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MTV UK, Timberland team on two-part doc from Rumpus Media
MTV UK has teamed up with global lifestyle brand Timberland on an ad-funded documentary. The…
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Channel 5 orders ‘Neighbours’ spin-off for My5 VOD service
Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a spin-off of Australian soap Neighbours for streamer…
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My5 to host UK premieres of Stan, Crackle originals
Viacom-backed VOD service My5 will host the UK premieres of two dramas from Sony Pictures…
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Asia Pacific VOD subs to see 84% growth by 2024
Asia Pacific video-on-demand subscriptions are set to climb from 221m in 2018 to 407m by 2024,…
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Rakuten TV to expand to 40 territories in 2019
Rakuten TV is looking to triple its market presence to 40 territories in 2019 via…
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UK parliament launches inquiry on the future of PSBs
The UK’s communications committee is launching a new inquiry that investigates whether there is a…
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Exclusive: Discovery to roll out VOD service in India
Discovery is to roll out an Indian VOD service just a year after the business…
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My5, All4 bolster services with content deal, SVOD function
Viacom-owned catch-up service My5 has struck a content deal with Israeli cable group Hot. The…
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RTL lays out VOD-focused strategy for 2019
RTL Group has set out plans to expand its video-on-demand services by developing a joint…
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RTL posts strong results as it focuses on VOD and drama
RTL announced strong Q2 and H1 results as it focuses on its two main growth…
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Sony looks to sell stake in Crackle
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is looking to sell a piece of its streaming service, Crackle,…
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Pantaflix & Premiere Digital strike int’l content deal
German VOD platform Pantaflix has struck a global content deal with US-based Premiere Digital, as…
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Reese Witherspoon to launch VOD channel with AT&T
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and AT&T will be debuting two new female-driven series on DirectTV,…
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STV shuts down STV2 channel as it invests in digital
STV has laid out its plans for the next three years, which will see the…
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Discovery & Walter Presents launch drama service in Italy
Channel 4’s VOD service for foreign-language drama, Walter Presents, will be teaming up with Discovery…
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EU bodies agree 30% quota on SVOD services
The European Parliament, European Council and the European Commission have struck a preliminary deal on…
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Endemol Shine partners with China’s Youku for originals
Endemol Shine Group has reached a co-development partnership between its China office and China’s VOD…
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RTL Belgium launches Check digital platform
RTL Belgium has launched a new digital platform dedicated to pop culture called Check. The…
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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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China’s iQiyi buys UK dramas Rellik & Miniaturist
iQIYI, the chinese online platform, has acquired UK-produced series Rellik (pictured) and The Miniaturist. The…
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Piracy costing service providers ‘up to $8bn a year’
Video service providers lose between US$6 billion and US$8 billion in revenue to piracy each…
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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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VOD playing crucial role in Euro content funding
On-demand services are set to become the main financial support for European content, a new…
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Netflix growth ‘slowing’ in big European markets
US streaming service Netflix is seeing subs growth slow in major European territories, according to…
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UK ‘is Euro on-demand leader’
UK viewers have been the quickest in Western Europe to embrace on-demand TV, while Italians…
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Netflix drives VOD boom in Australia
Use of VOD and SVOD in Australia will increase sharply with Netflix spurring much of…
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On-demand TV revenues on course to hit $6bn
Forecasts for almost 100 countries show that revenues from on-demand TV shows and movies will…
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Sky leads UK catch-up TV market, Netflix leads VOD
Sky’s catch-up service is now the “most comprehensive in the UK”, according to digital media…
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Quickflix to offer HBO series soon after US broadcast
Australian on demand platform Quickflix has scored a significant agreement with HBO that will allow…
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UK on-demand TV hits ‘saturation point’
The UK market for on-demand TV is reaching saturation point, with only a limited potential…
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