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Year2021
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Iliad Telecom moves forward with fixed-line plan for Italy
Xavier Niel’s Iliad Telecom/Free has moved forwards with preparation for a launch of fixed-line services…
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Disney+ now on Sky Q in Germany
Streaming service Disney+ is now available on Sky Q devices from Sky Deutschland. The German…
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Finecast signs up new addressable TV partners
Addressable TV specialist Finecast has extended its UK TV reach beyond traditional broadcasters on its…
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MWC attendees permitted to enter Spain in boost for event
The GSMA and Ministry of the Interior of the Government of Spain have given the…
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Disney+ strong in Southern Asia
Disney+’s rollout in Southern Asia is going strongly. According to research from Dataxis, the region…
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Discovery agrees first US pay TV deal for discovery+ with Comcast
Discovery has signed its first US pay TV deal for its streaming service discovery+ with…
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Ownzones hires former Verizon Media exec Capstraw as chief revenue officer
Cloud-based video supply chain company Ownzones has announced the appointment of Rick Capstraw as its…
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Programmatic TV advertising to take off in 2021, claims report
2021 will be ‘the year of programmatic TV advertising in Europe’, claims a new report….
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DAZN mulls IPO and domestic Premier League rights
Sports streamer DAZN is considering an IPO in an effort to drive growth. The company,…
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Vodafone Deutschland set to lose subs as end of mandatory housing contracts looms
Vodafone Deutschland is likely to lose about two million basic cable subscribers and around €400…
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Conseil d’Etat forces change to French plan to protect access to audiovisual works
France’s Conseil d’Etat has nixed a government plan to require regulatory authorisation for the sale…
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BBC updates iPlayer with redesigned interface and improved subtitles
The BBC has updated the iPlayer for TV with a new look for its playback,…
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NEW ID to launch Korean content channels on ZEASN’s WhaleLive platform
Smart TV ecosystem maker ZEASN has announced a partnership with Korean media firm NEW ID,…
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YouTube reveals scale of hate speech on the platform
YouTube has confirmed the prevalence of rule-breaking videos on its platform for the first time….
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LaLigaSportsTV to broadcast AFC Champions League in Spain and Andorra
Spanish sports streaming platform LaLigaSportsTV has agreed a deal with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)…
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8K TV adoption to skyrocket
While 8K TVs currently hold a negligible part of the market, adoption is set to…
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Western Europe pay TV subs to drop by 4 million
The total number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe is set to fall to…
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New youth-oriented SVOD BrutX launches in France
Brut, the youth-oriented French media outfit created five years ago by Studio Bagel founder Guillaume…
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Liberty Global and Telefónica name UK JV management
Liberty Global and Telefónica have named current Virgin Media CEO Lutz Schüler as CEO of…
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Regulators approve Triax and Klode Media merger
European regulators have approved the merger of Danish video distribution technology company Triax and Spanish…
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Technetix names new business development chief
Broadband cable technology specialist Technetix has named Mark Basham as VP of business development, Europe….
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Video platform Recast appoints commercial director
Soon-to-launch direct-to-consumer video platform Recast has named James Cook as commercial director. Cook will join…
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AMC+ launches on YouTube TV
US-based AMC Networks has launched its AMC+ subscription bundle on YouTube TV. Providing content to…
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Sony launches UHD movie platform Bravia Core
Sony has launched its Bravia Core streaming service. Initially revealed in January, the service promises…
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YuppTV picks up international IPL streaming rights
Indian streaming platform YuppTV has reacquired international streaming rights to the upcoming Indian Premier League…
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Nokia and Lenovo resolve patent disputes
Nokia and Lenovo have concluded a multi-year, multi-technology patent cross-license agreement, ending all ongoing patent…
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SPI expands to Angola and Mozambique in deal with ZAP
SPI International has continued its expansion into Africa with deals in Angola and Mozambique. The…
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Samsung launches first 8K QLED TV
Samsung has announced the launch of the world’s first 8K QLED TV. The set –…
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NENT Groups sells off Splay One
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has agreed a deal to sell marketing business Splay One…
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Ekstraklasa taps Red Bee for enhanced streaming service
Polish top tier football league the Ekstraklasa has chosen Red Bee Media as its technology…