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Discovery launches SVOD motorcar service
Discovery Communications’ focus on ‘super fans’ continues with the launch of a motorcar-themed SVOD service…
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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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Spurlock dropped from projects after misconduct admission
After Supersize Me’s Morgan Spurlock admitted to previous accounts of sexual misconduct, he has been…
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Netflix doubles down on true crime with Gibney
Streaming giant Netflix’s successes in the true crime genre have led to the commission of…
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Paramount & Anonymous team with Condé Nast for scripted
Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have signed a first look deal with Condé Nast Entertainment…
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TBI Weekly: TV biz devours Netflix stats
By a mile, the most read story this week has been Netflix’s publication of a…
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Feisty T-Mobile plans ‘disruptive new TV service’
T-Mobile in the US has acquired TV technology company Layer3 TV and has announced plans…
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Viu orders BBC Worldwide India-produced adventure original
Viu, the Asian VOD service, is set to launch its first adventure reality show I…
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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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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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Amazon & Netflix to drive OTT revenues to $120bn – data
SVOD giants Amazon and Netflix will be at the centre of an explosion in revenues…
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Netflix fires exec over controversial Masterson claims
Netflix has fired its global kids chief, Andy Yeatmen, after the exec made inappropriate comments…
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Netflix & DreamWorks team for new slate of originals
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are set to release six new original series for 2018,…
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Netflix stats: what was ‘devoured’ and ‘savoured’ in 2017
Netflix is attempting to spread some Christmas cheer by releasing viewing stats that give insight…
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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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Netflix brings in slate of short docs for 2018
Netflix is set to bring in four documentary shorts for the New Year, two of…
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Arrow Film launches SVOD net on Amazon
Arrow Film, the UK distributor of Italian hit drama Gomorrah (pictured), has launched Arrow TV…
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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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Netflix sets second Colombian original
Netflix is set to bring its second Colombian original series, Siempre Bruja, to its worldwide…
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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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Netflix set for new French comedy
Netflix is set to launch its next French original comedy, which will be available exclusively…
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Sarandos confirms House of Cards restart
After some deliberation on the status of House of Cards (HOC) season six, Netflix content…
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Netflix buys in more from China
Netflix has deepened its ties with China’s streaming service iQiyi by ordering more Chinese originals…
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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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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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Iflix commissions first Malaysian original
Emerging markets-focused streaming service Iflix is launching its first-ever original drama series in Malaysia, KL…
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Netflix reimagines Sabrina the Teenage Witch
An untitled Sabrina the Teenage Witch series is coming to Netflix, which will be based…
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Google: YouTube should not be regulated like a broadcaster
Google’s European president Matt Brittin has said it is “appropriate” that YouTube is not subject…
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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…