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Netflix acquires exclusive global rights to The Returned remake
Netflix has acquired exclusive global rights to The Returned, the US remake of French drama…
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Netflix to launch in Australia on March 24
Netflix is to launch in Australia and New Zealand on March 24. Netflix will be…
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Netflix sets March launch date for Australia, New Zealand
Netflix is due to launch its subscription video-on-demand service in Australia and New Zealand on…
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FCC opts for strong net neutrality and divides opinion
The US FCC has adopted strong net neutrality rules, going beyond goals set by FCC…
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Unitymedia KabelBW adds Maxdome package to TV offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is adding ProSiebenSat.1-owned on-demand service Maxdome to its TV…
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Netflix detects Danger Mouse, Gadget
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to a pair of classic kids TV series being rebooted…
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Mobile video traffic to grow seventeen-fold
Total mobile video traffic in the next six years will be around 17 times that…
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Netflix takes rights to Pee-wee Herman
Streaming service Netflix has secured exclusive international rights to Pee-wee Herman’s Big Holiday, an upcoming…
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Content makers can earn 20 times more cash on Vessel, says Kilar
Former Hulu boss Jason Kilar claims that his new video venture, Vessel, could earn content…
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Amazon takes Mad Dogs and High Castle pilots to series
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sent a pair of dramas, an unscripted series and two…
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MTG takes Amazon’s Mozart for Viaplay
Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart in…
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SVoD revenues set to grow fivefold
There will be a five-fold increase in SVoD revenues across emerging markets between 2014 and…
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Netflix looks to IBM for cloud storage revamp
Netflix has deployed IBM storage systems in a bid to consolidate and manage growing data…
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The way we view now
As Amazon signs Woody Allen to make his first TV series, are on-demand services poised…
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Telefónica SVoD service buys CBS, Showtime dramas
The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefónica has close a multi-year rights agreement…
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Half of Nordic streamers use SVoD services
More than half of all streaming video users in the Nordics (52%) pay for a…
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House of Cards season three leaks after Netflix glitch
A “technical glitch” allowed Netflix subscribers on Wednesday afternoon to briefly watch the upcoming third…
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Netflix developing series based on Zelda games
Netflix is reportedly developing a series based on the popular Legend of Zelda video games,…
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Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in 1970s…
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Netflix Japan launch confirmed
Netflix is to launching in Japan later this year, as the streamer’s global expansion strategy…
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Netflix raises US$1.5 billion in debt with acquisitions in mind
Netflix is raising US$1.5 billion in new debt and will use the cash to buy…
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ProSiebenSat.1 gives MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former BSkyB…
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Netflix strikes Disney deal ahead of Australia launch
Netflix has struck a deal with Disney ahead of its Australia and New Zealand launch…
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AMC Networks acquires Film+ from IKO Media Group
AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired Czech and Slovak film channel Film+ from…
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Netflix buys Hot Girls Wanted
Streaming giant Netflix has bought a documentary about professional ‘amateur’ pornography following the Sundance Film…
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Amazon Prime membership climbs 53%
Worldwide paid membership of Amazon’s Prime subscription service grew 53% last year – 50% in the US…
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Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…
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Netflix now processing billions of pieces of viewing data per day
Netflix now claims to process billions of “viewing-related events per day”, with users of the…
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Liberty Global boss Fries calls for ‘scale in the cable industry’
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has called for “scale in the cable industry” in order…
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Netflix hits five million Latin America customers
Netflix hit five million Latin American customers in the fourth quarter of last quarter, from…