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Vivendi ‘prepares to step up legal fight with Mediaset’
Vivendi has decided not to sell its stake in the broadcaster
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Disney Plus launches in the Netherlands
Free trial run is available on select mobile and connected TV devices
Technology
RTL Netherlands goes IP with Red Bee Media
RTL’s facilities will be connected to the Red Bee Media MCR in Hilversum
Content
NBCUI launches DreamWorks in the Netherlands
NBCUniversal International has launched its DreamWorks animation channel to subscribers of KPN in the Netherlands. The 24 hour, HD channel has had debuted with...
Technology
Amsterdam halts setting up data centres
City reports a strain on its property market and power networks
Business
RTL Group aims to create Europe’s leading digital studio
Companies in Nordics, Germany and Netherlands to combine
Business
NEP completes construction of Netherlands data centre
Eventually will house more than 300 new 19-inch racks
Business
Eurofins opens Security Test Lab
To perform security testing on set-top boxes, connected TVs, PCs, tablets, mobile devices and other IoT devices
Business
Red Bee Media to deliver OTT services for NLZIET
Selected for transcoding, packaging and delivery of live channels and catch-up content
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AminoTV integrates Caiway and Delta TV services
Deployment also includes the AminoOS Service Assurance solution
Business
BBC ‘prepares for no deal Brexit’
Allows the corporation to continue broadcasting in Europe in the event of no deal Brexit
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SVoD Stackers on the rise across Europe
New research finds more than half of SVoD homes are SVoD Stackers
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Grass Valley’s Peter Centen awarded Netherlands honour
Receives Order of the Netherlands Lion for technical innovation
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F1 TV races into the Netherlands
Service will launch in time for the F1 testing session in Barcelona
Business
Discovery ‘moving channel licences out of the UK’ ahead of Brexit
Broadcaster said it wants to ensure its licences are still valid post-Brexit
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Acorn TV expands into more European countries
Brit streamer now available in 30 new countries
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Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg say hayu to NBC streamer
Extends number of subscriber markets to 11 countries
Business
Talpa acquires YouTube channel StukTV
First time a Dutch media company has acquired a YouTube channel
Business
ITV Studios expands into the Netherlands
New production label will create and produce ITV’s unscripted and scripted formats for Dutch platform owners and broadcasters
Content
EBU delivers 47 million hours of cycling content on FTA channels across Europe
Viewers in France (France Télévisions), Italy (Rai), the Netherlands (NPO), Belgium (VRT & RTBF) and Austria (ORF) watched the most coverage
Technology
Euro Media Group selects Axon’s Neuron for IP production
Ten Network Attached Processors will be deployed in new OB trucks
Business
DAZN announces new development centre in Amsterdam
New office will aim to create 300 jobs by 2022
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NEP Netherlands’ CDN platform reaches new streaming milestone
Platform recorded a figure of 726.01Gbit/s partly due to streaming of the FIFA World Cup
Business
Insight tv pens distribution deal with KPN
Dutch viewers can watch the broadcaster’s 4K UHD HDR and HD content via KPN’s IPTV service
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Dutch satellite broadcaster Joyne planning OTT service
Expected to launch before the end of the year
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T-Mobile Netherlands launches service with Apple TV app
TV Anywhere allows viewers to watch via Apple TV as well as interactive TV
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SPTN expands into OTT in the Netherlands
Film1 is the company's first OTT service in Western Europe
Technology
Red Bee delivers World Cup in UHD and HDR for Dutch viewers
Company is also testing the feed on its own OTT platform for live transcoding
Business
European Commission approves acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global
Merger was originally approved in 2014 but then annulled by the General Court of the European Union
Business
Europe’s leading commercial TV company sees decline in free TV business
RTL operates 61 television channels in 30 European countries
Business
RTL Nederland to implement “Fan Centric” strategy
Broadcaster says it's moving away from "old channel-orientated approach"
Technology
Piksel teams up with global vendors for new ‘metadata ecosystem’
Ecosystem will help content editors augment and enhance their existing metadata
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Dutch Council for Culture calls for tax on FAANG
Report says 15 percent of SVoD content should be specifically aimed at Dutch subscribers
Business
John de Mol invests in content company DFFRNT Media
Company works across advertising, digital, and AR and VR content
Business
RTL Nederland appoints chief consumer officer to lead online platforms
Lucien Brouwer will be responsible for RTL XL, Videoland and NLziet
Data Centre
Dutch viewers love to binge watch
Over half of Dutch viewers (57 per cent) watch multiple episodes in one sitting
Business
BBC First joins Dutch cable provider Caiwey
Channel, which launches on June 15th, will be available to Caiwey's 200,000 subscribers
Business
QYou Media continues expansion in Netherlands with Tele2 deal
Deal represents QYou Media's third partnership in the Netherlands
Business
Sanoma sells SBS to Talpa
Acquisition cost Talpa €237 million and includes all four SBS channels
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Dutch viewers embrace Ziggo
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has reported an increase in subscribers for 2016. The company’s Ziggo Go service saw an increase in users of 32...