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Netflix may have global access, but distribution is still a work in progress. The SVOD pioneer has signed a deal with Dutch-based telecom operator Altice offering direct-access in ... More

Amid a surge of virtual MVPDs entering the market, Verizon Communications plans to to somehow separate itself from the pack with an OTT TV service that delivers a tailored package ... More

Alexa can already control your Fire TV to help you launch Netflix or find your favorite show, among other things, but today Amazon is announcing a new tool for developers that will... More

After years of delay, Amazon and Apple have finally reached an agreement to bring the Amazon Prime video app to Apple TV set-top-boxes everywhere. Apple CEO Tim Cook made the annou... More

Following a backlash around brand advertising on controversial content, YouTube is making a move to clean up which videos are part of its ad network. The Google-owned has update... More

As live TV streaming, a core feature of some competitive skinny bundles, becomes a larger factor in the mobile (and wired) online ecosystem, retailers also have opportunities to in... More

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has scheduled a number of broadband and cable-related items for the June 22 public meeting including paving the way for a new satellite broadband effort. That... More

Fox International Productions is bolstering its engagement with China's all-important youth demographic. The international production arm of 20th Century Fox has partnered with Chi... More

The notion of gathering around the living-room TV has been a relic for some time now, but a new report puts numbers to it, pointing out the host of challenges the trend is presenti... More

There has never been a better time to be a digital entertainment producer, with all this demand for video. But it’s a risky business, too. All the money being made available for ... More

People watched, read, listened, streamed and posted more media than ever in 2016, but that consumption plateaued this year, according to data released today by research firm Zenith... More

Negotiations between the major studios and domestic exhibitors have hit an impasse in an attempt to create a premium VOD window for consumers, according to AMC Entertainment CFO Cr... More

Disney chief Bob Iger confirmed the company received a threat from cybercriminals who claimed to have stolen the digital copy of a movie — but that the studio believes the claims... More

Broadcasting firm Globecast has partnered with communications satellite services provider Intelsat to bring the English version of Globecast’s 24-hour news platform TRT World to ... More

DirecTV has added an electronic sell-through option that lets its satellite TV customers purchase movies and TV titles, including some new releases that become available before the... More

Netflix and Amazon Prime Video’s global expansion underscore growing consumer appetite in Western Europe for subscription streaming video. The market is projected to spearhead a ... More

In its mid-term review of the 2015 Digital Single Market plan, published last week, the European Commission said that “good progress has been made” overall, and that it has del... More

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group expects that 2018 will be “the year of 4K for a lot of our operators” in the on-demand arena, according to Jeremy Morrison, VP of sales engi... More

On Thursday, the FCC will vote on a proposal to review its 2015 decision to transform Internet Service Providers into public utilities. The 2015 Order also included the most recent... More

One of the nation’s biggest sellers of TV commercials thinks those types of ads do not belong when people use other kinds of screens to watch their favorite shows. In a move t... More