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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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Free Netflix offer as service goes live on Virgin Media
Over-the-top video service Netflix has launched as an app for Virgin Media’s TiVo service in…
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Russia’s Tricolor tipped to become bigger than Sky
Russia’s Tricolor is set to overtake BSkyB to become Europe’s second largest pay TV operator…
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Hulu talking to pay TV operators
US internet TV service is reportedly in early talks with a number of pay TV…
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Rightster launches IPO and staffs up
Online video distribution specialist Rightster has raised £20.4 million (US$32.5 million) after floating on the…
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RTL touts digital growth and YouTube success
RTL Group said that its strong and rapidly growing digital presence has now established it…
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Netflix and YouTube account for half of US internet traffic
Netflix and YouTube now account for more than 50% of downstream traffic on fixed networks…
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BT takes UK Champions League rights from Sky, ITV
UK telco and pay TV provider BT has secured exclusive live TV rights to all…
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Microsoft announces Xbox One launch partners
Microsoft has announced the “first wave” of launch partners for its new Xbox One games…
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Lifestyle channels boost Scripps’ results
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive reported strong third quarter results, which chairman, president and CEO…
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4K TV take-up set for growth, new research shows
The proportion of North American households with a 4K TV set will pass 10% by…
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New European launch for Food Network
Scripps Networks International has launched Food Network in Croatia and widened Travel Channel distribution in…
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YouView the largest catch-up provider in the UK, report
UK connected TV platform, YouView, is now the largest catch-up TV provider in the UK,…
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Wananchi Group hires former Ono boss as CEO
Wananchi Group, the owner of East African pay TV operator Zuku TV, has appointed former…
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Sky Deutschland on track for full year profit
Sky Deutschland said it is on track to deliver positive full-year EBITDA for the first…
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Netflix begins 4K trials
Netflix has reportedly added a small number of Ultra HD videos to its US site,…
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Scripps poaches financial chief from NBCU
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive has hired a new chief financial officer for its global…
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Netflix inks another European pay TV operator deal
Danish pay TV and broadband provider Waoo! has partnered with Netflix to offer the VOD…
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Discovery reports strong results
Discovery Communications reported a 59% year-on-year increase in revenues from its international division in the…
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Zuku to expand out of East Africa
Wananchi Group-owned pay TV business Zuku will broadcast its channels outside of East Africa for…
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Sky’s NOW TV adds premium channel brands
UK satellite TV provider BSkyB has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service NOW TV by adding…
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Base79 trebles online video views
Base79, the UK-based network for video creators, content owners and brands, reached 92 million unique…
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Tess Alps steps back from Thinkbox CEO role
Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial television in the UK, has promoted managing director Lindsey…
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iPlayer app downloaded 20 million times
The BBC’s iPlayer app has now been downloaded a total of more than 20 million…
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BBC signs international news partnership with Twitter
BBC Global News has agreed a new partnership with Twitter to post and promote videos…
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YouTube channel SBTV scores funding
UK youth entertainment YouTube channel SBTV has won private equity backing from London-based Miroma Ventures,…
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BBC Worldwide: Global iPlayer to end in current form
BBC Worldwide is due to phase out the Global iPlayer as part of CEO Tim…
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Hulu confirms CEO hire, Forssell to leave the company
US video-on-demand site Hulu has confirmed the appointment of Fox Networks executive Mike Hopkins as…
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BBC agrees new terms of trade with UK indies
The BBC has agreed new terms for commissioning independent productions with UK trade association Pact…
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BBC hunts for controller for ‘fifth channel’ iPlayer
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is set to hire a controller of iPlayer, in…
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Online TV and video revenues to hit $35bn
Global revenue for online TV and video over fixed broadband networks will reach US$34.99 billion…