

Global streaming service Netflix has reportedly entered into talks with Singapore’s Media Development Authority over a planned…

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Netflix ‘to reach 100 million subscribers’ by 2018

Netflix will pass the 100 million subscriber mark in 2018, with the UK due to…

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Amazon bags Lucifer, Badlands for UK

Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive UK rights to new US dramas Lucifer and…