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UKTV returns to Virgin with ‘five-times as much VOD content’
UKTV’s channels returned to Virgin Media at the weekend, ending a three-week stand-off between the…
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IHS: linear TV viewing down as online time increases
Linear TV viewing time declined year-on-year across the top five European markets in 2017 as…
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US SVOD subscriptions tipped to reach 208m in 2023
The number of video-on-demand subscriptions in the US is due to climb from 132 million…
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Naspers appoints Nuvu exec to head OTT video unit
Naspers has appointed the managing director of Ericsson’s Nuvu on-demand service, Niclas Ekdahl, as the…
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Roku reports 57% increase in streaming hours in stellar Q2
Roku reported 46% more active accounts and a 57% increase in streaming hours compared to…
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TiVo rules out major acquisition in ongoing strategic review
TiVo has said it is not looking to make a major acquisition as part of…
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BBTV enlisted by PBS for YouTube content management
BroadbandTV (BBTV) has partnered with US public broadcaster PBS to manage fan-uploaded content on YouTube…
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Eutelsat sells stake in 25B satellite to Es’hailSat
Eutelsat has sold its interest in Eutelsat 25B to the satellite’s co-owner Es’hailSat for €135…
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Liberty Global spurred by Virgin Media gains
Liberty Global reported financial gains and strong momentum at UK-based Virgin Media in its latest…
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SVOD subscribers in Latin America tipped to double by 2023
The number of SVOD subscribers in Latin America is set to more than double between…
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Discovery impacted by Scripps integration costs
Discovery’s profit was down year-on-year in Q2 as improved operating results were impacted by higher…
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ONS: 46% of UK adults use services like Netflix
The proportion of UK adults who watched on-demand video from commercial services like Netflix has…
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VidMob: GenZ social video viewing five-times higher than linear TV
Gen Z viewers watch five-times as much social video as linear TV, and twice as…
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Discovery appoints Amazon exec as first global direct-to-consumer CEO
Discovery has appointed Amazon executive, Peter Faricy, to the newly created role of chief executive…
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Katzenberg’s NewTV secures funding from big name backers
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s NewTV venture has closed an initial funding round that saw…
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Love Nature 4K expands European footprint
Love Nature 4K has agreed two new channel distribution deals in Europe, launching in the…
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Borussia Dortmund relaunches OTT service BVB-TV
German football team Borussia Dortmund has relaunched its over-the-top platform BVB-TV in partnership with end-to-end…
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China’s iQIYI and Super Sports Media partner on sports app
Chinese online entertainment service, iQIYI, is partnering with DDMC Group subsidiary Super Sports Media to…
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Nickelodeon develops TV, VR and AR series Meet the Voxels
Nickelodeon is working on an original TV, VR and AR series that will be the…
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New chief economist for Ofcom
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has named Luisa Affuso as its new chief economist….
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BBC launches comedy series for smart speakers
The BBC has launched a nightly comedy series for smart speakers that will run for…
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Yahsat completes acquisition of Thuraya
United Arab Emirates-based Yahsat has completed its acquisition of a majority and controlling stake in…
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E.W. Scripps boosted by OTT gains
E.W. Scripps, which owns 33 local TV stations in the US, said that subscribers to…
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Comcast to be first US operator to launch Amazon Prime Video
Comcast has partnered with Amazon in a deal that will establish it as the first…
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Eleven Sports to stream live football on Facebook in Portugal
Eleven Sports claims it will be the first platform to live stream football on social…
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Ofcom: risks of structural decline in TV industry appear to be growing
TV viewing in the UK has been falling since 2010 but saw a steeper decline…
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NPD: 17% of US viewers use only SVOD services for video
In the US, 17% of the population solely used SVOD services like Netflix, Amazon Prime…
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Zoomin.TV agrees long-form series deal with Tencent
MTG-owned online video network Zoomin.TV has agreed to produce a six-episode original long-form series for the…
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Apple boss predicts cord cutting acceleration as it preps TV projects
Cord cutting will accelerate at a “much faster rate than is widely though,” predicted Apple…
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MTG’s Zoomin.TV partners with Baidu
MTG-owned online video network, Zoomin.TV, has signed a deal with Baidu to produce a 144-episode…