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Channels seek alternatives as ABS 2 suffers outage
Russian channels including the pay TV bouquet of Raduga TV have suffered disruption following a…
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Sky confirms £5 billion ‘Sky Europe’ deal
UK satcaster BSkyB has confirmed its takeover of European pay TV sister companies Sky Deutschland…
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Amazon to up original video spend to US$100 million this quarter
Amazon is planning “significant growth” in its original content spend, increasing its investment in Prime…
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Sky reports best customer growth in three years
Sky reported its highest customer growth in three years, with TV growth alone double that…
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Liberty Global reportedly ready to sacrifice Film 1 to seal Ziggo deal
Liberty Global has reportedly offered to sell its Film 1 premium channel and open its…
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Kabel Deutschland growth offsets Vodafone decline
Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland grew its revenue by 5.8% to €491.1 million and…
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Trace to launch separate Trace Urban feed for South Africa
Trace is planning to launch a separate, dedicated feed of its flagship music channel, Trace…
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BBC launches Sport app on Chromecast
The BBC has updated the BBC Sport app for iOS and Android devices to include…
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Discovery claims best international quarter
Pay TV giant Discovery Communication’s international division has claimed the second quarter of this year…
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Second screen use helps brand resonance, claims Viggle study
Dual exposure to an ad both on TV and a mobile device resulted in a…
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European growth boosts SES first half
Satellite operator SES has posted solid first half results on the back of strong growth…
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Russian pay TV growth tailing off
The number of Russians subscribing to pay TV increased by approximately half a million, taking…
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Vectra ups offer for Netia shares
Polish cable operator Vectra has upped the price of its tender offer for shares in…
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Now TV adds kids channels
BSkyB’s OTT service Now TV has added kids channels Nickelodeon and Nick Jr to its…
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Sport on-demand for UPC Austria subscribers
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has made selected content from the Sport 1+ and…
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New finance chief for Croatian telco
Deutsche Telekom-owned service provider T-Hrvatski Telekom has named Kai-Ulrich Deissner as its new chief financial…
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MinDig Extra TV to add Digi Sport channels
Antenna Hungária’s digital-terrestrial pay TV service MinDig TV Extra will add Digi Sport 1 and…
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Lattelecom replaces Russian channels
Latvian telco Lattelecom is adding new channels to its Russian language TV line-up, replacing existing…
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Freesat adds two new channels
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added two new channels to its programming line-up. True…
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Blinkbox Movies and TV goes live on Chromecast
Tesco-owned online video service, Blinkbox Movies and TV, is now available to access through Google’s…
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Vodafone revises Orange fibre deal as it completes Ono acquisition
Vodafone has completed the acquisition of Spanish cable operator Ono and has revised its fibre-sharing…
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Netflix signs French content creator pact
Netflix’s winding path to launch in France has taken a new turn, with the SVoD…
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UHD TV shipments to reach 14.5 million this year
Shipments of Ultra High Definition (UHD) TVs are due to grow to 14.5 million units…
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Now TV launches on PlayStation 4
Sky’s over-the-top video service Now TV has launched on PlayStation 4 (PS4) consoles in the…
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Trace launches new music channel in Angola and Mozambique
Europe-based channel group, Trace, has launched a new Portuguese-language music network in Angola and Mozambique….
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Humax launches low-cost connected HD DVR for Freeview market
Set-top box provider Humax has launched a new lower cost Freeview+ HD DVR set-top for…
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US broadband users engaging with mobile video apps
Almost half of US adult broadband users engage with a mobile video app at least…