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Year2017
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Dubai Media Inc taps Eurovision for news facilities
The European Broadcasting Union’s Eurovision has struck a deal with Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) to…
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Plex buys news streaming service Watchup
US-based media player service Plex has acquired streaming news service Watchup. In a blog post…
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YouGov: BBC iPlayer ‘treading water’ compared to Amazon and Netflix
The BBC is “treading water” with its iPlayer service while Amazon and Netflix are “starting…
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Mediawan aiming to be Europe’s ‘leading premium content platform’
Mediawan plans to use its acquisition of AB Group to build “the leading premium content…
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Kwesé TV starts African DTH service rollout
Kwesé TV, a new satellite-delivered pay TV service for Africa, has launched in Ghana, Rwanda…
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Discovery and Sky still talking as deadline looms
Discovery Communications and Sky remain locked in talks about a new carriage deal, with hours…
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SFR to take full control of NextRadioTV
Altice Group-owned French service provider SFR has filed a plan with media regulator the CSA…
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Starz COO agrees new contract following Lionsgate deal
Starz has agreed a new long-term contract with its COO, Jeffrey Hirsch. The deal will…
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Com Hem boosted by broadband
A strong performance in broadband helped boost Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s full-year 2016 performance,…
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Tele Columbus launches 1Gbps broadband
German cable operator Tele Columbus Group has launched its first 1Gbps ultra-fast broadband service in…
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Cosmote TV passes half million milestone
Deutsche Telekom-owned Greek telco OTE’s Cosmote TV service has passed the 500,000 subscriber mark, according…
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Telekom Austria sees TV progress
Telekom Austria grew its domestic and international TV base in the fourth quarter and full…
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Sky Sports streams deadline day news via Twitter
Sky Sports is partnering with Twitter to deliver a global live stream of coverage of the English…
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Eutelsat announces Persian, Algerian deals
Algerian media group Echourouk has selected the Eutelsat 7 West A satellite to broadcast the…
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Netflix: changes to net neutrality laws could impede growth
Changes to laws related to net neutrality could decrease demand for Netflix and increase its…
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Mediawan to acquire AB Group as first step in Euro-content strategy
Mediawan, the media investment consortium set up by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier…
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Discovery and Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms
Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will…
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A+E hires BBC Worldwide exec for VOD post
A+E Networks UK has poached BBC Worldwide’s Riccardo Donato. Donato will take on a new…
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Facebook boosts longform content with revised video rankings
Facebook has made a change to how its news feed surfaces relevant videos, placing more…
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Altice confirms i24 News launch date for US
Altice has confirmed plans to launch a version of its Israel-based news channel for the…
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Viaplay orders OTT original from The Bridge scribe
Viaplay’s push into original programming has continued with an order for The Lawyer, a scripted…
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OSN strikes new deal with UFC
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has struck a new long-term exclusive carriage deal with…
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Zee ups African output with new Kwesé channels
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is due to launch two new channels, Zee Bollymovies and Zee…
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Hispasat successfully lofts next-generation satellite
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has successfully launched its Hispasat 36W-1 satellite on board a Soyuz…
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Intelsat 33e satellite enters service
Intelsat’s new high throughput satellite, Intelsat 33e, successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service…
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BBC reports record international web traffic
BBC.com, the UK corporation’s international news platform, received record web traffic in 2016. The BBC…
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Sky to take UK IPTV plans into other EU markets
Following its initial debut in the UK, Sky plans offer internet-delivered versions of its TV…
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BT sees UK TV growth as Italian scandal hits earnings
While its Q3 results were dominated by a dramatic plunge in profit in the wake…
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YouTube’s ‘booming community’ helps boost Alphabet
YouTube’s “booming community of creators” helped to grow parent company Alphabet’s revenues by 22% year-on-year…
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Discovery facing loss of Sky carriage in UK and Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the Discovery channels in Germany and…