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ATSC completes 3.0 standards and launches at CES
The US Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has approved the final elements that complete the…
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Sprint hires ex-Altice chief Combes as president and CFO
US mobile telecom operator Sprint has hired former Altice chairman and CEO Michel Combes as…
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YouTube TV rolls launches in 34 new metro areas
YouTube has rolled out its subscription YouTube TV service to 34 new metro areas, making…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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TiVo survey: US consumers want skinny bundles
Desire for à la carte skinny bundles fuelled by frustration at the amount they are…
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Sullivan lands Fox president post after Freer’s Hulu exit
Brian Sullivan has been named president and COO of Fox Networks Group (FNG), with former…
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CuriosityStream joins Sling TV
CuriosityStream, the factual subscription video-on-demand service created by Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks, has joined…
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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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TDG: US legacy pay TV services to lose 26% of subscribers by 2030
US pay TV providers will lose 26% of their legacy subscriber base by 2030 amid…
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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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Scripted content reigns supreme for millennials – study
A Eurodata study of 15-34-year-olds from ten countries including the UK, US and Japan shows…
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Poland the ‘top European market for OTT TV’
A higher proportion of people watch over-the-top video on their home TV sets in Poland…
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Ovum: US SVOD to more than double pay TV by 2022
In the US, the number of subscriptions to online video services will more than double…
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US government blocks AT&T’s Time Warner takeover
The US Department for Justice (DoJ) has blocked AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner and filed…
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FCC approves ATSC 3.0 but splits on partisan lines
The US Federal Communications Authority has approved the new ATSC 3.0 standard for use by…
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Comcast and Verizon reportedly looking at Fox
Comcast is reportedly looking to buy 21stCentury Fox’s entertainment assets, with telco Verizon and Sony…
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US pay TV providers lost 405,000 video subscribers in Q3
The largest pay TV providers in the US lost about 405,000 net video subscribers in…
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Leading US networks join SVOD streamer
A+E Networks, Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are among the major US broadcast groups confirming…
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AT&T chief pours cold water on CNN sale
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has hit out at suggestions that his company could sell CNN…
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Parks Associates: top US SVOD services hold steady
Netflix, Amazon and Hulu continue to hold places one, two and three in the US…
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NBA goes VR through Turner and Intel partnership
Turner Sports and Intel have agreed a multi-year partnership to make live NBA basketball available…
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Vivendi’s mobile SVOD net Studio+ set for US
France’s Vivendi is launching its smartphone-targeted SVOD service Studio+ to the US. The service, which…
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Altice launches One box for US market
Altice’s US arm has launched its new advanced set-top, the Altice One. The new box,…
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Amazon and Facebook involved in US-Japan cable scheme
Amazon and Facebook are part of a powerful consortium building a new underwater cable that…
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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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Ampere: online video watched more in US than Europe
US internet users are more likely to watch online video across a range of devices…
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NPD: video accounts for 78% of US smartphone data
Streaming video accounts for 78% of total data used by smartphone owners in the US,…
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AT&T could be looking to Android TV as DirecTV sub losses mount
AT&T is set to introduce a new Android TV-based set-top box that could be used…
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IHS Markit: scripted TV production declined in US last year
Scripted TV production in the US – excluding online content – declined in 2016, largely…
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Disney begins ABC staff cuts
The Walt Disney Company has begun a round of staff cuts that will see up…