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eMarketer: US TV ad spend to continue to fall

The acceleration of ‘cord cutting’ and rise of over-the-top (OTT) viewing will see TV advertising…

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MTG: business split will enable more growth and higher profits

MTG’s decision to split the business in two will create greater focus and flexibility and enable more…

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Ampere: Binge viewing more common in the US than Europe

Binge viewing is more common in the US than in Europe but is rapidly becoming…

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A+E Networks extends H2 reach in Croatia and Poland

A+E Networks has secured new distribution for its H2 channel in Poland and Croatia. From…

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Apple lines up originals for possible launch next year

Apple is set to release its range of TV titles for Spring or Summer 2019,…

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EBU names business arm chief

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has named Marco Tinnirello as CEO of Eurovision Media Services…

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Spacecom selects SSL to build AMOS-8

Spacecom has chosen Maxar Technologies-owned SSL to build its AMOS-8 advanced communications satellite. The geostationary…

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Premium video advertising growing in Europe

The migration of IP-delivered content to the TV screen and the growing popularity of live-streaming…

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AsiaSat sees return to growth

Hong Kong-based satellite operator AsiaSat saw revenues return to growth in 2017, posting a 6%…

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RTL, ProSiebenSat.1 and United Internet launch netID Foundation

RTL Deutschland, ProSiebenSat.1, and United Internet have launched the European netID Foundation – a log-in…

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Vivendi buys time in TIM battle with mass board resignation

Vivendi has bought itself time to regroup and persuade Telecom Italia (TIM) shareholders to support…

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Telecom Italia goes live with first homegrown TV shows

Telecom Italia’s on-demand video service TIMVision has started airing its first film and TV productions…

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US broadband homes have ‘more than seven video devices’ on average

US broadband households have more than seven video access devices on average – including TVs,…

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T-Mobile Netherlands to shut down Knippr

T-Mobile Netherlands has announced plans to shut down its mobile-first over-the-top TV service Knippr on…

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Mediawan posts first full-year financials

Paris-listed production-distribution group Mediawan has posted its first full year financials. Both actual and pro…

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Report: YouTube to up ads on music videos

YouTube is reportedly planning to up the number of ads that heavy music listeners are…

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IHS: OTT sign-ups outpace pay TV additions by three to one

The uptake of subscription video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video was three…

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Ooyala: digital content ‘driving viewing off the TV’

The explosion of digital content is “helping to drive viewing off the TV” with mobile…

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Vivendi sells out of Ubisoft

European media giant Vivendi has sold off its stakeholding in Assassin’s Creed games studio Ubisoft…

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Super Soccer TV taps Tellyo for live-streaming

Indonesian online sports network Super Soccer TV has tapped cloud-based video production technology outfit Tellyo…

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Gloves come off in Vivendi battle for Telecom Italia

Vivendi and activist investor Elliott Management are now engaged in a battle over the future…

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Vice Media close to signing Delport as international chief

Vice Media is close to naming Vivendi content chief Dominique Delport as its international chief,…

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Italian watchdog green-lights Mediapro Serie A deal

The Italian competition watchdog, the AGCM, has approved the award of Serie A rights to…

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Chiara McKee to head new Blue Ant EMEA kids and global networks unit

Blue Ant Media is launching its kids and global networks division in Europe, the Middle…

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YouTube launches first creator studio in MENA

YouTube has opened its first YouTube Space in the Middle East and North Africa region,…

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Fifth of US broadband homes use digital antenna to access TV

The number of US broadband homes that use digital antennas to access live TV has…

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UK pledges £67 million to Gigabit broadband voucher scheme

The UK government has pledged to invest £67 million (€76 million) in a voucher scheme…

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SES prices €500m bond offering

Satellite operator SES has launched a €500 million bond offering, agreeing to sell this value…

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Cryptoguard names MEA sales chief

Content security provider Cryptoguard has named Saad Mouneimne as director, area sales, Middle East and…

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Twitter announces sports video deals in Asia

Twitter has announced a string of sports deals that will see it stream clips and…