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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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Liberty boss calls for ‘scale’
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has called for “scale in the cable industry” in order…
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HBO’s OTT service to shake up SVOD market
Roughly 17% of US broadband households would be likely to subscribe to HBO’s forthcoming over-the-top…
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Kilar’s Vessel embarks on beta launch
Vessel, the new online video start-up from former Hulu boss Jason Kilar, has launched in…
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Liberty ups Virgin COO to ‘transformation’ chief
Virgin Media’s parent company, Liberty Global, has upped Virgin’s chief operating officer Dana Strong to…
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Netflix to complete global expansion in two years
Netflix has said it plans to complete its global expansion, while staying profitable, over the…
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BBC Three controller: channel not for sale
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh (pictured) has stressed that the network is “not for sale”,…
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Avalon, Hat Trick in BBC Three takeover bid
UK production companies Avalon and Hat Trick have confirmed they are attempting to take over…
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Sky CEO Darroch to deliver MIPTV keynote
Sky’s group chief executive Jeremy Darroch is due to deliver a ‘Media Mastermind Keynote’ at…
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Disney’s Maker studios strikes Vimeo deal
Disney-owned multichannel network Maker Studios has signed a deal to with Vimeo to debut content…
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SVOD to account for ‘just 3% of pay TV market’
Subscription video-on-demand services popularised by the likes of Netflix and Amazon will account for just…
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Nordic launches for BBC Brit and Earth channels
BBC Worldwide is planning to launch its BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in the…
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Magine shelves Spanish launch plans
Cloud-based over-the-top TV service Magine has shelved its Spanish launch plans, announcing that it will…
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CTC Media buys majority stake in CarambaTV
Russia’s CTC Media has paid RUB148 million (US$2.4 million) for a 51% controlling stake in…
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TalkTalk buys Blinkbox and Tesco Broadband
UK service provider TalkTalk has bought Tesco-owned digital movie and TV service Blinkbox, along with…
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BBC reports record breaking Christmas for iPlayer
The BBC reported a record-breaking 227 million programme requests for its iPlayer catch-up service during…
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Virgin Media adds two Sky HD channels
UK cable operator Virgin Media has added Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HQ…
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Half of non-pay TV US consumers have Netflix
Some 36% of pay TV subscribers and 48% of non-subscribers now subscribe to Netflix, according…
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Regulator to assess Sky Sports wholesale mandate
Ofcom has launched a consultation to look at whether regulation that requires Sky to offer…
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OSN adds Nick nets
Viacom International Media Networks is expanding its offering in the MENA region with the launch…
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Jason Kilar’s Vessel to launch in the New Year
Former Hulu boss Jason Kilar is set to launch his new video venture Vessel early…
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Belgacom adds Netflix to Proximus
Belgian telecoms operator Belgacom started to roll out Netflix on its Proximus TV offering yesterday,…
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Vice reportedly planning 2015 ‘deal spree’
Vice Media CEO Shane Smith has said that the youth-focused media company aims to go…
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HBO Go launches on Amazon
HBO Go has launched on Amazon’s Fire TV device in the US and is due…
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UK PSB programme spend, viewing figures drop
British public service broadcasting is “performing well” despite falls in both programme spend and viewing,…
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Czech, Slovak public broadcasters begin 4K tests
Czech Republic public TV provider Ceska Televize (CT) and Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS are due…
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Hearst pays $81m for stake in Awesomeness TV
Dreamworks Animation has sold a 25% stake in its YouTube multichannel network AwesomenessTV to Hearst…
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BBC to save £50m by ‘reinventing’ BBC Three
The BBC’s plan to “reinvent” youth-skewing network BBC Three as an online-only channel will generate…
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Amazon adds 4K content to Prime Instant Video
Amazon has added 4K, Ultra High-Definition movies and TV shows to its subscription VoD service,…
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Vimeo adds 4K downloads
Vimeo has added Ultra High-Definition, 4K video support to its site, allowing Vimeo PRO members…
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Committee approves Olympic TV channel
The International Olympic Committee has approved plans to launch an Olympic TV channel as part…