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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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Alterna’TV hires CEO in Euro channels push
Eutelsat Americas has appointed Aymeric Genty as CEO of its TV networks distribution subsidiary, Alterna’TV, as…
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Million Pound Drop app reaches download milestone
UK terrestrial network Channel 4 has notched up more than three million downloads of The…
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MTG appoints Viaplay Nordic programming chief
Modern Times Group’s MTGx digital division has upped company executive Fredrik Ljungberg (right) to programming…
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SBS names Sanoma exec as CEO
Dutch broadcaster SBS Broadcasting has appointed Peter de Mönnink as its new CEO, as part…
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African OTT service Aflix goes live
Aflix, a Netflix-style premium OTT service featuring more than 2,000 hours of content, including new…
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Sky Deutschland commits to Crime
Sky Deutschland is gearing up to launch three new highdefinition channels – two movie networks…
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TV ad revenues to near $240bn in 2020
Global TV advertising spend is set to reach US$236 billion in 2020, up by 38%…
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A+E to launch channels on TalkTalk
A+E Networks UK is set to launch its full channel portfolio on TalkTalk’s TV service,…
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CTC Media boosted by Russian digital delay
The full launch delay of Russia’s second digital TV multiplex from 2015 to 2019 will…
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Netflix eyes 2015 Spain launch
Netflix is due to launch in Spain in the last quarter of 2015, according to…
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Wuaki: browser streaming will die out
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has predicted the death of browser-based streaming in the…
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Buyers Briefing digital season: Victoria Jaye, BBC iPlayer
Name: Victoria Jaye Title: Head of TV content, BBC iPlayer Victoria Jaye has been leading…
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Sky reports best customer growth in three years
BSkyB reported its highest customer growth in three years, with TV expansion alone double that…
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NOW TV launches on PlayStation 4
Sky’s over-the-top video service NOW TV has launched on PlayStation 4 consoles in the UK….
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Satellite TV revenues to hit $100bn in 2020
Satellite TV revenues will reach US$99.9 billion in 2020 and will overtake cable TV revenues…
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Netflix grows int’l base by 78%
Netflix grew its international member base by 78% year-on-year in Q2 and has outlined plans…
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Nordic pay TV drives MTG growth
Modern Times Group said its Nordic pay TV operations and acquisitions are driving revenue and…
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News brief: Fox Sports gets sub-Saharan launch
Fox International Channels has launched Fox Sports and Fox Sports 2 in sub-Saharan Africa, replacing…
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Google launches Chromecast in Ireland
Google has launched its Chromecast streaming device inIreland, increasing the availability of the HDMI dongle…
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Liberty pays £481m for 6.4% stake in ITV
Liberty Global has bought a 6.4% stake in UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV for £481 million…
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Social layer added to iPlayer, ITV Player and 4oD
Beamly, the service that was recently rebranded from Zeebox, has launched a new Chrome extension…
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Global IPTV subs to double in seven years
Global IPTV subscriptions will more than double from 90 million at the end of 2013…
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YouTube ‘in premium content talks with Hollywood’
YouTube has reportedly started new content talks with Hollywood and indie producers in an effort…
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BitTorrent to launch paid content bundles
File delivery technology specialist BitTorrent is launching paid content bundles this summer, as part of…
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Canal+ launches mobile app for kids
Canal+ has launched a new Canalplay Kids app for mobile devices. The app, available from…
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Yahoo buys Israeli video streaming firm RayV
Yahoo has acquired Israeli online video streaming company RayV, integrating the business into its cloud…
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AMC rebrands Chellomedia
AMC is rebranding Chellomedia to AMC Networks International, after completing its buyout of the global…
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Professor Brian Cox to keynote TV tech confab
Broadcaster and physicist Professor Brian Cox is due to give a keynote address at the…
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Russia passes pay TV ad ban
Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill banning advertising on cable and satellite pay TV…
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IPTV subs hit 100m, research shows
Global IPTV subscriber numbers topped 100 million for the first time in the first quarter…