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Amazon plans Prime price hike
Amazon said that it is considering upping the price of its Prime subscription service in…
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IMG uses RRsat for SuperBowl
Sports media specialist IMG has used Israel-based RRsat to distribute coverage of Sunday’s American Football…
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TiVo pays US$135 million for Digitalsmiths
DVR maker TiVo has agreed to pay US$135 million (€99.3 million) for cloud-based content discovery…
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Viggle buys NextGuide parent Dijit Media
Second-screen TV service Viggle has acquired Dijit Media, the firm behind personalised TV programming guide…
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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion (€4.8 billion) but parent…
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Dailymotion launches new version of Android app
French video site Dailymotion has launched a new version of its Android app that it…
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Netflix gears up for “substantial European expansion”
Netflix is set to “embark on a substantial European expansion” later this year, as it…
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Amazon in talks over online pay TV service
Amazon has reportedly approached a number of large entertainment companies over plans to license live…
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Intel sells TV business to Verizon
Intel has agreed to sell its cloud TV division, Intel Media, to Verizon, after failing…
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Motive Television moves towards US tablet TV service
UK-based TV technology firm Motive Television is gearing up to launch a tablet TV service in…
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Aereo case heads to Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, brought by a group of…
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US pay TV households to pass 103 million this year
More than 103 million US households will subscribe to pay TV services by the end…
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A+E Networks launches on Roku boxes
A+E Networks has launched apps for its A&E, History and Lifetime networks on Roku internet…
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WWE Network to launch as an online channel
The long gestation period for the thematic pay wrestling network from the WWE is coming…
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TiVo takes Roamio DVR into the cloud
DVR maker TiVo has demoed its Network DVR (NDVR) prototype at CES in Las Vegas,…
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France’s Trace launches Trace Sport Stars in the US, Latin America
Trace TV, the French youth-focused thematic channel provider, is launching its Trace Sport Stars network in…
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Roku launches first integrated TV sets
Over-the-top set-top-box maker Roku has partnered with TCL and Hisense to launch the first TV…
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Netflix tests new staggered price tier
Netflix is reportedly testing a new low-cost price tier in the US, which will allow…
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Skype co-founder’s Vdio service closes down
Vdio, the video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus Friis,…
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YouTube launches on Roku
Google-owned video site YouTube has launched on Roku internet-connected TV boxes for the first time. …
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Orange close to US deal for Dailymotion
French video sharing site Dailymotion is close to securing a partnership with a major US…
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UK leads the TV field amongst Euro-peers, says Ofcom report
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
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Dailymotion plans studio expansion
French video site Dailymotion is planning to launch production studios in the US and is…
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A+E’s Bio to rebrand as FYI
Jana Bennett is to preside over a rebranded Bio channel, which will switch to more…
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Discovery Communications eyes Scripps
Discovery Communications is reportedly considering making a bid for Scripps Networks Interactive – the owner…
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Verizon to buy content delivery network provider Edgecast
US telco Verizon has agreed to buy content delivery network (CDN) provider EdgeCast, in a…
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Scripps makes digital video push with Newsy buyout
TV, print and digital media firm the E.W. Scripps Company has agreed to buy US-based…
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Netflix gives The Killing another life
US streaming service Netflix has resurrected the US version of The Killing for a fourth…
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Sony sells a million PS4 consoles in one day
Sony said that it sold 1 million units of its new PlayStation 4 console in…
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Roku partners with AOL on news service
Over-the-top set-top-box maker Roku has partnered with AOL to add a new integrated news service…