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Canal+ Group seeks exclusive Disney+ deal in France
Vivendi’s Canal+ Group is reportedly in advanced talks with Disney to be the exclusive third-party carrier of its upcoming streaming platform Disney+ in France.
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Vice Media finalises acquisition of Refinery29
Refinery29 has officially been taken over by Vice Media with the media giant confirmating executive teams will be reshuffled.
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Broadcasters partner to boost disability awareness
ITV, the BBC, Channel 4, Viacom and Sky have partnered to launch an event focussed on disability and the media to mark International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD).
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OneWeb to raise $1bn for mega-constellation
Internet satellite company OneWeb is set to seek $1 billion from investors as it prepares its plan to launch hundreds of advanced satellites into orbit from next year.
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Apple TV+ launches 1 Nov & Niantic’s Pokemon Go surpasses $3bn
28 Oct - 1 Nov: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Haivision to buy LightFlow from Epic Labs
Video steaming solutions provider Haivision has struck a deal to acquire AI and cloud orchestration firm LightFlow from Epic Labs.
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Industry Trends
Apple bites into the streaming market
In the first of series of reports on the new players launching into the streaming market, Tim Dams looks at the Apple TV+ offer – and weighs up its chances of success.
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Sony shutters PlayStation Vue platform amid streaming competition
Sony has scrapped video streaming service PlayStation Vue amid increased competition in the global streaming market.
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DAZN inks boxing content deal with Snapchat
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has confirmed its partnership with Snapchat including two new series and behind the scenes access, highlights and recaps for boxing fans in the US.
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NASA and AWS demo astronaut video call
SMPTE 2019: NASA and AWS carried out a live video call from the International Space Station to the SMPTE 2019 conference using cloud data storage and video origination from space.
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NHK to “mass produce” 8K content
SMPTE 2019: NHK developed its own 8K camera system after the Japanese broadcaster decided to shoot upcoming sports broadcasts in the country in the format. At SMPTE 2019, NHK spoke about the key elements of the format.
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Fibre optic arrives in London Underground & Apple TV+ forecasted $9bn revenue
21-25 Oct: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry Trends
5G Today: Bavaria’s broadcast trials
5G offers great potential for media distribution of media content, with millions of smartphones and tablets as potential TV receivers for live and catch up services. That’s the view of the 5G Today group, which is conducting broadcast trials in Bavaria.
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Executive Interviews
Q&A: Matt Hill, Thinkbox
Effective measurement is one of the key challenges faced by the TV ad industry, but moves towards mass addressability will play a key role in its future, says Matt Hill of UK commercial broadcasters marketing body Thinkbox.
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Industry Trends
Ad management: Broadcast stability versus online chaos
Workflows for TV ads are a model of consistency compared to the wild west of digital, and the approach of traditional TV has a lot to teach the ‘new media’ of online video.
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First global women’s SVoD football service unveiled
Wnited, the world’s first global OTT service dedicated to women’s football, has been unveiled by Spring Media at Sportel Monaco.
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France OTT player Salto gains triple investment
France Télévisions, M6 and TF1 are set to triple the investment in jointly backed on-demand service Salto, according to reports.
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UK culture sec “open” to idea of scrapping BBC licence fee for subscription model
UK culture secretary Nicky Morgan has said she’d be open to the idea of ditching the BBC’s licence fee and replacing it with a subscription service.
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Industry Trends
IBC2019 technical papers: Encoding
Encoding was once again high up the agenda in the Technical Paper submissions at IBC2019.
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O2 launches 5G in UK & Quibi adds to content portfolio
14-18 Oct: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.