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Andrew McDonald
Andrew is Contributing Editor at Digital TV Europe. Follow him on Twitter @andy_mc_donald
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TiVo launches CubiTV for Android TV
TiVo has launched CubiTV for Android TV, a service designed to make it easy for…
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CME to explore ‘strategic alternatives’
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has started a process to “explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives…
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Strategy Analytics: Tizen remains top smart TV OS
Samsung’s Tizen platform remains the largest smart TV operating system globally by sales, followed by…
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Futuresource: Apple service to play ‘key role in evolution of SVOD’
Apple’s much anticipated streaming service, details of which are expected later today, will play “a…
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Discovery to launch HGTV in Germany
Discovery is due to launch home and lifestyle network HGTV in Germany, marking the channel’s…
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Latin America to add just five million pay TV subscribers by 2024
Latin America is expected to add around five million pay TV subscribers between 2018 and…
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MTG’s sale of Nova Group gets regulatory approval
MTG’s sale of its 95% shareholding in Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group to Advance Media Group has…
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Thinkbox: TV still accounts for 94.6% of video advertising
Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, claims that television accounted for…
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MLB.TV launches on Amazon Prime Channels
Baseball streaming service MLB.TV has launched on Amazon Prime Video channels in the US, allowing…
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Futuresource: set-top shipments to grow 1% in 2019
Shipments of set-top boxes (STBs) and media streamers are expected to grow 1% globally in…
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Panasonic deploys HbbTV OpApp for HD+ access in Germany
Panasonic has launched the first commercial deployment of the HbbTV Operator App, allowing viewers in…
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Asia Pacific VOD subscriptions tipped to reach 407 million by 2024
Asia Pacific video-on-demand subscriptions are set to climb from 221 million in 2018 to 407…
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Sky Deutschland adds YouTube, ARTE apps to Sky Q
Sky Deutschland is rolling out a “comprehensive software update” for Sky Q in the coming…
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LRG: US pay TV subscribers lost 2.9m subscribers in 2018
The largest pay TV providers in the US – representing some 95% of the market…
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Loop Media launches The Preview Channel on Xumo
Loop Media has launched a new ad-supported video-on-demand channel, The Preview Channel, on US over-the-top…
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RT and Yahlive launch RT France HD in the Middle East
RT has expanded its partnership with Yahlive by introducing RT France HD to French speakers in the…
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NENT Group and Boxer extend Danish distribution deal
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has extended its partnership with Danish digital TV distributor, Boxer. From…
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LG starts rollout of 2019 TV line
LG has started to roll out its 2019 premium TV line-up in South Korea and the…
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Channel 4 relaunches All 4, expands ad-free trial
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has relaunched it video-on-demand service, All 4, and is inviting more…
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Inside Secure closes acquisition of Verimatrix
Inside Secure has completed its acquisition of rival security solutions provider Verimatrix, paying US$138.1 million…
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BBC iPlayer stats led by Luther in January
Detective drama Luther was the best-performing programme on the BBC iPlayer in January, in a…
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Liberty Global sells UPC Switzerland to Sunrise
Liberty Global has agreed to sell its wholly-owned Swiss operation, UPC Switzerland, to local operator…
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Ginx Esports TV launches on Iflix
Ginx Esports TV has agreed a multi-territory Asian distribution deal with emerging markets SVOD service,…
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BBC and ITV to bring BritBox to the UK
The BBC and ITV expect to launch their joint SVOD service BritBox in the UK…
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Facebook introduces Showcase premium video ad scheme
Facebook is introducing a new video ad programme in the US, designed to help ad…
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ITV: political uncertainty impacting ad demand
ITV reported revenue gains but a decrease in earnings for full year 2018, and warned…
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GSMA: 5G to account for 15% of mobile connections by 2025
As the number of 5G network launches and devices increases this year, 5G is on…
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Ofcom publishes draft no-deal Brexit broadcast licences
Ofcom has published draft broadcast licence templates that could be used in the event of…
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Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2 headset
Microsoft has unveiled its second-generation HoloLens mixed reality headset at a press event at Mobile…
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STV launches subscription service STV Player+
Scottish broadcaster STV has launched an ad-free subscription video-on-demand service, STV Player+, that will be…