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Viacom expects Paramount stake sale soon
Viacom chairman and CEO Philippe Dauman expects to have agreed to sell a stake in…
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Over half of US homes now have TV connected to the internet
Over half of US homes with an internet connection now have at least one TV…
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Cutting TV ads has ‘disproportionate’ effect on sales
Cutting TV advertising budgets has a disproportionate negative effect on sales, according to the research…
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FlixFling taps Vubiquity for OTT offering
OTT subscription and transactional video-on-demand service FlixFling has turned to on-demand aggregator Vubiquity to provide…
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Verizon, Hearst create mobile video JV
US companies Verizon and Hearst are partnering to create a mobile content-focused joint venture. Verizon…
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Report: Snapchat raises US$175 million in funding
Social messaging app Snapchat has reportedly raised US$175 million (€160 million) in funding at the…
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Harmonic completes Thomson buyout
Video delivery firm Harmonic has completed its acquisition of compression specialist Thomson Video Networks. Announcing…
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Mance launches 4K SVOD platform
LA-based distributor Mance Media has launched 4KUniverse, a new subscription online general entertainment channel that…
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Vice targets native ads for Viceland network
Vice Media and A+E Networks’ new US TV network, Viceland, will reportedly run less traditional…
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Albrecht: Starz ‘believes in consolidation’
Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has said the premium cable operation does “believe in consolidation” after…
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Google to launch Fiber broadband in San Francisco
Google is due to roll out its Google Fiber broadband service in San Francisco using…
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Popcornflix launches on Apple TV
Free, ad-supported movie and TV streaming service, Popcornflix, has launched on Apple TV. With the…
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Paul Lee leaving ABC, Dungey steps up
Paul Lee is leaving his role running ABC, with Channing Dungey replacing him at the…
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NCTA hits back at FCC set-top plans
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has hit back at FCC plans to “unlock…
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Sony opens pre-sales for new 4K, HDR televisions
Sony has started taking US pre-sale orders for its new line-up of 4K, High Dynamic…
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One in ten of all US homes to take OTT in 2019
In 2019 some 10.3% of total occupied US households will take over-the-top services, according to…
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SCTE US and UK sign pact to ‘address brand confusion’
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE US) and the Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE…
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Netflix buys Beatles-inspired kids series
Netflix has acquired Beat Bugs, a new animated series that will feature covers of some…
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Meredith taps Ooyala for analytics
OTT specialist Ooyala has signed up Meredith Corp, provider of the Martha Stewart Living site,…
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Motornation.tv taps Muvi Studio for VoD launch
Cloud-based streaming platform Muvi Studio has launched Motornation.tv, a new multiscreen video-on-demand service focusing on…
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Unitymedia drops down Netflix’s ISP Speed Index
Unitymedia Kabel was among the major movers in Netflix’s latest ISP Speed Index, with the…
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New launch date for SES-9
Satellite operator SES is now targeting a launch date of February 24 for its new…
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Dauman to replace Redstone as chairman of Viacom
Philippe Dauman has been named executive chairman of US media giant Viacom, an appointment that…
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Acorn launches on Apple
Acorn TV, the US OTT service that is programmed with UK drama, has launched Apple…
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Report: Lionsgate restarts Starz talks
Lionsgate Entertainment is reportedly back in talks to buy US premium cable channel Starz. The…
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IHS: smart TV ownership to reach 50% in UK, France, Germany
By 2019 more than 50% of TV households in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the…
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Time Warner ‘wants current seasons off Hulu’
Media giant Time Warner would like to see episodes from current TV seasons taken off…
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Fandango buys movie streaming service M-GO
Comcast-owned movie ticket service Fandango has reportedly acquired movie-streaming service M-GO for undisclosed terms. Fandango…
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Motive to launch TabletTV app for Apple TV
Motive Television is due to launch a TabletTV app for the new generation Apple TV…
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Apple TV moves into news with Watchup
Apple has added streaming news service Watchup as an app on its fourth generation Apple…