FuboTV dabbles in AVOD with launch of free, ad-supported sports channel



Virtual MVPD FuboTV, which charges $55 per month for package of more than 90 live streaming channels, is jumping into the free, ad-supported space with the launch of Fubo Sports Network.



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AT&T backs free broadcast TV service Locast with $500K donation



AT&T just flooded the coffers at Locast, a free streaming service for local broadcast television, with a $500,000 donation to help fuel the service’s expansion to more markets.



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Deeper Dive—Xumo might be figuring out mobile video



Mobile is a tricky landscape for video services, one that’s necessary to enter but difficult to control. AVOD service Xumo may be emerging as a viable mobile video competitor.



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Global AVOD revenues to reach $56B by 2024 – report



The world is steadily embracing free, ad-supported video streaming, which will see massive growth in overall revenues during the next five years.



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Eutelsat pours $11.1M into Broadpeak to fund next-gen video services



European satellite operator Eutelsal is investing €10 million (approximately $11.13 million) into video tech vendor Broadpeak to help advance next-gen video services.



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Debt-burdened AT&T may offload its regional sports networks – report



AT&T is reportedly considering selling off its regional sports networks to help pay down the massive debt load it incurred through its DirecTV and Time Warner acquisitions.



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CBS-Viacom remerger ‘probably inevitable’ – analyst



For weeks now reports have been swirling around about CBS and Viacom’s latest effort to recombine and one analyst thinks that a remerger is “probably inevitable.”



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Facebook video views steadily decline as Netflix grows



Both Netflix and Facebook are still chasing YouTube in the international online video service popularity contest. But, Netflix is continuing to set itself apart as the runner-up.



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Pay TV operators brace for an app-based future



Increased streaming competition and shifting consumer demands have made traditional pay TV a tricky business to be in right now. App-based solutions are becoming a more viable option, especially for smaller operators.



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Amazon, Netflix and others seek millions in damages from pirate TV service



Amazon, Netflix and a handful of Hollywood studios are asking a court for millions in damages from Set Broadcast, a company accused of infringing multiple copyrights through a pirate video service named SET TV.

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