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Yahoo! in early talks with Hulu
Yahoo! has reportedly held preliminary talks with US video-on-demand site Hulu and is one of…
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Google extends Missouri fibre trial
Grandview Missouri will be the next community to join Google’s high-speed internet and TV service…
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Hulu reveals subs growth and new original series
US streaming service Hulu’s premium subscription service topped four million customers in the first quarter…
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Nielsen launches online TV ratings pilot
US-based rating agency Nielsen has launched a pilot programme that will see measure audiences for TV…
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US pay TV penetration flat, revenues to fall by US$5 billion
Pay TV penetration has reached saturation point in the US and Canada and pay TV…
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Linear TV ‘ripe for replacement’, says Netflix
The linear TV channel model is “ripe for replacement” with the evolution to internet TV…
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No value in Aereo, says Bewkes
Barry Diller-backed online TV redistribution platform has little intrinsic value and will not present a…
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Netflix: new Euro launch later this year
Netflix said it plans to launch in an additional European market in the second half…
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Xbox Live hits 46 million members
Microsoft’s console-focused entertainment service Xbox Live now has more than 46 million members worldwide, an…
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KIT Digital to file for bankruptcy, relaunch as Piksel
TV technology provider KIT Digital is set to file for bankruptcy, in a move to…
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News Corp updates Fox name for 21st century
News Corp has said it will rename its media arm 21st Century Fox following the…
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TW Cable launches live mobile TV for Apple devices
US cable operator Time Warner Cable is adding live programming and video-on-demand outside the home…
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Netflix plans to drop Silverlight, move to HTML5
Netflix is working to test various HTML5 video extensions as it plans to switch from…
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Dish makes US$25.5bn Sprint bid
US satellite TV service provider Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion (€19.5 billion) bid…
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Arris to complete Motorola acquisition following regulatory clearance
The US Department of Justice has cleared technology company Arris’s acquisition of the Motorola Home…
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Rai World Premium goes global
The international arm of Italian state broadcaster Rai is in due to launch its new…
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Roku hits 5 million sales
Streaming video box-maker Roku has now shipped 5 million devices in its home market of…
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LG adds PayPal to smart TVs
LG has integrated online payment service PayPal into its smart TV platform, allowing users to…
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Google extends Fiber TV experiment to Texas
Google is set to expand its Google Fiber internet and pay TV offering to Austin,…
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Skype founder’s online Vdio service goes live in US, UK
Vdio, a new video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus…
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Netflix localisation plans hint at expansion
Netflix is hiring language specialists to adapt the service into a number of new European…
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Aereo wins court victory
US internet TV startup Aereo has won a court victory, rejecting claims by firms including…
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Participant Media lines up cable net
Participant Media, the film and TV production company behind movies including Lincoln and An Inconvenient…
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Hulu offering every episode of Star Trek until end-March
Hulu has made almost 700 episodes of sci-fi TV series Star Trek ever made available…
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Hulu names interim CEO
Hulu has appointed its senior vice president of content Andy Forssell as its interim CEO,…
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Netflix turns on US Facebook integration
Netflix has switched on social integration in the US, allowing users to connect their account…
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Vevo launches ‘MTV-like’ linear music channel
Music video website Vevo has launched a 24-hour linear music TV channel in the US…
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News brief: Viacom raising US$500 million
Viacom is raising US$500 million (€385 million) via a new bond offering. The US-listed media…
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Google Fibre TV goes 3D
Google has added two 3D channels to its Google Fibre TV service trial in Kansas….
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Cablevision-Viacom bundling spat continues
Cablevision has accused Viacom of threatening to impose penalties in the region of US$1 billion-plus…