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Freesat adds Eros Now to platform

UK free-to-view platform Freesat has added Bollywood video-on-demand service Eros Now to its platform. The…

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Criterion Collection to launch standalone SVOD service

The Criterion Collection is due to launch its own standalone streaming service in spring 2019,…

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Zenith: two thirds of digital media ad spend to be programmatic in 2019

Almost two-thirds of digital media advertising spend, some 65%, will be traded programmatically in 2019,…

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Eleven Sports appoints chief operating officer

Eleven Sports upped its managing director for Belgium and Luxembourg, Anouk Mertens, to group chief…

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Eutelsat orders Hotbird replacement satellites

Satellite operator Eutelsat has ordered two new satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to replace…

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Filmbox and Antenna Hungária extend deal

SPI / FilmBox Hungary and Antenna Hungária have agreed a two-year extension to their long-term channel cooperation. FilmBox…

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Sky urges Ofcom to look ‘beyond the rhetoric’ of PSBs in prominence decision

Sky has urged Ofcom and the UK government to “look beyond the rhetoric” of the…

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Thinkbox: live TV still accounts for 56% of UK viewing

Live TV still accounts for 56% of all the video the UK watches, some two…

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Iflix agrees Philippines content and distribution deal with Globe Telecom

Iflix has partnered with Globe Telecom in the Philippines in a distribution, licensing and co-production…

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Roku starts shipping its wireless speaker in the US

Roku has started shipping its Roku TV Wireless Speakers product in the US in time…

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Amazon Prime Video takes rights for two new Viacom series in LatAm

Amazon has agreed a deal with Viacom International Studios (VIS) that establishes Prime Video as…

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European Parliament approves telecom code

The European Parliament has voted in favour of proposals to create a new European Electronic…

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Ooyala joins SRT Alliance

Ooyala has joined the SRT Alliance, an organisation set up to support the open-source video…

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ATP Media tests 1080p50 HDR

ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the ATP World Tour, has produced and distributed a…

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AIMS confirms board for 2018-19

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has announced its newly elected 2018-2019 board of…

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Es’hail-2 gets ready for launch

Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat’s new satellite, Es’hail-2, has arrived atht eSpaceX launch facility in Florida…

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IAB: US digital ad revenues grew 23% in H1 2018

US digital advertising revenues grew 23% year-on-year in the first half of 2018 to reach…

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Insight TV expands in Russia with Dom.ru

Insight TV has expanded its coverage in Russia after striking a deal with ER-Telecom’s Dom.ru…

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DAZN to launch in Spain in early 2019

Sports streaming service DAZN has announced plans to launch in Spain early next year, having…

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Telecom Italia CEO Genish ousted in latest twist in battle for control

Telecom Italia’s (TIM) board has ousted CEO Amos Genish at a meeting called early this…

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You.i TV closes US$23m in funding

Video technology company You.i TV, which powers TV apps for customers like WarnerMedia, Fox and…

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Synamedia appoints former TiVo exec as SVP for Asia Pacific

Synamedia has appointed former TiVo executive, Sue Couto, as senior vice president and general manager of…

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Eutelsat claims top spot in key West African markets

Eutelsat has claimed the status of satellite market leader in the west African markets of…

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Spotify hires Condé Nast exec to build content business

Spotify has hired Condé Nast Entertainment’s (CNE) acting president Sahar Elhabashi as VP of content…

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IDC: global pay TV and telecom service revenues to grow 0.6% this year

Worldwide spending on telecom and pay TV services will increase by 0.6% in 2018 in…

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NOS sees recovery in fixed pay TV net adds

Portuguese pay TV and cable operator NOS saw a recovery in fixed pay TV net…

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HbbTV and DVB partner on DASH validation tool

The HbbTV Association has partnered with the DVB industry consortium to compile a DASH validation…

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CommScope agrees to buy Arris for US$7.4bn

Communications infrastructure firm, CommScope, has agreed to buy Arris for a total purchase price of…

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Starzplay to launch on Virgin Media later this month

Lionsgate-owned Starz has partnered with Virgin Media to make its Starzplay streaming service available on…

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Roku boosted by ad business and streaming player demand

Roku exceeded its third quarter revenue and profit outlook, driven by continued strength in its…