Deals, Mergers, Funding, Partnerships and Aquisitions in the Internet TV, IPTV and Web Video industry

Deals, Funding & Acquisitions

Live Streaming Pioneer Justin.tv Shuts Down As Twitch Prepares For Acquisition By Google

Justin.tv is no more, with the pioneering live streaming service having suddenly shut down after seven years. Meanwhile, its replacement, Twitch.tv,...
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Netflix In Talks To Broadcast Seinfeld Episodes On Demand | Successful Sitcoms Never Die

Seinfeld could soon be available to stream on Netflix, with Jerry Seinfeld, the creator and star of the classic sitcom, suggesting...
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Microsoft Reveals Xbox Originals | Halo TV Show Amongst Content In Development

Microsoft has long held ambitious plans to turn its games console into a media hub delivering masses of content of all...
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LoveFilm Becomes Amazon Prime Instant Video In The UK, With £79 Adding A Raft Of Extras

LoveFilm is no more, being rebranded as Amazon Prime Instant Video and being folded into the existing Amazon Prime service. Most...
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YouTube Opening New Production Studio In New York | Original Content Ramped Up

YouTube is set to continue its efforts to evolve from the home of a disparate collection of funny animal videos into...
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YouTube Starts Charging For Content | Select Subscription Channels Go Live For 99 Cents

As was rumored for some time, YouTube has started charging for content, with paid channels making their debut. The pilot scheme...
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Amazon Developing Zombieland TV Series | Do We Even Need Television Networks Any More?

Amazon has taken on the episodic version of Zombieland in order to add to its Instant Video lineup. Which further cements...
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Netflix Signs Streaming Deal With Disney | First-Run Movies Coming To Netflix From 2016

Netflix has signed a new deal with Disney which will see first-run movies from the media company streaming through the service...
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CBS Shows Coming To Hulu, Finally | Classic Content On Way As Part Of Non-Exclusive Deal

Up until now there has been one noticeable absence from the programming line-up offered on Hulu. But a new deal struck...
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Microsoft Buying Netflix? | Stock Jumps As Rumors Start Building – Hastings Quits Board

Rumors are building that Microsoft is preparing to make a bid for Netflix. Rumors that have helped the Netflix stock price...
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Google Ups Original Programming Roster On YouTube | New International Channels Incoming

Google’s experiment in turning YouTube from the prime destination for videos of funny cats into something more worthy has been successful...
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Netflix Coming To Nordic Countries In Q4 | Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland Lined Up

Netflix is set to continue its slow but sure expansion into international territories with a push into the Nordic countries of...
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London 2012 Olympics Streaming Live On Facebook With New BBC Sports App, In U.K.

The BBC continues to be at the forefront of delivering television online. The catch-up, on-demand iPlayer has been a huge success,...
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YouView Misses London 2012 Olympics | BT Vision CEO Claims Delays Are “No Big Deal”

YouView has been delayed once more, and this latest missed target means the set-top box and related platform won’t be out...
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Amazon Studios Chooses First Four Television Shows For Series Development Slate

Amazon Studios has selected the first four shows it wants to develop further as part of its quest to create original...
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The Collective Acquires Metacafe | YouTube Stars Talent Agency Buys Ailing Video Site

A site that was once competition to the now-ubiquitous YouTube has been acquired by a Hollywood management company with plenty of...
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Hulu Ramps Up Original Programming, Adding Four New Shows To Already Impressive Line-Up

Although online television companies have been primarily purveyors of traditional TV content to this point, that is changing. original programming is...
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YouTube Adds 19,000 Episodes Of Indian Television Shows, Leaving Rest Of World Behind

YouTube racks up over 19,000 episodes of Indian television shows, all available for free on the site. Which begs the question,...
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Full-Length Disney Shows Now On YouTube | 70-Plus Episodes Including Hannah Montana

You can now watch full-length episodes of various Disney shows on YouTube, and even embed them on other sites around the...
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‘Leap Year’ Season Two Gets Go-Ahead – Hiscox Orders Second Series Of Hulu Web Video Hit

I’m writing this on February 29, a day that only exists once every four years. It’s a leap year, which makes...
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Sony Music Boss Loves YouTube, Hates GEMA

Wait, what? There’s a music label executive who thinks the Internet is a force for good? Wonders will never cease. Unfortunately...
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Amazon Adds Viacom To Prime Instant Video But Isn’t Planning Standalone Netflix Rival

Watch out, Netflix, you have (more) competition. And this time it’s in the shape of Amazon. Offering streaming video as part...
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Tom Hanks’ Animated Series ‘Electric City’ Finds Home At Yahoo As Web Video Matures

Web video is maturing, with original programming coming to online content companies. Following hot on the heels of the likes of...
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Netflix Lands In The UK & Ireland To Do Battle With Lovefilm | Will Either Actually Succeed?

After years of speculation and months of planning, Netflix has finally landed in Europe, launching in the U.K. and Ireland at...
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Netflix’ First Original Series, Lilyhammer, Debuts Feb. 6 | All 8 Episodes Available At Once

2012 is the year Netflix becomes more than just a company which stream other people’s content. Instead, it has become a...
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Hate Louis C.K., Love His (Profitable) Digital Content Distribution Honor Box Experiment

It’s OK to hate Louis C.K. I do. But you should love his latest comedy special. Not for the content, necessarily,...
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Verizon To Buy Netflix Rumors Hit The Web | Share Prices Rise As Market Reacts To News

Could Verizon be about to buy Netflix? That is the gist of the rumors spreading at the moment. But they’re rumors...
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With Netflix Selling Stock, Is The Online Video Streaming Company In Irreversible Trouble?

Netflix is at a crossroads. Facing unhappy customers, increasing costs for content as the networks play hardball, and all with little...
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As Chill Adds Hulu To Social Viewing Line-Up, How Important Is It To Watch TV With Others?

We all remember Sunday afternoons spent vegging out watching television, with the channel being viewed being chosen by the holder of...
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Netflix Adding Content For Impending U.K. Launch | Lionsgate and Miramax Deals Signed

Content is king, as we know all too well. Netflix knows this better than most, and is trying to secure a...
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