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    Programming

    1. Talpa’s format The Floor now covers Italy
    2. Fremantle, Cat Tien Sa, VTV3 team for Vietnam Idol return
    3. BritBox kicks off production on Beyond Paradise series 2
    4. POP MAX to get nationwide coverage in UK
    5. W, UKTV Play take Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over USA second series

    Broadcast

    1. Malmö to host Eurovision 2024
    2. Current UK local TV stations set to remain on air until 2034
    3. BBC bigs it up at Broadcast Awards 2023
    4. Everyone TV hires Huggers as chairman
    5. Digital UK rebrands as Everyone TV

    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

    VOD

    1. Viaplay Group inks Formula 1 get on the grid for the Netherlands
    2. Paramount+ broadens global Korean content offer
    3. Paramount+ comes to Swisscom
    4. Paramount+ to launch in Japan
    5. Pluto TV launches on Philips Smart TVs

    Deals

    1. Keshet orders Woodcut’s Catch Me If You Can
    2. Rainmaker claims milestone distribution deal with Scripps
    3. Sphere Media Kids And Family rolls out Project Rube for TVOkids
    4. Hulu, Foxtel, BritBox get Better drama
    5. Fred Media reveals biggest ever MIPCOM slate

    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. Diagnal, Lounges.tv maintain technology partnership
    2. Vaudeville renews post-production agreement with Warner Bros UK
    3. Cignal TV taps Quickplay platform for Pilipinas Live sports app
    4. TDC claims creative, technical talent leads in virtual production
    5. Clearplay taps MyStreme for smart TVs, streaming filtering

    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

    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. 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

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. Road cycling spins out ratings tour de force for Warner Bros
    2. EE, Vodafone gain UK mobile video acclaim
    3. VOD to the fore as Barb broadens reach of measurement API
    4. 12MN watch Women’s World Cup final on BBC TV
    5. Two-thirds of UK homes take SVOD

    4K/UltraHD

    1. Outdoor and waterproof TVs from Sylvox set the scene
    2. AMC Networks extends VIZIO partnership
    3. Amazon surpasses 200MN sales for Fire streaming players and smart TVs
    4. Roku announces retail availability for Select, Plus Series TVs
    5. Lionsgate+ launches on Samsung smart TV across UK, Ireland, LATAM

    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

    Social TV

    1. V10 takes Shorthand to publish and distribute short-form content
    2. The Flash launched as Web3 movie experience
    3. SPORT1, Starzz sign strategic Web3 co-operation
    4. Playbux, iQIYI launch Watch to Win
    5. Warner Bros, Eluvio launch Superman Web3 Movie Experience

    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. Ateme enables first 5G broadcast transmission in US
    2. UK broadcast & telecom partners secure funding for 5G demo project
    3. LiveU, Neutral Wireless to showcase private 5G workflows
    4. Dejero to unveil EnGo 3s transmitter
    5. Starzplay partners with TPAY for mobile payments

    Satellite

    1. wedotv goes FAST in Italy through Eutelsat’s Hotbird
    2. UKTV expands SES partnership
    3. SES, Quanta team to serve LATAM sports, events
    4. AVS expands Brazilian broadcast services from Eutelsat 65 West A
    5. EchoStar, DISH Network merge businesses

    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

    SuperHD

    Business

    OTT

    1. Pluto TV lands on Bouygues STBs
    2. Samsung TV Plus expands content offer
    3. HSN launches Livestream video shopping on Sling Freestream
    4. FilmRise expands offering on Samsung TV Plus
    5. LG launches version 3.0 of streaming service

    Shows 2015

    Ad Tech

    1. Ipsos, Teads team on global AI-driven ad analysis
    2. LG Ad Solutions announces new CTV targeting and measurement
    3. Ad loads decline 40% since 2016
    4. MoEngage, ThinkAnalytics team to deliver hyper-personalised CX
    5. Synamedia Iris lights up unified advertising

    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

    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

    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. Synamedia shapes counter-piracy and password sharing strategy
    2. NAGRA, Eluvio claim first in decentralised premium video watermarking
    3. yes selects Synamedia for streaming distribution watermarking
    4. NAGRA, 2G Digital Post enable secure auto AI content localisation
    5. Claro Colombia turns TVkey Cloud to expand reach, lower subs costs