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Digital
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Support for UK broadcasters a “vital” part of Brexit negotiations, says UK culture secretary
In his first public facing speech as secretary of state for Digital, Culture, Media and…
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Instagram launches video service IGTV
Instagram has formally launched its rumoured, long-form, vertical video service, IGTV. The Facebook-owned photo sharing…
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Turner Int’l invests in UK kids edutainment distributor
Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation (DV&I) group has made an equity investment in Bright…
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Instagram to launch “video entertainment hub”
Instagram is reportedly planning to allow video uploads of up to an hour and is…
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2btube & AwesomenessTV sign partnership deal
Spanish-language digital talent agency 2btube has partnered with AwesomenessTV to produce and manage the latter’s…
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Story Lab parent buys into Gleam Futures
The Story Lab parent Dentsu Aegis Network has bought into UK-based digital talent management firm…
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Ex-Hulu execs debuts ‘QVC for millennials’ app
Former Hulu and Flipboard executive Eric Feng has launched a millennial-focused app, designed to marry…
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IHS: VR content market to hit $3bn
The global virtual reality entertainment market is projected to reach US$3.024 billion in 2021. According…
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PwC: internet video set to overtake DVD revenues
Internet video revenues will overtake physical home video for the first time this year, according…
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Twitch Prime goes global with 200-country launch
Amazon-owned Twitch has rolled out its premium Twitch Prime service globally, launching the service in…
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Turner SVOD arthouse service launches on Roku
Filmstruck, the Turner-owned SVOD dedicated to arthouse, indie, foreign and cult films, has launched on…
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One Love Manchester breaks BBC iPlayer records
The One Love Manchester benefit concert has broken live viewing records on the BBC iPlayer….
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NBC hires ex-Legendary digital chief
NBC Entertainment has drafted in former Legendary Digital Networks (LDN) exec Steven Hein. His new…
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Ampere: Saudi web users consume most TV & video
Saudi Arabian internet users watched more TV and video online than people in any other…
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Lis Murdoch digital studio preps Snapchat originals
Social video platform Snapchat Discovery has commissioned a pair of series from Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical…
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Ampere: Facebook closing gap on TV advertising
Facebook is “closing the gap on TV advertising”, with the average site user to soon…
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Comedy Central debuts social media shows
Comedy Central International has greenlit a slate of five digital short-form shows that will play…
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Facebook to launch video app for TV
Facebook has confirmed it will launch a video app for TV, as part of a…
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Telefónica moves for Mediaset’s Canal+ stake
Telefónica has offered €295 million (US$400 million) to acquire Mediaset’s 22% stake in Spanish pay…
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Telefónica seals €750m deal for Canal+ Spain
Prisa and Telefónica have definitively agreed the sale of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV…
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ABC1 drops children’s programming
Australian broadcaster ABC1 will move children’s programming to dedicated digital channels as the country completes…