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TiVo: price continues to drive pay TV cord cutting
Price continues to drive pay TV subscribers to cut their services, while more than fourth…
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Ampere: over 55s waking up to SVOD bingeing
Although over-55s remain staunch supporters of linear television, a new study shows they are now…
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TV4, Discovery, MTG and Telia team up in targeted ad initiative
Telia, TV4 Group, Discovery Networks and Modern Times Group (MTG) have teamed up to launch…
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Twitch Prime adds free games to service
Twitch Prime is introducing a new feature this week that will let subscribers access a…
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Forces Network taps Simplestream for new TV player
Services Sound & Vision Corporation’s Forces Network, which provides radio and TV services for the…
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US pay TV losses double in 2017
The largest pay TV providers in the US – representing about 95% of the market…
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UK government delays age verification for adult sites
The UK government has said that age verification for adult sites will now be enforceable…
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EU group calls for concrete steps to tackle fake news
An EU High-Level Experts Group has called for a new code of principles that online…
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UK government calls for digital platforms to ‘step up’ online rules
Digital platforms need to “step up and play their part in establishing online rules”, according…
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Canal Digital taps Conax to secure Android TV service
Nordic pay TV operator Canal Digital has tapped Kudelski Group-owned Conax to provide content security…
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Vestel taps Vewd for HbbTV 2.0.1 devices
Turkish TV manufacturer Vestel has signed a deal with OTT technology provider Vewd to use…
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Netflix ISP Index: Hong Kong climbs speed rankings
Hong Kong jump four spots to number two in Netflix’s internet speed index rankings in…
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US pay TV subscriber numbers to fall 20% between 2012-2023
The number of traditional pay TV subscribers in the US peaked in 2012 and is…
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Dan Biddle to head up Facebook broadcast partnerships
Former Twitter and BBC executive Dan Biddle is joining Facebook’s EMEA team as strategic partnerships…
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Facebook secures exclusive live baseball rights
Facebook has struck a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to exclusively stream one live…
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Scientology launches its own TV channel
The Church of Scientology has created a thematic TV channel in the US. The Scientology…
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Keshet International acquires BBC Worldwide stake in production outfit
Keshet International (KI) has acquired a majority stake in UK indies production group Greenbird Media….
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ThinkAnalytics makes senior hire for EMEA and Asia Pacific regions
ThinkAnalytics has appointed Deluxe Entertainment Services executive, Simon McGrath, as chief operating officer (COO) and…
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Ofcom calls on UK PSBs to ‘collaborate to compete’ in digital age
The UK’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) will increasingly need to collaborate in order to compete…
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IHS highlights cable growth areas and points to priorities
Cable operators should look to aggregate online content, invest in new smart home opportunities but…
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Eutelsat and Globecast launch media platform over the Americas
Eutelsat and Globecast have partnered to launch a new media platform over the Americas using…
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Facebook hires BuzzFeed Studio boss to lead video content strategy
Facebook has hired the head of BuzzFeed Studio, Matthew Henick, to lead global video content…
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UK to seek continued broadcast deal but plans to leave Digital Single Market
The UK should seek options that will allow continued ‘transfrontier broadcasting’ following Brexit but will…
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Switzerland votes to keep licence fee
The Swiss public has voted 71% in favour of keeping the TV and radio licence…
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Sky Germany launches Swiss streaming service
Sky Germany has launched a streaming service in Switzerland that will give viewers access to…
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TVPlayer names former Virgin Media exec as COO
UK online TV service TVPlayer has named former Virgin Media digital entertainment chief Scott Kewley…
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20th Century Fox takes stake in Italian VOD outfit Chili
20th Century Fox has taken a 4% stake in Italian transactional video-on-demand provider Chili in…
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Telecom Italia says it’s still in control of Persidera sale
Telecom Italia (TIM) has said that the transfer of its majority stake in transmission towers…
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Orange pay TV unit teams up with SACD to develop series
French pay TV service Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS) has teamed up with copyright collecting society…
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Sony launches CES TV models in Europe
Sony has now launched its XF90 line of 4K high dynamic range (HDR) TVs, which…