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Netflix agrees global pact with Fox for American Crime Story

SVOD giant Netflix has agreed a global streaming pact with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution…

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Wurl Network goes live with streamed channel line-up

US-based streaming cable TV network, Wurl Network, has gone live, offering broadband-delivered channels to cable…

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Arris expands channel programme to US, Canada

Arris has expanded its channel program, which provides resources to drive global sales of Arris…

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Verizon to buy Yahoo assets for US$4.8bn

Verizon has agreed to buy Yahoo’s core internet operations for US$4.83 billion (€4.4 billion). Yahoo…

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Report: Al Jazeera plans US streaming move

Al Jazeera Media Network is reportedly planning to make its English-language international news channel available…

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BBC iPlayer Radio app launches in the US

The BBC’s iPlayer Radio app is now live in the US, following its international debut…

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Facebook updates Live video

Facebook is launching a number of updates to its Facebook Live video service, including the…

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Dish Network sees record subscriber losses

US pay TV giant Dish Network lost a record 281,000 pay TV subscribers in the…

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Parks: More than half of US OTT services are SVOD

Some 55% of over-the-top (OTT) services in the US have a subscription-only business model similar…

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Quarter of US TV homes now without pay TV

One quarter of US TV households now go without a cable or satellite pay TV…

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US consumers turning to SVoD over cable

Almost half of US consumers with an SVoD and pay TV subscription watch their streaming…

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Netflix orders Disjointed Chuck Lorre series

Netflix has ordered a 20-part straight-to-series comedy from comedy guru Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros….

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BitTorrent News channel to launch next week

BitTorrent’s live-streaming TV news network, BitTorrent News, is due to go live on July 18….

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Dailymotion changes reportedly leading to big staff losses

French YouTube rival Dailymotion has seen almost half of the staff employed at the time…

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Google Fiber opens up in Charlotte

Google Fiber has opened up sign-ups for residents and businesses in Charlotte, North Carolina, 18…

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Rovi-TiVo deal cleared by FTC and DoJ

Rovi Corporation’s US$1.1 billion (€961 million) buyout of TiVo has received clearance from the US…

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Netflix ISP Index: Verizon reclaims top spot in US

Verizon FiOS regained its position as the fastest internet service provider in the US in…

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Lionsgate buys Starz for $4.4bn

Studio Lionsgate has acquired premium cable channels provider Starz for US$4.4 billion (€4 billion). The…

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Redstones slam ‘vicious’ Viacom attacks

National Amusements has branded members of Viacom’s board “antagonistic” and “vicious” as the battle for…

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Netflix accounts for 35% of North American web traffic

Netflix represents 35.2% of peak period downstream traffic on North American fixed internet networks, according…

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Netflix orders reality show featuring social media star

Netflix’s latest original programme is an unscripted series featuring social media star Cameron Dallas. The…

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PlayStation Vue launches on Roku

Sony’s over-the-top TV service, PlayStation Vue, has launched on Roku devices in the US, with…

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DreamWorks deal cleared

NBCUniversal’s US$3.8 billion (€3.4 billion) deal for DreamWorks Animation has gained regulatory clearance from the…

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NASA launches Apple TV app

NASA has launched an app for the fourth generation of Apple TV, letting users live-stream…

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All change at Altice as Drahi steps down as president

Altice boss Patrick Drahi has stepped down from his role as president of the company…

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Netflix US overtakes YouTube

Netflix is now the most watched on-demand video service in the US, beating YouTube into…

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Twitter acquires UK’s Magic Pony with video in mind

Twitter has acquired Magic Pony Technology, a UK-based outfit that specialises in machine learning techniques…

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BitTorrent plans ‘live news channel’

Peer-to-peer video sharing platform BitTorrent is looking to launch a “tent-pole live news channel” to…

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China takes top spot for large screen TVs as growth explodes

China has now emerged as the leading global market for large-screen TVs, with demand spiking…

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Tumblr gears up for live video launch

Yahoo-owned blogging platform Tumblr is gearing up to launch a new live video service today,…