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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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Twitter gears up for 24-hour video streaming
Twitter is gearing up to stream live video around the clock through its apps and…
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VOD boosts UK TV revenues
TV advertising spend in the UK reached a new high of £5.3 billion (US$6.8 billion)…
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MTG sells Czech TV assets
MTG has completed the sale of its Czech TV assets as it continues its transformation…
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‘TV viewing more popular on non-TV devices’
More people now prefer to watch TV shows on internet connected devices than on traditional…
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Netflix plans to raise €1bn
Netflix has announced plans to raise €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) by selling senior notes, with…
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Record sales for MTG despite digital spend
MTG reported record sales and a 15% growth in operating income – despite making investments…
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Facebook makes AR push, launches VR app
Facebook signalled a major push into augmented reality and launched a VR app for communicating…
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Netflix nears 100m but misses target
Netflix is on the verge of reaching 100 million members, but missed its new subscriber…
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Ridley Scott prodco launches VR unit
Ridley Scott’s RSA Films has launched a new immersive media unit. The RSA VR division…
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Mobile now the ‘go-to’ destination for YouTube
Mobile is now the ‘go-to’ destination for most video viewers, according to ComScore research. The…
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Boomerang OTT service goes live
Turner and Warner Bros’ animation subscription video-on-demand service, Boomerang, has gone live in the US….
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VR revenues ‘to reach $7.2bn this year’
Total virtual reality revenues will reach US$7.2 billion globally by the end of 2017, according…
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Mena pay TV hits landmark subs number
The Middle East and North African pay TV market experienced “rapid growth” last year, with…
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Consumers ‘spend more than ever on TV services’
The average consumer is spending “more than ever before” on TV services by combining pay…
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Eastern Europe facing 1m pay TV subs loss
Eastern Europe will lose one million pay TV subscribers between 2016 and 2022, according to…
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YouTube channels streaming launches
YouTube’s television streaming service, YouTube TV, has gone live in the biggest US metro areas,…
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Netflix overhauls ratings
Netflix has overhauled its ratings system, replacing its five-star scale with a “simpler and more…
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The QYou completes US$7.3m financing deal
Youth broadcaster The QYou has completed a US$7.3 million financing deal that will see it…
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US pay TV uptake falling away
Pay TV penetration in North America is set to drop to 75.2% by 2022, from…
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Ooredoo taps Starz Play for on-demand
Qatar-based teleco Ooredoo has partnered with Starz Play for the launch of its mobile TV…
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US viewers would opt for à la carte
US viewers would “strongly prefer” a TV service model where they select, and pay for,…
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BBC names new board members
The BBC has named the three executives that will join director general Tony Hall on…
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Tribe reaches 1 million downloads
Astro Malaysian-owned online video streaming service Tribe has reached the one million downloads milestone. The…
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Twitch appoints senior VP of content
Videogame video platform Twitch has appointed Ellation executive Michael Aragon as senior vice-president of content….
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TVN Media names new board president
Scripps Networks Interactive-owned Polish broadcaster TVN has appointed Piotr Tyborowicz as president of the board of…
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ComScore: Netflix leads by US use and engagement
Netflix has the highest household penetration and viewing time per month among the major OTT…
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Two-thirds ‘keep pay TV due to bundles’
Two thirds of US pay TV customers say that they keep their TV subscriptions because…
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‘Age of the big TV bundle drawing to an end’
The age of paying for a large bundle of channels but only watching a handful…
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US ‘cord nils’ figure almost triples in five years
The number of US broadband households that do not subscribe to traditional pay TV services…
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Netflix VP Sean Carey joins Iflix
Asian Netflix rival Iflix has poached the US streaming giant’s vice-president of global television, Sean…