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Simultaneous live streaming traffic jumped 200 per cent during Brexit vote
Huge increase compared to the usual levels of streamed parliamentary content from the Tuesday before
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Netflix reaches 139 million global subscribers
Streamer added 8.8 million new subscribers during Q4 2018
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Grabyo’s assist for DAZN
Sports streaming service registered almost 200 million video views distributed through Grabyo in 2018
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Time spent in streaming apps up 140 per cent in 2018
App Annie publishes State of Mobile 2019 findings
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Neulion’s new streaming service counts BT Sport, WWE among clients
Service has integrated Endeavor's scalable platform with NeuLion's technology and feature set
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Netflix in other countries expected to follow US price rise
US Netflix customers have seen a price rise of between 13 and 18 per cent
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NBCUniversal joins the streaming wars
New launch will use the expertise Sky has gained from the launch of NOW TV
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IMDb launches new streaming service Freedive
Offers free, ad-supported TV shows and movies on Amazon Fire TV devices
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Apple’s Ben King joins DAZN
Appointment expected to drive the sport streaming service's global expansion
Features
The benefits of moving to remote production
TVBEurope asks Signiant CSO Rick Clarkson about remote production challenges
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Roku adds premium streaming channels
The Roku Channel will allow users to stream content from Showtime, Starz and other content providers
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Eleven Sports to live stream Bundesliga match on Facebook in Poland and Portugal
Borussia Dortmund face Borussia Mönchengladbach this Friday
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Over 50 per cent of global viewers stream content on their mobile every week
Figure is edging closer to those streaming via TV
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NBCUniversal boss teases OTT service
Steve Burke also writes about the loss of 21st Century Fox to Disney
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Acorn TV expands into more European countries
Brit streamer now available in 30 new countries
Technology
MediaKind streams world’s first multi-channel 6K 360-degree live sports event
Live streams were delivered to customers of Deustche Telekom’s commercial Magenta VR service
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Esports tournaments viewing continues to grow in 2018
Newzoo's Game Streaming Tracker gathered 2018 data across Twitch and YouTube Gaming
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Prepare for the ‘pause ad’
Hulu and AT&T are planning to show adverts when viewers pause streaming content
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WarnerMedia’s SVoD will have three levels of subscription
Untitled streamer is due to launch in late 2019
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Discovery’s Zaslav says Apple’s video streaming service ‘could explode’
Says he expects the planned streaming service to be a big hit with consumers
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Eleven Sports Portugal to show Bundesliga match live on Facebook
Stream marks the first time a Bundesliga game will be shown on the platform in Portugal
Technology
netgem.tv and Three UK launch TV recommendation service
Said to be the most advanced TV service for the mobile generation
Business
STV, Eleven Sports form strategic partnership
STV will act as exclusive digital sales agent for Eleven Sports across all digital platforms
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SVoD revenues climb $10 billion in one year
Revenues in Germany and the UK are among the fastest risers
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Insight TV makes 4K content available to stream on Windows devices
Content available on all Universal Windows Platform (UWP) devices
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Ooyala scores again with Arsenal Football Club
Ooyala Flex Media Platform will streamline content delivery to platforms around the world
Content
Discovery tees-up streamer GOLFTV
Streamer will launch around the world over the next four years
Business
Netflix hits Q3 record with seven million new subs
Streaming giant has performed better than expected this quarter
Business
TVBEurope October issue out now
New issues looks at augmented reality, audio and QVC UK's 25th anniversary
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UHD content tends to attract young males
New report from IHS Markit finds young males more likely to look for UHD content when choosing a video service
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WarnerMedia plans to launch its own streaming service
Direct to consumer service expected to launch in late 2019
Content
Apple is planning to ‘give away’ original content on new video service
Company is reportedly looking to include free Apple content as well as subscriptions to other services
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Three quarters of American SVoD viewers are sharing their accounts
But only a third are sharing the cost
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Streaming is a supplement, not a replacement for traditional TV say consumers
Consumer choice is driven by performance and pricing issues
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Could the Oscars move to a streaming service?
AMPAS said to be "quietly considering" a move away from broadcast TV
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UEFA developing own streaming service
Footballing body wants to use streamer to promote women's football
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DAZN announces new development centre in Amsterdam
New office will aim to create 300 jobs by 2022
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Amazon’s US Open coverage suffers major latency issues
Coverage found to be delayed by up to 44 seconds when compared to linear broadcast in the US