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Its been another big week for Netflix as Q1 2019 saw the highest addition of net paid subscribers in the streamers' history. Netflix is now nearing 150m paid subscribers worldwide, but said growth next quarter is likely to be down 8% against a year earlier. With international key, Netflix is continuing its localised content push, announcing 10 new film commissions in India and its first animated African original.
The UK Government is planning to look into streaming regulation, potentially imposing similar UK content production quotas on streaming services as those already in place for broadcasters. Meanwhile, UKTV, which recently became majority-owned by the BBC, has added live streaming for a suite of its channels to its online catch-up service, UKTV Play.
Russian company Rambler has confirmed reports that it secured Russian rights to the UK Premier league, with plans to air it primarily on its streaming platform, Okko. India's SonyLIV is launching a premium streaming tier which includes sports such as NBA and UEFA Champions League as well as a selection of international and drama content to its streaming platform.
Just a week after WarnerMedia denied rumours that HBO's European assets might get sold to go towards some of parent AT&T's debt, AT&T has sold its 9.5% stake in Hulu to... Hulu... in a deal valuing the streamer at around $15bn. Away from the streaming market, emerging markets satellite group, M7, has received Czech regulatory approval to acquire cableco UPC from Liberty Global.
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UK Government to review streaming regulation | TVBEurope
"While public service broadcasters are bound by regulation over commissioning content from within the UK (e.g. the BBC must ensure that UK-produced shows “make up a substantial proportion” of its content), no such rules apply to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video."
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Live TV now available on UKTV Play | Advanced Television
"Available immediately, viewers will be able to watch Dave, Drama, Yesterday, Really and Home, live on the UKTV Play website. The channel streams will also be available on UKTV Play’s mobile and TV apps in the coming months."
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Rambler Group secures Premier League rights | Broadband TV News
"In a statement, it says that the main platform for content distribution wil be the OTT service Okko, which is part of Rambler Group. It will feature a special paid-for section named Okko.Sport that will appear on smart TVs and in iOS/Android and web applications."
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Media giants gear up for streaming wars | Broadcast
"But with US SVoD households already paying for an average of 2.79 services each, according to research from Ampere Analysis, the new entrants will be competing to become many families’ third, fourth or fifth subscription."
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Lumiere VOD database of 35,000 European films | Advanced
"The launch of Lumiere VOD was made possible thanks to the support of Amazon Prime Video, Ampere Analysis, Apple, CNC, EuroVOD, FilmDoo, Filmin, Filmtoro JustWatch, Kino Fondas, La Cinetek, La Pantalla Digital, Le Kino.ch, Mediathèque Numérique, Netflix, realeyz, uncut, UniversCiné, VOD Club, VOD.lu and Vodeville."
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SportsPro Live 2019: April 30 - 1 May, London, UK*
Cannes Film Festival & Market: 8-19 May 2019, Cannes, France
LA Screenings: 15-23 May, Los Angeles, USA
DISCOP Ivory Coast: 29-31 May 2019, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
ANGA COM: 4-6 June 2019, Cologne, Germany**
MIP China: 5-7 June 2019, Hangzhou, China
Banff World Media Festival: 9-12 June 2019, Alberta, Canada
NEM: 10-13 June 2019, Dubrovnik, Croatia**
International Animation Film Festival & Market: 10-15 June 2019, Annecy, France
Cannes Lions: 17-21 June 2019, Cannes, France
CTAM Europe Exec. Mgmt. Programme: 25-29 June 2019, Fontainebleau, France
Série Series: European Series Summit: 1-3 July 2019, Fontainebleau, France**
Children's Media Conference: 2-4 July 2019, Sheffield, UK**
NATPE Streaming Plus: 30 July 2019, Los Angeles, USA
Toronto International Film Festival: 5-15 September 2019, Toronto, Canada
Future TV Advertising Forum: 10 September 2019, Toronto, Canada**
IBC: 12-17 September 2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands*
MIP Junior: 12-13 October 2019, Cannes, France*
MIPCOM: 14-17 October 2019, Cannes, France*
Medientage: 23-25 October 2019, Munich, Germany
asi Int. TV & Video Conference: 6-8 November 2019, Prague, Czech Republic.
*Ampere will be attending
**Ampere will be presenting
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