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Wildbrain launches kids channels on Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku
Preschool and children’s entertainment company, WildBrain, has expanded its footprint by launching four new channels on…
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UltraViolet due to shut down at the end of July
UltraViolet, the initiative that gives users digital access to movies and TV series they’ve purchased,…
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BBC licence fee to go up in April
The UK government has confirmed that the BBC licence fee will increase from £150.50 (€171.75)…
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VEON appoints chief strategy officer
Telecoms and internet services business, VEON, has appointed Alex Kazbegi as chief strategy officer, effective February…
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Red Bee extends deal with Fox in the Middle East
Red Bee Media has extended its playout and media management services contract with Fox Networks…
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Amazon to increase video spend in 2019
Amazon’s chief financial officer, Brian Olsavsky, said he expects Prime Video spend to “increase even…
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PwC: Netflix passed US pay TV use for the first time in 2018
The ‘cord-cutting revolution’ continued in 2018 with Netflix surpassing cable and satellite usage in the…
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BFI: 2017 UK production spend hit record
Total UK production spend for high-end television programmes reached £938 million (€984 million) in 2017,…
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Guinness Six Nations Championship taps AWS for rugby analytics
The Guinness Six Nations Championship has selected AWS’s analytics, machine learning, and deep learning services…
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SingularDTV rebrands as Breaker, launches distribution portal
Blockchain company SingularDTV has launched its film and music distribution portal and rebranded as Breaker….
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Facebook expects Watch to become ‘more mainstream’ in 2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he expects the Watch video platform to become “more mainstream”…
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BBC reveals top iPlayer shows of 2018
British dramas Bodyguard, Killing Eve and McMafia were the top programmes requested on BBC iPlayer in 2018, according to official…
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New CSA chief outlines priorities
Roch-Olivier Maistre, named as French president Emmanuel Macron’s favoured candidate to replace Oliver Schrameck as…
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Tubi raises US$25m, plans international expansion
US-based streaming service Tubi has announced plans to launch in additional international territories this year…
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NBCU connects linear and digital ads with FreeWheel
NBCUniversal has begun connected its linear and digital video ad delivery systems using FreeWheel’s dynamic…
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MTG eSports unit in move to create new Swedish tournament
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned eSports outfit DreamHack has teamed up with the Swedish Elite Football…
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Set-top maker Infomir secures injunctions in legal battle with Formuler
A German court has granted injunctions against distributors of Formuler set-top boxes in a case…
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Apple: breakdown of the cable bundle to accelerate in 2019
Apple CEO Tim Cook has predicted that the “breakdown of the cable bundle” will take…
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Eleven Sports loses Serie A rights to Premier Sports
Eleven Sports has ceded its Italian Serie A and Dutch Eredivisie football rights to UK…
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Conviva reports 165% growth in live TV streaming
Video measurement and analytics company, Conviva, measured 165% year-on-year growth in global live TV streaming…
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WARC: short-form video to be key growth area for ads this year
Short-form video, usually defined as content under 10 seconds in length, will be a key…
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Ofcom: TV ‘of lessening importance’ as kids spend more time online
Children in the UK aged five to 15 now spend around 20 minutes more online,…
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Roku rolls out premium subscriptions on The Roku Channel
Roku has started to roll out premium subscriptions on The Roku Channel, allowing US viewers…
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ThinkAnalytics appoints former Cisco exec as marketing chief
ThinkAnalytics has appointed industry veteran Tracy Geist as chief marketing officer and member of the…
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Gusto TV to launch on Sinclair’s STIRR streaming service
Gusto TV is due to launch on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s new ad-supported US streaming service,…
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Macquarie Capital names software head
Infrastructure investment outfit Macquarie Capital has named Simon Russell as managing director and head of…
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VOD subscriptions in MENA to more than double by 2024
Subscription video-on-demand use will more than double in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
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Zattoo to take over Magine’s German streaming base
Switzerland-based Zattoo is to take over the German direct-to-consumer streaming service operated by Sweden-based outfit…
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Openreach announces new locations for FTTP build-out
BT-owned infrastructure subsidiary, Openreach, has announced 11 new UK locations where it will build fibre-to-the-premises…
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Globecast hires Viaccess-Orca’s security director
Globecast has appointed Viaccess-Orca’s former security director, Renaud Presty, as its new director of security….