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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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BBC launches iPlayer on the new Apple TV
The BBC has launched an iPlayer app for the new generation of Apple TV, and…
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US, Euro 4K TV take-up set to boom
Household penetration of 4K TVs will reach 34% in the US and 25% in the…
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US pay TV suffering as cord-cutting accelerates
The number of US households that subscribe to cable and satellite TV will drop below…
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Fifth of UK broadband homes use Netflix
Some 18% of UK broadband households used subscription video-on-demand service Netflix in the past 30…
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UK TV viewers are most ‘tech-savvy’
Some 70% of UK adults will watch TV using free-to-air, catch-up services like the BBC…
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BBC backs EU plan, eyes accessible iPlayer
The BBC has welcomed the EU’s new cross-border copyright proposals, and said that government plans…
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Amazon taps partners for channels streaming launch
Amazon has teamed up with major TV networks and content makers including Showtime, Starz and…
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Report: Apple suspends TV service plans
Apple has reportedly suspended plans to launch a live,over-the-top TV service after struggling to agree…
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A+E’s Lifetime Movie Club launches on Roku
A+E Networks’ recently-launched, direct-to-consumer subscription service, Lifetime Movie Club, has launched on Roku devices in…
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Netflix dominates US web traffic
Netflix now accounts for 37.1% of North American web traffic in peak evening hours, with…
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Australian SVOD market to grow 17-fold
Australian subscriptions to streaming services like Netflix, Presto and Stan will grow by a factor…
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Facebook launches live video streaming
Facebook has started to test live video streaming in the US, allowing users to broadcast…
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BBC iPlayer TV requests up by 15 million
The BBC reported 255 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in October, up…
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Nickelodeon Play launches in MENA
Children’s app Nickelodeon Play is now available to customers of pay TV service OSN in…
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Amazon to revamp Prime streaming
Amazon is planning to add more content to its Prime video offering by incorporating other…
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4K headed for 23% market reach
4K TVs will reach roughly 23% market penetration by 2016 as prices become more consumer-friendly,…
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Disney takes on Netflix with DisneyLife
The Walt Disney Company has launched its new UK streaming service DisneyLife, offering access to…
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Equestrian SVOD service goes live
Netherlands-based, equestrian-themed SVOD service, HorseLifestyle.TV has launched globally, promising “the best horse content from all…
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CCS Insight: ‘BT to buy ITV by 2018’
BT will buy UK public broadcaster ITV by 2018 in an effort to “broaden its…
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YouTube to back creators in copyright cases
YouTube has offered to provide legal defence for a select amount of content that it…
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Study: bad streaming is a switch-off
As many as one in five viewers will abandon poor streaming video experiences immediately, while…
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Sky unveils next-gen Sky Q box
Sky today launched its much anticipated Sky Q home entertainment system and confirmed plans to…
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Liberty Global pays £3.5bn for Cable and Wireless
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) for £3.5 billion (US$5.3…
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OTT WWE Network hitting Germany
World Wrestling Entertainment is due to launch its over-the-top service WWE Network in Germany on…
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EE TV adds 25 channels from TVPlayer
EE has added British Eurosport, Discovery Channel and 23 other pay channels to its TV…
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QYou launches mobile app
The QYou, a linear network focused on high-quality, curated web videos, has launched an authenticated…
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VR firm raises $30.5m from Comcast, Time Warner
NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has raised US$30.5 in funding…
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Hulu investment pledge as firm makes loss
Hulu made an equity loss in the quarter ending October 3 due to higher content…
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YouTube adds VR support app
YouTube has added virtual reality video support to the service’s Android app, allowing viewers to…
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BBC Store debuts with ‘comprehensive’ offering
BBC Worldwide has today launched its download-to-own BBC Store, promising access to the “most comprehensive…