Year2017

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Sky launches pop-up ‘Sky-Fi’ channel

Sky is launching a pop-up channel dedicated to sci-fi movies, to air from September 9…

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Digital commissioner promises reform of EU MEDIA programme

The European Union’s MEDIA multi-year programme to support the development and distribution of films, TV…

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Russian group pitches case for international BRICS TV channel

The BRICS Business Council, a sub-group of the BRICS leaders summit currently taking place in…

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Ericsson agrees metadata deal with IMDb

Ericsson has agreed a global metadata deal with the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).  Ericsson will…

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Roku files for IPO of up to US$100m

Streaming device maker Roku has filed for an initial public offering at a proposed maximum…

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Mediaset and Fininvest demand an additional €3bn from Vivendi

Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…

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Iliad’s Niel promises new Freebox as competition bites

Iliad Telecom/Free founder Xavier Niel has promised to bring forward the launch of a new…

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UK begins 1Gb broadband trials

The UK government has started trialling 1 Gigabit broadband, marking the start of a £200…

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YouSee launches Android TV app for multi-room and second-home viewing

Danish cable and telecom operator TDC/YouSee has launched a YouSee Android app as a multi-room…

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Channel 5 VOD service starts Blaze with A+E

Channel 5 (C5)’s video on demand service, My5, will now offer content from free-to-air entertainment…

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Netflix heads to La La Land creator for drama

Netflix is set for a new original series that will be executive produced by La…

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Spotify’s head of video departs

Spotify’s head of video content, Tom Calderone, has reportedly left the company in an apparent…

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SFR launches 4K sports channel on Samsung smart TVs

Altice-owned French service provider SFR has launched its SFR Sport 4K channel on Samsung’s latest…

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BT unveils new-look TV app

BT has launched a new-look BT TV app for smartphones and tablets. The new app…

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DTVE hosting CSG webinar on on-screen self-care

Multiscreen TV increasingly means on-screen self-care. Digital TV Europe is hosting a Webinar in partnership…

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Deutsche Telekom taps Netflix, Fox+, UFA for EntertainTV

Deutsche Telekom is adding Ultra HD support and direct access to Netflix to its EntertainTV…

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Canal+ needs level playing field, says Vivendi chief

Canal+ needs and deserves a level playing field to compete with the likes of Altice…

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Discovery to create slate of Facebook originals

Discovery Communications has entered into a deal with Facebook to create a slate of original…

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Freesat plans Ultra HD ‘next generation STB’ upgrade

Freesat is seeking manufacturing partners to develop a “new range of innovative set-top boxes” that…

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Vivendi committed to ‘making Telecom Italia great again’

Vivendi is committed to help build Telecom Italia into a quad-play leader and lead it…

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Discovery channels disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer

Discovery’s channels will disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer platforms in Poland today after…

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Netflix clean sweep in German digital originals in-demand list

Netflix dominated Parrot Analytics ‘in demand’ listing of the most sought-after digital originals in Germany…

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Curzon taps Easel TV for new SVOD service

UK cinema chain Curzon has partnered with Easel TV for rollout of its new membership…

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New chief for UPC DTH

Liberty Global’s central European satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has named Catalin Itu as its…

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John Cena, Kat Dennings front YouTube Red original

YouTube Red is set to bring in animated original Dallas & Robo, voiced by WWE…

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Multimedia Polska wards off decline as it awaits OK for Liberty deal

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has seen its revenues dip slightly, with EBITDA remaining stable…

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EC green light for ProSiebenSat.1-TF1-Mediaset JV

The European Commission has given a green light to the joint venture to be created…

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Live OTT to millions with zero latency with nanoCDN multicast ABR

Broadpeak’s nanoCDN™ Multicast ABR Solution Empowers High-Quality Video Streaming at Minimal Bandwidth Multicast ABR technology…

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Altice USA makes top tech appointments

Altice USA has promoted chief technology officer Terry Cordova and brought over Altice France CTO…

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Tele Columbus to become PŸUR

German cable operator Tele Columbus is to rebrand all its units under the new name…