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Apple this week said it will begin releasing original series as early as spring next year. Meanwhile, regional SVoD players continue to target global roll-out with HBO expanding its direct-to-consumer service, HBO Go, to Poland to bring its reach to a total of 17 countries, and Rakuten's Spain-based SVoD service set for a launch across Europe. Amazon is reportedly gearing up to launch its Channels service in France and Turner is about to launch a new sport OTT service, Bleacher Report, in the US.
Indian satellite operators Videocon and d2h have merged to create a 28m-subscriber operator, the second largest satellite player in the world. Polish cable got a shock this week when Liberty Global subsidiary UPC dropped its planned acquisition of Multimedia Polska. Sweden's Modern Times Group has split in two just weeks after a deal to merge its TV assets with Danish telecoms group TDC collapsed. The group's digital entertainment and eSports assets will now be run as a separate entity.
Spanish telco Telefonica is also placing a further bet on its own burgening eSports business with the launch of a training academy for eSports talent. And Spain looks set to get a mega augmented-catch-up TV service after three of the biggest free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters - including pubcaster RTVE - said they would open a joint catch-up service to all FTA channels and their associated on-demand platforms.
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HBO GO further expands in Europe | Advanced Television
"The direct to consumer offering is in addition to the already established HBO channels and services in Europe. HBO GO will continue to be available through local distribution partners with TV, Internet or mobile packages."
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NAB: 7-12 April 2018, Las Vegas, USA
MIP TV: 9-12 April 2018, Cannes, France*
Festival & International Marché Du Film:8-19 May 2018, Cannes, France
asi APAC Television & Video Conference:10-11 May 2018, Singapore**
LA Screenings: 15-23 May 2018, Los Angeles, USA.
DISCOP Abidjan: 29-31 May 2018, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
MIP China: 6-7 June 2018, Hangzhou, China
NEM: 11-14 June 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia**
International Animation Film Festival & Market: 11-16 June 2018, Annecy, France
ANGACOM: 12-14 June 2018, Cologne, Germany*
Cannes Lions: 18-22 June 2018, Cannes, France
NATPE Europe: 25th-28th June 2018, Budapest, Hungary
DISCOP Zanzibar: 11-13 July 2018, Zanzibar
Edinburgh International TV Festival: 22-24 August 2018, Edinburgh, Scotland
IBC: 13-18 September 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands*
MIP Junior: 13-14 October 2018, Cannes, France
MIPCOM: 15-18 October 2018, Cannes, France*
American Film Market: 31st October-7th November 2018, Los Angeles, USA
asi International TV & Video Conference: 7th-9th November 2018, Athens, Greece
DISCOP Johannesburg: 14-16 November 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa
Asia TV Forum & Market: 5-7 December 2018, Singapore
*Ampere will be attending
**Ampere will be presenting
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News editor: Toby Holleran. Managing editor: Guy Bisson
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