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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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HBO shutting channels in the Netherlands
HBO is set to close its channels in the Netherlands at the end of the…
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Periscope launches live curated channels
Twitter’s live video service, Periscope, has introduced curated video channels to highlight “interesting topics, ideas,…
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Com Hem closes Boxer acquisition
Com Hem has closed its SEK 1.33 billion (US$160.8 million) acquisition of rival Swedish pay TV…
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Sky enlists 3D veteran for VR ballet experience
Sky has partnered with the English National Ballet (ENB) and new content firm Factory 42…
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Pay TV sub numbers to climb as revenues stay flat
The world’s top 400 pay TV operators will increase their subscription count from 778 million…
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Sky Germany makes pop-up Harry Potter channel
Sky in Germany is due to launch a pop-up Harry Potter channel that will show…
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Netflix: two-thirds of viewing is on series
TV series, including Netflix’s own original productions, now account for two thirds of viewing time…
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Netflix sets sights on more British originals
Netflix is set to ramp up its British production efforts, with co-production deals in place…
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BBC: C4 needs regulating after Bake Off coup
The BBC has called for greater content regulation to be imposed on Channel 4, in…
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BBC to require iPlayer logins from next year
From early next year all viewers will be required to sign into the BBC iPlayer,…
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Rok Studios to launch Nollywood channel on Sky
Nigerian film studio Rok Studios is due to launch a new Nollywood channel on Sky…
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Roku hails biggest device launch in its history
Roku has introduced five new streaming devices in what it described as the biggest player…
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Report: Google to launch 4K Chromecast
Google is reportedly gearing up to launch a new 4K version of Chromecast and its…
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CBS CEO: Netflix ‘is not eating the world’
Netflix is not “eating the world” and has helped to drive up the price of…
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Sky ‘rapidly closing the gap’ on Liberty Global
Sky is “rapidly closing the gap” on its larger rival Liberty Global in Western Europe,…
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Netflix goes ‘fully local’ in Turkey
Netflix has unveiled a “more localised” version of its service in Turkey, with domestic content…
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Sky, ITV commit £1.55m to eSports net Ginx TV
Sky has invested £1.55 million (US$2.01 million) in eSports broadcaster Ginx TV, with UK broadcaster…
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Comcast starts Netflix trial on set-top boxes
US pay TV giant Comcast is due to start rolling out a beta version of…
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OTT ‘adds $25bn to global video industry’
The global OTT market has added some US$25 billion in revenue to the video industry,…
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Liberty Global agrees landmark Netflix deal
Liberty Global has struck a multi-year partnership with Netflix to make the SVOD provider’s content…
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Time Warner leads investment in You.i TV
You.i TV, a multi-screen video app platform provider for TV and media companies, has raised…
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VR firm Jaunt appoints Hearst exec as new CEO
Disney-, Sky- and ProSiebenSat.1-backed cinematic VR firm, Jaunt, has appointed Hearst executive George Kliavkoff as…
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ProSiebenSat.1 launches video trading exchange
ProSiebenSat.1 has launched Glomex, a global content marketplace for trading premium video content. Glomex, short…
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Game of Thrones wins ratings crown on Now TV
Game of Thrones has proved the most successful TV show “by far” on Sky’s four-year…
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SVOD users ‘turning away from pay TV’
SVOD consumers watch more TV than pay TV-only homes and are increasingly turning way from…
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SVOD nears but no linear feed for Vevo
Vevo CEO Erik Huggers has ruled out making a play in the linear TV space…
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HGTV set for European debut in Poland
Scripps Networks Interactive is due to roll out its home and garden-focused cable network, HGTV,…
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Liberty Media agrees $4.4bn Formula 1 deal
Liberty Media has confirmed that it is buying the Formula1 motor sports business for US$4.4…
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NBCU’s Hayu to launch offline viewing
NBCUniversal International’s subscription video-on-demand service, Hayu, is due to add offline viewing options and is…
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Summer of sport boosts iPlayer
The BBC reported a 37% increase in summer iPlayer traffic this year thanks to major…