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TV viewing in the US now 28% streamed, says GfK
In the US, 28% of all TV viewing is now done via digital streaming, according…
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OTT password-sharing to cost industry US$500 million
Password-sharing for over-the-top (OTT) video services like Netflix will cost the content industry US$500 million…
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Cablelabs to release new distributed DOCSIS specs
Cable standards organisation Cablelabs is to release new specifications for distributed DOCSIS implementations over the…
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Half of US pay TV users now watch Netflix
Netflix streaming among pay TV users in the US has climbed from 36% in 2012…
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AMC and DramaFever test horror SVoD site Shudder
AMC and DramaFever are now in the beta testing phase for their new joint project…
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Showtime OTT service goes live in the US
Showtime, the new standalone streaming service from the US broadcaster, has now gone live in the…
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US retrans fees ‘to reach $10 billion’
Retransmission fees for US TV station owners could reach US$10.3 billion annually by 2021, according…
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Lifetime launches SVoD service
US cable channel Lifetime has launched an over-the-top subscription service offering its library to direct-to-television…
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Motive launches mobile PVR for the US
Technology provider Motive Television has launched a Mobile Personal Video Recorder that it claims to…
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Arris takeover of Pace probed by US Justice Department
Arris and Pace have each received a second request for information from the US Department…
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Netflix expected to add 10m international subs this year
Netflix’s international subscriber base is expected to grow by almost 10 million in 2015 to…
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Fox names Brian Sullivan as digital chief
21st Century Fox has named former Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan as president of digital…
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Plenty of growth left in US SVoD
Despite the rapid uptake of Netflix and Amazon in the US there will be a…
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Netflix splitting stock seven times
Cementing its reputation as a Wall Street darling, Nasdaq-listed streaming service Netflix is performing a…
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Verizon completes AOL acquisition
US telco Verizon has completed its acquisition of AOL for US$50 (€45) a share on…
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Switzerland-based Viewster opens LA office
Switzerland-based video streaming service Viewster has opened an office in Los Angeles and appointed former…
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Amazon debuts latest kids originals
As its push into original kids content deepens, Amazon Prime Instant Video has unveiled its…
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App specialist Samba TV buys Poland’s Filmaster
US smart TV app provider, Samba TV, has acquired Warsaw, Poland-based recommendations specialist Filmaster. Samba…
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Netflix to help OTT revenues almost double in next five years
Global over-the-top (OTT) TV and video revenues are set to almost double in the next…
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Global OTT revenues to reach US$19 billion
Global over-the-top video revenues will increase from nearly US$9 billion in 2014 to more than…
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Showtime appoints new CEO
One of the longest serving CEOs in American television is about to hand over the…
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PlayStation Vue mobile now on iPad
Sony’s PlayStation Vue cloud TV service is now available to customers as a mobile app…
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Netflix signs ‘revolutionary’ deal with Marriott Hotels
Marriott hotel guests in the US will be able to access Netflix on connected TVs,…
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DISH reportedly holding merger talks with T-Mobile
DISH Network is reportedly in merger talks with T-Mobile US about a multi-billion dollar deal…
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US cloud DVR subscribers to reach 24 million by 2018
The total number of cloud DVR subscribers in the US will exceed 4.6 million by…
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Drahi “not ready” for TWC deal, but plans further US expansion
Altice boss Patrick Drahi has said he was “not ready” to make a bid for…
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CBS hints at Apple TV service deal
CBS president and CEO Les Moonves said the firm would “probably” do a deal with…
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Netflix will not achieve scale of Sky or Canal+, says report
Despite its rapid growth, Netflix will not achieve the scale to compete with the likes…
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More than half of US homes have web-connected TV
Some 56% of all US households have at least one TV set connected to the…
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Emerging markets to drive satellite pay TV growth
Growth in emerging markets will help push the number of satellite pay TV homes globally…