All Roku articles – Page 4
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NewsSky backs sports app firm
Sky has invested £300,000 in sports marketing company InCrowd to help maximise its sports output.
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NewsSky suffers £12m profit drop
Sky added 146,000 subscribers in final three months of 2015 but reported a £12m fall in pre-tax profits.
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NewsSky invests £7m in ad-tech firm
Sky has invested £7m in advertising technology firm DataXu, continuing its spate of Silicon Valley-style deals.
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NewsBBC to personalise iPlayer for connected-TV apps
BBC iPlayer is preparing to roll out personalisation services across its connected-TV apps in 2016 after Christmas viewing on the platform rose by a third.
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NewsIn brief: Humans; Left Bank; Sky; UKTV; Left Bank; Chewing Gum; S+V
Amazon has swooped for Kudos’ sci-fi drama Humans and Sky has invested in its latest LA-based start-up. Click for more
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CommentDealing with digital Darwinism
Creating a modern IT platform is essential for the survival of traditional media firms, says Sef Tuma.
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NewsSky keen on small indie deals
Sky is to continue to acquire UK production companies but will focus on smaller indies rather than targeting super-indie groups.
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NewsSky eyes Euro expansion for Now TV
Sky is preparing to roll-out Now TV across Europe, aggressively taking on Netflix in the online video space.
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CommentOTT battle has only just begun
Streaming content is set to be the next big thing, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsAdobe brings colour boost to Creative Cloud
NAB 2015: Adobe is previewing updates to its video offerings at NAB, including a new colour panel and a ‘magic’ fix to remove unwanted pauses and jump cuts in edits, as well as new character animation capabilities.
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NewsEndemol Beyond opens online style channel
Endemol Shine Group has partnered with YouTube star Michelle Phan to launch an online channel featuring an array of lifestyle content.
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NewsUKTV Play personalisation trial underway
UKTV has identified three distinct groups that use its VoD service as it trials a recommendation engine to increase usage.
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NewsGoPro to launch Roku channel
Wearable camera manufacturer GoPro is to launch a channel on the Roku streaming platform later this year.
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NewsAnalysis: Sky in Silicon Valley
Sky will continue its spate of San Francisco acquisitions at a steady pace over the next year as the seven businesses it has already backed begin to have a direct impact on its business.
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Comment4K and smart TVs dominate CES
Gary Woolf looks beyond the ‘rocket’ rollerskates at this year’s CES
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NewsSky invests £2.6m in VoD tech firm
Sky has invested £2.6m in multiscreen delivery company Elemental Technologies – the latest move in its strategy to partner with digital start-ups.
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CommentMaintaining our innovative edge
Sky’s Emma Lloyd says it is vital to capitalise on new technologies, no matter where they originate
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NewsEE opens up about IPTV service
EE is targeting its 10 million mobile customers that do not subscribe to a pay-TV provider with an EE TV set-top box.
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NewsSky backs online video start-up
Sky has invested $500,000 (£310,000) in Los Angeles-based video aggregator Pluto.TV as it continues to back innovative emerging businesses.
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NewsSky invests £3m in native ads firm
Sky has invested £3m in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough as part of its strategy to back emerging technology businesses.