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Consumers spent US$16 billion on home entertainment in H1 2021
Consumers spent almost US$16 billion on movies and TV shows consumed at home during the…
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Have your say in the first DTVE Summer Industry Survey 2021
Digital TV Europe has announced the launch of the first ever DTVE Summer Survey 2021….
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Sony’s Funimation closes Crunchyroll acquisition
Sony’s Funimation group has completed its $1.175bn acquisition of AT&T’s global anime streaming service Crunchyroll,…
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UK’s BARB extends reporting to TV on smartphones
UK audience measurement organisation BARB has extended its viewing reporting of linear TV to encompass…
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StarTimes renews Italian football rights
Chinese-owned African digital pay TV operator StarTimes has renewed exclusive rights to broadcast Coppa Italia…
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CVC buys 10% of LaLiga for €2.7 billion
Spain’s LaLiga has agreed to sell a 10% share of its business to private equity…
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2021 VideoTech Innovation Awards still open for entries
The 2021 VideoTech Innovation Awards are still accepting entries, with entry now closing on 24…
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CuriosityStream goes linear in DACH
Factual SVOD CuriosityStream is to launch a new linear network in Europe after agreeing a…
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YouTube ad revenue up 83% as Google achieves record quarter
Google recorded a record of US$61.6 billion in revenue during Q2 2021, parent company Alphabet…
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YouTube expands Shorts to 100+ countries
YouTube’s TikTok clone has begun its global rollout. YouTube Shorts effectively serves as YouTube’s competitor…
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S Sport Plus to launch direct-to-enterprise streaming app for commercial venues in Turkey
Turkish digital sports network, S Sport Plus, is to launch a direct-to-enterprise streaming app. Launched…
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Ex-government minister Volin named as RSCC director-general
Russian state-backed satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has named Alexey Volin as its…
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Qwest TV launches on Plex
Qwest TV, the music video streamer co-founded by Quincy Jones, is teaming up with Plex, the…
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ScreenHits TV adds iPlayer to discovery offering
Streaming aggregation platform ScreenHits TV customers in the UK can now add BBC iPlayer to their ScreenHits TV…
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UK government looks to impose tighter rules on streamers
The UK government has confirmed it will explore tighter regulation on streamers such as Netflix,…
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OTT platform Recast fleshes out expansion plan
Edinburgh-based OTT platform provider Recast has fleshed out expansion plans following its recent Series A…
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Amino becomes Aferian, chair steps down
Amino Technologies has changed its name to Aferian and non-executive chair Karen Bach is to…
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Instagram adds ads to Reels
Facebook has introduced ads on Instagram Reels. Launched last year, Instagram Reels effectively serves as…
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Film1 Action launches on Amazon Prime channels
SPI International/FilmBox-owned Dutch movie service Film1 has launched its Film1 Action linear channel on Amazon Prime Video…
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Digi Group renews Viasat World deal in Hungary and Romania
Digi Group has signed a renewal deal with Viasat World to carry its portfolio of…
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Sky Deutschland joins list of operators to strike deals for W Series motorsports
Sky Deutschland has joined a growing list of providers to secure rights to W Series…
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NCTC members to continue receiving MobiTV services in TiVo deal
TiVo has announced that it has signed a Master Services Agreement with National Cable Television…
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Microsoft confirms plans to bring cloud gaming to smart TVs, announces streaming stick
Microsoft has confirmed plans to launch a dedicated streaming stick and bring its Xbox Game…
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Fastly outage takes major websites down
Many leading internet sites suffered a significant outage today as a result of problems experienced…
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Luxembourg’s Eltrona taps Ocilion for IPTV
Luxembourg cable operator Eltrona has chosen Ocilion to provide a turnkey IPTV platform including 4K…
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Agile Content names ex-Ericsson chief as board VP
Video distribution technology company Agile Content, which acquired Swedish tech specialist Edgeware last year, has…
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Digital TV Europe announces DTVE Digital Symposium 2021
Digital TV Europe is excited to announce the return of the DTVE Digital Symposium for…
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Pluto TV France strikes deal with Mediawan, adds 10 channels
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD service Pluto TV is to add 10 new channels to its French offering,…
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Disney announces closure of 100 international TV channels
The Walt Disney Company plans to close 100 international TV channels by the end of…
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Culture secretary calls on Ofcom to restart chairman hiring process over anti-Dacre lobbying
The UK government is set to restart its process of hiring a new chairman of…