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Year2017
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Com Hem grows ARPU and reduces churn, ups expansion plan
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has managed both to achieve record cable ARPU and reduce…
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Ownzones appoints former Netflix executive
Over-the-top entertainment and technology company, Ownzones Media Network, has appointed former Netflix exec Nick Nelson…
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Sky Sports revamps offering
Sky Sports is to expand its service to offer 10 channels and is introducing new…
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Warner Bros Digital Networks hires former Netflix exec
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) has expanded with a trio of hires, including hiring a…
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Unitymedia completes digital switchover
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has completed the switch-off of its analogue TV services…
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Viceland to launch in Israel
Global youth media company Vice will launch its 24-hour television network, Viceland, in Israel later…
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SpotX names Klosowski as head of new consulting arm
Video ad serving platform SpotX has created a new consulting arm to be headed by…
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UPC Switzerland unveils MySports offering
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland’s new MySports service is now open for customer orders ahead of…
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CBS ‘claiming A$843m debts from Network Ten’
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (€562 million) in debts from troubled…
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Expat TV service Bobbles launches Humax boxes
Bobbles.tv, the satellite and OTT entertainment service aimed at international expat communities living in Europe,…
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Amino sees strong revenue and profit growth
UK-based set-top box and software provider Amino Technologies saw strong revenue and profit growth in…
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Africanews launches iOS app
Euronews’ African channel Africanews has launched an iOS app, offering free access to all news…
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BBC Worldwide channels launch on Polish OTT service
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV service Ipla has added three BBC Worldwide channels to its programming…
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CME sells Croatian and Slovenian networks for €230m
CME has agreed to sell its top broadcast operations in Croatia and Slovenia for €230…
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Top 50 operators take two thirds of global pay TV subs
The world’s top 50 pay TV operators account for two thirds of pay TV customers…
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Ofcom: viewing habits between young and old is widening
The gap between the viewing habits of the youngest and oldest audiences is widening, according…
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European movies struggling to get on-demand despite SVOD boom
Despite strong growth in on-demand revenues, European movies are struggling to achieve VOD distribution, according…
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BBC works on voice-activated kids content
The BBC’s Research and Development arm has been working on prototype projects with BBC Children’s…
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Euskaltel launches 4K Android box and signs up for Google Play
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has launched the 4K Android set-top promised by CEO Francisco…
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Brave Bison COO exits after Hungate hire
The financial and operations chief of UK-based digital content company Brave Bison is leaving when…
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Belgian watchdogs call for harder rules on TV and broadband competition
Belgian telecoms and media regulators have called for more competition in the country’s pay TV…
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Fox brings on Sky buyer for Europe & Africa
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has appointed Sky buyer Sonja Brugger as vice…
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Raft of Serbian channels launching on SES
Satellite operator SES is to carry six TV channels and one radio station for Serbian…
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Arabsat launches DVB-S2 platform
Satellite operator Arabsat has officially launched its new free-to-air DVB-S2 platform. The operators said its…
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Practical Magic and Intel collaborate on VR Dunkirk experience
Practical Magic has collaborated with Warner Bros and Intel to create a VR experience for…
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Illegal streaming boxes ‘threaten copyright progress’
Adapted set-top boxes that let users illegally stream premium content risk undermining recent progress in…
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Telefónica launches convergent services with advanced TV functionality
Telefónica is to make its Movistar+ pay TV offering available to all customers of its…
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VR and AR investments reach US$2 billion in past year
Deal makers in the virtual and augmented reality space invested US$2 billion across 27 sectors…
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NBCU finds replacement for McLeod
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has found its successor for long-serving former managing director of the…
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UPC Switzerland secures Sky Bundesliga matches to see off Swisscom
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit has secured a deal with Sky to offer the latter’s Bundesliga…