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US to exceed 275 million OTT subscriptions within five years
The number of OTT subscriptions in the US will grow by 20% over the next…
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T-Mobile offers one year free Apple TV+ to customers
Deutsche Telekom-owned US mobile operator T-Mobile is giving new and existing Magenta and Magenta Max…
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Global adult VR content market set for dramatic growth
The value of the virtual reality adult content market is likely to grow from US$716…
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DAZN expands Extreme E deal
DAZN has renewed and expanded its rights deal with electric racing series Extreme E. DAZN…
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Sky’s streaming partnership with ViacomCBS should bring out the best in both companies
Seemingly out of nowhere, Comcast-owned Sky this week announced a European collaborative streaming project with…
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Tennis Channel streaming service launches in UK
US-based Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Tennis Channel has launched in the UK as a paid-for streaming…
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Finland’s DNA adds Amazon Prime Video to TV Hubi service
Finnish cable and telecom service provider DNA has added Amazon Prime Video…
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FAST services used by more than half of CTV households
Over half of CTV households now watch a free ad-supported streaming (FAST) service on television….
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BeIN Media and Movistar+ secure Serie A deals
BeIN Media has struck a deal with Serie A’s international media rights partner Infront giving…
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New French ‘independent creator’ SVOD offering launches
SOFA-VoD, a new French subscription video-on-demand service featuring user-generated content, short films and series created…
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Former Netflix employees charged with insider trading
Three former Netflix engineers have been charged with insider trading by the US Securities and…
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Deutsche Telekom to offer UEI remote for Apple TV service
Deutsche Telekom will offer the Universal Electronics-designed Apple TV 4K remote control as a part…
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Comcast and ViacomCBS team up for SkyShowtime European streamer
Sky owner Comcast has teamed up with ViacomCBS to launch a new joint venture streaming…
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Germany’s Videociety to take over Maxdome brand
Germany’s Splendid Medien-owned Videociety has struck an agreement with ProSiebenSat.1-Discovery joint venture streaming outfit Joyn…
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CuriosityStream at 20m subs
Factual streaming service CuriosityStream has accumulated ‘around 20 million paying subscribers’ according to the company….
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Disney to surpass Netflix for streaming subs in Southeast Asia by end of 2021
Disney+ Hotstar is expected to overtake Netflix in the Southeast Asia region by the end…
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One million users for FilmBox+
SPI/FilmBox has reached 1 million subscribers to its FilmBox+ service. The streamer, which is available…
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Disney+ at 116 million subs as company announces further SEA expansion
Disney+ is to roll out in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan this November. These…
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TV Azteca launches streaming service
Mexican broadcast group Azteca has announced the launch of its new global streaming service AZTECA…
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Parrot Analytics: familiar favourites for Finland
Having recently wrapped up its first season, Disney+ series Loki has Parrot Analytics’ originals in-demand…
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Software firm Salesforce to launch video streaming service
Salesforce has become the latest tech company to announce moves into video streaming. The enterprise…
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All-time-low viewership for NBC’s Olympics coverage
NBCUniversal’s approach of splitting its Tokyo 2020 Olympics coverage across its linear channels and digital…
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Cord-cutters spending US$85 per month on streaming in US
Cord-cutters in the US are spending an average US$85 per month on alternatives to pay…
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Omdia: Italian OTT surge eclipsing declining pay TV
A surge last year in OTT subscriptions in Italy is expected to continue, while a…
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France’s SFR sets out packages with Amazon Ligue 1 offering
Amazon’s new French top-tier football offering is now available as part of a set of…
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Spanish watchdog gives qualified welcome to new media law proposals
Spain’s markets regulator the CNMC has published an update on plans for a revision of…
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Polsat unveils new online and multiscreen offerings in line with rebrand
Polish pay TV provider Polsat Plus Group has unveiled two new online and multiscreen TV…
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discovery+ launches on VIZIO TVs
Discovery has announced the expansion of its discovery+ streaming service to VIZIO smart TVs. The…
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Sky is quickly becoming the gateway to Europe for US streamers
Over the past seven days, two giants of US broadcasting – NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS –…
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RTL to rebrand TV Now as RTL+, plans international rollout in ’22
RTL Group had over three million paying streaming subscribers at the half-year point, a highlight…