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Year2017
Euskaltel shareholders approve Telecable acquisition
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel’s annual shareholders meeting has approved the company’s acquisition of Asturias…
Discovery keeps Bundesliga games, obtains injunction against Sky ads
Discovery has secured a provisional injunction against Sky in Germany over the pay TV operator…
Ginx Esports TV launches on Cellcom Israel
Ginx Esports TV is to launch on the Israeli mobile operator Cellcom’s OTT platform. The…
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…
XITE launches 4K music service in Canada
Netherlands-based music company XITE announced the launch of a 4K music video experience in Canada. XITE…
Discovery signs TIM as first Olympics ‘official mobile broadcaster’
Discovery has teamed with Telecom Italia (TIM) in what the pair describe as a a…
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…
Altice in talks to buy Portugal’s Media Capital
Cable and telecom group Altice is in ‘exploratory discussions’ with Iberian media group Prisa to…
MCN Studio71 to launch in France
Multichannel network (MCN) Studio71 is to launch in France in September. The move follows the…
Mobile key for African OTT growth – study
Mobile distribution will be the overriding factor in the take up of OTT television services…
Sky takes stake in V-Nova
Sky has taken a minority stake in video compression specialist V-Nova. Sky’s Italian unit, which…
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…
Netflix makes it Rain with first Danish drama
Production has begun on streaming service Netflix’s first Scandinavian original, a dystopian drama. The Rain…
YouTube launches new 180-degree VR format
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki used an onstage interview at the Vidcon content creators event in…
Vodafone launches TV in Italy with Kaltura
Vodafone has launched a TV service in Italy using the OTT TV technology platform provided…
Vodafone Spain launches eSports channel
Vodafone España has launched a Vodafone-branded version of the Twitch eSports channel. Esports Vodafone started…
Canal+ gains freedom to strike exclusive deals
France’s competition watchdog has removed the majority of restrictions placed on pay TV operator Canal+…
Verimatrix acquires MiriMON from Genius Digital
Content security specialist Verimatrix has acquired Genius Digital’s MiriMON client data collection technology, along with…
Spanish homes spending nearly €90 on multi-play bundles
Spanish households were paying almost €90 a month for ‘quintuple-play’ services – bundles that include…
Content Innovation Awards 2017: deadline is fast approaching
The deadline is fast approaching for entries to the Content Innovation Awards 2017. The deadline…
Netflix, Facebook ‘face Thai ultimatum’
Digital giants Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register with Thailand’s national telecoms register or face…
YouTube Red orders 9 Story kids series
Subscription video service YouTube Red has ordered a live action kids series featuring YouTube star…
iROKO launches new African music channel
Nollywood-focused African media group iROKO has launched iROKO Music on the Les Bouquets Canal+ platform….
Comedy Central taps DEFY for digital shorts
Comedy Central International has struck a partnership with digital media producer DEFY Media for the…
China’s Twitter rival banned from streaming video
Chinese regulators have ruled that three of the countries major internet groups much stop streaming…
Globosat buys into Vice Brazil in expansion push
Vice Media and Globosat will partner to expand the Vice brand’s local presence across online,…
Triax names new hospitality sales chief
Denmark-based technology company Triax has named Thorsten Spanka as vice-president, hospitality sales. Spanka previously built…
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…
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…
Altice USA launches IPO
Cable and telecom group Altice’s US subsidiary has launched its IPO, offering 63,943,029 shares of…