Sky expands start-up footprint across Europe, Israel
Pay-TV giant Sky has revealed plans to increase the reach and scale of its start-up investment with the opening of a new office in Berlin as well as a $4 million commitment to Israeli venture capital...
View ArticleFox ponies up $100MN to get Caffeine hit
Indicating where pay-TV’s future will be expanding to, 21st Century Fox (21CF) has invested $100 million into social broadcast network Caffeine.
View ArticleThe FCC wins a buffer in upcoming net neutrality fight with states
Despite the moves by some American states to impost net neutrality regulations on their own, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the FCC’s assertion that state efforts to...
View ArticleSky leads $2MN investment round in SDVI
As part of its ongoing strategy to invest in companies that it feels can bring innovation, insight and services into its business, pay-TV giant Sky has invested $2 million in SDVI.
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Eutelsat reports ‘success’ for €800MN seven-year bond issuance
As part of its ongoing financial restructuring strategy, and in its eyes taking advantage of attractive market conditions to raise long-term financing, Eutelsat has announced a successful bond issue...
View ArticleiSpot.tv raises $30MN to accelerate ad measurement innovations
A Series C round of investment has seen TV ad measurement and analytics company iSpot.tv gain a cash injection worth $30 million bringing the total investment in the company since launch in 2012 to...
View ArticleMirada sees big improvement for fiscal year earnings
Audio-visual content interaction specialist Mirada plc has announced its final results for the year ended 31 March 2018.
View ArticleOur House takes stake in 4East Media
Kew Media Group subsidiary Our House Media (OHM) has taken a stake in the recently-formed and fellow Toronto-based production company 4East Media to develop and produce multi-genre, unscripted content...
View ArticleInternet Bill of Rights debuts, with net neutrality promises
A voluntary "Internet Bill of Rights" for ISPs has been released by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif), who developed the document with input from Amazon, Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook and other major web...
View ArticleFederation Entertainment raises €16MN
In what will be a boost to its plans to accelerate its growth in its domestic territory in France and beyond, Cottonwood Media and Federation Kids & Family parent company Federation Entertainment...
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Mobile video personalisation start-up raises further £850,000
A University of Oxford spin-out which has developed a software platform for broadcasters, Covatic, has secured an £850,000 investment.
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Netflix rebounds with tech stock recovery
Subscription video-on-demand leader Netflix’s stock rebounded after being caught up in a tech stock slump this week in the US, up 5.75% at Friday’s close to improve to $339.56.
View ArticleTastemade savours cash injection
Mobile-first food and lifestyle streaming network Tastemade has been served up a tasty $35 million in a series E funding led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity.
View ArticleNovator makes bet on V-Nova
V-Nova has successfully closed a funding round with Novator Partners in a deal that also sees the London-based investment company’s chairman Thor Björgólfsson join the leading video compression...
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Google throws its hat into the HbbTV ring
Seven new companies have joined the HbbTV Association in the past 12 months, including Google – demonstrating increased momentum for an open standard for hybrid TV services.
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Netflix to take on $2BN in additional debt
It may be basking in the glow of driving subscriptions to record levels but SVOD leader Netflix is planning to increase its borrowing significantly more to fund its content strategy and general expenses.
View ArticleComcast, AT&T square off for international battle
The recent high-profile acquisitions by Comcast (Sky) and AT&T (Time Warner) may be setting up a global battle over subscribers.
View ArticleZypMedia racks up $5.6MN in cash
Local-focussed advertising platform ZypMedia has completed Series C funding totalling $5.6 million.
View ArticleScreen Australia makes further investment in online originals
Four comedies and one drama form the latest online production slate from Screen Australia which is pumping nearly AUS $500,000 to see the projects come to life.
View ArticleYou.i TV adds $23MN in funding
You.i TV, a cross-platform video app development specialist, has closed a $23 million funding round, led by Causeway Media Partners.
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