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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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Game of Thrones leads to record Sky audience
Sky recorded record entertainment audiences in its fiscal first quarter and grew its customer numbers…
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Frazier lands new digital distribution role at AMC
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has upped Marco Frazier to the newly created role of senior…
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Hulu makes first eSports play with ESL deal
Hulu is set to move into eSports for the first time after agreeing a deal…
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Report: Disney preps ‘digital locker’ service with studios
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly partnered with major Hollywood movie studios on a new…
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Watchdog details scope of Fox-Sky investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an issues statement outlining the scope of…
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Scripps to develop shows for Facebook Watch
Scripps Networks Interactive’s digital production division is set to develop lifestyle shows for Facebook’s recently…
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Discovery Latin America president to retire
The president and managing director of Discovery Latin America / US Hispanic, Enrique Martínez, is…
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Asia Pacific SVOD set to overtake North America
Asia Pacific is due to overtake North America this year to become the biggest SVOD…
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TiTAN Platform launches ‘unifying’ content hub in US
TiTAN Platform, a smart content and device firm led in the US by former Endemol…
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Discovery partners with Google on VR series
Discovery Communications and Google have partnered on a new immersive series called Discovery TRVLR. The…
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Eurodata – Europe embraces web viewing but TV rules
People in the five biggest European markets watched an average of three hours and 48…
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Global OTT revenues set to double by 2022
Global over-the-top TV (OTT) revenues will more than double between 2016 and 2022, driven by…
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YouGov: ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer
The ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer with overall TV viewing figures fairly steady, despite…
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BBC iPlayer unlocks programming vault
The BBC has added a section to its iPlayer catch-up service that will include a…
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West Europe SVOD subs could reach 65m
The number of Western European SVOD subscriptions is due to reach 65.07 million by 2022…
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YouTube shuts down paid channels
YouTube has ended its 2013-launched paid channels initiative and has instead introduced sponsorships in a…
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Illegal streaming box sales boom in UK – FACT
More than one million illegal set-top boxes that allow users to stream content illegally have…
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Murdoch: Sky deal would be ‘positive’ for Brexit
James Murdoch has urged 21st Century Fox’s takeover of Sky to not be the victim…
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Turner teams with Canal+ to launch Warner TV
Turner Broadcast has teamed up with Canal+ Group to launch a new channel that will…
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Confirmed: Sky deal referred to watchdog for review
The UK government has confirmed that 21st Century Fox’s planned £18.5 billion (US$24.6 billion) takeover…
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NBCU plans Nordic expansion for Hayu
NCBUniversal (NBCU) International is set to expand its reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, into the…
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Gov’t minded to refer Fox’s Sky deal to watchdog
An influential UK politician has said she is “minded” to refer the proposed merger between 21st…
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‘US giants to offer channels through new SVOD net’
Channels from US cable TV giants like Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are set to…
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Video viewing ‘pushes UK smartphone use past PCs’
Video viewing will help smartphones to pass computers for the first time this year as…
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Discovery hires ex-Spotify exec in major digital play
Discovery Communications has appointed former Spotify executive Francis Keeling to lead its digital strategy. Keeling…
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Ex-Nat Geo topper to lead Blue Ant networks unit
Producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has launched a global networks division to…
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MTG launches Norwegian start-up accelerator
MTG has launched a start-up accelerator in Norway that will see it offer digital companies…
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Ex-VH1 boss leaves Spotify video chief post
Spotify’s head of video content, Tom Calderone, has reportedly left the company in an apparent…
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Roku files for IPO of up to $100m
Streaming device maker Roku has filed for an initial public offering at a proposed maximum…
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Netflix & Fox+ join Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is adding Ultra HD support and direct access to Netflix to its EntertainTV…