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NewsDisney+ scores 5m UK and EU downloads in 24 hours
Disney+ has racked up more than five million new app downloads since its European launch on 24 March, according to third party data.
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Netflix temporary outage & Fox Sports broadcasts NASCAR esports
23-29 Mar: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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BBC Sounds launches connected TV app
A new BBC Sounds app which has launched today on YouView and Virgin devices, with Samsung TVs joining later this week, will enable audiences to access over 80,000 hours of audio content on their TVs.
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Virgin Media inks cinema deal with NBCUniversal for home viewing
UK telco Virgin Media has secured a first of its kind deal with NBCUniversal to offer its customers access to the studio’s new releases on the same day they hit cinemas.
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Disney+ delays French launch and agrees to bandwidth reduction
Disney has delayed the launch of its new streaming service in France and will cut bandwidth utilisation in other European countries when it launches tomorrow.
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Industry Trends
Playing to a captive audience
With most international sporting events delayed or cancelled due to coronavirus, could people turn to esports to get their sporting fix? Adrian Pennington investigates.
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Eurovision 2020 cancelled by “heartbroken” EBU
The European Broadcasting Union has officially announced the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam due to the uncertainty created by the spread of Covid-19.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Inti De Ceukelaire on hacking broadcasters
Ethical hacking evangelist and public service broadcaster advocate Inti De Ceukelaire speaks to IBC365 on the importance of privacy, credible broadcasting and probing infrastructures for vulnerabilities.
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Industry Trends
Collaborate to stop the pirates
Piracy continues to be a major challenge for media and broadcast organisations, with the shift to IP presenting new opportunities for pirates. How can the industry safeguard content distribution in an OTT world?
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Start-ups Quibi and Eko launch duelling legal suits over “Turnstyle” tech
Upcoming SVOD service Quibi has been sued by tech firm Eko over its “Turnstyle” technology that allows viewers to seamlessly switch between landscape and portrait viewing.
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Quibi secures $750m of funding ahead of launch
Quibi has raised $750 million in second-round funding, just one month ahead of its commercial launch.
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Updated: IBC statement on coronavirus (Covid-19)
IBC issues updated statement on coronavirus (Covid-19)
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Industry Trends
The Internet of Things: A progress report
Does the IoT herald a ‘slow revolution’ for content creation and other professional applications, or is 5G the catalyst for accelerated activity? Security remains an abiding concern, writes David Davies.
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BT overhauls app to enhance second screen UX
BT has updated the BT Sport app for small screen devices aiming to enhance the viewing experience for its customers with a series of new features.
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Streaming surges in Australia with 6m terabytes of data consumed
Some 71% of Australian households paid for at least one streaming service in 2019 according to the latest study from the ACMA.
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Discovery nabs Hulu’s Lisa Holme to head streaming strategy
Hulu veteran Lisa Holme has joined Discovery in a newly created role to oversee content and commercial strategy.
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Executive Interviews
Doubling down at Dplay and wrangling the beast
From founding an OTT startup to strategic monetisation and localising content, SVP digital and general manager at Discovery’s Dplay Winradit Kolasastraseni tells IBC365 that content is king but customer experience is a top priority.
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Ex-CEO bids $1.2bn for Xperi ahead of TiVo merger
Xperi has received an unsolicited takeover bid from a group led by its former CEO Tom Lacey, causing a potential roadblock in its proposed merger with TiVo.
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Industry Trends
The future of TV is aggregation
2020 will see the launch of more subscription video services than ever before. With consumers tired of managing multiple subscriptions, is the future of pay TV in aggregation?
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Industry Trends
Sky takes the fight to streamer rivals
Broadcaster’s lavish programming showcase this week was designed to send a message that it is serious about taking on rivals like Netflix and Disney+.
