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ATSC president Richer to retire
Mark Richer, the long-time president of the US TV standards body the Advanced Television Systems…
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Post Luxembourg adds Trace channels
Post Luxembourg’s IPTV offering, PostTV, has added Trace Sports Stars and Trace Urban to is…
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Deloitte: 20 phone vendors to launch 5G-ready handsets in 2019
The first mass-market, 5G-enabled mobile devices will go on sale this year, with roughly 20…
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RTL Deutschland makes VOD hire for TV NOW expansion
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has upped Henning Nieslony to the management team of its digital division, RTL…
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2btube takes majority stake in Touché Films
2btube, a digital media company with offices in Spain, Mexico and the US, has acquired…
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Endeavor absorbs NeuLion into new Endeavor Streaming division
Endeavor, the parent brand of companies including WME, IMG and UFC, has combined all its…
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UKTV updates on-demand app
UKTV has updated its on-demand service, UKTV Play, adding new features including increased personalisation and…
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Intelsat CFO announces retirement
Intelsat’s chief financial officer, Jacques Kerrest, has announced plans to retire after staying on through…
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Synamedia agrees new deal with Thailand’s TrueVisions
Synamedia has agreed a new multi-year contract with Thailand-based pay TV operator, TrueVisions, extending a…
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Discovery applies for Netherlands channel licences ahead of Brexit
Discovery is applying for new broadcast licences in the Netherlands for its European pay TV channel portfolio,…
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Digital TV Research: African OTT revenues to reach US$1bn by 2024
Over-the-top movie and TV revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa will climb from US$223 million in 2018…
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Zappware adds former Verimiatrix exec to commercial team
Zappware has hired Verimatrix’s former vice present of sales for Europe, the Middle East and…
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Edgeware to acquire subtitling firm Cavena
Edgeware has agreed to acquire Swedish subtitling company Cavena Image Products for SEK 8 million…
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Bundesliga strikes Icelandic deal
The German Bundesliga has awarded local rights to Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 football matches for…
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Vodafone Spain to cut up to 1,200 jobs
Vodafone Spain has announced plans to cut up to 1,200 jobs, citing market conditions and…
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Vietnam’s Yeah1 Group acquires MCN ScaleLab for US$20m
Vietnam-based Yeah1 Group has acquired US multichannel network ScaleLab, which represents 1,750 YouTube stars including…
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NBA and Turner agree live streaming deal with Twitter
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Turner Sports have agreed a live streaming deal that…
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Apple to launch new services this year
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the company will launch new services this year,…
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DAZN looking at live Bundesliga rights
Sports streaming outfit DAZN is planning to bid for live German Bundesliga rights for the…
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Futuresource: German video market reached €9 billion in 2018
Subscriptions helped to grow German video entertainment spend 6% last year to €9 billion, making…
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DISH to integrate Google Assistant into Hopper DVR
US operator DISH had announced plans to integrate the Google Assistant into its Hopper family…
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TiVo signs metadata deal with Minerva Networks
TiVo has renewed its intellectual property license deal with Minerva Networks and agreed a new…
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RTL Group acquires ad technology company Yospace
RTL Group has agreed to buy UK-based video advertising technology company Yospace for US$33 million…
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Hulu ups subscribers by 48% in 2018
Hulu ended 2018 with 25 million subscribers, an increase of 48% year-on-year, marking its best…
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MBC Group appoints former Hulu exec for digital role
United Arab Emirates-based MBC Group has appointed former Hulu executive, Johannes Larcher, as managing director…
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Verimatrix rebrands TV everywhere technology
Verimatrix has announced a new brand name for the TV everywhere technology it acquired from…
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Sky invests in Synamedia
Sky has taken an undisclosed minority stake in Synamedia, joining fellow minority shareholder Permira funds…
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Roku reports 68% year-on-year increase in streaming hours in Q4
Roku reported a 40% year-on-year increase in active accounts and a 68% increase in streaming…
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MTG enters new Nova sale talks, secures financing
MTG has entered discussions with other potential buyers for Nova Broadcasting Group, after Bulgaria’s competition…
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Apple to offer iTunes movies and TV shows via Samsung TVs
Apple and Samsung have reached a landmark deal that will make iTunes movies and TV…