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Matthew Humberstone
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Ovum: Amazon to make more video revenue than Netflix in 2018
Amazon will overtake Netflix to generate more over-the-top (OTT) video revenue in 2018 thanks to…
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Vevo president and CEO Erik Huggers steps down
Erik Huggers has stepped down as the president and CEO of major label-backed music video…
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Show of the week: Cram
Cram tasks contestants with watching 45-second videos and then recalling details on subjects from dogs…
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BT strikes deal with Sky for Now TV and sports
BT has agreed a deal to sell Sky’s low-cost OTT TV service Now TV to…
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Netflix and web giants protest as FCC votes to repeal net neutrality
Netflix and other web giants have lashed out after US legislators voted to repeal net…
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TiVo survey: US consumers want skinny bundles
Desire for à la carte skinny bundles fuelled by frustration at the amount they are…
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Opinion: TV content – where’s the innovation?
Megan Goodwin, joint managing director of digital consultancy Interactive Rights Management, argues TV companies are running…
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VOD complex – the story of video-on-demand so far in figures
UK-based Content Research Company recently updated its VOD Directory, a guide that provides analysis on…
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RTL’s de Posch exiting as Habets becomes sole CEO
Guillaume de Posch is stepping down from his role as co-CEO of RTL Group, leaving…
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Broadcast groups welcome ‘content portability’ climbdown
Broadcasting groups in Europe have welcomed a vote to water down rules on ‘content portability’,…
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Amazon buys first local French dramas
Amazon Prime Video is going a step further in the French market, with its first…
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Netflix localises in Greece
Netflix has localised its service in Greece, providing local language support and enabling payment in…
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Vivendi-Mediaset rapprochement expected ‘within days’
Vivendi could strike a deal in the next few days to end its legal dispute…
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Show of the week: Chamelia
Most chameleons like to blend in, but Chamelia changes colour to match her feelings and…
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Discovery threatened with another carrriage blackout in Europe
Finnish cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has said it could drop Discovery’s channels…
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Jordan Peele to rekindle Twilight Zone for CBS SVOD net
CBS is reworking classic sci-fi anthology The Twilight Zone for its SVOD service, a move…
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The TBI Interview – Frank Hoffmann, managing director of RTL Deutschland
RTL managing director Frank Hoffmann tells Dieter Brockmeyer how Germany’s largest commercial network has lasered…
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Fox secures The Gifted, Orville & more for Nordics
Fox Networks Group has signed a new multi-year deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution…
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Amazon takes Prime to Apple as Google drops YouTube
Amazon has launched the Amazon Prime Video app on Apple TV in over countries worldwide,…
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Iger could remain Disney CEO after Fox deal closes
Disney chief Bob Iger might not be done just yet. Reports claim Iger might re-up…
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Virgin buys ‘Flemish noir’ brothel drama
UK pay TV service Virgin Media has acquired exclusive rights to a ‘Flemish noir’ drama…
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ProSiebenSat.1 merges Red Arrow with digital in restructure
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is to reorganise its business into three pillars encompassing entertainment, content production and…
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Watchdog chief calls for ‘European Hulu’
European media groups needs to come together to create a “European Hulu”, according to Oliver…
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Fox launches Nat Geo on-demand service in Europe & Africa
Fox Networks Europe & Africa is following up the launch of on-demand service Fox+ with…
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Tinopolis names new COO
UK-based production and distribution firm Tinopolis Group has created a COO position for its British…
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HBO Europe adds BBC’s Gunpowder to programming arsenal
HBO Europe has bought BBC thriller miniseries Gunpowder for a number of territories. The deal…
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Show of the week: All Together Now
All Together Now is the latest BBC Saturday night talent format, with the USP being…
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HBO goes D2C in seven more Euro territories
HBO is expanding direct-to-consumer distribution of its TV Everywhere service to seven more countries in…
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Viewpoint: ignore Asia at your peril
Amanda Groom from coproduction specialist The Bridge assesses the state of the Asian market for…
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Asian prodcos: OTT’s golden moment
Golden Karavan’s Apoorva Bakshi and Jeff Sagansky talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about why India needs…