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OTT
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YouTube TV ups price and adds Turner channels
YouTube TV is set to up its price from US$35 to US$40 per month, has…
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BBC reports ‘best year ever’ for streaming service iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has said the iPlayer recorded its “best year ever in 2017”…
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Fox names new digital president
Fox Networks Group (FNG) has promoted from within for a new leader of its Digital…
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OTT value to reach $119bn by 2022
Over-the-top (OTT) providers of digital TV such as Netflix and Amazon, are set to reach…
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86% of viewers don’t want to juggle OTT services
Global viewers would rather not juggle OTT services such as Netflix and Amazon and would…
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Sky’s new Now TV move preempts full streaming switch
Sky has unveiled a new Now TV streaming device, which the European operator is due…
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Mubi makes India push after striking Times Group deal
Online subscription film service Mubi is making a push into India after agreeing a deal…
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OTT net WhereverTV teams with Google for new launch
US-based OTT player WhereverTV is launching a Spanish-language Latino service in Latin America in a…
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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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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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Paramount teams with Mitú on sketch comedy series
Paramount Network has teamed up with Mitú, a digital media brand for Latino millenials, on…
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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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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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Ergen steps down as Dish CEO
Cable mogul Charlie Ergen is stepping down as CEO of US satcaster Dish Network. Erik…
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OTT & pay TV revenues to near $300bn – research
Pay TV and OTT revenues, including SVOD and download-to-own, will bring in close to US$300…
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Viacom int’l COO switch with Tolosa transforming
Viacom International Media Networks has named a new COO, as current incumbent Jose Tolosa moves…
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Pay TV and OTT: when two tribes go to watch
Pay TV operators can defend their revenues and continue to grow, but they need to…
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Fighting the pirates
Illegal downloads and streams are directly impacting the TV business, but how far are they…
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Telefónica looking to launch international OTT TV service
Telefónica is mulling the launch of a Netflix-like OTT TV service to target an international…
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Netflix’s int’l subs now outnumber US
Netflix passed the 100 million-member mark and now has more international than US viewers, in…
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OTT revenues to quadruple in MENA region
Over-the-top video revenues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are set to more…
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New-look Viacom integrating film and TV
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…
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Starz snags Fox for OTT service
Starz Play has sealed a multiyear deal with Fox for its Starz Play OTT service…
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Russian media restrictions could extend to OTT
The Russian government has given a positive reception to a proposed bill that could see foreign…
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Seasonal OTT subs likely to churn
The number of OTT subs in key markets continues to increase at a healthy rate…
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Fox not keen on D2C, but Hulu-type services ‘key’
Direct-to-consumer services may not be a necessary part of the distribution mix for 21st Century…
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Chernin and KKR back Asian OTT service
Emerald Media, a pan-Asian media investment vehicle backed by private-equity outfit KKR and Peter Chernin,…
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MTG launches SVOD in the Baltics
The Modern Times Group is launching its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics, taking on…
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Parks: More than half of US OTT services are SVOD
Some 55% of over-the-top services in the US have a subscription-only business model similar to…
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TV business needs ‘total overhaul’ to combat Netflix
Traditional content creators and channels need to totally overhaul their businesses if they want to…