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Apple ‘planning’ autumn web TV launch
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…
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Comcast-Time Warner deal moves closer
The proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable buy Comcast has received a preliminary endorsement with…
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US pay TV takes quarterly subscriber hit
The top 13 US pay TV operators lost 150,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter,…
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Cablers rail against Obama’s net neutrality call
US cable and telecom operators have responded angrily to President Barack Obama’s call for the…
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NBCU rejigs with new Asia Pacific boss
NBCUniversal International Television has promoted internally for its first managing director for Asia Pacific. Justin…
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Analysis: Will ITV get its way on UK retransmission fees?
ITV says the wider industry will back its aggressive to push to get the UK’s…
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MarVista scores VOD cable deals
MarVista Entertainment’s new digital unit has struck a deal with US cable content distributor iN…
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Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
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Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
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Time Warner Cable pays tribute as former boss passes away
US MSO Time Warner Cable has paid tribute to former CEO and cable industry pioneer…
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Netflix and Verizon embroiled in network row
Verizon Communications has issued a cease and desist notice to Netflix demanding it stop publicly…
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US mega pay TV deals to drive M&A activity
Analysts have said the AT&T deal for DirecTV will help the merged entity mitigate the…
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Netflix to increase price for new members
Streaming service Netflix is to increase its base montly rate for new subscribers later this…
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Dish, DirecTV shares up on merger rumours
Shares in US satellite pay TV companies DirecTV and Dish Networks have spiked after rumours…
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Comcast cuts House of Cards deal
US cable giant Comcast has acquired rights to sell season one of Netflix original House…
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Netflix agrees broadband access deal with Comcast
In a significant break with its existing practice, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable…
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OTT leads the way on 4K
As if the OTT players weren’t bumping heads with traditional broadcasters enough already, they’ve now…
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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion but parent company Comcast…
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Originals and English reshape US Hispanic TV
TV channels chasing US Hispanic viewers are programming an ever increasing amount of original content…
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Xbox TV buyers resigns from Microsoft
Former Universal Television chairman Blair Westlake has resigned from the entertainment arm of computer software…
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Pete Smith lands job at Greece’s Antenna
Pete Smith, the former NBC Universal and Cineflix Studios boss, has been recruited as managing…
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Hulu revenues to hit $1bn – CEO
US-based streaming service Hulu will break the US$1 billion revenue mark for the first time…
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Hulu talking to pay TV operators
US internet TV service is reportedly in early talks with a number of pay TV…
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21st Century Fox: Hulu can compete with Netflix
US on-demand service Hulu can be a viable alternative to OTT market leader Netflix, the…
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Netflix ‘not set for Comcast set top boxes’
A top Comcast executive has downplayed media reports the US cable company is planning to…
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NBCU revenue down but cable grows
NBCUniversal saw its second quarter revenue drop 14.2% – a fall largely driven by dips…
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HBO on basic cable for first time
HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US…
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Iger says investment in Hulu a boon for content owners
Bob Iger has said Hulu has real strategic and financial value for the company and…
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Time Warner Cable exits Hulu talks
The owners of US video-on-demand site Hulu have reportedly called off deal negotiations with Time…
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Malone says cable companies should unite for Hulu bid
US MSOs should join forces to make a bid for Hulu, according to Liberty Media…