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OSN launches new OTT platform WAVOAugust 17, 2017Middle East and North African pay TV provider OSN has launched a new online video service WAVO. WAVO offers access to TV, movie and sport content on a subscription basis without need of a fixed, long-term contract.Subscribers Only
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Three viewpoints on MoviePass’ $9.95/month movie-going offer in the USAugust 16, 2017MoviePass, a tech company launched in 2011 and offering cinema-going on a subscription basis, has lowered its price for unlimited films from $50 to $9.95 a month. In response, AMC raised its concerns in a public statement and committed itself to find a way to opt out of the scheme.
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Amazon to close LoveFilm rental serviceAugust 15, 2017Amazon will close its DVD and Blu-Ray by mail service LoveFilm in the UK and Germany - its last remaining regions on 31st October this year. The termination comes 15 years after LoveFilm's original founding in 2002 as ‘DVDsOnTap’ and 6 years after Amazon’s acquisition of the brand in 2011.Subscribers Only
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Change of winds in Wanda’s film businessAugust 14, 2017Dalian Wanda Group will sell a significant stake in its flagship film project, the studio Qingdao Movie Metropolis. Additionally, Wanda’s subsidiary AMC, the largest film exhibitor in the world, has reported losses for Q2 2017 due to worse than expected box office results.
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Facebook’s Watch: rationale & success factors for the new video featureAugust 14, 2017Facebook has revamped its video product with a new feature called ‘Watch’ that introduces TV-like original programming in order to incentivise consumers to spend more time on the platform and grow lucrative video advertising revenue. Facebook’s push into original, TV-like content is both an offensive strategy to attract TV ad budgets, but also comes as a defensive move following the push by Snapchat, YouTube, and other platforms to become premium video destination. Facebook has the opportunity to stand out for creators over other platforms by offering better analytics tools that help creators track and understand their audiences, anticipate audience demand and aid in the development of future content for well-defined niches.Subscribers Only
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Games Hardware Results H1 2017: PS4 and Switch drive growth, over H1 2016August 11, 2017Overall unit sell-through of consoles to consumers grew during the first half of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, as a result of the launch of the Nintendo Switch and positive growth from the Sony’s PS4.Subscribers Only
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In Australia, TV continues to be dominant but a shift in viewing is underwayAugust 10, 2017TV remains the most watched screen in Australia but cross-screen viewing behaviour is on the rise according to the first issue of the Australian Video Viewing Report Q1, 2017 published by OzTAM. Each week, 19.9 million Australians or 83.7% of the population watch broadcast TV at home either via free-to-air or pay TV channels. Each person watched an average of 79 hours and 30 minutes per month or 2 hours 29 minutes per day of broadcast TV during Q1 2017.Subscribers Only
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Disney to launch online ESPN and Disney-branded services in major strategic shiftAugust 09, 2017Walt Disney is to launch direct-to-consumer ESPN and Disney-branded services online in what Chairman and CEO Bob Iger described as 'a major strategic shift in the way we distribute our content'. Disney is investing $1.6 billion in BAMTech to increase its stake from 33% to 75%, taking control of the streaming technology company.
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Demand curbs for 3D on IMAX screensAugust 07, 2017IMAX has announced it will take action to reduce the number of 3D versions of movies playing on its screens in North America, citing clear audience preference for 2D in its most recent Q2 2017 earnings call.
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UK and Ireland move ahead with SMPTE-DCP transition testingAugust 07, 2017The UK and Ireland are about to undergo a sector wide test of the new DCP format, to make sure that digital cinema systems can ingest and playback encrypted SMPTE DCPs, as a precursor to the industry moving towards this format.
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China Joy: Fewer VR companies exhibit, but quality improvesJuly 31, 2017Compared to last year, the number of VR related companies for China Joy in 2017 is reduced. It’s true that the reduction of VR investment and shut-down of diverse VR start-ups implies that this popular topic is cooling down and the remaining companies have to face further challenges. We realize that few companies announce the release of updated hardware with significant technology progress. Most companies focus on innovative content release and enhanced gameplay experience in VR venues.Subscribers Only
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Factual channel operators Discovery and Scripps agree $14.6 billion mergerJuly 31, 2017Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks, two of the largest factual channel providers and programme producers in the world, have agreed to merge in a transaction valued at $14.6 billion. The deal will bring together the parent company of numerous factual channels brands including Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, the Eurosport sports business and several European free-to-air channels with the owner of lifestyle channels Food Network and HGN and stakes in TVN in Poland and UKTV in the UK. According to IHS Markit Channels & Programming Intelligence, Discovery operates 64 channel brands worldwide, including 33 in HD, while Scripps has 24, of which 12 are HD.
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China Joy: A passionate turnout for esportsJuly 30, 2017With the popularity of esports buoying both PC and mobile gaming in China, the traditional PC games publishers outside of Tencent and NetEase are playing catch-up by launching their own esports platforms as well as elaborating their MOBA-related game pipelines. China is so far the largest market for esports video, accounting for 57% of all viewing in 2016. The number of video streams delivered totaled 11.1 billion in China, compared to 2.7 billion in North America.Subscribers Only
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IPTV increases share of European pay TVJuly 28, 2017
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South Korean broadcasters launch Kocowa, a new online streaming service in the USJuly 28, 2017Three of South Korea's leading broadcasters have launched Kocowa (Korean Content Wave), an online video streaming service, in the US. The service, launched on 24 July, is backed by Korean Content Platform (KCP), a US-based joint venture company between Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS). The service offers content from these broadcasters with English subtitles, with some shows airing six hours after broadcast in South Korea.
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DIGI Hungary to acquire rival telco InvitelJuly 27, 2017DIGI, one of the key players in the Hungarian pay TV and telecoms market, has reached an agreement to buy Invitel’s retail and small business customers for €140.7m. Invitel is the leading alternative telco in the market, offering pay TV, internet and fixed line telephony. The company is part of Invitel Group, which was sold to the CEE China fund by Magyar Telekom earlier this year.Subscribers Only
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Sky delivers revenue and customer growth, but hits to profits and wholesale signal significant challengesJuly 27, 2017Pan-European pay TV operator Sky reported growth across a range of key metrics in its full-year 2016-17 financial results, along with some notable declines. By the end of June 2017, Sky served a total of 22.5 million retail customers across its five markets (UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy), having added 686,000 over the preceding 12 months. On the wholesale front, however, Sky lost 431,000 customers subscribing to its channels via alternative providers in the UK and Ireland (having lost 105,000 the previous year), and a further 15,000 in Germany.
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UPC Switzerland releases MySports Pro offering ahead of full launchJuly 25, 2017UPC Switzerland has started offering the MySports Pro premium package to its Connect & Play TV, internet and telephony customers as well as other Suissedigital cable operators. This package is currently available at no extra charge and offers access to sports channels from providers such as Sky, Eurosport and Sport1.Subscribers Only
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Altice further expands content strategy with Media Capital acquisitionJuly 18, 2017Telecommunications group Altice is to acquire a 94.7% stake in the Portuguese media company Media Capital from Spanish media group Prisa. The deal will give Altice control of both an assortment of popular Portuguese TV and radio stations, including free-to-air TV channel TVI, and content producer Plural Entertainment. The acquisition is currently valued at €440 million ($503 million), however is subject to adjustments for debt and working capital.Subscribers Only
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Samsung makes no-projection cinema a reality with LED screenJuly 18, 2017Samsung Electronics has announced the first ever commercial cinema LED screen installed at Lotte’s Cinema World Tower in Seoul, South Korea.
