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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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Amazon ups content spend with eyes on global market
Amazon will nearly doublle its spend on video content in the this half of this year, compared…
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Microsoft announces VR headsets
Microsoft is partnering with PC makers to build a range of “innovative VR headsets”. At…
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Parks: Netflix retains OTT top-spot in the US
The top five most popular US over-the-top services by subscribers remained consistent over the past…
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Apple CEO claims ‘intense interest’ in TV, content
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that he has an “intense interest” in television, and…
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CME posts strong Q3 results
CME’s underlying profits more than doubled year-on-year in Q3, with the European broadcast group reporting…
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RTL International launches in France
RTL Group’s international pay TV channel launches today on Orange France, marking the first IP…
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UHD net INsight TV to debut in North America
TERN is expanding its reach of INsight TV with the North American launch of the…
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Viceland to launch in the Netherlands in 2017
Vice’s linear TV channel, Viceland, will launch via Liberty Global-owned operator Ziggo in the Netherlands…
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C-SPAN’s Swain joins Discovery board
Discovery Communications has appointed the co-CEO of C-SPAN, Susan Swain, to its board, effective December…
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YouTube registers big election numbers
The three US presidential debates drive 8.5 million live watch hours and averaged 1.7 million…
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Vimeo launching live streaming
Vimeo is planning to move into the live video streaming space for the first time,…
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The QYou moves into China
Youth broadcaster The QYou has entered the Chinese market through a partnership with China Entertainment…
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Report: YouTube signs up CBS for forthcoming TV offering
YouTube has signed up CBS as the first major US network for a new online…
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Vimeo debuts TV Store with Lionsgate onboard
Vimeo has launched a new transactional TV store, with Lionsgate and Starz the first partners to…
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YouTube ups original content focus
YouTube has commissioned a raft of new content for its subscription service YouTube Red, following…
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Discovery sinks $100m into digital publisher
Discovery Communications has agreed to invest US$100 million in Group Nine Media – a new…
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Sky strikes Jaunt venture VR deal
Cinematic virtual reality firm Jaunt has struck a content deal with investor Sky that will…
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Sky reports gains despite ‘slow start’
Sky reported like-for-like revenue growth and the addition of more than 100,000 new customers, despite…
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ProSiebenSat.1, Scripps invest in Pluto OTT
Over-the-top video service Pluto TV has raised US$30 million in a funding round led by ProSiebenSat.1…
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MTG moves into online gaming
Modern Times Group has moved into online gaming by buying a 35% stake in German…
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Sony unveils PlayStation VR content
Sony has unveiled its full line-up of virtual reality games, experiences and video services for…
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Sky invests $2m in TV startup Caavo
Sky has invested US$2 million in Caavo, a US-based startup that was set-up last year…
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Turner SVOD service debuts this month
Turner’s new subscription video-on-demand service dedicated to arthouse, indie, foreign and cult films is debuting…
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IHS: VR headset install base to reach 81m
The installed base of virtual reality headsets will climb from four million in 2015 to…
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Netflix hires ex-Universal TV exec as content VP
Netflix has appointed former Universal Television president Bela Bajaria as its vice-president of content. Bajaria…
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SVOD market in MEA remains ‘immature’
The Middle East and African SVOD sector will “still be very immature by 2021”, with…
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VR hardware revenues ‘to rise tenfold’
Hardware revenues from virtual reality headsets, peripherals and 360° cameras are set to increase tenfold…
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Hulu undercuts Netflix further with price cut
Hulu has dropped the price of its ad-supported subscription offering from US$7.99 per month to…
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A+E Networks buys into TVPlayer
US channel operator A+E Networks has led a £5 million (US$7.3 million) funding round in…
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Sky launches VR app
Sky has launched a dedicated virtual reality app that will feature content produced by the UK-based…