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Netflix eschews Apple alliance
Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings has confirmed that the SVOD service won’t be available via Apple TV, which is expected to be announced next Monday.
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OneWeb secures $1.25bn in new funding
After the launch of six satellites last month, OneWeb has secured its largest fundraising round to date with a total of $1.25 billion in new capital.
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PSBs future jeopardised by VOD
The House of Lords has launched a public inquiry to investigate the future of public service broadcasters amid rising concerns Netflix and Amazon will overthrow traditional broadcasters.
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BBC triumphs at BPG Awards
Jodie Comer and Hugh Grant were among the winners of the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards today, judges praised the “brilliance of the output.”
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Web founder's warning & Disney sets Fox take-over date
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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SMPTE calls for papers to define the future of storytelling
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has opened its call for technical manuscripts focussed on the future of media distribution and developments with forward-thinking cutting edge technology applications.
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Pressure mounts on digital giants
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has called on Australia’s competition authority to break up Google, as the UK’s House of Lords recommend a digital super-regulator to oversee the tech giants.
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Comcast to “unlock many opportunities” for Sky, says CEO
Sky has undergone strategic changes and adapted its business model under the new Comcast ownership with management preparing for an increase in the pace of change.
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Amazon to boost women in technology & Huawei sues the US
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Australia recommends FAANG regulation
A regulatory framework to address the growing market power of the Silicon Valley digital giants has been proposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which says that “reform is now urgent.”
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Christopher Nolan rallies filmmakers
Nolan has urged filmmakers to give audiences a reason to leave the house and to continue inventing new genres for the future success of cinema.
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BBC lead RTS programme nominations
BBC’s Killing Eve and A Very English Scandal have been nominated alongside Netflix’s Black Mirror: USS Callister and Sky Atlantic’s Save Me for the 2019 Royal Television Society Programme Awards.
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Entries open for IBC2019 Awards
Industry influencers and innovators are called to submit their achievements across the media, entertainment and technology industry for the annual IBC Awards, with two new categories added to this year’s programme.
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Warner Media to boost CNN digital enterprise
Warner Media CEO John Stankey yesterday laid out a new organisational model which the company hopes will accelerate its development and distribution of content.
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Claire Hungate to guest chair IBC2019 Conference
Brave Bison chief executive Claire Hungate will take over from Channel 4’s Keith Underwood as guest chair of the IBC2019 Content Steering Group.
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Disney's Hulu talks and Microsoft bets on AR
Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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OneWeb launches first broadband satellites
OneWeb has launched its mega-constellation satellites today after announcing yesterday during Mobile World Congress it will deliver connectivity to Africa and the Middle East by 2021.
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BBC & ITV to launch UK-based Netflix rival
The BBC and ITV have confirmed rumours that they will launch a new streaming service for UK audiences, more than ten years after a similar project was proposed and then blocked.
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DAZN accelerates into Spain
Innovation and partnerships will be the key to DAZN’s success, says the firm’s senior vice president Peter Parmenter, who spoke at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona the day before DAZN launched its platform in Spain.
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Oscars 2019: The winners
Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther and Roma were among the big winners at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony.