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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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NBCU’s Hayu agrees SVOD deal with Viacom
Reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, has agreed its first licensing deal with Viacom International Media…
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Iflix hires RTL CBS Asia founder
Iflix has appointed the founding CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, Jonas Engwall, as its…
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North American SVOD subscriptions ‘to grow 53%’
The number of North American SVOD subscriptions is due to grow by 53% between 2016…
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US satcasters suffer ‘biggest ever losses in Q2’
US satellite TV providers DirecTV and Dish suffered more combined subscriber losses in the second…
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Amazon Channels adds Eurosport VOD service
Eurosport Player is joining the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany and Austria, in a move…
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MTG online network eyes China with Tencent pact
MTG-owned online video network Zoomin.tv is setting its sights on China after partnering with domestic…
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Amazon to shut down Lovefilm in UK & Germany
Amazon is calling time on its Lovefilm-branded DVD-by-post service later this year, citing declining demand…
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STV names ITV online chief as CEO
Scotland’s STV has appointed ITV’s managing director of online, pay television, interactive and technology, Simon…
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Brave Bison appoints Warner Bros exec as CFO
Brave Bison’s new CEO Claire Hungate has made her first appointment by hiring former Warner…
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Virgin Media Ireland adds UKTV to on-demand platform
Virgin Media Ireland has added UKTV Play to its line-up of on-demand services, boosting its…
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‘Over 50% of US millennials binge-watch daily’
More than half of US millennial broadband users binge watch content on a daily basis,…
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Facebook launches Watch video platform
Facebook has launched a new platform for episodic programmes, as it makes a bigger push…
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Iflix closes $133m funding round led by Hearst
Emerging market SVOD service Iflix has completed a US$133 million funding round led by US…
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Al Jazeera denounces Israeli shut down
Al Jazeera has denounced the Israeli government’s decision to close Al Jazeera Media Network’s bureau…
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UK ad ‘hiccup’ impacts on AMC’s international business
AMC has blamed a “hiccup” in UK ad revenues for a lacklustre performance by its…
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Ofcom: UK now a ‘nation of binge viewers’
The UK has become “a nation of binge viewers” but there are stark differences between…
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Most Hulu users prefer SVOD – research
Two-thirds of Hulu users who also subscribe to a traditional pay TV service said that…
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HBO hit by cyber attack
HBO has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber attack, with hackers…
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Asia Pacific OTT revenues tipped to triple
Over-the-top video revenues in Asia Pacific are set to triple between 2016 and 2022, driven…
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Brave Bison cuts losses after axing half its staff
UK-based digital content company, Brave Bison, reported lower revenues but also reduced losses in H1…
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Facebook: video to be big business driver
Video will be a much bigger driver of Facebook’s business in the next few years…
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Amazon to up content spend in Q3
Amazon plans to up its investment in video content in the current quarter, despite reporting…
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Sky confirms Sky España OTT plans
Sky has confirmed plans to launch a “simple and affordable” over-the-top service in Spain, marking…
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‘More than half of US millennials tune into SVOD daily’
More than half of US millennials now tune into an SVOD service like Netflix, Amazon…
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BBCWW upbeat despite returns dipping
The BBC’s commercial arm reported a year-on-year increase in sales and profits, but cash returns…
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Netflix’s int’l subs now outnumber US
Netflix passed the 100 million-member mark and now has more international than US viewers, in…
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Netflix among top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in US
Netflix now ranks among the top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in the US, above…
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Crunchyroll partners with NBCU Japan on ‘int’l anime’
Anime video-on-demand service Crunchyroll has partnered with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NUEJ) to co-develop new content…
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TDG: 65% of 18-24s prefer SVOD to pay TV
Almost two thirds of US broadband users aged 18-24 would choose SVOD over traditional pay…
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Orange pledges €100m to content creation
Orange has pledged to spend €100 million (U$114.9 million) over the next five years creating…