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    4K/UltraHD

    1. BT Sport adds HDR to mobile as it makes Euro football finals free to watch
    2. Sony 8K TVs slated to hit European market in June
    3. SES showcases 8K delivery via satellite
    4. 5G, UHD star at Forum Lucca 2019
    5. Brighter Sunrise OTT app with Insight TV 4K/UHD HDR

    IPTV

    1. netgem.tv expands Irish retail channels
    2. Armstrong taps TiVo for next-gen IPTV
    3. Amazon Prime Video arrives on TalkTalk TV
    4. Vodafone Qatar to launch OTT, IPTV content services with MediaKind
    5. BrightBlue adds colour for RFT add IPTV

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    Ad Tech

    1. Evergent, Synamedia partner on video monetisation
    2. Peach takes majority position in Chile’s A+V
    3. Video ad tech market to generate $6BN in revenue by 2023
    4. FreeWheel rolls out programmatic OTT for US local TV buyers
    5. 4INFO, Inscape partner for cross-platform and smart-TV measurement

    SuperHD

    Programming

    1. NatGeo India shuts Music, People channels to focus on regions
    2. ICC Cricket World Cup available on OSN across MENA
    3. Indian election documentary to air on Nat Geo
    4. Tamil drama Thiravam premieres on ZEE5
    5. UKTV backs back2back with Ultimate Movers

    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

    Social TV

    1. Crunchyroll partners with Twitch on Prime loot
    2. Trans7 opts for Grabyo to engage mobile viewers
    3. Never.no delivers visualisations for Madonna MTV premiere
    4. Telemundo plots social marketing campaign for La Reina del Sur
    5. Twitter unveils premium video content partners in MENA

    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

    Pay-TV

    1. Now TV launches STEM learning pack in Hong Kong
    2. India stands firm as Asia Pacific’s pay-TV growth slows
    3. Astro’s pay-TV service resilient despite drop in earnings
    4. LATAM pay-TV set for recovery in 2020
    5. beIN threatens AFC with legal action over streaming Saudi club matches

    OTT

    1. StreamAMG hoops extended partnership with Queens Park Rangers
    2. Global TV launches app on Roku
    3. Guinness PRO14, StreamAMG announce OTT first for rugby union
    4. Stoneroos delivers Apple TV app for Sunrise TV neo in Switzerland
    5. GINX to launch DTC esports service by summer 2019

    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

    Sponsors

    Ratings/Measurement

    1. UK SVOD, time-shift TV viewing surge in 2018
    2. GoT claims HBO’s ratings Iron Throne
    3. Big Bang Theory series finale gives CBS ratings explosion
    4. Game of Thrones finale smashes Australian pay-TV records
    5. IKEA on top as Game of Thrones ads catch fire on social media

    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

    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

    Broadcast

    1. Avinash Kaul appointed CEO of Network18’s broadcast arm
    2. Standard Media set to acquire ABC affiliates
    3. Detroit’s WMYD-TV plans ATSC 3.0 launch
    4. UK Government confirms it is “pursuing” beoutQ piracy issue with Saudi authorities
    5. DD Free Dish to carry Bangladesh TV in India

    Deals

    1. DD to stream India’s election results on YouTube
    2. Nat Geo inks deal with DRG for Predator Land
    3. Globo, Warner Bros ink international FTA deal
    4. ITV Studios, Huanxi ink deal for Snowpiercer
    5. UKTV makes US acquisitions for Alibi

    VOD

    1. Local VOD players take the fight to Netflix in Nordics
    2. Apple TV adds ShemarooME app
    3. Sony, CSS form Crackle Plus JV; Crackle shows profit in Q1
    4. Teething trouble for Egypt’s Watch iT
    5. Cellcom partners Netflix in Israel

    Online Video

    1. Story of Yanxi Palace tops Google’s 2018 TV search league
    2. MCN values ‘plummet’ as margin opportunity dwindles
    3. Triple-digit year-on-year growth in global TV streaming
    4. YouTube users watch over 180MN hours of video on TV screens per day
    5. BT enhances TV app

    Infrastructure

    1. NEP Switzerland deploys Net Insight Nimbra for media transport
    2. ODMedia Group opens UK operation
    3. Grass Valley taps MediaHub for media services
    4. Super RTL reboots Kividoo Kids’ with 3SS
    5. Sony, Microsoft announce collaboration for DTC services

    Satellite

    1. Canal Algérie to broadcast from Arabsat-5C
    2. Bangladesh DTH service Akash launches
    3. Video slips in positive third quarter for Eutelsat
    4. Eutelsat 7C pre-launch preparation near complete
    5. SES endures continued challenges for video in Q1 2019

    Cable

    1. Virgin Media intros UK’s fastest broadband in new bundle offer
    2. RCN adopts TiVo’s platform across divisions
    3. Virgin to launch Amazon Prime Video app on UK TV platform
    4. T-Mobile takes on cable TV with TVision
    5. ACT Fibernet launches high speed broadband service in Jaipur, Lucknow

    Mobile

    1. EE to launch 5G network in UK on 30 May
    2. Ericsson: 5G set to drive video consumption to rise further
    3. MXPlayer available on half of India’s smartphones
    4. The Chaupal launches ‘one of its kind’ news app
    5. Airtel introduces prepaid bundle with Amazon Prime

    VOD

    1. Starz Play eyes 50 shows to boost market advantage
    2. Sky to offer Netflix in UK from November in Ultimate On Demand package
    3. Qinetic brings first fitness channel to XUMO
    4. iflix reveals online video news hub
    5. Movistar+ launches on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick

    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