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Year2017
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Euskaltel shareholders approve Telecable acquisition
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel’s annual shareholders meeting has approved the company’s acquisition of Asturias…
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Discovery keeps Bundesliga games, obtains injunction against Sky ads
Discovery has secured a provisional injunction against Sky in Germany over the pay TV operator…
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Ginx Esports TV launches on Cellcom Israel
Ginx Esports TV is to launch on the Israeli mobile operator Cellcom’s OTT platform. The…
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Grey Juice Lab extends Lat Am deal with Telefónica
On-demand aggregator Grey Juice Lab has strengthened its relationship with Telefónica in Latin America after…
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XITE launches 4K music service in Canada
Netherlands-based music company XITE announced the launch of a 4K music video experience in Canada. XITE…
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Discovery signs TIM as first Olympics ‘official mobile broadcaster’
Discovery has teamed with Telecom Italia (TIM) in what the pair describe as a a…
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One third of EU channels target foreign markets
One third of all TV channels and video-on-demand services in the EU specifically target foreign…
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Altice in talks to buy Portugal’s Media Capital
Cable and telecom group Altice is in ‘exploratory discussions’ with Iberian media group Prisa to…
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MCN Studio71 to launch in France
Multichannel network (MCN) Studio71 is to launch in France in September. The move follows the…
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Mobile key for African OTT growth – study
Mobile distribution will be the overriding factor in the take up of OTT television services…
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Sky takes stake in V-Nova
Sky has taken a minority stake in video compression specialist V-Nova. Sky’s Italian unit, which…
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DTG R-book tackles Radio Equipment Directive challenge
The UK’s Digital Television Group has released a new version of the R-Book, the guide…
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Netflix makes it Rain with first Danish drama
Production has begun on streaming service Netflix’s first Scandinavian original, a dystopian drama. The Rain…
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YouTube launches new 180-degree VR format
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki used an onstage interview at the Vidcon content creators event in…
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Vodafone launches TV in Italy with Kaltura
Vodafone has launched a TV service in Italy using the OTT TV technology platform provided…
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Vodafone Spain launches eSports channel
Vodafone España has launched a Vodafone-branded version of the Twitch eSports channel. Esports Vodafone started…
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Canal+ gains freedom to strike exclusive deals
France’s competition watchdog has removed the majority of restrictions placed on pay TV operator Canal+…
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Verimatrix acquires MiriMON from Genius Digital
Content security specialist Verimatrix has acquired Genius Digital’s MiriMON client data collection technology, along with…
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Spanish homes spending nearly €90 on multi-play bundles
Spanish households were paying almost €90 a month for ‘quintuple-play’ services – bundles that include…
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Content Innovation Awards 2017: deadline is fast approaching
The deadline is fast approaching for entries to the Content Innovation Awards 2017. The deadline…
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Netflix, Facebook ‘face Thai ultimatum’
Digital giants Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register with Thailand’s national telecoms register or face…
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YouTube Red orders 9 Story kids series
Subscription video service YouTube Red has ordered a live action kids series featuring YouTube star…
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iROKO launches new African music channel
Nollywood-focused African media group iROKO has launched iROKO Music on the Les Bouquets Canal+ platform….
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Comedy Central taps DEFY for digital shorts
Comedy Central International has struck a partnership with digital media producer DEFY Media for the…
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China’s Twitter rival banned from streaming video
Chinese regulators have ruled that three of the countries major internet groups much stop streaming…
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Globosat buys into Vice Brazil in expansion push
Vice Media and Globosat will partner to expand the Vice brand’s local presence across online,…
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Triax names new hospitality sales chief
Denmark-based technology company Triax has named Thorsten Spanka as vice-president, hospitality sales. Spanka previously built…
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Liberty Global faces ‘speed bump’ in UK, but long-term growth prospects good
Liberty Global remains committed to the UK market and remains confident about its long-term growth…
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Netflix and Amazon could have limited impact on US pay TV
US pay TV will not decline as rapidly in the face of competition from Netflix…
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Altice USA launches IPO
Cable and telecom group Altice’s US subsidiary has launched its IPO, offering 63,943,029 shares of…