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Netflix suspends House of Cards season six
Netflix and production partner Media Rights Capital (MRC) have suspended work on season six of…
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Comedy Central makes Above Average digital hire
Viacom-owned comedy channel Comedy Central has named Jennifer Danielson as senior vice-president of digital, charged…
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RTVE launches youth-focused OTT service
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched a new online video service targeted at a young…
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Amazon & ITV team ‘but SVOD model ending’
A veteran British producer has warned cosy coproduction arrangements between American SVOD services and UK…
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In-demand chart: Netherlands (October 23-29, 2017)
Our latest chart throws up a surprise, considering the amount of marketing, social media posts…
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Netflix folds House of Cards amid Spacey claims
Netflix has cancelled the show that has been core to its popularity, House of Cards….
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Amazon pledges to up video investment in 2018
Amazon has pledged to increase its investment in video next year, tailoring its content decisions…
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YouTube living room viewing ‘up 70% in a year’
Viewers now watch more than 100 million hours of YouTube in the living room every…
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Netflix launches first aftershow with Stranger Things
Netflix will launch its first aftershow special named Beyond Stranger Things, for the TV hit’s…
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NPD: video eats up most US smartphone data
Streaming video accounts for 78% of total data used by smartphone owners in the US,…
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comScore: 37m Brits turn to YouTube
In the UK some 37.1 million adults watched an average of 311 videos each on…
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Digital giants: the content wars begin
Netflix and Amazon’s content investments have rocked the television business to its foundations, but can…
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Doctor Foster drives BBC iPlayer
The BBC logged 239 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in September, up…
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MTG reports growth despite eSports losses
MTG reported 83% profit growth for continuing operations in Q3, despite wider losses for its…
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In-demand chart: France (October 9-15, 2017)
This week saw The Walking Dead rise to the top of our latest In-demand…
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SVOD service BritBox taps Fremantle for QI
BBC Worldwide-backed subscription VOD service BritBox has bought a range of new British shows from…
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Netflix: 8m viewers have binged entire series in a day
Some 8.4 million Netflix subscribers have ‘binge raced’ through an entire season of a show,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 & Discovery launch OTT service
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have launched a jointly-owned premium entertainment service in Germany. The streaming…
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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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Ovation on a Journy with new OTT service
Arts-focused US channel Ovation has launched a cultural travel-themed OTT service, Journy. The VOD net…
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YouGov: Netflix most liked brand among millennials
Netflix is the most positively talked about brand among millennials, according to YouGov BrandIndex data….
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SVOD players ‘must drop prices to compete in CEE’
In order to succeed in Central and Eastern Europe, SVOD operators need to reduce the…
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Disney SVOD service launches in Ireland
The Walt Disney Company has launched its family-focused SVOD service DisneyLife in Ireland. A multi-account…
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Report: Disney preps ‘digital locker’ service with studios
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly partnered with major Hollywood movie studios on a new…
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Scripps to develop shows for Facebook Watch
Scripps Networks Interactive’s digital production division is set to develop lifestyle shows for Facebook’s recently…
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TiTAN Platform launches ‘unifying’ content hub in US
TiTAN Platform, a smart content and device firm led in the US by former Endemol…
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In-demand chart: Europe (Sept 25–Oct 1, 2017)
Star Trek: Discovery has made waves in Europe, coming up top rated across all seven…
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Amazon bags ITV drama as US original
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US rights to ITV drama Fearless. All six episodes…
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Eurodata – Europe embraces web viewing but TV rules
People in the five biggest European markets watched an average of three hours and 48…
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BBC iPlayer content head exits
Victoria Jaye, BBC iPlayer’s head of TV content, has decided to leave the UK’s pubcaster….