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SVOD
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NBCU’s Hayu agrees SVOD deal with Viacom
Reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, has agreed its first licensing deal with Viacom International Media…
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Plessis hired to bolster Lagardère’s SVOD efforts
France’s Lagardère Studios has appointed Thomas Plessis as director of digital business, a role that…
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Facebook orders Humans of New York original
Facebook has ordered a twelve-part original docuseries based on the popular ‘Humans of New York’…
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Disney to launch branded channel on Netflix rival
Disney, fresh from pulling out of its distribution agreement with Netflix, has signed up to…
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Verizon-backed Complex lights Fuse content deal
Verizon-backed digital content business Complex Media will create original content with Latino channels group Fuse…
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Turner to launch OTT sports service
Turner is to launch a new standalone premium sports streaming service in the US after…
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Amazon Channels adds Eurosport VOD service
Eurosport Player is joining the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany and Austria, in a move…
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YouTube adds ex-WGN & Fox execs for originals
YouTube is bolstering its original programming team by hiring former WGN America (WGN) and Fox…
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New chief for SlingTV as Lynch exits for Pandora
Dish Network’s Erik Carlson will lead its over-the-top service, SlingTV, after Roger Lynch moved to…
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AMC Iberia to launch SVOD service
AMC Network Iberia is planning to launch a streaming service in Spain, in partnership with…
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‘Over 50% of US millennials binge-watch daily’
More than half of US millennial broadband users binge watch content on a daily basis,…
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Amedia becomes ‘home of HBO’ in new deal
Russian free and pay TV broadcaster Amedia has signed a new deal with HBO giving…
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Virgin TV signs ‘biggest kids deal to date’ with DHX
DHX Media has acquired a distribution deal with Virgin TV UK for SVOD rights in…
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TDG: 65% of 18-24s prefer SVOD to pay TV
Almost two thirds of US broadband users aged 18-24 would choose SVOD over traditional pay…
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Mediaset to strengthen on-demand offering
Mediaset is to strengthen its on-demand offering, Mediaset Play, with new content and will launch…
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Hulu adds HBO & Cinemax
HBO and its sister channel, Cinemax, are now available on US video-on-demand service Hulu. Beginning…
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Vimeo kills SVOD plan
Vimeo has killed the long-gestating plan to launch a subscription VOD service, and axed its…
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Dan Snow history podcast becomes VOD service
A new thematic VOD service based on television historian Dan Snow’s podcast network will launch…
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AMC Networks amps up RLJ funding by $10m
AMC Networks will invest a further US$10 million into streaming service RLJ Entertainment following an…
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Magine creates Spanish movies SVOD service
Streaming company Magine is creating a subscription VOD service offering Spanish movies. Magine has hooked…
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MTG names new Viaplay chief as Karlen exits
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Ira Gladnikoff (pictured) as head of its subscription video-on-demand…
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Smosh co-founder exits YouTube channel
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‘93% of North American pay TV subs use SVOD’
Some 93% of pay TV subscribers in North America also use one of more subscription…
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HBO takes SVOD path in Caribbean
HBO Latin America is expanding SVOD service HBO Go. The Time Warner-owned company yesterday launched…
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Molotov & Arte team for Hellfest coverage
French over-the-top service Molotov has teamed up with public broadcaster Arte to stream coverage of…
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Fullscreen launches on Roku
US over-the-top service, Fullscreen, has launched on Roku streaming devices in the states. Youth-focused Fullscreen,…
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Content portability rules adopted in Europe
The European Council (EC) has adopted new rules that allow consumers who pay for online…
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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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NBC hires ex-Legendary digital chief
NBC Entertainment has drafted in former Legendary Digital Networks (LDN) exec Steven Hein. His new…