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    MWC 2015

    DTT

    1. Nigeria’s digital TV switchover continues in Kwara, Kaduna states
    2. Kino Polska zooms in for Cable Television Networks & Partners
    3. DVB-T2 to reach nearly three-quarters of European households by 2022
    4. DTG launches tenth edition of D-Book
    5. Paraguay gains two more FTA, DTT channels

    SuperHD

    Cable

    1. Globo extends reach in Portugal
    2. Atrescine gets foothold in Panama through Cable Onda deal
    3. Nominations open for women in cable awards
    4. The Cable Center names new ‘Intrapreneurs’
    5. Com Hem taps 3SS to power Android TV STB

    Deals

    1. Viacom launches MTV Classic in Philippines with Solar
    2. Nagra to bring myCinema to independent theatre owners
    3. Non Stop People ends Spanish venture
    4. Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia gets new set with Viacom
    5. The Bridge to span the Straits of Johor in Viu, Endemol Shine deal

    Pay-TV

    1. Top ten pay-TV operators set to lose almost $20BN by 2023
    2. Sky steams on in Q3, breaking £10BN revs barrier and generating £1.1BN profit
    3. Revs, subs surge sees Netflix Q1 smash expectations with 7.4MN net adds
    4. Global pay-TV revenues set to plunge
    5. Global pay-TV market set to break 1.1BN subs barrier by 2023

    Social TV

    1. El País deploys Vinten technology to boost live social video
    2. Hotstar ups its IPL game with Watch’NPlay
    3. Twitter swells sport content for Asia Pacific users with multiple video deals
    4. CONtv presses Twitch on-switch with Cloudport
    5. Avalon, Vertical seek US partners for Snapchat hit

    Online Video

    1. QYOU triples global distribution in 6 months
    2. Registrations open for Northern Waves 2018
    3. Equitymaster India taps Brightcove to stream online video
    4. NAB 2018: Bitmovin launches new modular online video player
    5. US online video universe eclipses Europe

    Mobile

    1. Nick Jr Play to launch on Foxtel, Fetch in Oz
    2. BT Sport appoints EE exec Stagg to top mobile role
    3. Mobile screens essential for live TV services
    4. Wherever takes OTT to further places
    5. Telecom Argentina readies mobile video platform

    Infrastructure

    1. Broadband Forum debuts USP standard for connected home
    2. Sandvine names automation chief
    3. KCP taps Ooyala for content management
    4. AdLedger, IBM and Salon partner on Blockchain advertising
    5. Broadpeak optimises delivery for HBO Latin America

    Programming

    1. Megan Fox spearheads alternative history series for Travel Channel
    2. MTV dives off Jersey Shore as springboard for new series
    3. Science Channel digs up Unearthed for another series
    4. RCN takes Exatlon to Colombia
    5. Telemundo launches premium series block for Sunday prime time

    Security

    1. MENA coalition grows, applauds closure of 18 broadcast pirates
    2. Spain’s entertainment industries lose €1.8BN a year through piracy
    3. NAB 2018: ATEME launches BISS protocol variant for conditional access
    4. Joshua-Parker boxing showdown draws out content pirates
    5. NAB 2018: Verimatrix enhances analytics with business intelligence functionality

    Satellite

    1. Arianespace to launch B-SAT-4b ahead of Olympics
    2. Eutelsat enables Unbrossa to launch low-cost DTH across Caribbean
    3. SES-12 all set for SpaceX Launch
    4. RTVE taps SAPEC for LATAM, America
    5. SES names Networks CEO

    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

    4K/UltraHD

    1. Uruguay’s Antel to stream 4K World Cup for mobile clients
    2. TELUS launches 4K HDR on Optik TV
    3. iQIYI unveils 4K VR integrated headset with 8K playback
    4. Insight TV creates Windows Store Application for 4K
    5. SES expands Ultra HD platform into LATAM

    VOD

    1. Netflix announces new European content slate
    2. Netflix buys La Casa de Papel
    3. Sprint, FlixLatino ink US Hispanic VOD deal
    4. Starz Play hails 4th year with 26% share of MENA’s OTT sector
    5. Comcast extends Netflix partnership

    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

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. Chile paves way for Movistar Series in LATAM
    2. IPL 2018: first week draws 371MN viewers in India
    3. Q1 Nordic TV ratings plunging across the board
    4. Globo series hooks Argentinean viewers
    5. MTV sets ratings record for Jersey Shore Family Vacation

    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

    IPTV

    1. Entel to boost IPTV in Bolivia
    2. Telefónica takes NPAW’s intelligence to boost IPTV, OTT across LATAM
    3. Sky Italia, Open Fiber forge long-term network deal
    4. Ålcom announces FilmBox for Finland
    5. IPTV, fibre slow ETB’s decline

    VOD

    1. Movistar+ launches on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick
    2. Glowstar Media licenses Gregorio Rossello comedy to Cablevisión
    3. Latin America SVOD OTT subs soar over 2017
    4. Sony-Claro alliance sees Crackle reach LATAM
    5. Sony broadens Crackle distribution in Argentina

    OTT

    1. Argentinean OTT players to pay VAT
    2. CBS All Access launches in Canada
    3. Mexico: OTT hot on the heels of cable TV
    4. Amazon, Best Buy partner on Fire TV-integrated smart TVs
    5. Tigo One TV launches in Costa Rica

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    Sponsors

    Broadcast

    1. Mediapro chosen to produce Golf Channel Latin America
    2. ANN7 rebrands as Afro Worldview
    3. Saudi entertainment boost with SBC, cinema development
    4. Secuoya closes €100MN funding round to boost LATAM expansion
    5. Televisa revamps Unicable across Mexico, LATAM

    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

    Ad Tech

    1. 4C debuts Scope cross-channel campaign platform
    2. IAB Tech Lab acquires DigiTrust
    3. Viacom expands FreeWheel relationship
    4. NBCUniversal, Fox, Viacom, Turner team on advanced premium video ad standards
    5. XITE Networks, SpotX launch linear programmatic ad solution