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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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TVBEverywhere
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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TVBEverywhere
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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Business
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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Business
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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Production & Post
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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Business
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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Analysis
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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TVBEverywhere
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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IBC
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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TVBEverywhere
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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TVBEverywhere
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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Features
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...
Production & Post
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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TVBEverywhere
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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Business
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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TVBEverywhere
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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IBC
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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TVBEverywhere
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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Business
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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Business
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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Business
Vice acquires Garage, plans video channel
Vice Media has taken a majority stake in art, architecture, fashion and design magazine Garage. The youth media group is planning to ‘significantly grow’...
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Business
Setanta Sports Ireland undergoes rebrand
Setanta Sports Ireland has rebranded as eir Sport. The change follows the broadcaster’s acquisition by Irish telecoms company eir late last year. Jon Florsheim,...
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Interviews
Learning from the audio community
A little less than six months since its formation was announced, AIMS already has the appearance of being a major industry player. Established to...
Features
TVBEverywhere
ITU announces new HDR standard
The ITU has announced a new standard for HDR television that enhances the quality of imaging for HD, 4K, 8K and VR. The new...
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Production & Post
thePlatform powering hayu
NBCUniversal SVoD reality service hayu is being powered by thePlatform’s mpx video publishing system. hayu, launched in the UK in March this year, uses...
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TVBEverywhere
Mobile video revenue to hit $25 billion
Worldwide revenue from mobile video will reach $25 billion by 2021, according to the latest Strategy Analytics research. ‘Global Mobile Video Forecast: 2010-2021’ also
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Production & Post
A next-generation Data Market Map
Genius Digital has published a next-generation version of its Big Data Market Map. The audience analytics company aims to enable operators to more comprehensively...
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News Releases
BBC trainee named RTS Young Technologist of the Year
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named James Goodhand, trainee broadcast engineer at the BBC, as Young Technologist of the Year 2016. Goodhand was...
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Business
Canal+ invests in Kissman
French commercial broadcaster Canal+ has taken a 50 per cent stake in the Kissman Production Group. Kissman, founded in 1999, is owned by Jamel...
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Amazon pens exclusive PBS deal
Amazon has signed an exclusive deal to secure PBS Kids content for its Prime Video service. The multi-year agreement will allow Prime users to...
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Business
SES moves to acquire O3b Networks
SES is set to complete its acquisition of O3b Networks. The satellite communications company, which already held a 49.1 per cent stake in the...
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TVBEverywhere
NBC to offer VR Olympics content
NBC is set to deliver coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in VR. The content will be exclusive to authenticated users of compatible...
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Arqiva and Inverleigh sign distribution deal
Australian media company Inverleigh has chosen Arqiva to distribute its premium sports content internationally, representing a first win for Arqiva’s new Australasian office
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John Brabourne awards open for 2016 submissions
Submissions are now open for the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) annual John Brabourne Awards (JBAs). The JBAs will once again award grants...
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Business
New BBC Two editor, controller of drama commissioning, announced
The BBC has hired a new controller of TV drama commissioning, and promoted another member of its team to the post of BBC Two...
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Business
AT&T completes Quickplay acquisition
AT&T has completed its buyout of Quickplay Media from Madison Dearborn Partners. The acquisition adds an OTT and TV everywhere services provider to AT&T’s...
Business
Business
FIA Formula E goes live on Facebook
Facebook has made a further move into the sports broadcast market with the announcement that the FIA Formula E 2016 London ePrix will be...
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Business
Bet Play to launch in 100 countries
Viacom is launching Bet Play as a standalone online streaming service. Available on both iOS and Android devices, the black culture channel will become...
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