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Channel 5 launching ‘Best Of’ channel
Channel 5 is set to launch a ‘Best Of’ channel My5 early next month. The free-to-air channel, which will broadcast the ‘best content from...
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Atresmedia coming to the UK
Spanish service Atresmedia is bringing two of its channels to the UK. ‘Spanish Viva’ will be available through Virgin Media, making Atresmedia the first...
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German pay-TV revenue to hit €3 billion in 2016
Germany’s pay-TV and paid VoD revenues will reach €3 billion this year, according to the latest report from the country’s commercial broadcaster association, VPRT....
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Live HD and VR streaming for iPhones
The ‘world’s first’ HD camera to shoot and live-stream HD, VR and panoramic stills and videos directly from an iPhone has been launched by...
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‘Highest possible’ UHD quality for Sky
SIS Live is providing UHD fibre connectivity for Sky Sports UHD coverage of the Barclays Premier League. Following ‘months of collaboration’ the companies have...
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UKTV extends Ericsson deals
UKTV has extended its playout, VoD and access services contracts with Ericsson. The agreement will see Ericsson continue to deliver playout services for UKTV’s...
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NEP Group rebrands UK divisions
The NEP Group has rebranded two of its UK broadcast service divisions - NEP Visions and Roll to Record - under the collective title...
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Sky Sports News tees up OBLite for the Open
Gearhouse Broadcast has supplied OBLite, its live production HD OB trailer, to Sky Sports News for its coverage from the 145th Open in Scotland....
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Portugal Telecom adds extreme sports
Portugal Telecom has added extreme sports channel MCS Extreme to its programming lineup. The operator, which delivers services under the Meo brand, will see...
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VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: Keynote panel discussion
John Ive moderates the first panel discussion of the day: Who are the content stakeholders in an all IP world? How is the content...
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Sky+ undergoes makeover to aid discovery
Sky has introduced a new homepage design to its Sky+ connected TV platform. The makeover is designed to help its customers discover more content....
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Virgin dropping eir Sport
Virgin Media Ireland customers are set to lose out on eir Sport coverage after the company failed to agree a new deal for the...
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CSI acquires Sport 10
CSI Sports has completed the acquisition of Belgium’s Sport 10 channel. Sport 10, which reaches a total of 1.3 million subscribers via the Proximus...
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OTT TV and video revenues to generate $65 billion
Global OTT TV and video revenues will reach $65 billion in 2020, according to the latest Digital TV report. ‘Global OT TV & Video...
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App launched to deliver ‘more personalised’ BBC
The BBC+ app is now available for download. Available for both iOS and Android, the app ‘puts the things you care about at your...
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SVoD needs local programming for growth
International SVoD services need to focus on local programming in local languages for growth, according to the latest Pyramid Research report. Pyramid stated that,...
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Amazon to launch throughout Europe
Amazon is looking to deliver its Prime Instant Video platform throughout France, Spain and Italy, according to Le Figaro. No statement has been made...
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ITV appoints new managing director
Ruth Clarke has been named managing director of ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE). Clarke will oversee ITV’s global distribution strategy, which continues to...
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Whittingdale out as May finalises cabinet reshuffle
John Whittingdale has been removed from his position as culture secretary. The 56-year-old, who had been charged with overseeing the BBC’s royal charter review,...
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beIN La Liga kicks off in Spain
beIN has teamed up with Mediapro to launch beIN La Liga throughout Spain. The new venture marks the second pay-TV network owned by the...
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Euronews launching VR news project
Euronews is set to launch a virtual reality news project. The project, backed by the Google Digital News Initiative (DNI) Innovation Fund, will kick...
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Sky Q going UHD
Sky is set to roll out UHD content for its new Sky Q service next month. Starting August 13, the service will begin to...
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The QYou expands across Asia
The QYou has agreed a partnership deal with Multi Channels Asia (MCA) to deliver its TV formats across Asia Pacific. The move will expand...
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Bike channel arrives in UK
Cycling channel Bike has launched in the UK after agreeing a deal with Freesat. The channel, available as of this week, is the first...
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ADB launching graphyne2
ADB is launching a next-generation personal TV software platform, graphyne2. The platform, a client device and backend software suite, is designed to provide a...
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Netcracker acquires CoralTree Systems
Netcracker Technology has completed the acquisition of converged solution provider CoralTree Systems. The deal includes CoralTree's technology solutions and resources in
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VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: The state of the market
John Ive, director of technology and strategic insight, IABM, kicks off the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference by analysing 'The State of the Market:...
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Bloomberg,Twitter announce live streaming partnership
Bloomberg Media has partnered with Twitter to live stream Bloomberg Television programmes via the social media giant’s website and apps. Twitter will deliver three...
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Ang Lee to deliver IBC2016 Keynote
Director Ang Lee is to deliver a Keynote address at the IBC2016 Conference in Amsterdam. Lee, who directed Life of Pi and Brokeback Mountain,...
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CNBC experiments with Facebook Live
CNBC International is experimenting with social media streaming with a trial run of Street Signs. The business and financial news channel is streaming its...
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TV time drops as ‘generation gap’ widens
TV viewers in the UK now view almost half an hour less per day than they did in 2010, according to the latest Ofcom...
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People on the move – June
BAFTA has appointed Jane Lush as its new chair, succeeding Anne Morrison. Lush’s tenure will run for the next two years, with Morrison becoming...
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Arkena, Akamai form strategic partnership
Arkena has formed a strategic partnership agreement with Akamai, setting their sights on accelerating the deployment of worldwide advanced media services. Part of Akamai’s
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Twitter looking to secure further sports deals
Social media giant Twitter is reportedly in talks with multiple right holders as it looks to expand its live sports coverage. According to Recode,...
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EE pens exclusive BT Sport deal
EE has secured an exclusive deal to offer its customers six months of free access to all live sporting coverage available the BT Sport...
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Molotov launches in France
Long-anticipated OTT service Molotov.tv has completed its launch throughout France. First announced in June last year, the service has been designed by JeanDavid Blanc...
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TVBEurope 2020 reflects on converging ecosystems
TVBEurope 2020 is over for another year after the second annual conference took place at BAFTA last week. The one-day strategy summit, which took...
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Google acquires Anvato
Google has completed its acquisition of Anvato. The video platform provider, which specialises in the delivery of OTT and TV everywhere content, will complement...
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Two-thirds of Olympics TV viewers will second-screen
Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of Britons viewing the Olympics on TV will use an internet-connected device at the same time, according to the...
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Freeview dips into Ketchup
Ketchup TV has launched on Freeview throughout the UK. The kids TV service has become the first of its kind to appear free-to-air on...
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BBC name first female deputy director general
Anne Bulford has become the BBC’s first female deputy director general. The move comes amidst a major reshuffle which also sees Charlotte Moore named...
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SES Platform Services, RR Media complete merger
SES Platform Services has completed its merger with RR Media to create rebranded media services company MX1. SES, which completed the $242 million purchase...
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