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Drama proves most popular for pirates
Drama and adventure movies and TV shows are the most heavily pirated worldwide, according to data from digital platform security specialist Irdeto
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Vizio reveals “jaw-dropping” new Dolby Vision HDR series
Vizio and Dolby Laboratories have announced the pricing and availability of the new Vizio Reference Series, the industry’s first complete High Dynamic Range solution...
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Netflix subscribers to reach over 130 million by 2020
At least 130 million people will be signed up to Netflix as paying customers by 2020, according to research released today from analyst firm...
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Netflix ahead in the public cloud
Netflix won’t be the last major company to fully adopt public cloud operations, says Conviva
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Netflix to premiere original documentary Winter on Fire
Netflix will release its original documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom on Friday 9 October exclusively to its members worldwide
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Sky passes 12 million customer milestone
The company reported a five per cent increase in group revenue to £11,283 million and an 18 per cent increase in operating profit to...
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Netflix subscribers to face price hike
CEO Reed Hastings considering how to manoeuvre customers into higher priced plans
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Netflix now in Nordics on Netgem
Netgem has announced a major content upgrade to its internet TV platform with the addition of Netflix. The new service is already available in...
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TVPlayer to launch OTT pay-TV service
UK OTT platform TVPlayer will launch a subscription service this summer.
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The moving picture of the broadcast industry
We all know change is happening fast, but a quick look back at the history of UK broadcasting shows just how rapidly the pace...
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Video market’s good health driven by digital
Futuresource Consulting assessed the pulse of the UK video market in its latest video insights report, announcing that this segment is in good health,...
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Netflix announces three European launches
Netflix has released details of its planned expansion, launching in Spain, Italy and Portugal this October.
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SEA Games viewers get multimedia experience with EVS
Organisers of the 28th SEA Games, Singapore Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC), have partnered with EVS, to deliver a multimedia production service for...
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No advertising coming onto Netflix, promises CEO
“No advertising coming onto Netflix. Period.” So retorted Reed Hastings, CEO and co-founder of Netflix this week, after the streaming site began showing trailers...
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Retail OTT STBs to out-sell telco IPTV boxes
Global shipments of over-the-top (OTT) set-top boxes (STBs) sold at retail including Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku boxes, will overtake shipments of IPTV STBs...
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‘A la carte TV’ is the future of entertainment
Many consumers would consider changing their primary TV service to an ‘a la carte’ model to avoid paying for bundles which include channels they...
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TVT to provide VoD BBC World News content to Hulu Japan
Independent media services provider and post house TVT will provide BBC World News VoD content to Hulu Japan, which currently offers users more than...
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BBC Worldwide selects EBS system for VoD and DTO platforms
BBC Worldwide has expanded its contract with EBS to include non-linear EPG data services.
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OTT market to increase fourfold by 2019
New data from Juniper Research has shown that subscriptions from over-the-top (OTT) TV providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will generate $31.6 billion...
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YouTube to enter SVoD market?
It has been reported this week that YouTube is to enter the ever-growing Subscription Video on-Demand (SVoD) market.
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RNIB trials VoD app for blind and partially sighted
Blind and partially sighted people in the UK are set to benefit from a new app that will open up video on-demand services that...
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DiCaprio and Netflix partner on nature docs
Leonardo DiCaprio and his production company, Appian Way, have agreed to partner on forthcoming documentary and docu-series content as part of a first look...
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HBO Now could launch this spring on Apple TV
HBO’s streaming service is expected to launch next month and may include a partnership with Apple, it has been reported.
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The power of the cloud: Helping to streamline the business of content monetisation
As the TV industry moves towards a more software based operating environment, more and more companies are turning to the cloud. And with benefits...
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Nintendo cancels TVii Europe launch
Nintendo has pulled out of introducing its TVii in Europe due to “the extremely complex nature of localising multiple television services across a diverse...
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Broadcast in the cloud: Keeping up with video streaming
The broadcast world has been a late convert to cloud computing, but the benefits are especially timely for an industry that embraces the concept...
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The Pirate Bay has returned, but will it stay the course?
The Pirate Bay has sailed back into our virtual world, just two months after it was seemingly sunk by the Swedish police, and taken...
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OTT revenue to expand to $6 billion by 2019
Subscription video on demand (SVoD) services such as Netflix were available to 1.3 per cent of emerging market households in 2014, with a user...
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Netflix reports blockbuster Q4 earnings
Netflix this week released the results of its fourth quarter earnings report, which saw the streaming service add 13 million worldwide subscribers during 2014.
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Netflix begins block on users who bypass regional rules
Netflix is reportedly aiming to tackle users who have been using VPNs (virtual private networks) to watch TV shows which are not licensed for...
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The future of OTT
Gene Hoffman, chairman and CEO of Vindicia, talks to TVBEurope about the predicted growth of VoD services, the power of Netflix, and the future...
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Premium OTT market to experience rapid growth by 2017
Vindicia and Ooyala have announced the results of a qualitative pan-European study
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The Netflix effect
This may come as news to many Americans, but Netflix has yet to take over the world. It obviously enjoys a huge competitive advantage...
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TV and convergence – does satellite have a future?
More service providers than ever are now entering the broadcast space and the technology landscape for content distribution can be highly confusing. David Crawford,...
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HBO goes OTT
US cable network HBO will launch an internet on-demand service in 2015, the company has revealed.
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Distributors reach audience of over 2 billion with ZOOsubs
ZOOsubs subtitling service enables independent distributors to provide localised entertainment content to a global audience of over 2 billion viewers.
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VoD: high expectations and increasing impatience
Brightcove revealed finding of its most recent research at IBC, which highlighted the high expectations, and impatience, of consumers when it comes to watching...
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GfK’s industry-first research on SVOD revealed
Global research specialist GfK has revealed findings from its latest research on SVOD services usage
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Netflix may have its sights set on Spain launch
Netflix is rumoured to be hatching plans to launch into Spain next year, according to reports by Spanish news agency Europa Press.
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RTL Netherlands – “transforming the media landscape”?
With the video-on-demand market now more competitive than ever, it was no surprise when RTL Netherlands muscled in, with its acquisition last year of...
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The next-generation TV user experience
Today’s television viewers are no longer sitting back, waiting for content. Rather, they’re watching a variety of content, including live channels, VoD, and online...
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Baselight finishes a 4K House of Cards
The second season of House of Cards, the political drama from Netflix, was released on 14 February 2014. For the first time, 4K and...