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    4K/UltraHD

    1. Virgin unveils dedicated 4K/Ultra HD entertainment channel
    2. World Cup gives welcome kick to high-end TV market in H1 2018
    3. Super-large TV panel market to super-size over next ten years
    4. COSMOTE TV deploys Zenterio’s EUROBOX
    5. IFA 2018: Samsung unveils 8K television

    Cable

    1. Com Hem taps TiVo for personalised content discovery platform
    2. Comcast integrates university sports nets in US
    3. GTPL Hathway offers dual play service
    4. Canada’s SaskTel launches OTT-friendly service
    5. Vibrant Virgin buoys Liberty as video business lags in Q2

    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

    Shows 2015

    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

    Security

    1. IBC 2018: Irdeto secures Airtel digital TV content platform
    2. IBC 2018: NAGRA, Samsung launch smart TV security for premium pay-TV
    3. IBC 2018: Verimatrix modernises content distribution model
    4. LaLiga teams with Google to tackle football pirates
    5. CI Plus debuts content protection for UHD

    Online Video

    1. Triple-digit year-on-year growth in global TV streaming
    2. YouTube users watch over 180MN hours of video on TV screens per day
    3. BT enhances TV app
    4. Unreel added to Roku development community
    5. YouTube announces two new original series for Premium platform

    Pay-TV

    1. Russia’s Beeline creates TV buzz with Kaltura
    2. Third of US pay-TV households downsize packages
    3. Traditional pay-TV still dominates live sports
    4. Nigeria becomes Africa’s main pay-TV market
    5. Three-quarters of US consumers refuse to cut the cord

    Broadcast

    1. Star India, Viacom18 prepare for ISL in six languages
    2. Newzroom Africa wins MultiChoice approval
    3. Condemnation for jailing of Myanmar journalists
    4. Boxx TV unveils small form-factor broadcast gear
    5. StarHub launches Andriod TV Oreo box, boosts Asian 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

    Ad Tech

    1. IBC 2018: MediaKind announces personalised ad/content distribution rights suite
    2. IBM Watson AI powers IRIS.TV recommendations
    3. PeerLogix, 180byTwo deepen ad platform integration
    4. Yospace, SpotX, Kaltura come together on advanced advertising
    5. FreeWheel underlines the importance of premium advertising

    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

    Programming

    1. NASA UHD channel blasts off on Roku
    2. Mystery Road leads to BBC Four
    3. Amazon to bring Kristen Bell’s kids’ music education series to Prime
    4. Virgin TV bolsters TV offering with Indian channels
    5. Disney puts finishing touches on Sydney to the Max

    IPTV

    1. Netgem, Three UK bring Freeview Play devices to UK
    2. OSN partners with Huawei for MENA IPTV
    3. Cogeco brings immersive video to Canadian IPTV
    4. Vitec, ATX team to offer IPTV content security
    5. Swisscom taps ATEME for MediaCloud

    Social TV

    1. Twitter increases Asian content through premium video partnerships
    2. Facebook Watch goes global
    3. Twitch drops ad-free viewing for Prime members
    4. Facebook Watch awareness and usage modest a year after launch
    5. Facebook scores with Champions League rights in LATAM

    VOD

    1. Qinetic brings first fitness channel to XUMO
    2. iflix reveals online video news hub
    3. Movistar+ launches on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick
    4. Glowstar Media licenses Gregorio Rossello comedy to Cablevisión
    5. Latin America SVOD OTT subs soar over 2017

    Infrastructure

    1. IBC 2018: Concurrent powers Qvest cloud
    2. RDK makes two-pronged attempt to boost TV app development programme
    3. IBC 2018: VOOT turns to Kaltura for cloud TV service
    4. IBC 2018: Anevia, Viaccess-Orca partner for streaming latency reduction
    5. IBC 2018: Tata Elexi selected for Airtel Digital TV STB

    VOD

    1. IBC 2018: Hispasat, Quadrille introduce satellite-based VOD
    2. Star India’s Hotstar launches in UK
    3. Netflix faces subs losses if it includes ads between shows
    4. iflix to quadruple original productions slate
    5. Virgin Media launches personalised kids’ VOD channel

    OTT

    1. ProSiebenSat.1 takes on eSuite to drive OTT platform sales
    2. IBC 2018: Israel’s Hot opts for Interra monitoring
    3. Norigin expands linear TV head-end for broadcast delivery
    4. IBC 2018: Anevia, Red Bee team for managed OTT platform
    5. Local, live and linear to drive massive global growth of premium OTT

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    Mobile

    1. BBC News goes mobile in Indian on Jio TV
    2. IBC 2018: Nokia to sell IP video business
    3. IBC 2018: Mobile Viewpoint claims 5G first with wireless video link for live content
    4. Foxtel Go returns with HD compatibility
    5. Mobile video to spike with 5G

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. Todo por el Juego nets top viewership for DIRECTV LatAm
    2. iQIYI’s Story of Yanxi Palace streamed 15BN times
    3. 95% of South India homes now have TV
    4. Yellowstone sees major ratings success for season 1
    5. MTV’s VMAs nab trophy in online streaming growth

    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

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    Deals

    1. ZDF Enterprises sells Find Me In Paris to Nickelodeon UK
    2. Turner renews Hollywood’s Best Film Directors from Prime
    3. Sony ESPN wins fight for Mike Tyson-mentored MMA league
    4. FA Cup joins Singtel TV’s football rights trophies
    5. AXN Spin turns to esports with HUD

    Satellite

    1. IBC 2018: Arabsat unveils Newtec, Talia tie-ups
    2. Channel 4 signs SES deal to ensure DTH coverage of British Isles
    3. Televisa to distribute content in Europe with Intelsat
    4. Eutelsat, Arianespace agree long-term multiple-launch deal
    5. Yahsat joins with Hughes to develop MEA broadband services

    DTT

    1. Arqiva,Talking Pictures renew partnership until 2022
    2. Nigeria’s digital TV switchover continues in Kwara, Kaduna states
    3. Kino Polska zooms in for Cable Television Networks & Partners
    4. DVB-T2 to reach nearly three-quarters of European households by 2022
    5. DTG launches tenth edition of D-Book