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GoPro pledges US$5 million for content in awards scheme
Camera maker GoPro has pledged to give up to US$5 million (€4.4 million) annually to…
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Drama the most-pirated genre of content, says Irdeto
Drama titles like House of Cards and Mad Men accounted for 30% of all illegal…
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Humax: Freeview Play set to boost UK retail box market
The launch of Freeview Play, the new on-demand service from UK free-to-air platform Freeview, will…
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Irish Netflix web speeds the slowest in Europe
Ireland had the slowest average web speeds of all the European countries where Netflix is…
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Arris unveils DOCSIS 3.1 modems
Technology provider Arris has unveiled its first DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems for operators and retailers…
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Sky renews Rovi patent agreement
Sky has extended its licence agreement with Rovi, giving the operator continued access to Rovi’s…
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DTG calls on BBC to champion tech innovations
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has called for the BBC to champion innovation and…
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MTS trials LTE Broadcast with Ericsson and Qualcomm
Russian service provider MTS has teamed up with Ericsson and Qualcomm to conduct the country’s…
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DirecTV weighs in to Virtual Reality space with boxing app
US pay TV operator DirecTV has launched its first Virtual Reality (VR) app, designed to…
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Humax launches first Freeview Play device
Humax has launched the first UK Freeview Play device, the Humax FVP-4000T. The HD device…
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Roku adds 4K support with new streaming player
Roku has unveiled its new Roku 4 streaming player, which includes 4K Ultra HD support…
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Premium online viewing on the rise
Viewers are watching an average of six hours of premium content on the web, up…
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NOS launches trial Ultra HD channels
Portuguese pay TV operator NOS has launched two trial Ultra High Definition channels in partnership…
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Streaming media device homes watch more content on TV
US broadband households that own a streaming media device watch more video on TV on…
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BroadbandTV looking to create “next Disney”
BroadbandTV, the MCN owned by RTL Group, wants to build on its acquisition of YoBoHo,…
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Eutelsat and Facebook team up to get Africans online via Amos-6
Satellite operator Eutelsat and Facebook have teamed up to use satellite technology to get Africans…
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Ultra HD: the big picture
With the first 4K channels starting to go live in Europe, Ultra High Definition has…
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Google names Pace, Sagemcom, Technicolor and Telecom Italia as Android TV partners
Google has announced a wide range of new device and telco partners to provide Android…
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Amazon stops selling Chromecast and Apple TV products
Amazon is to stop selling media streaming devices from Google and Apple, including the latest…
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Whitepaper | Implementing Support for HDR using Software-Defined Video Solutions
The video ecosystem is eager to embrace High Dynamic Range video, which promises greatly improved…
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Arriving on air: playout technology and multiplatform deployment
Multiplatform deployment, fast time to market and flexibility are becoming ever more important for channel…
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Fox free-to-air channel YourTV goes live
Fox International Channels UK and Arqiva are today launching Fox UK’s first free-to-air entertainment channel, YourTV….
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YouTube opens French content studio
YouTube has confirmed it is opening a studio for YouTube content creators in Paris, claiming…
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Swisscom taps Verimatrix to secure UHD service
Swiss telco Swisscom is using the VCAS Ultra content security system from Verimatrix to secure…
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TiVo introduces 4K, ad-skipping Bolt DVR
TiVo has introduced the TiVo Bolt, a new 4K-compatible DVR that lets users skip through…
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Panasonic Avionics teams up with Rovi for inflight content discovery
Search and recommendation specialist Rovi and in-flight entertainment specialist Panasonic Avionics have teamed up to…
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Arris-Pace acquisition gets Portuguese clearance
Arris’ planned acquisition of set-top box rival Pace has received “unconditional merger clearance” from the…
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Hulu appoints former Xbox exec as head of experience
Hulu has appointed former Sonos and Xbox executive Ben Smith as its new senior vice…
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Virgin Media unveils ‘Vivid’ ultrafast broadband
Virgin Media will start to contact customers about upgrading to ultrafast broadband this week, and…
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Canal Digital Cable TV chooses Teleste for HFC upgrade
Norway’s Canal Digital Cable TV has chosen Teleste to provide equipment for its network upgrade…