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    Programming

    Pay-TV

    1. Pay-TV firms to control 80% of TV revenues by 2022
    2. Global pay-TV growth stalls
    3. Sky Deutschland, Perform Group score Champions League rights in Germany and Austria
    4. Global pay-TV subscribers total 969MN in 2016
    5. History Japan appoints new general manager

    Online Video

    1. AP embarks on content tie-up with Tokyo’s Spectee
    2. Amazon Prime Video app comes to Apple TV
    3. Amazon UK live TV upgrade could lead to licence demand
    4. FOX taps Vimond for AFL streaming service
    5. YouTube makes major original content push

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    4K/UltraHD

    1. Brexit applies brake to growth but Ultra HD the dominant UK high-definition TV format
    2. Antaviana Films selects Mistika Ultima for Spanish Ultra HD project
    3. Alma TV launches Insight’s 4K channel, DTH service
    4. Europe shows steady progress in 4KTV
    5. RTVE, Hispasat press Red Button for 4K, VOD

    IPTV

    1. MultTV launches IPTV in Brazil
    2. Telefónica kicks off IPTV operation in Colombia
    3. Cantv aims to bring IPTV beyond Caracas
    4. Vodafone Spain surpasses 18 million homes with FTTH
    5. Televisa increases IPTV footprint in Mexico

    Sponsors

    Ad Tech

    1. SpotX, Immersion team to bring scale to haptic-responsive mobile video ads
    2. UK TV advertising growth set to slow
    3. Ooyala appoints Nikzad as COO
    4. iHeartMedia, Fox join forces on data-driven ad products
    5. Adobe aims for targeting with new cloud advertising platform

    3D

    1. RealD expands Russian 3D market with Cinema Park deal
    2. SENSIO snags 3D patent in US
    3. Hispasat adds High TV 3D, looks for 4K distribution
    4. 3D not yet dead, asserts analyst
    5. Foxtel closes down 3DTV offering

    Broadcast

    1. Televés leads EU project to monitor Colombian DTT signal
    2. Brazil’s Netshow.me gets capital injection for B2B video
    3. TVNZ taps Telestream for media processing
    4. Chile’s Canal 13 HD airs outside capital
    5. Spanish telcos must continue to pay for RTVE

    Satellite

    1. Mediaset footprint spreads across LATAM
    2. du expands teleport facility to fulfil broadcasters’ demands
    3. Problem detected with SES AMC-9 satellite
    4. EUTELSAT 172B begins orbital ascent
    5. Intelsat, Dalkom team to broaden EMEA satellite services

    Shows 2015

    Cable

    1. Peruvian pay-TV penetration set to reach 65% by 2022
    2. Conatel monitors Venezuelan pay-TV providers as service quality plummets
    3. SITI appoints Rajesh Sethi as executive director, CEO
    4. Nuevo Siglo drives to XroadMedia for cable TV, OTT personalisation
    5. SCTE•ISBE debuts DOCSIS 3.1 engineering course

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. Televisa maintains football lead
    2. La Reina de la Canción rocks for Univision
    3. Televisa scores over 9MN viewers with Mexico vs. US game
    4. UniMás out-delivers Telemundo with Moisés finale
    5. Roland Garros a ratings smash for Eurosport

    DTT

    1. Months after analogue switch-off, 25 million Mexicans still without DTT
    2. Mediaset unveils new free-to-air network
    3. Arsat throttles back on DTT development in Argentina
    4. Secuoya names Spanish DTT network Ten
    5. Gabon aims to switch to digital TV for CAN 2017

    Security

    1. ZOO Digital nabs content protection accreditation
    2. Frapa unveils format rip-off detection analysis service
    3. Content giants form anti-piracy alliance
    4. Pixelogic nabs content security certification for Burbank office
    5. CASBAA commends piracy crackdown

    Infrastructure

    1. YouTube reveals new VR format
    2. FreeCast forges micro-channel TV ecosystem
    3. LATAM fails to reach ITU mobile broadband recommendations
    4. DMC claims Europe’s first fully virtualised platform for all-IP video
    5. Blue Ridge expands TV offer after SeaChange upgrade

    MWC 2015

    1. MWC 2015: Telefónica jumps into 5G
    2. MWC 2015: MTN Côte d'Ivoire, Summview unveil mobile TV service
    3. MWC 2015: Quickplay integrates LTE Broadcast within managed video platform
    4. MWC 2015: Tata Sky launches India's first commercial 4K video service
    5. MWC 2015: NTT DoCoMo, Nokia reach 2Gbps '5G' speeds

    Cabsat 2015

    1. CABSAT 2015: consumption moves to 'TV now', not TV everywhere
    2. CABSAT 2015: Sharjah TV moves to HD with Grass Valley
    3. CABSAT 2015: OSN taps Imagine to upgrade sports transmission
    4. CABSAT 2015: MBC unveils X Factor 2015 jury, transmission date
    5. CABSAT 2015: VIMN launches African BET channel on DStv

    Second Screen

    1. WWE debuts emoji app
    2. TV still at the top for in-home streaming
    3. Movistar launches multiscreen Peruvian music offer
    4. Second screen key for LATAM Olympics advertising
    5. Smart TVs used in half of Argentina’s connected homes

    VOD

    1. UK TV most popular EU TV content available on Netflix and iTunes
    2. Amazon India snaps up Warner Bros content
    3. Astro launches free streaming service NJOI Now
    4. Spuul app added to Amazon Fire Stick, Kindle in India
    5. Amazon India seals content deal with Paramount

    Mobile

    1. América Tevé revamps US mobile presence
    2. Chile’s Movistar launches 360º platform for ConfeCup football
    3. Video to form three-quarters of mobile traffic by 2022
    4. Online video boosts mobile data consumption in Mexico
    5. Bolt’s final home run live on Digicel PlayGo

    Social TV

    1. Telestream unveils video automation tool for social media delivery
    2. Spaniards take to Twitter when watching TV
    3. Time Warner, Snap seal social media partnership
    4. Venezuela aims to eliminate Web anonymity
    5. Scripps Lifestyle Studios launches talent incubation unit

    Deals

    1. Kwesé welcomes UEFA, FIFA football to African TV platforms
    2. Magnify licenses Doobidoo to Kanal D in Turkey
    3. 2btube manages AwesomenessTV in Spain
    4. Boomerang, Underground announce co-production
    5. Eros allies with Pana for Indo-Turkish co-productions

    NAB 2015

    1. NAB 2015: BT Media Move set to 'revolutionise' video transport
    2. NAB 2015: VSN launches VOD, streaming tool for MAM
    3. NAB 2015: TF1 signs up SintecMedia to boost licensing revs
    4. NAB 2015: Hispasat introduces SAT>IP, new 4K content
    5. NAB 2015: Televisa expands satellite capacity with Eutelsat

    OTT

    1. Chinese regulator shuts video streaming services
    2. Turner invests in Vietnam digital media network POPS
    3. fuboTV adds CBS programming to streaming service
    4. Atresmedia launches Android TV app
    5. fuboTV seals $55MN in Series C funding

    SuperHD

    VOD

    1. Crackle joins Panama’s Cable Onda
    2. Magine tries again in Spain
    3. China receives first Netflix content via iQIYI
    4. Netflix nabs international rights for El Ministerio del Tiempo
    5. Amazon Prime provides preview of first Indian Original series