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Rovi open to more acquisitions
Rovi will look to continue to grow the business through “strategic acquisitions and organic growth…
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Amazon takes Mad Dogs and High Castle pilots to series
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sent a pair of dramas, an unscripted series and two…
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Nintendo scraps European TV plans
Nintendo has cancelled plans to launch its Nintendo TVii service in Europe, citing unexpected challenges…
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Motive updates US TabletTV ahead of UK release
TV technology provider Motive has released the first update to its TabletTV platform in the…
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TV app firm Applicaster raises US$10.5 million
Israel-based provider of cross-screen TV apps, Applicaster, has raised US$10.5 million (€9.2 million) in funding. …
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Liberty Global to put LiLAC spin-off to vote this month
Liberty Global’s spin-off of its Latin American and Caribbean assets with the creation of a…
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Discovery reports highest-ever international reach
Discovery Networks International said that its portfolio of channels reached 654 million viewers in Q4,…
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SES orders three new satellites
SES has ordered three new satellites – SES-14 to cover the Americas and North Atlantic,…
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Moonves says CBS doesn’t need merger
Les Moonves has appeared to pour cold water on speculation US broadcast network CBS may…
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Dish opens up Sling TV to all
US pay TV operator Dish TV has opened up its Sling TV OTT TV service…
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Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama
Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in 1970s…
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Apple reportedly in talks to launch OTT TV service
Apple is reportedly in talks with content companies about securing rights to launch its own…
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SeaChange sees board changes as Timeline acquisition closes
TV technology provider SeaChange International has completed the acquisition of social media analytics software developer Timeline…
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XiveTV to provide CuriosityStream OTT rival
Another documentary-focused over-the-top service is hitting the video streaming market. XiveTV promises more than 2,000…
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Pace names strategy chief
UK-based TV technology provider Pace has named Bruce Gureck to the role of chief strategy…
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TVN launches international channel
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has launched a new international news and entertainment channel aimed at…
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SeaChange cuts 10% of staff
Video technology provider SeaChange is cutting 10% of its global staff in a “streamlining” effort…
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Harmonic takes transitional step to virtual world with new Electra family
Video technology provider Harmonic has launched the latest generation of its Electra product line, the…
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Zenterio acquires US bridgehead with VTilt Digital
Interactive TV technology provider Zenterio has agreed to acquire US-based VTilt Digital, an Atlanta-based software…
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Netflix buys Hot Girls Wanted
Streaming giant Netflix has bought a documentary about professional ‘amateur’ pornography following the Sundance Film…
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Snapchat signs up TV partners for Discover launch
Mobile messaging service Snapchat has partnered with a host of major TV broadcasters and publishers…
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WWE Network hits million mark
Wrestling entertainment company WWE claims its international OTT channel is the “fastest-growing digital subscription service”…
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Google to extend Fiber project to 18 more cities
Google is launching its Google Fiber internet to 18 more US cities across four new…
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NFL signs global partnership with YouTube
The US National Football League (NFL) has agreed a partnership with YouTube to deliver NFL…
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Almost a fifth of US homes tipped to take HBO’s OTT service
Roughly 17% of US broadband households would be likely to subscribe to HBO’s forthcoming over-the-top…
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Intel-based HDMI dongles hit UK market
Two providers have separately launched new high-end Intel-based HDMI dongle devices in the UK. Consumer…
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SMPTE makes board appointments
The board of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has named its…
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comScore to measure video audiences across devices
Digital analytics firm comScore is reportedly planning to launch a new video tracking measurement that…
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Andreae out at Fox, Electus’ Henson in
Simon Andreae’s spell at the top of US broadcast network Fox’s reality arm is over,…
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Nair named as co-chair of Energy 2020 programme
Liberty Global chief technology officer Balan Nair has been named as co-chair of the US…