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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 for UK new Nokia customers
Netflix is teaming up with Nokia to give UK buyers of the phone maker’s latest…
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Google starts using ‘Android TV’ brand
Google is reportedly preparing to ditch its struggling Google TV brand and align its TV…
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TVCatchup ordered to drop channels in copyright case
UK internet TV firm TVCatchup has been ordered to stopstreaming channels from broadcasters ITV, Channel…
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Twitter files for $1bn IPO
Twitter has filed for an IPO at a proposed offering price of US$1 billion, it…
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Netflix sued in the Netherlands
Kudelski Group-owned digital TV solutions firm OpenTV has filed a lawsuit against Netflix in the…
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Intel Media exec Eric Huggers ‘eyes Hulu role’
Intel Media’s corporate VP and general manager Erik Huggers has reportedly expressed interest in the…
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Orange and HBO launch new French channel
Orange in France is launching a new channel next month in partnership with HBO, called…
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Canal+ owner Vivendi may split business
French media and telecoms giant Vivendi is launching a study into whether to split the…
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Netflix goes live in the Netherlands
Netflix went live today in the Netherlands, offering streamed access to its catalogue of movies…
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Yahoo launches new video app
Yahoo has launched a new mobile video app called YahooScreen and has signed a deal…
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Facebook targets broadcasters with new TV tools
Facebook is taking aim at the TV industry with two new tools that will allow…
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Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
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Twitter buys social TV analytics company Trendrr
Twitter has acquired social TV analytics firm Trendrr, in a deal that the latter said…
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Amazon eyes Russian service
Amazon could launch a video streaming service in Russia, following local reports that it has…
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Only 1.5% of viewing not via TV set
Just 1.5% of TV viewing is done on other screens, such as tablets, smartphones and…
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Sarbu plans new content business backed by CME investment
The president and CEO of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), Adrian Sarbu, has resigned after…
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RTL Group strong despite ad slump and FremantleMedia profit up
RTL Group reported strong first half results, despite ad market decreases in all of its…
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Pay TV set-top box shipments to hit 180 million
Global pay TV set-top box (STB) shipment demand is due to peak at 180 million…
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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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Connected TV device sales to double
Annual sales of streaming connected TV devices, such as Roku and Apple TV boxes, are…
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‘Russian Netflix’ hits 19 million monthly uniques
Russian online video streaming service Ivi.ru claimed it exceeded 19 million monthly unique visitors for…
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Liberty Global launches Horizon TV in Ireland
Liberty Global has launched its next generation Horizon TV set-top service in Ireland, enabled by…
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Ofcom report: UK programming spend in decline
Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast channels, as well…
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QVC launches two new channels
Shopping network QVC is launching two new channels in the UK – QVC Style and…
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Sky Deutschland sports strong results
Sky Deutschland reported strong growth in its second quarter, with viewer numbers boosted by the…
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Sky invests in US VOD tech firm
BSkyB has acquired US$2 million of convertible debt security in US-based distribution platform for linear…
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Liberty posts $12m loss but Virgin boosts subs
Liberty Global reported a net loss of US$12 million in its second quarter and a…
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Ofcom hails return of digital ‘1950s-style’ living room
More than half of UK adults now media multi-task while watching TV, though an increasing…
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Kantar Media partners with Twitter for UK TV analytics
Kantar Media, a market research firm owned by ad giant WPP, has partnered with Twitter…
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CME hit by low Czech revenues
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported a 14.7% year-on-year drop in revenues and…