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Hooq launches in Singapore
Video streaming service Hooq has launched in Singapore. Hooq has struck a deal with one…
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SVOD subs in North America to outstrip TV homes
There will be more subscription VOD subscribers in North America than TV homes by 2021,…
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Left Bank lands Amazon Indian original
Amazon has ordered an original drama pilot for its soon-to-launch Indian service, with Slumdog Millionaire…
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Amazon claims Grand Tour smashes ratings record
New Jeremy Clarkson vehicle The Grand Tour has become Amazon Prime Video’s biggest premiere launch,…
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Netflix orders trio of Dave Chappelle specials
Streaming service Netflix has ordered three comedy specials from comic Dave Chappelle. Under terms of…
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Over 60% of US viewers watch SVOD daily
Some 61.1% of viewers watch over-the-top or subscription video-on-demand content as part of their daily…
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Ericsson: mobile video traffic to grow 50% annually
Mobile video traffic is forecast to grow by around 50% annually through 2022, when it…
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‘Netflix of stand up comedy’ launches
A new subscription video-on-demand service for stand-up comedy has debuted in the UK. NextUp launched…
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Breton’s Federation adds distribution exec
France-based producer and distributor Federation Entertainment has hired Leyla Formoso to head up its drama…
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‘Sports viewing on the decline among millennials’
Interest in sport among young millennials is “on the decline” with many viewers lured away…
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Disney quiet on Netflix, but trumpets D2C
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has sidestepped speculation around a potential move for…
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TVT hires exec from Scripps
Media services and post-production outfit TVT has hired Scripps Networks group financial controller Richard Bains…
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Growing SVOD sector ‘will drive Maxdome’
Growing demand for SVOD in Germany will drive growth for ProSiebenSat.1’s Maxdome service, with curation…
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Mubi OTT service has ‘House of Cards moment’
Mubi is making a wider push into exclusive first-run content, with CEO Efe Cakarel describing…
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Scripps ditches Netflix content deal
Scripps Networks Interactive will not renew its distribution agreement with subscription video service Netflix. SNI…
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Netflix, Amazon UK subs shun ‘normal’ TV
Almost half of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the UK rarely watch ‘normal’…
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Netflix looks at offline mode
Netflix is looking at introducing an offline-viewing mode in developing countries to make to easier…
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‘Afro-American Netflix’ starts expansion
Afrostream, the subscription video-on-demand service that set itself the goal of being the ‘Netflix of Afro-American and…
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Former Arc exec joins Atomic Cartoons
Canadian studio Atomic Cartoons has hired Matthew Berkowitz as head of development. The new recruit…
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Apple’s new TV app doesn’t have Netflix, Amazon
Apple has launched a new TV app, which allows users to access to a raft…
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TBI’s Top 10 Stories of the Week
Though a combined ‘AT&Warner’ equals a distribution and content monolith, just image the scale if…
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Netflix doesn’t scare local CEE players
Netflix is unlikely to make significant headway in most markets in central and Eastern Europe…
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Parks: Netflix retains OTT top-spot in the US
The top five most popular US over-the-top services by subscribers remained consistent over the past…
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Netflix ‘will remain dominant’ in Lat Am
Netflix will remain the dominant SVOD player in Latin America for the foreseeable future, according…
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Netflix plots $1bn raise for content acquisitions
Netflix is looking to raise US$1 billion in order to fund further content acquisitions, investments…
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Netflix’s Asian subs to soar
Netflix’s subscriber base in Asia will more than double over the next five years although…
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Netflix surges as revenues top $2bn
Netflix has reported better than expected results, with quarterly revenues topping US$2 billion for the…
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Sky says Netflix ‘not having a big impact’
Subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix are not having “a big impact” on Sky’s growth,…
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Netflix dives into Spanish-language comedy
Netflix has ordered a new Spanish-language comedy from Mexican filmmaker Manolo Caro. Described as a…
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Euro, Lat Am nets find Conviction with eOne
Major networks in the UK, France and Latin America have bought Entertainment One Television’s new…