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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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SVOD uptake ‘on a par with DVR’ in US
Subscription video-on-demand services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video now have equal penetration to…
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IHS: Cable industry revenues near €23bn
The European cable industry’s total revenues were up 7.1% year-on-year in 2015 to €22.9 billion…
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Four in five millennials now subscribe to OTT
Some 80% of millennials subscribe to at least one over-the-top (OTT) service and 39% report…
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Tumblr unveils live video features
Tumblr has rolled out live video functionality, allowing users to broadcast themselves directly into their…
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PlayStation Vue launches on Roku
Sony’s over-the-top TV service, PlayStation Vue, has launched on Roku devices in the US, with…
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Crime + Investigation to launch in Portugal
A+E Networks and AMC Networks have launched their Crime + Investigation channel in Portugal exclusively…
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eMarketer: US digital video ads set for huge growth
US digital video ad spend will grow by double-digits annually through 2020, as TV spend…
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UKTV doubles content on Virgin Media
British channel provider UKTV is due to double the number of programmes available to Virgin…
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Trace buys African SVOD service
Trace has acquired African subscription video-on-demand service Buni.tv as it gears up to launch its…
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VR studio River staffs up
Virtual reality studio River Studios has officially launched and announced details of its leadership team,…
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Netflix ‘to reach 140m int’l subs by 2025’
Netflix’s international streaming subscriber base will reach 140 million by 2025, according to a research…
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Sky and ITV partner on eSports channel
Sky and ITV have partnered with video gaming TV network Ginx to relaunch what they…
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FCC’s open internet rules upheld
A US appeals court has upheld regulator the FCC’s Open Internet rules, sparking wildly opposing…
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Netflix agrees Lat Am partnership with Millicom
Netflix has signed a deal with Millicom that will see its app pre-loaded on phones…
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OSN appoints former pay TV, FA exec as CEO
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has appointed the former director general of Spain’s Ono…
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Fox Networks Group’s veteran CFO to step down
Fox Networks Group’s (FNG’s) long-standing chief finance officer (CFO), Del Mayberry, is due to step…
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T-Mobile’s Dutch OTT service Knippr goes live
T-Mobile in the Netherlands has launched its over-the-top TV service, Knippr, giving users access to…
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Report: Amazon prepares music streaming service
Amazon is reportedly preparing a standalone music streaming service, in a move that promises to…
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Richard Alden pleads not guilty to murder
Former Wananchi Group and Ono CEO Richard Alden was charged with murder at a court…
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BBC makes virtual reality move
The BBC has unveiled its first “true VR” pieces of content, marking a step forward…
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Sky NZ and Vodafone agree $2.4bn merger
Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand have agreed a NZ$3.44 billion (US$2.4 billion) merger…
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TF1 takes full control of Monaco-based TMC
TF1 group has bought out the Principality of Monaco’s 20% stake in TMC, giving it…
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CollegeHumor co-founder takes Facebook creative role
Ricky Van Veen, the co-founder of IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned comedy site CollegeHumor, is moving to Facebook to…
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OSN and NBCU to launch Syfy in MENA
NBCUniversal International Networks’ Syfy channel is due to launch exclusively in the Middle East and…
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Sky NZ, Vodafone in merger talks
New Zealand pay TV operator Sky Network Television has confirmed that it is holding talks…
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Vimeo CEO Trainor steps down
Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor is stepping down from the IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned video site after four years…
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Amazon tipped to make international pay TV move
An international launch of an Amazon TV service is “imminent”, according to analysts. The retail…
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Multi subscriptions will drive US SVOD
The North American SVOD market will grow to 109.6 million subscribers by 2021, with multiple…
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Facebook’s Sandberg rules out Disney move
Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg has poured cold water on speculation that she could…
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Lat-Am OTT tipped to boom
Latin American over-the-top video revenues will more than triple between 2015 and 2021, with this…