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    4K/UltraHD

    IPTV

    1. Cello tunes up for Freeview TVs
    2. BT launches new slate of aggregated TV packages
    3. UK broadband boost as Openreach extends full fibre reach
    4. South Korean IPTV revenues to near $4BN by 2024
    5. ATEME powers VOD OTT and IPTV services for Korea’s Medialog

    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

    Mobile

    1. Sony unveils 5G Xperia smartphone line
    2. Facebook to the fore as YouTube accounts for over a quarter of all mobile traffic
    3. UK creative industries gain £30MN government funding to test 5G
    4. 5G set to deliver £2.3BN boost to entertainment sector by 2030
    5. Samsung takes 5G mainstream with Galaxy S20 smartphone line

    VOD

    1. Disney+ to launch in UK at discounted annual rate but without The Simpsons
    2. VIZIO embeds Disney+ on SmartCast TVs
    3. DAZN Media launches global football package
    4. Amazon scores with Premier League as majority of UK homes take SVOD
    5. Pluto TV, Hisense, Vidaa forge global partnership

    Security

    1. NFI selects DVnor Organizer for content distribution
    2. Mediaset selects Irdeto as Mitele Plus security partner
    3. European Commission slams Saudi Arabia for beoutQ support
    4. Pay-TV association study reveals growing Latin American online piracy
    5. New Indonesian piracy sites filling the hole left by IndoXXI

    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

    Deals

    1. Windstream adds YouTube TV to service grid
    2. Mezzo expands in Asia with the launch on Canal+ Myanmar
    3. Leonine acquires world sales rights to Herzogpark
    4. Viacom International Studios, Infinity Hill ink Spanish-Language development deal
    5. Ovation inks linear deal with RLJ for Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime

    VOD

    1. Starz Play eyes 50 shows to boost market advantage
    2. Sky to offer Netflix in UK from November in Ultimate On Demand package
    3. Qinetic brings first fitness channel to XUMO
    4. iflix reveals online video news hub
    5. Movistar+ launches on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick

    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

    DTT

    1. ITU adopts ATSC 3.0 as recommended digital broadcast standard
    2. Freeview blames high pressure weather systems for reception problems
    3. Arqiva,Talking Pictures renew partnership until 2022
    4. Nigeria’s digital TV switchover continues in Kwara, Kaduna states
    5. Kino Polska zooms in for Cable Television Networks & Partners

    Shows 2015

    Infrastructure

    1. TV Azteca taps Dalet to support digital, social and terrestrial channels
    2. Altibox takes Technicolor for Nordic connected home CE
    3. Globecast begins ‘game-changing’ infrastructure as code
    4. G-Core Labs expands public cloud facility in Moscow
    5. Humax expands portfolio of RDK devices

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    SuperHD

    Online Video

    1. Story of Yanxi Palace tops Google’s 2018 TV search league
    2. MCN values ‘plummet’ as margin opportunity dwindles
    3. Triple-digit year-on-year growth in global TV streaming
    4. YouTube users watch over 180MN hours of video on TV screens per day
    5. BT enhances TV app

    OTT

    1. Peacock adds A+E content to launch portfolio
    2. Freecast breaks loose with cord-cutting ad
    3. paus streaming platform forges Raindance partnership
    4. fuboTV further fills bouquet with Insight TV
    5. Quarter of US broadband households use free, ad-based OTT services

    Sponsors

    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

    Social TV

    1. Dave begins comedy campaign on TikTok
    2. Dedicated social video content commissions soar
    3. Viacom forges Facebook partnership
    4. Facebook continues LaLiga tie-up in India
    5. Facebook introduces Portal TV set-top box

    Ad Tech

    1. Connected TV video ad impressions triple in two years
    2. NBCUniversal hits marketplace with unified monetisation platform
    3. Tying TV to business outcomes a high priority for Euro advertisers
    4. FreeWheel hires new exec to drive addressable TV offering in Europe
    5. TVSquared launches global cross-platform attribution solution

    Broadcast

    1. UK sees share of European TV station fall as Brexit fears become real
    2. DNA to close terrestrial TV network
    3. GatesAir wins TVN Chile digital TV transmission contract
    4. Ricky Ow becomes WarnerMedia president for APAC distribution, ad sales
    5. iTV, AM Television reveal new channel NE News

    Cable

    1. Liberty Global to offer Netflix to cable customers across Europe
    2. Westman taps Harmonic's CableOS for broadband expansion
    3. Virgin Media gains rights to show all Amazon Prime Video Premier League fixtures
    4. European cable hits new revenue highs but TV loses out to broadband
    5. Altice USA to integrate Amazon Prime

    Pay-TV

    1. BT Sport introduces monthly pass
    2. AT&T has horror Q3 as US pay-TV continues to bleed subs
    3. Sky UK embarks on recruitment drive
    4. Satellite maintains lion’s share of Euro pay-TV arena
    5. Beeline launches cloud TV with Kaltura

    Programming

    1. NineTNine cooks up culinary content collaboration with Samira TV
    2. Viacom International Studios strikes co-production deal with Diagonal TV
    3. Sky furthers factual slate with Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature
    4. BBC launches Angelina Jolie-led global news show for young audiences
    5. Spanish football at vanguard of DIRECTV 2020 sports offer

    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

    Satellite

    1. Damaged EUTELSAT 5 West B to operate at 45% capacity
    2. RTL Deutschland renews SES ASTRA SD broadcasting deal
    3. Broadcast struggles in Q1 but Eutelsat sees better times ahead
    4. C-Band Alliance improves spectrum clearing proposal to avoid 5G interference
    5. EUTELSAT 5 West B reports potential array malfunction

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. Viu claims audience milestones for 2019
    2. CBS Reality retains leadership among UK adult women in 2019
    3. Tubi claims record growth for 2019
    4. All-screen approach attributed for Australian Open engagement uplift
    5. SVOD on the up but TV viewing time dips year-on-year in France