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A payment method rethink for OTT TV

The Over The Top (OTT) direct-to-consumer market opportunity demands a payment method rethink, writes Michael Tomlins,…

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Netflix: another stellar quarter in an evolving competitive landscape

Netflix delivered a stellar set of quarterly results this week, growing its streaming revenues by…

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A Future for VR TV?

Ivan Verbesselt, senior vice-president, group marketing, Nagra, looks at the future of virtual reality as…

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Subs up: Sinclair, Disney and the direct-to-consumer world

The inexorable rise of subscription video-on-demand and the concomitant decline of advertising-based broadcasting is a…

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Bigger media: Fox, Sky, Vivendi

21st Century Fox has now proposed a possible sale of Sky News to Disney as…

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Brave new world of entertainment

Is eSports, YouTube and gaming the future of entertainment? Modern Times Group’s leadership certainly believes…

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Size matters

Recent months have seen a plethora of mega-media deals on boardroom tables. No doubt more…

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Broadcasters get together

Spain’s leading terrestrial broadcasters teamed up this week to develop an OTT TV platform that…

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US pay TV: cord-cutting, cable and content

Another week, another set of statistics heralding doom for the US pay TV business. Stuart…

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Mobile-first means opportunities for operators

Operators need to cater for the growing trend towards mobile-first viewing, writes Arpad Jordan, head…

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Big telecoms and bigger tech: the shape of battles to come

Stuart Thomson looks at the current and future shape of the competitive landscape facing cable…

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Murdoch outfoxed by Comcast Sky bid

Stuart Thomson looks at the likely fallout from Comcast’s audacious bid to take over Sky….

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Original ideas

As Europe’s leading telcos post their full-year financial results, Stuart Thomson takes a look at…

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English Premier League: Sky, BT and the Amazon question

Stuart Thomson looks at the implications of this week’s Premier League rights award to Sky…

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Keeping it original

Telefónica flexed its muscles as a creator of original content this week by announcing major…

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TDC and MTG’s Nordic powerhouse

TDC’s €2.0 billion buyout of MTG’s Nordic Entertainment and Studios businesses will create a regional…

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BamTech’s European push highlights the future of online sports

Last week BamTech Media, the Disney-owned streaming media company that powers online services for the…

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YouTube’s battle for advertiser approval

YouTube’s battle to create a safe space for advertisers took another turn this week when…

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CES: the top trends and streaming

Richard Halton, CEO of Connected TV platform YouView, offers his verdict on what tech trends unveiled…

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Convergence tales: Com Hem, Liberty Global, Altice

As Tele2 combines with Com Hem and T-Mobile takes over UPC Austria, Stuart Thomson looks…

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Liberty Global: a sale in Austria, the Lat Am split off, and the Vodafone question

Stuart Thomson looks at the options facing Liberty Global and Vodafone in an evolving European…

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ConsumerLab 2017: Making the Social VR Experience a Reality

Olie Baumann, senior technical specialist, video processing, Ericsson Media Solutions, looks at the importance of social media to VR.  The…

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Soccer’s biggest battle

Mike Darcey assesses how vulnerable Sky is to a bid for Premier League rights from…

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Cyber-security: it’s all about the people

Steve Sharman, director, Hackthorn Innovation, looks at what media organisations need to do to protect…

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IPTV piracy and Kodi plug-ins are the big threat to pay TV

Simon Trudelle, senior director, product marketing at Nagra, explains why IPTV piracy and Kodi plug-ins…

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Geo-piracy and the digital single market: now is the time to act

The TV industry is not reacting fast enough to the growing US$5 billion geo-piracy problem…

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A sporting chance

Live sport is emerging as a key online battleground as traditional media companies look to…

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Rising the media industry up into the cloud

Kunbin Hong, director of vertical Solution (media and ISP), Huawei Western Europe Enterprise Business, looks…

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Transitioning towards the future of UHD

Ericsson’s CTO, broadcast and media services, Steve Plunkett, discusses 4K, High Dynamic Range and the…

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The new narrow: the end of mass TV and what comes next

Rob Hodgkinson, COO of TVPlayer, outlines six factors that are changing the nature of TV…