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Liberty Global: the set-top box remains ‘a means to an end’
The set-top box remains a good means to an end, but a future move to…
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Switzerland’s Quickline taps SeaChange for RDK-based TV platform
Swiss cable network operator The Quickline Group has tapped SeaChange’s RDK-based platform for the launch…
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TV Connect 2017: Consumer power and cloud opening up ‘new model’ for broadcasters
Changes in content creation and distribution are being driven by “consumer pull” factors rather than…
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‘Adjacent markets’ and ‘horizontal convergence’ opening up for operators
Media content and distribution companies have an opportunity to branch out into new markets that…
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Ericsson warns of €1.5bn Q1 hit as it refocuses business
Ericsson said that it could record up to SEK 15 billion (€1.57 billion) in extra…
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TV Connect 2017: Bulgaria’s Unicoms taps Conax and Appear TV for white label OTT
Bulgarian service provider Unicoms Services has tapped Kudelski-owned conditional access provider Conax and video processing…
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Ooredoo Oman taps Netgem for multiscreen TV
Middle East service provider Ooredoo Oman has tapped TV technology outfit Netgem to provide a…
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Free teams up with Huawei to launch Chinese pack
French service provider Free has launched a new package of Chinese channels in partnership with…
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Amino to showcase operator-focused Android TV device
Amino is due to showcase a new 4K UHD Android TV device aimed at operator-managed…
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Virgin Media now claims 100Mbps speeds as standard
Virgin Media has revamped its internet bundles and now claims it is the first UK…
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Humax agrees gaming deal with PlayJam
Humax has added more than 200 games titles to its H3 Espresso Smart Media Player…
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STV Player launches on Roku
Scottish public broadcaster STV has launched its digital service STV Player on Roku streaming players…
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My-HD taps Conax for service-based content security
Middle East-based pay TV outfit My-HD has tapped Conax to provide cloud-based content security for…
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Netflix unveils 2017 ‘recommended TVs’
Netflix has unveiled its 2017 line-up of ‘recommended TVs’ that it says offer a superior…
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One in five US OTT homes now pay for ‘three or more’ services
One in five US streaming subscribers now pay for three or more services, with investment…
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Modern Times Group sells Baltic ops as it turns towards digital
Modern Times Group (MTG) is selling its operations in the Baltic states to Providence Equity…
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Whitepaper | Delivering Live Video from the Cloud When the World is Watching
Learn how to simplify live video workflow and ensure quality You’ve got one chance to…
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Ooredoo taps Harmonic for 4K channel delivery
Qatar-based telecom operator Ooredoo has partnered with Harmonic on the delivery of 4K TV channels in…
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US ‘cord nils’ figure almost triples in five years
The number of US broadband households that do not subscribe to traditional pay TV services…
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Sky-backed OnPrime TV now available in Germany, Italy and UK on Apple TV
OnPrime TV, the Sky and Cisco-backed OTT TV service targeting migrant groups in the pay…
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Mobile to account for 60% of online video views this quarter
Mobile represented 54% of all online video viewing in Q4 2016 and is tipped to…
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Irdeto: most Europeans still believe viewing pirated content is legal
Most Europeans still believe that it is legal and acceptable to view pirated content but…
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RTL ‘committed to digital’ as revenues surge
RTL Group remains committed to a digital expansion strategy despite uncertainty over the future of…
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HD+ first to launch major rollout of Nagra’s TVkey
Germany’s HD+ satellite service is to implement the first major rollout for Nagra’s TVkey product…
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NOS closes in on million advanced TV subs
Portuguese pay TV group NOS had close to a million advanced TV subscribers at the…
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TiVo to exit Australian market
TiVo is due to exit the Australian market after its licence there expires on October…
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Intelsat to merge with OneWeb in major SoftBank-backed deal
Satellite operator Intelsat has agreed to merge with affordable internet provider OneWeb, in a deal…
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Roku reports ‘record growth’ in 2016
Streaming device maker Roku said it experienced “record growth” in 2016, generating nearly US$400 million…
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Telenor Group agrees Netflix partnership
Norway-based Telenor Group has agreed a long-term partnership with Netflix that will see it integrate…
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Report: Roku in talks over US$200m funding round
Roku is reportedly in advanced talks about raising US$200 million in a new funding round…