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Disney+ has the potential to make a strong entrance in the UK (Digital TV News)
Published February 6, 2020As Disney+ gears up to launch, the UK video on demand market faces major changes – and the users are ready More and more major film and television brands are joining the band of VoD-streaming platforms and launching their own services. Disney+, in particular, is expected to ignite further competition. Up to 7.6 million VoD […]
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Vodafone hails ‘encouraging’ success of converged offers after Liberty Global acquisition (Digital TV Europe)
Published February 6, 2020Vodafone is seeing “encouraging” take-up of converged offers in the markets where it integrated assets from Liberty Global last year, the acquisition of which boosted its top line in Europe by over 10%. Excluding the VodafoneZiggo JV with Liberty Global in the Netherlands, Vodafone had 24.7 million fixed broadband customers, including 21 million ‘next-generation network’ […]
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Intertrust, Friend MTS extend streaming piracy fight (Advanced Television)
Published February 6, 2020DRM technology specialist Intertrust and content protection service provider Friend MTS are extending their partnership agreement that enhances Intertrust’s ExpressPlay content protection platform with Friend MTS anti-piracy and watermarking technology services. Now, an additional layer of protection is introduced that is complementary to the ExpressPlay content security suite, which features ExpressPlay DRM and ExpressPlay XCA. […]
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Xbox says Nintendo and Sony no longer main rivals (BBC Technology)
Published February 6, 2020Microsoft no longer sees PlayStation-maker Sony and Nintendo as the biggest competition for its Xbox platform. Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming, said he now considered Amazon and Google as his top rivals because of their cloud-computing infrastructure. Cloud gaming tackles some common frustrations experienced by players but introduces some issues of its own. But […]
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Linear TV Ad Impacts Set for 21% Decline to 2025 (Rapid TV News)
Published February 6, 2020Research from media consultancy BARB, has revealed that linear TV is set to see around a 21% fall in overall adult commercial impacts for advertisers by 2025 but buyers seeking alternatives will also find that reaching audiences online is not straightforward. The video-focused cross media measurement report, Mind The Gap: A Closer Look At Video […]
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Vodafone TV goes OTT in Greece (CSI Magazine)
Published February 6, 2020Like other large telecoms operators, Vodafone is opening up its television service in Greece to encourage take-up. Vodafone TV will be available to all consumers, regardless of their networks or technologies used. Customers of all Greek broadband providers will be able to access Vodafone TV through a single service, priced at EUR 9.4 per month, […]
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NENT acquires exclusive pan-Nordic Premier League rights (Broadband TV News)
Published February 6, 2020NENT Group has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the Premier League in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland from 2022 to 2028. The six-year agreement means that streaming service Viaplay will become the home of Premier League in the Nordic region. In addition to Viaplay, NENT Group also runs the Viasat pay-TV channels and a […]
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Disney+ to reach 126m subs by 2025 (Advanced
Published February 6, 2020Following the results announcement that exceeded even Disney’s expectations, analyst firm Digital TV Research has upgraded its forecasts for Disney+. Disney+ will be the biggest SVoD winner over the next five years. Disney+ will add 105 million paying subscribers between end-2019 and 2025 to take its total to 126 million. Disney+ will reach 53 per […]
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Bouygues offers Amazon Prime Video at € 5.99 per month on Bbox Miami and 4K (EngNews24h)
Published February 5, 2020Bouygues Télécom now offers Amazon Prime Video on Bbox Miami and 4K Bboxes. The operator allows its subscribers to access the catalog of the streaming platform at a price of 5.99 euros per month, the price already offered in the Amazon Prime subscription. With this new offer, Bouygues is following the example of SFR and […]
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UK government to consult public over licence fee avoidance decriminalisation (Digital TV Europe)
Published February 5, 2020The British government has confirmed that it will consult with members of the public over whether licence fee non-payment should stop being a criminal offence. This is the strongest indicator yet that Boris Johnson’s government – one which has repeatedly questioned the pubcaster’s funding model – is serious in its plans to reform the licence […]
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JAM Media Invests in PixStor High-Performance Central Storage for Demanding Animation Pipeline (Pixit Media)
Published February 5, 2020Pixit Media, pioneer of software-defined storage and data-management solutions for the Media and Entertainment industry, is pleased to announce that multi-award-winning JAM Media is the latest high-profile customer to deploy its high-performance PixStor software-defined storage platform. With operations in Dublin and Belfast, JAM Media creates and produces animated and live action content for the children’s […]
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Sky to become net zero carbon by 2030 (Advanced Television)
Published February 4, 2020Sky has announced plans to go net zero carbon by 2030 by cutting the emissions created from the use of its products, its suppliers across the world and by its business. Sky said it will become net zero carbon by: making all of its tech products more energy efficient developing the world’s most sustainable film […]
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PRComs appointed by SDI Media for Global PR Support (PRComs)
Published February 4, 2020Plaisted Reid Communications (PRComs), the international integrated communications agency offering PR and Marketing services for the Broadcast and Entertainment Technology sector, has been appointed by SDI Media, the largest provider of localization services, to supply global PR services to the business. Established in 1974 with offices and facilities in 34 countries, SDI Media is the […]
