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ProSiebenSat.1 taps MPP Global for Discovery OTT JV
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has tapped subscription and billing software specialist MPP Global to provide…
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Vindicia report: premium OTT growth will be fueled by local players
Premium OTT is set to grow strongly in western Europe and other global regions over…
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Huawei launches OTT service in Spain and Italy
Huawei has launched its planned OTT TV service in Spain and Italy, focusing on users…
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Vewd uvnveils new OTT platform for legacy devices
OTT software provider Vewd has unveiled Vewd Atom, a new OTT platform that the company…
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ORS taps Insys for enhanced SimpliTV OTT service
Austrian public broadcaster ORS has tapped Insys Video Technologies to provide the platform for an…
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Edge Investments takes stake in OTT TV outfit Airbeem
Creative industries investment outfit Edge Investments has invested in a “significant” minority stake in OTT…
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Canal+ to use Apple TV 4K as its set-top box
Canal+ has struck a partnership with Apple to enable its subscribers to rent the Apple…
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Discovery’s Zaslav hints at possible global OTT ambition
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has dropped a hint that the factual giant could look to…
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vMVPD and direct-to-consumer revenues set for ‘eightfold growth’
Global skinny bundle and direct-to-consumer revenues are set to grow eightfold to reach US$24 billion…
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Stephenson reveals AT&T plan for new low-cost skinny bundle service
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has revealed that the US telco is to launch a new…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: OTT and cord-cutting not a threat in Europe
OTT TV and cord-cutting is not a significant threat to network-based pay TV operators in…
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Amazon and Netflix to drive OTT revenues to $120bn
SVOD giants Amazon and Netflix will be at the centre of an explosion in revenues…
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OTT and pay TV revenues to near $300bn – research
Pay TV and OTT revenues, including SVOD and download-to-own, will bring in close to US$300…
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Vidme failure highlights challenges facing VOD services
Self-styled YouTube-meets-Reddit video-on-demand service Vidme is to shut down, citing competition from Google and Facebook….
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More than half of US OTT homes subscribe to multiple services
More than 50% of US over-the-top subscription households subscribe to multiple video streaming services, compared…
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Netflix highlights studio ambitions, focus on partnerships
Netflix sees a growing proportion of its international subscriber base coming from distribution partnerships, while…
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UK is ‘leading European OTT hub’
The UK has emerged as “the leading European OTT hub”, playing host to 226 over-the-top…
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HBO Go launches as OTT TV service in CEE
HBO Go has launched as a direct-to-consumer service in four central European countries. The premium…
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Roku acquires Danish audio streaming firm Dynastrom
Roku has acquired Danish multi-room audio streaming company Dynastrom for a cash price of US$3.5…
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Rakuten TV mulls wider European expansion
Video-on-demand service Rakuten TV is mulling plans to expand its footprint across more European countries….
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AMC horror SVOD net reaches Germany
AMC Networks’ horror-themed SVOD service Shudder will launch in Germany and Austria. Original series Missions…
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Sharknado studio backs streaming service for the end of days
US-based OTT TV channels provider TV4 Entertainment and The Asylum, the movies studio behind Sharknado…
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RTVE launches youth-focused interactive online TV service
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched a new online video service targeted at a young…
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Tricolor TV to transition to ‘open’ hybrid platform with Far East launch
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to realign its service on a hybrid model…
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New OTT TV service for Nigeria to launch next year
Nigerian technology outfit Envivo Communications is to launch a new OTT TV streaming video service,…
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Parks: 53% of Americans subscribe to pay TV and OTT
Some 53% of US broadband households subscribe to both a pay TV service and at…
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Vectra launches off-net viewing of online TV
Polish cable operator Vectra has launched a free online TV option allowing its digital TV…
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Euro Media Group acquires OTT TV startup On Rewind
Broadcasting and audiovisual services provider Euro Media Group and its subsidiary NetcoSports, which specialises in…
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HBO Nordic teams with Turner for kids OTT service
HBO Nordic and Turner EMEA have joined forces to create Toonix, a kids-focused OTT service….
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Zone TV taps AI for self-scheduling digital channels
US and Canada-based OTT TV technology outfit Zone-TV is planning to tap the power of…