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    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

    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

    Infrastructure

    1. Magyar Telekom takes on ThinkAnalytics for discovery, promotions
    2. ProSiebenSat.1 Media goes EVS for live production, replays, content management
    3. Seven Network taps Imagine to shape converged TV trading
    4. DVB-T2 to ensure longevity of European DTT industry
    5. Clickon claims end-to-end production world's first

    Ad Tech

    1. Concerns arise about inflammatory, misleading ad content surge
    2. Samsung Ads, Experian team for enhanced ad targeting
    3. Red Bee Media inks consumer behaviour and agreement with Advocado
    4. FuboTV claims success for advertisers adopting unified ID 2.0
    5. Zype, TripleLift partner to bring in-show programmatic ads to CTV

    Programming

    1. White Spark Pictures to embark on landmark documentary project
    2. Discovery Finland recommissions Ultimate Escape
    3. NEO Studios kicks off Factory of Dreams: Benfica
    4. BeyondTNC to put music docs on the map
    5. Milkshake! announces slate of new and returning kids shows

    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

    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

    VOD

    1. Pluto TV debuts livestream video shopping with QVC, HSN
    2. discovery+ launches on DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream
    3. Hayu expands reach across Central, Eastern Europe
    4. ITVX adds Warner Bros. Discovery content to launch slate
    5. Disney+, Hulu combined would own the most hit titles in the US

    4K/UltraHD

    1. TCL unveils Mini LED QLED TVs for World Cup
    2. RTVE to score HDR UHD first for World Cup coverage
    3. Roku TV rolls out into Germany
    4. Vestel to launch first Powered by TiVo smart TVs in Europe in 2023
    5. Vestel to launch first Powered by TiVo smart TVs in Europe in 2023

    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

    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

    Satellite

    1. Helwa TV lands across MENA with Arabsat
    2. Video orbit keeps falling but SES claims solid fiscal Q3 2022
    3. SES launches second and third C-Band satellites
    4. Eutelsat hails ‘broadly stable’ video business in Q3
    5. Sky renews SES satellite capacity deal

    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

    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. ITV gets game face on with WordSurge
    2. Warner Bros, Eluvio unveil The Fellowship Of The Ring Web3 experience
    3. SPI international unveils first metaverse space
    4. IFA 2022: Meta chips in with Qualcomm partnership
    5. Insight TV doubles down on digital for Introuble rebrand

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. World Cup delivering record-breaking TV audience numbers
    2. World Cup scores for global broadcasters
    3. Streaming remains top format for audiences
    4. Netflix signs up for BARB measurement
    5. Sky sees immediate roaring success for House of the Dragon

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    OTT

    1. Samsung TV Plus draws on RetroCrush for linear anime
    2. Curtain up for Cineverse on Smart TV
    3. FAST Channels TV brings popular viewing to CarbonTV
    4. Samsung TV Plus bolsters channel line-up
    5. Staccs strikes Samsung TV Plus deal for free access to new channel

    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

    Mobile

    1. Ericsson: 5G to break billion subs barrier by end of 2022
    2. One in six UK mobile users believe 5G overhyped
    3. Enea video optimisation claims network energy consumption reduction
    4. UK concerns arise but global 5G adoption increases rapidly
    5. QTV claims private 5G first with Queen Elizabeth’s final departure

    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

    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

    Security

    1. DAZN teams up with Irdeto to fight premium sports piracy
    2. Quarter of US homes believe films should be available free
    3. Singapore court blocks 99 illegal domains
    4. DoubleVerify reveals new connected TV advertising fraud scheme
    5. Viu, True Visions deal ACE with first Asia-Pacific members

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    Broadcast

    1. BBC One to rollout regional programming in HD
    2. Major US broadcasters unveil NextGen TV on five local stations in South Carolina
    3. BBC to show Glasto in UHD
    4. BT Sport to make 2022 UEFA football finals free to watch
    5. Digital UK makes clean sweep of UK broadcasters