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Netflix leads the way in UK mobile viewing times
Platform saw the highest average viewing times during the month of March
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Business
European Court rules Netflix must contribute to fund supporting German TV and film
Streamer had challenged law, saying it shouldn't have to contribute as it isn't based in the country
Data Centre
Netflix to reach 201 million subscribers by 2023
Research predicts that about 28 million subscribers will be added in 2018, making it the largest growth year ever
TVBEverywhere
Netflix reveals recommended Smart TVs for 2018
TV must meet five of seven criteria set by the streamer
Business
Veteran analyst predicts Microsoft will buy Netflix in the next two years
Porter Bibb says Microsoft sees Netflix as a way to enter the streaming business
Content
France Télévisions, RAI, ZDF partner on Alliance
New VoD platform aims to take on the likes of Netflix
Content
EU aims to force SVoDs to maintain quotas
Amazon, Netflix et al could be forced to produce 30 per cent European content under new law
Business
Amazon, Netflix join forces to sue IPTV service, Set TV
Streamers file lawsuit alongside major film studios
Business
Netflix beats subscriber expectations for Q1
Streamer added 7.41 million subscribers globally
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Hastings: Netflix offers viewers a mix of “candy and broccoli”
CEO was describing how the SVoD serves up content to users
Technology
NAB 2018 Day Three: Tech giants begin AV1 adoption
PlayStation Vue breaks out, and how film posters could be based on a viewer's clicks
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EU content-portability rules come into effect on 1st April
Content providers will no longer be able to geo-block subscribers' access
Data Centre
Ampere: 60 per cent of UK internet users have one or more SVoD contracts
Commercial and public broadcast channels 'beginning to lose relevance for certain groups'
Content
CBBC, BBC One, Channel 5 compete for Channel of the Year award
Netflix receives its first RTS Programme Award nomination
Business
UK broadcasters must fight US to “protect British values”
BBC director general Tony Hall to speak out on preventing ‘social unease and division’
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Sky and Netflix agree partnership
Full Netflix service available on Sky Q "in the coming year"
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Dutch Council for Culture calls for tax on FAANG
Report says 15 percent of SVoD content should be specifically aimed at Dutch subscribers
Business
Netflix ‘costs TV networks billions in lost advertising revenue’
New report suggests SVoD platform takes $3-6 billion away from networks each year
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New report predicts Netflix could buy TV channels
Annual Nostradamus Report hears from range of experts from the TV and film industries
Business
Netflix surpasses $11 billion in 2017 revenue
Streaming giant reports on a "beautiful" fourth quarter
Features
How will disruptive technologies evolve in 2018?
The media and entertainment industry has experienced a seismic shift in recent times and continues to evolve at rapid pace. Daniel Sacchelli, event manager...
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Brits spend £300 million every month on their streaming habit
Millennials are the ‘most addicted’ generation with 11.8 per cent subscribing to at least three streaming services
TVBEverywhere
Netflix “exploring” Nintendo Switch launch
However company says "no definitive plans" at this time
TVBEverywhere
Streaming services hit another milestone at Golden Globes
SVoD platforms won five of the six Golden Globes for TV series
TVBEverywhere
Amazon Prime Video opens up HDR10+
New standard is available exclusively on Samsung TVs
TVBEverywhere
Apple TV app comes to UK and Europe
App "brings together all TV viewing in once place"
TVBEverywhere
Netflix ‘open to supporting HDR10+’
Amazon Prime Video has already said it will support the format
TVBEverywhere
Netflix surprised by popularity of downloading its content
Ted Sarandos admits SVoD has been relying on WiFi and broadband to become ubiquitous
Data Centre
YouTube ‘more recognised brand’ among older children than BBC One and ITV
New research from Ofcom into children's media use
Data Centre
Netflix boom continues throughout Spain
Subscriptions have doubled in the past six months
TVBEverywhere
Deutsche Telekom extends Netflix deal across Europe
Content will now be available through all of Deutsche Telekom's subsidiaries
Analysis
Lessons from the OTT revolution
NAGRA's Simon Trudelle looks at what pay-TV can learn from OTT
Content
Public Service Media ‘spends more on content than Netflix and Amazon’
New research from European Broadcasting Union
TVBEverywhere
La Liga considers online platform
President of the Spanish league wants to take on the likes of the EPL
Opinion
The Golden Age of television
Sky's Gary Davey looks at the threats and the opportunities of the British television industry
