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Andrew McDonald
Andrew is Contributing Editor at Digital TV Europe. Follow him on Twitter @andy_mc_donald
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Asia Pacific VOD subs to see 84% growth by 2024
Asia Pacific video-on-demand subscriptions are set to climb from 221m in 2018 to 407m by 2024,…
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FuboTV and Viacom agree OTT carriage deal
FuboTV and Viacom have agreed a carriage deal that will see Viacom’s nine core media…
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Reports: Apple targets spring launch for video service
Apple is reportedly planning to launch its much-anticipated video streaming service this spring, offering original…
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BT Sport launches new app for Xbox, Samsung TVs, Apple TV
BT has launched a new large-screen BT Sport app for Xbox, Samsung Smart TVs and…
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IHS Markit: Netflix and YouTube rank top among Brazilian viewers
Netflix and YouTube are consistently Brazilian internet users’ first choice of video services across all…
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Discovery applies for Netherlands channel licences ahead of Brexit
Discovery is applying for new broadcast licences in the Netherlands for its European pay TV…
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Hulu ups subscribers by 48% in 2018
Hulu ended 2018 with 25 million subscribers, an increase of 48% year-on-year, marking its best…
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Netflix appoints Activision Blizzard exec as CFO
Netflix has named Activision Blizzard’s chief financial officer, Spencer Neumann, as the successor to its…
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YouTube removes 7.8m videos for breaching site rules in Q3
YouTube removed 7.8m videos that violated the platform’s guidelines in the three months from July…
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Hayu launches in three new European markets
NBCUniversal International’s reality TV-focused SVOD service, Hayu, has rolled out in three new European markets…
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In the spotlight: Simon & Stephen Cornwell
The Ink Factory founders, and sons of author John le Carré, discuss the changing face…
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Barclays doubles TV investment fund to £200m
Barclays has doubled its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) investment fund for UK TV producers to…
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Thinkbox: live TV still accounts for 56% of UK viewing
Live TV still accounts for 56% of all video watched by the UK, amounting to…
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How Brexit will impact the TV sector
As a Brexit deal hangs in the balance in the UK, TBI revisits what the TV…
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Sony’s anime service joins Amazon Channels UK line-up
Sony Pictures Television’s anime service, FunimationNow, has joined the Amazon Prime Video Channels line-up in…
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Starzplay to launch on Virgin Media later this month
Lionsgate-owned Starz has partnered with Virgin Media to make its Starzplay streaming service available to…
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Ampere: Nearly four in five US web users signed up for SVOD
Nearly four in five US internet users now have at least one SVOD subscription, with…
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Amazon rules out Prime Video AVOD plans
Amazon has said it has no plans to launch an ad-supported version of its Amazon…
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Netflix to raise another US$2bn in debt
Netflix has announced plans to raise another US$2 billion in debt financing for content acquisitions,…
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UK gov’t outlines new measures in piracy clampdown
The UK government has outlined a number of new measures in an effort to clamp…
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UK government unveils details of £60m kids TV fund
The UK government has announced the final details of a £60m (US$78m) fund that aims…
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Netflix reports record Q3 customer sign-ups
Netflix added a record number of new members in the third quarter, out-performing its own…
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Report: Walmart in talks over opening Vudu to streaming partners
Walmart is reportedly looking to take on Amazon by offering subscription services like HBO Now,…
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BBC warns its £800m cost-cutting target could impact services
The BBC said it has completed nearly a third of its current £800 million cost…
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AMC Networks hires first international president
AMC Networks has promoted Eduardo Zulueta to the newly-created position of president of AMC Networks…
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RTL appoints former MTV president as CEO of StyleHaul
RTL has appointed former MTV president Sean Atkins as the new CEO of its fashion,…
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Iflix launches 24-hour news service
Emerging markets SVOD service Iflix is set to launch a 24-hour news service in all…
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Viacom promotes Jesper Dahl to VP of VIMN in the Nordics
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Jesper Dahl to general manager, vice-president for VIMN…
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Netflix password sharing “not as prolific as many believe” – Ampere
Netflix password sharing is done in less than one in ten homes globally that take…
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UKTV channels dropped from Virgin Media
Virgin Media is set to drop UKTV’s portfolio of 10 channels from its platform in…