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Maximising broadcasting success in a post M&A world
There has been a flurry of merger and acquisition activity in Europe and the UK…
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Using new TV ad formats to drive search
The TV ecosystem is a very powerful one. A “traditional” platform that attracts mass audiences,…
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Ofcom’s BBC report card: conscientious, but could do better
Ofcom’s first annual report on the BBC’s performance since becoming the UK public broadcaster’s independent…
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Why K7 banned the word ‘content’ and you should too
If there’s one word in the lexicon of telly that leaves me feeling anything but…
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Netflix’s Asian growth
Netflix this week reported strong growth across all markets, including Asia, and announced localisation efforts in…
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AT&T’s major OTT move
In case you needed any further reminder of OTT’s importance to the future of the…
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Liberty Global: at the crossroads
Liberty Global has been a lynchpin of the European cable industry for the best part…
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Copyright reform: the EU versus the internet?
The end of the internet or a brave move to save culture from the barbarians…
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The three biggest myths about storing video content libraries in the cloud
To some studios, the mere thought of moving their video content libraries to the cloud…
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Netflix looks to merchandising
Netflix this week appointed ex-Disney parks and resorts retail and merchandise chief Christie Fleischer to…
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Facebook takes its social video ambitions to the world
Facebook rolled out its Watch platform globally this week, stepping up its efforts in an…
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Viacom: OTT plans and Studio ambitions
Viacom International Media Networks this week created a new digital studio unit under former MTV…
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Why social media may be OTT’s best friend
The role of pay TV as the traditional aggregator of content is under pressure and…
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Disney’s streaming play and Fox’s Sky bid
Disney CEO Bob Iger this week used the company’s Q3 results to open the door…
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Entertainment marketers: AI won’t steal your jobs, but get ready for change
Amid a popular culture rife with chilling, dystopian portrayals of artificial intelligence, you may be…
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Ofcom’s Communications Market Report: twilight of the broadcasters
It is an observation so commonplace as to be barely worth reproducing: change happens more…
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ITV, SVOD and Kangaroo 2: look before you leap
UK commercial broadcaster ITV this week said that it plans to go ahead with a…
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Netflix’s summertime blues
Some of the shine came off Netflix this week, with the streaming giant’s subscriber growth…
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The birth of MediaKind
One small step for Ericsson, one giant leap for MediaKind. Ericsson Media Solutions’ rebrand this…
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Sky and regulation: media companies v internet giants
Sky’s chief executive Jeremy Darroch this week called for tougher regulation of online content and…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery: broadcasters team up for OTT TV
This week saw German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 team up with the mighty Discovery to launch a…
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English Premier League: Amazon on the pitch
Four months on from the initial award of English Premier League rights, Amazon has finally…
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Mediapro scores as Canal+ loses Ligue 1
Football is an unpredictable game, and the decision by the French professional football league (LFP)…
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Comcast saddles up for Fox hunt
Comcast’s statement this week that it is in “advanced stages of preparing” an all-cash offer…
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Personalised content – why does it matter?
In a world where more content is available than ever before, personalisation of the viewing…
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BT and Amazon: content and convergence
BT’s announcement this week that it will integrate Amazon Prime Video into its TV offering…
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Telcos join the drama club
Kate Bulkley looks at the growing interest among telcos in teaming up to acquire original…
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Vodafone and Liberty Global: the battle for hearts and minds
First comes the deal. Then the battle for hearts and minds. Liberty Global and Vodafone…
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Back to the future: NDS and the return of Abe Peled
Cisco this week took a big step towards exiting the service provider video technology business…
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Comcast and Disney: rival suitors for Sky
Comcast this week came good on its promise of a bid for Sky, throwing a…