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    Programming

    1. Keshet International unveils drama slate to London buyers
    2. Revelation Films secures rights to life story Of Norwell Roberts
    3. Globo bets on telenovelas, originals for Content Americas
    4. ITV plays blockbuster card for 2023 entertainment offer
    5. Outlander season seven to return in summer 2023

    Broadcast

    1. BBC bigs it up at Broadcast Awards 2023
    2. Everyone TV hires Huggers as chairman
    3. Digital UK rebrands as Everyone TV
    4. UK government abandons Channel 4 privatisation plans
    5. Warner Bros. Discovery Europe unveils Australian Open service

    Pay-TV

    1. Now TV extends exclusive Premier League broadcast rights for three seasons
    2. Sky rebrands entertainment portfolio with Sky Showcase, Sky Max
    3. LIVENow to offer PPV option for English Premier League
    4. SPI International’s FightBox launches with Canal+ in Ethiopia
    5. European Super League unveiled but broadcast plans unclear

    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

    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

    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

    VOD

    1. ITV to take kids’ programming to ITVX
    2. ZEE5 Global commissions second season of The Broken News
    3. AMC+ goes linear channel on Vodafone TV in Spain
    4. BritBox International racks up three million subs
    5. Viaplay streaming launches in US

    Satellite

    1. SES announces successful launch of fourth, fifth C-band satellites
    2. M7 inks satellite capacity agreement for BBC Earth HD
    3. Infront, SES team for Alpine World Ski Championships
    4. QVC, HSN cash in on ViaLite teleport upgrade
    5. Eutelsat confirms suspension of Russian, Iranian channels

    OTT

    1. VIZIO to release exclusive series in time for March Madness
    2. QVC and HSN bring livestream video shopping to Redbox
    3. Vevo launches linear-programmed Freevee channels in the UK, Germany
    4. SPIN goes FAST on Amazon Freevee with Best Ever Channels
    5. Astro expands streaming bouquet with Viu

    Infrastructure

    1. Media Distillery launches ad break detection solution
    2. ORF selects Bitmovin to optimise streaming experiences
    3. ITN taps AWS for cloud-based content production and delivery
    4. Red Bee, Innovative renew EPG partnership
    5. Pixellot, Baidu look to revolutionise China’s local sports market using AI

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    Online Video

    1. Vice World News to debut digital series Border to Border
    2. YouTube introduces short-form video fund
    3. YouTube offers solution to Roku ‘retrans’ row
    4. ThinkAnalytics adds AI and cloud-native tech to Content Discovery Platform
    5. Zixi and Telstra join up for global live video distribution

    Sponsors

    Cable

    1. NOS goes linear on demand with Media Distillery
    2. Virgin Media adds 500 Mbps fibre broadband to all bundles
    3. J:COM, Plume partner on advanced smart home services to Japanese cable ops
    4. Vodafone Group taps Synamedia for unified global TV platform
    5. Coronavirus: Comcast sees massive leap in linear TV, VOD streaming traffic

    Deals

    1. Woodcut, Abacus announce Amazon Prime Video exclusives
    2. MBC Group extends NBCUniversal licensing deal
    3. DAZN launches dedicated Sky boxing channel
    4. NOW TV takes All3Media premium content, key brands in Hong Kong
    5. S4C, BBC Cymru Wales announce new comedy drama

    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

    Security

    1. NAGRA deepens AWS Partnership
    2. Friend MTS appoints new CEO
    3. Digiturk deepens Irdeto content protection partnership
    4. German illegal TV consumption causes €1.8BN loss
    5. LucidLink becomes first cloud collaboration tool to adopt TPN+ platform

    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

    Social TV

    1. myco secures PSL cricket MENA rights
    2. Rebel Team appoints Little Dot Sport as social partner
    3. Source Digital, Sansar claim metaverse smart TV first
    4. Parlophone, Little Dot Studios team for Sam Ryder original social content
    5. ITV gets game face on with WordSurge

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. ITV claims biggest hits for broadcaster streaming in 2022
    2. iPlayer enjoys best ever year with over 7BN streams in 2022
    3. Australian Open streaming serves ace for Warner Bros. Discovery Europe
    4. Video Solutions sees AVOD active users rocket
    5. ITVX becomes instant hit with streaming viewing, users

    VOD

    1. Disney+ Hotstar strengthens Telugu content offering for 2022
    2. Starz Play eyes 50 shows to boost market advantage
    3. Sky to offer Netflix in UK from November in Ultimate On Demand package
    4. Qinetic brings first fitness channel to XUMO
    5. iflix reveals online video news hub

    SuperHD

    Shows 2015

    IPTV

    1. KT taps Synamedia for Asia-Pac’s first virtualised headend
    2. DAZN kicks off Premier league football at Spanish commercial premises
    3. Netgem TV now available on VX Fiber Open Access Platform
    4. waipu.tv welcomes SPI/FilmBox channels to Germany
    5. medici.tv launches in South Korea on SK Broadband

    Mobile

    1. Paramount+ to launch first mobile-only subscription plan
    2. Ofcom opens up mmWave spectrum in the UK
    3. Globo taps TVU in standalone 5G live transmission tests
    4. MWC 2023: Orange taps Ericsson for 5G first in Spain
    5. MWC 2023: Mobile industry boosts delivery with open network APIs

    Business

    Ad Tech

    1. DoubleVerify streamlines traffic workflow with campaign automator
    2. Brightcove launches ad monetisation service
    3. ITV enhances data offer with increased InfoSum stake
    4. DoubleVerify gains MRC accreditation for attention measurement
    5. Estrella rolls with FreeWheel to accelerate connected TV ad growth

    DTT

    1. UK broadcasters complete integration of Digital UK and Freesat
    2. DTG releases D-Book 12.5
    3. Freeview moves home as 700MHz spectrum is cleared for 5G
    4. ITU adopts ATSC 3.0 as recommended digital broadcast standard
    5. Freeview blames high pressure weather systems for reception problems