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Alphabet appoints new Google Fiber boss
Google’s parent company Alphabet has reportedly hired former Aero Communications CEO Gregory McCray to lead…
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Comcast to launch Xfinity Stream app
US cable giant Comcast is due to launch its new Xfinity Stream app to Xfinity…
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Intelsat successfully lofts latest Epic satellite
Intelsat has successfully lofted its third EpicNG high-throughput satellite, Intelsat 32e, on board an Ariane…
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Verizon, Awesomeness drop premium plans
Verizon and AwesomenessTV have shelved plans to develop a premium content service. The pair were…
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SeaChange appoints chief operating officer
SeaChange has promoted chief information officer, Jonathan Rider, to senior vice president and chief operating…
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HBO Now passes two million US subscribers
HBO has passed more than two million domestic subscribers for its over-the-top service HBO Now,…
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Twitter highlights video success but ad revenues slip
Twitter attracted 31 million unique viewers to live premium video in the first quarter of…
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Viacom outlines five-point turnaround plan
Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…
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Discovery pushes into drama in Lionsgate partnership
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being produced…
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Disney boss Iger ‘open’ to staying on
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger is “open” to postponing his retirement and staying…
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Starz strikes deal with DirecTV streaming service
Starz has inked a deal with AT&T’s DirecTV that will see its channels launch on…
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Going OTT is an ‘option’ for Fox, says Murdoch
Direct-to-consumer streaming is an “option” for 21st Century Fox in the US market, and the…
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Former Hulu exec joins VR firm SubVRsive
Former Hulu executive, Johannes Larcher, has joined Austin, Texas-based virtual reality firm SubVRsive as CEO….
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Filmstruck adds Chromecast support
Turner’s recently launched subscription video-on-demand service, Filmstruck, has added Chromecast support. The US service, which…
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Google becomes ‘world’s most powerful brand’
Google overtook Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand in 2017, ending a five-year…
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Channel 4’s Walter Presents launching in the US
Channel 4-backed streaming service Walter Presents will launch in the US in March. The on-demand,…
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New FCC chairman drops ‘unlock the box’ plans
The FCC’s new chairman, Ajit Pai, has removed the regulator’s plans to ‘unlock the box’…
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Report: Facebook developing TV app
Facebook is reportedly developing a big-screen video app as part of its efforts to position…
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Plex buys news streaming service Watchup
US-based media player service Plex has acquired streaming news service Watchup. In a blog post…
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Starz COO agrees new contract following Lionsgate deal
Starz has agreed a new long-term contract with its COO, Jeffrey Hirsch. The deal will…
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Netflix: changes to net neutrality laws could impede growth
Changes to laws related to net neutrality could decrease demand for Netflix and increase its…
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Facebook boosts longform content with revised video rankings
Facebook has made a change to how its news feed surfaces relevant videos, placing more…
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Intelsat 33e satellite enters service
Intelsat’s new high throughput satellite, Intelsat 33e, successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service…
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NBCU closes linear Esquire Network
NBCUniversal has pulled the plug on the linear feed of its US lifestyle cable channel…
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PBS launches 24/7 kids net
US pubcaster PBS is launching a US-wide PBS Kids channel for the first time. The free…
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Altice hires business development chief as i24 News heads for US
Altice/SFR is planning to launch its i24 News channel in the US and has hired…
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European and Australian VR content firms merge
Virtual reality-focused producers in Europe and Australia have merged to create a new conglomerate, the…
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SCTE/ISBE names sales chief
The US Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its international arm, the International Society…
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DEG: US video-on-demand revenues grow 6% in 2016
US video-on-demand revenues increased by 6% in 2016, returning to growth after dropping nearly 3%…
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Hopster launches on Roku
Kids educational and entertainment app provider Hopster is launching a channel on the Roku streaming…