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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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Stats show SVOD net Viaplay climbed 25% last year as new original arises
Nordic subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay saw viewing time increase by 25% during 2017, according to…
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Kwesé acquires ‘significant stake’ in Iflix SVOD service
Econoet Media-owned pay TV provider Kwesé has acquired a “significant stake” in Iflix Africa. The…
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RTL Belgium launches Check digital platform
RTL Belgium has launched a new digital platform dedicated to pop culture called Check. The…
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YouTube TV ups price and adds Turner channels
YouTube TV is set to up its price from US$35 to US$40 per month, has…
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Kagan: European SVOD revenues to reach $6.8bn in 2022
The European subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market is due to reach revenues of US$6.8 billion in…
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BBC reports ‘best year ever’ for streaming service iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has said the iPlayer recorded its “best year ever in 2017”…
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TDC board could drop MTG plans as potential bidder appears
TDC’s board of directors could drop plans to buy MTG’s broadcasting and entertainment business after…
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Discovery-Scripps deal okay with European Commission
The European Commission has cleared Discovery Communications’ proposed US$14.6 billion buyout of Scripps Networks Interactive….
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Disney’s ESPN streaming service set for US spring launch
Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, ESPN Plus, is due to launch in the US this…
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Sony agrees Russian joint venture with National Media Group
Russian media holding company National Media Group (NMG) has set up a joint venture with…
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Vodafone confirms talks with Liberty Global
Vodafone has confirmed that it is in “early stage discussions with Liberty Global” about potentially…
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eMarketer: YouTube ‘close to saturation’ in the UK
More than 90% of digital video viewers in the UK regularly visit YouTube with the…
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MTG agrees to sell Nordic TV and entertainment assets
MTG has agreed to sell its Nordic broadcasting and entertainment business to Danish telco TDC…
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Most UK kids now reject TV for personal devices – study
For the first time this year the majority of UK children view most video content…
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TDG: ‘Big three’ SVOD players to plough annual $10bn into originals
The ‘big three’ SVOD players – Amazon, Netflix and Hulu – will triple the amount…
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Eurodata: TV industry increasingly looking abroad for ideas
Of the roughly 9,000 new and recurring TV programmes that aired in 2017, some 46%…
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Sky’s new Now TV move preempts full streaming switch
Sky has unveiled a new Now TV streaming device, which the European operator is due…
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Sky moves into original films in latest content push
Sky has announced plans to commission and acquire exclusive rights to original films, in its…
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Netflix value exceeds $100bn as subs hit record level
Netflix added 24 million new users in 2017 and reported its highest ever quarter for…
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Facebook to demote videos to encourage ‘meaningful interactions’
Facebook is changing its news feed to focus more on “personal connections” in a move…
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Dataxis: global pay TV subscribers grew by 60m last year
Global pay TV subscriber numbers grew by 60 million between the third quarter of 2016…
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Hulu reaches 17m subscribers in 2017
Hulu ended last year with more than 17 million total US subscribers across its subscription…
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Ampere: sports fans ‘significantly more likely’ to take pay TV
Sports fans typically watch more TV than other consumers and are “significantly more likely” to…
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RTL acquires Nordic online video network for $15m
RTL has fully acquired Nordic multiplatform video network United Screens for a price of SEK…
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African pay TV subscriber numbers to grow 74% by 2023
The number of pay TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa is due to increase by 74%…
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VR and AR set for record growth but ‘not ready for primetime’
US research firm The Diffusion Group (TDG) has published TV and video projections for the…
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UK video spend ‘grew by 7.5% in 2017’
UK consumer spend on video grew for the third consecutive year in 2017, climbing 7.5%…
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Netflix ‘far behind’ in the Indian OTT market
Netflix is “far behind” other players in the Indian over-the-top video market, ranking fifth in…
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Feisty T-Mobile plans ‘disruptive new TV service’
T-Mobile in the US has acquired TV technology company Layer3 TV and has announced plans…
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IHS: EU cable homes reached 65.1m last year
The number of cable homes in Europe grew year-on-year in 2016 and accounted for 30.5%…