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Google extends Fiber project to Salt Lake City
Google said that as of yesterday, it is ready to bring its high-speed broadband and…
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Motive begins testing maritime BYOD service
Technology provider Motive Television has begun testing a bring-your-own-device maritime platform with two ferry lines…
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North American pay TV revenues to drop by 12%
Traditional North American pay TV revenues from subscription and on-demand services are due to fall…
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Discovery founder’s factual SVoD service goes live
CuriosityStream, the new subscription video-on-demand service from Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks has gone live in…
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Sony launches PlayStation Vue cloud TV service
Sony has launched its new cloud-based TV service, PlayStation Vue, in the US cities of…
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Sling TV launches on Xbox One
Web-delivered TV service, Sling TV, has rolled out on the Xbox One in the US,…
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Sky invests US$5 million in OTT startup 1Mainstream
Sky has invested a further US$5 million (€4.7 million) in California-based over-the-top technology company 1Mainstream,…
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HDTV sets now in 81% of US homes
Some 81% of US households now have at least one high definition TV set, up…
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Pay TV industry experiencing ‘slow crisis’, says Parks Associates
The pay TV industry is experiencing a “slow crisis in terms of paying customers,” with…
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Netflix UK buys ABC fantasy drama
Netflix has acquired rights for ABC fantasy drama One Upon a Time for the UK…
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TiVo’s purchase of Aereo assets approved
TiVo’s purchase of certain assets from now defunct US cloud TV service Aereo has been…
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Most North American TV viewers only watch up to 10 channels
The majority of North American TV viewers only watched between one and 10 TV channels…
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One in 10 US homes to own 4K TVs by 2016
US 4K TV ownership will climb from 1% in 2014 to 10% by 2016, with…
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Globecast hires sports business expert
Media services provider Globecast has appointed sports business expert Rick Horrow as an industry advisor…
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Red Bull TV launches on Roku
Red Bull TV is now available as a streaming channel on Roku players in the UK, Republic of…
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SCTE expands engineering committee
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has expanded its engineering committee in a bid…
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Netflix acquires exclusive global rights to The Returned remake
Netflix has acquired exclusive global rights to The Returned, the US remake of French drama…
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US pay TV subscriber numbers decline by 125,000
The 13 largest pay TV providers in the US, that representing about 95% of the…
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Eutelsat successfully launches first all-electric satellite
Satellite operator Eutelsat has successfully launched its all-electric Eutelsat 115 West B satellite. The Boeing-built…
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FCC opts for strong net neutrality and divides opinion
The US FCC has adopted strong net neutrality rules, going beyond goals set by FCC…
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Aereo assets fetch under US$2 million
The assets of OTT TV service Aereo have been sold to three buyers for a…
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CBS preparing 150-country CSI simulcast
CBS is preparing what it hopes will be the world’s largest ever drama simulcast with…
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Nickelodeon launches pre-school SVOD service
Nickelodeon is set to launch a new subscription video-on-demand service next month aimed at pre-schoolers,…
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Aereo assets go up for sale
Failed cloud TV service Aereo has reportedly put its intellectual property and hardware up for…
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Netflix takes rights to Pee-wee Herman
Streaming service Netflix has secured exclusive international rights to Pee-wee Herman’s Big Holiday, an upcoming…
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Sky takes rights for Major League Soccer
UK pay TV operator Sky has won the rights to exclusively broadcast live Major League…
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Popcornflix launches on PS4 and PS3
Free movie and TV show streaming app Popcornflix is now available as an app for Sony…
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Ergen to take the reins once again at Dish
Charlie Ergen, chairman of US DTH pay TV provider Dish Network, is to once again…
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4K TV set shipments jump 700% in 2014
Shipments of 4K TVs jumped by 699% year-on-year in 2014 to 11.6 million units, according…
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AMC should launch OTT service, says analyst
US-based programmer AMC Networks would benefit from launching its own OTT streaming service on the…