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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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Comcast Xfinity TV now available through Amazon
US operator Comcast is now letting customers buy Xfinity TV, internet and home phone services via…
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‘Facebook and Twitter vie for live TV rights’
Facebook and Twitter are vying for rights to stream live television through their respective services,…
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ITV exec says BBC, NBCU SVOD ‘a good idea’
ITV executive Simon Daglish said that an SVOD partnership between the broadcaster, BBC and NBCU…
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Sony pushes PlayStation VR launch to October
Sony has pushed the launch of its PlayStation VR headset to October, claiming it needs…
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CBeebies to make MENA debut through beIN
BBC pre-school channel CBeebies is due to launch in the Middle East and North Africa…
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North American pay TV subs to fall by 2021
Pay TV penetration in the US and Canada will fall to 80.3% in 2021 as…
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eMarketer: 63% of UK watches web video regularly
More than three-fifths of the UK population now consume online video on a regular basis,…
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Sony expands US PlayStation Vue TV service
Digital platforms-focused Sony Network Entertainment International has expanded its PlayStation Vue cloud TV service across…
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Sky, NBC add to sports MCN funding round
YouTube multichannel network Whistle Sports has closed its Series C funding round, taking investment from…
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US pay TV providers lost 385,000 subs last year
The 13 largest pay TV providers in the US, representing roughly 95% of the market,…
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Young adult appetite for TV drops in UK
TV viewing time among people aged 16 to 24 dropped 7% year-on-year in 2015, though…
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C4 plans to take Walter Presents global
Channel 4 is moving forward with plans to launch its new on-demand service for foreign-language…
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Sky invests in US sports OTT service fuboTV
Sky has invested US$6 million in US-based sports streaming service fuboTV, in its latest move…
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BBC cites Netflix in ‘global gatekeepers’ warning
A weakened BBC will lead to a UK media sector “dominated by global gatekeepers, partial…
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Soundcloud appoints NBCU’s TV Everywhere boss
Berlin-based music service Soundcloud has appointed digital media veteran and former NBCUniversal and HBO executive…
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Vessel drops ads for paying subscribers
Vessel, the online video start-up from former Hulu boss Jason Kilar, has dropped the ads…
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IPTV overtakes satellite in Asia-Pac
The number of paying IPTV subscribers has overtaken the number of satellite TV customers in…
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MIPTV unveils 4K Ultra HD line-up
MIPTV has announced details of an “extensive” 4K, Ultra High Definition programme at the event…
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Rack Pack is BBC’s ‘top’ iPlayer original to date
The BBC has said that its comedy-drama film The Rack Pack is its “most successful…
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UK gov’t to close BBC ‘iPlayer loophole’
UK culture secretary John Whittingdale has vowed to close the “iPlayer loophole”, which allows non-licence…
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Antenna Group adds ex-MTG exec as M&A boss
European broadcaster Antenna Group has appointed former Modern Times Group executive Gerd Utecht as head…
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Antenna Group adds ex-MTG exec as M&A boss
European broadcaster Antenna Group has appointed former Modern Times Group executive Gerd Utecht as head…
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Icflix launches on Apple TV
Middle East and North African over-the-top video service Icflix has launched on the latest generation…
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Netflix ’causes downturn in physical video spend’
There is a “clear correlation” between the launch of Netflix and a decline in spending…
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Ofcom: BT must open up Openreach
BT must open up its Openreach infrastructure arm to competitors, but for now will not…
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Viacom looks to sell Paramount stake
Viacom is exploring selling a “significant” minority investment in its TV and film studio Paramount…
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Discovery financial chief, south Asia boss exiting
Discovery Communications’ chief financial officer (CFO), Andrew Warren, will leave the company at the end…
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Scripps results driven by US, int’l gains
Scripps Networks Interactive reported strong fourth quarter results, driven by advertiser demand for Scripps’ brands…
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UK TV ad spend tops £5bn, driven by SVOD, online
TV advertising spend in the UK reached a record high of £5.27 billion (US$7.43 billion)…
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Warner Bros readies first UHD Blu-ray titles
Warner Bros Home Entertainment will release its first Ultra High Definition Blu-ray titles – the…