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Hotstar smashes global online video streaming records
Indian streaming service attracted 8.26 million peak concurrent viewers during the first qualifier match of VIVO IPL 2018
Filmstruck launches in France and Spain
Turner and Warner Bros' subscription VoD service will draw on local content partners
Ex-BBC producer’s ‘Netflix of Islam’ launches crowdfunding campaign
East London based VoD service is pledging for funds to offer 500 new titles of video content
TVU providing equipment and technical support for World Cup
Company will secure connectivity in all 12 Russian host cities
Goal teams up with City Football Group for new esports series
Matches will be published online and on social media channels
Champions League knockout stages attract five million illegal streamers
Web-based streams continue to be the main vehicle for illegal distribution
Online viewing spikes during Royal Wedding
UK saw average increase of 225 per cent in traffic during Saturday's event
AMC Networks launches VR and 360 video platform in Spain
Odisea VR is a free mobile app for Android and iOS devices which aims to deliver virtual reality documentaries
Spanish broadcasters confirm launch date for joint TV platform
LOVEStv uses HbbTV technology and will launch on the 14th of June
FIFA to provide teams with in-match video during World Cup
Will allow teams to track positional data for each player and the ball
VideosYouTube Premium heads to Europe
Rebranded YouTube Red will launch in 13 European territories "soon"
Tech companies collaborate on personalised streaming portal
CHILL, which has been described as the Expedia of streaming entertainment, lets users search all web-based video services from one place
European Court rules Netflix must contribute to fund supporting German TV and film
Streamer had challenged law, saying it shouldn't have to contribute as it isn't based in the country
BT Sport makes both European finals free in 4K UHD on YouTube
Champions League and Europa League finals also available with 360 highlights in BT Sport app
ProSiebenSat.1 launches ultra-HD broadcasting
German-based media company will start broadcasting in 4K UHD and HDR formats this summer
Canal+ to offer Apple TV on its set top box
Subscribers will have access to 4K and UHD content
Google signs up to Streaming Video Alliance
Online tech giant is the newest member of the online video ecosystem association
New Debitel-powered SVoD service for Germany’s Splendid Films
freenet Video will be based on Splendid's in-house mein VoD platform
Apple ‘to sell video subscriptions through its TV app’
Speculation Apple could move streaming services into its own app, instead of sending viewers to third parties
Roku’s CEO says adverts are the company’s future
Company is gaining more revenue from its platform business than digital media players
Netflix reveals recommended Smart TVs for 2018
TV must meet five of seven criteria set by the streamer
Connected TVs edge closer to smartphones as most popular way to stream
UK, Germany, Austria, Norway see rise in Connected TV viewing
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 ‘in early talks to launch British streaming service’
NBC Universal also said to considering joining venture
Rakuten TV to offer Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on Smart TVs
It becomes the first VoD service in Europe to offer the technology
France Télévisions, RAI, ZDF partner on Alliance
New VoD platform aims to take on the likes of Netflix
Time spent online predicted to overtake TV viewing in 2018
New report suggests time spent online globally will overtake TV for the first time
Google, NBC partner on VR content
NBC says it intends to release some content shot in the new VR180 format
TV is YouTube’s fastest growing platform
Traditional TV screens account for about 15 per cent of overall time watching YouTube
Sky Sports to launch dedicated horse racing channel
New HD channel will replace At The Races next year
EU aims to force SVoDs to maintain quotas
Amazon, Netflix et al could be forced to produce 30 per cent European content under new law
Madrid Open tennis tournament to broadcast live matches in VR
Matches will be available on the broadcaster TVE's YouTube page in 360-degree video
Freeview integrates on-demand into linear TV guide
Service's Channel 100 acts as a showcase for Freeview Play viewers
Channel 4 commissions first virtual reality film
Grenfell: Our Home will combine documentary interviews shot in stereoscopic 360 with computer-generated animation
Smartphones drive online advertising spend to £11.6 billion
Video adverts fastest-growing online ad format, with companies spending 69 per cent more on them than in 2016
Samsung developing VR-only TV series
Pilot episodes for six original series have launched on Gear VR
Rakuten TV launches cinema arm
Rakuten Cinema will simultaneously release films theatrically and on VoD
BBC chairman: Smartphone generation is BBC’s “biggest challenge”
David Clementi said more work needs to be done to capture 16-34-year-old audience
Telefonica adds Aura to Movistar+
First integration of the AI assistant into a TV service
Formula 1 to integrate OTT service onto PlayON platform
First time Formula 1 has bought into an external company