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    Online Video

    Shows 2015

    Infrastructure

    1. Turner Brazil tapes Witbe to test OTT streams
    2. ZoneTV turns to Ooyala to enable custom TV packages
    3. KTC integrates SERAPHIC smart TV browser
    4. THEMA turns up India subsidiary
    5. Osprey bows Talon G2 encoder

    Deals

    1. Madonna documentary expands global presence
    2. Lionsgate licenses Candy Crush TV format to MENA
    3. The Wiggles plan next-wave US invasion
    4. HGTV blossoms in Korea
    5. HBO Sports re-signs sports journalist Andrea Kremer

    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

    DTT

    1. Paraguay gains two more FTA, DTT channels
    2. Months after analogue switch-off, 25 million Mexicans still without DTT
    3. Mediaset unveils new free-to-air network
    4. Arsat throttles back on DTT development in Argentina
    5. Secuoya names Spanish DTT network Ten

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    VOD

    1. Amazon original Inside Edge scores Indian victory
    2. Filmin extends All3Media VOD agreement
    3. Movistar+ offers free taster of hit series on demand
    4. Netflix smashes 100MN member milestone as it adds 5MN subs in strong Q2
    5. Elastic Media debuts EVE for monetising gaming videos

    Social TV

    1. Twitter scores with Argentinean basketball content
    2. MTV launches on Snapchat Discover in France
    3. Televisa bets on social TV to revamp Telehit
    4. Wibbitz dips into Pond5 for media asset generation
    5. Seven readies eSports platform ScreenPlay

    Broadcast

    1. Saudi retains ban as Qatar’s beIN Sports returns to UAE screens
    2. teleSUR takes HD feed worldwide
    3. Costa Rica cuts budget for DTT switchover
    4. Canal Cartagena taps Albalá to connect to Tigo-UNE
    5. Spanish industry leaders focus on 4K, VR at BIT EXPERIENCE 2017

    Ad Tech

    1. First-party data on the rise for TV advertising
    2. TV ad spending translates to big digital benefits
    3. Cadent updates addressable TV platform
    4. Fibonad launches into advertising space
    5. SpotX monetises STV Player

    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. End of football season hits Vodafone Spain’s pay-TV business
    2. Latin America drives towards the fibre era
    3. Bogota court halts ETB privatisation
    4. Amino claims strong trading in the first half of 2017
    5. Israel’s Partner signs up 5,000 customers for IPTV service

    Satellite

    1. MVI leases Thaicom capacity for Laos pay-TV platform
    2. Arabsat bundles Tunisian channels in one frequency
    3. Satellite grows Uruguayan pay-TV services
    4. ATM taps SES to deliver World Games 2017
    5. Arabsat partners with Globecast for TRT World HD

    Sponsors

    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

    Cable

    1. LATAM pay-TV piracy to remain high for at least five years
    2. El Salvador imposes conditions on Millicom’s acquisition of Caribeña
    3. Cable tops Costa Rica’s decelerating pay-TV market
    4. Analogue TV equipment may be seized, Indian Government warns
    5. Brazil, Chile, Colombia to near full HD pay-TV penetration by 2022

    Security

    1. IBC 2017 puts cyber security under the spotlight
    2. Sky expands content security deal with Cisco
    3. ZTE inks IPTV reseller agreement with Conax
    4. Third of Premier League football fans watch illegal streams of matches
    5. Pay-TV innovation a priority for Asia Pacific

    Pay-TV

    1. US pay-TV market loses over 600,000 subs in Q1 2017
    2. Leading 50 global pay-TV operators rack up two-thirds of subs
    3. IPTV revitalises stagnant LATAM pay-TV market
    4. OECD countries’ pay-TV average prices inch downwards
    5. ‘Significant’ improvement in EMEA pay-TV providers’ portfolios over last 12 months

    Programming

    1. Oz Cracker Night 2017 slated for late summer
    2. LATAM cinema awards see first win for a TV series
    3. Eltrece exceeds 1MN subs on YouTube
    4. Moscow stages Game of Thrones premiere in metro
    5. Univision kicks off Liga MX coverage in the US

    4K/UltraHD

    1. Orange Spain releases 4K hybrid STB
    2. Netflix announces second Spanish original series in 4K
    3. TOT opts for ATEME for 4K contribution channels
    4. Hispasat, RTVE, Cellnex air Spain’s first live 4K HDR broadcast
    5. RTVE, New Horizons, SNGULAR confirmed for Malaga VR summit

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    Ratings/Measurement

    1. Original series, blockbusters boost Cinemax across LATAM
    2. One Love leads live viewing spike for BBC iPlayer
    3. Descendants 2 brings ratings gold to Disney
    4. Univision beats Telemundo in football rivalry
    5. Dragonstone smashes VTR viewing record in Chile

    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

    Mobile

    1. x-Mobility adds white-label TV for MVNOs
    2. ESPN updates cricket app
    3. Complex Networks slates fresh series for go90
    4. La Liga leads European football on YouTube
    5. Newstag to launch curated Arabic news service

    VOD

    1. UK TV most popular EU TV content available on Netflix and iTunes
    2. Amazon India snaps up Warner Bros content
    3. Astro launches free streaming service NJOI Now
    4. Spuul app added to Amazon Fire Stick, Kindle in India
    5. Amazon India seals content deal with Paramount

    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

    OTT

    1. ALTBalaji to launch Bengali content following investment notice
    2. Kocowa brings Korean fare to US shores
    3. Movistar Play unbundled in Peru
    4. Roku, Applicaster launch in Argentina
    5. Mexico welcomes first sports-focused OTT player