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KPN secures approval to take control of Reggefiber
Dutch telco KPN has secured approval from the country’s Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) regulatory…
On-demand boost and mixed fortunes for TDC’s TV activities
Danish telco TDC, which also operates the YouSee cable network, has seen the number of…
Germany lifts SES 3Q results
A new contract with Sky Deutschland and strong sales of the HD+ platform in Germany…
Eutelsat boosted by video gains
Eutelsat reported revenue growth for its core video activities in the three months ending September…
Intelsat hit by challenging African environment
Intelsat reported a decline in revenues and profits in the third quarter, claiming that network…
Canada’s Bell takes on Netflix with Latte
Canadian telco and broadcaster Bell will launch a TV streaming service with content from HBO…
TiVo partners with Walmart to offer Vudu
TiVo has added Walmart’s subscription-free, video-on-demand movie and TV service, Vudu, to its DVR devices….
Arris revenues and profits up
Arris reported an increase in revenues and profits in the third quarter, as the firm…
Netia adds Disney Junior
Polish service provider Netia is adding Disney Junior to its programming line-up. The channel will…
TF1 completes OneCast sale
French broadcaster TF1 has completed the sale of its OneCast transmission services unit to telecom…
Fox taps Lattelecom for advertising sales
Fox International Channels (FIC) has struck a deal with Latvian telco Lattelecom that will see…
Mezzo launches in Norway
Lagardère’s Mezzo and Mezzo Live HD classical, jazz and dance music channels have launched in…
Sky Deutschland launches OTT service
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is launching an OTT TV service, Sky Online, that will…
FCC chief’s redefinition of cable could revive Aereo
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed redefining the concept of a multichannel video programming distributor…
Pay TV and consumer business push down TF1
A declining pay TV business dragged French commercial broadcaster TF1’s results for the first nine…
BT to carry Netflix on TV service
BT has entered into a partnership with Netflix to make the streaming VoD service available…
Murdoch: TV industry needs “serious competitor” to Netflix
The TV industry needs to provide a “serious competitor” to Netflix and Amazon, according to…
CTC mulls channels refocus
The target audience shares of CTC Media’s Russian TV networks were affected by overall audience…
EBU and ABU call for global action to protect TV spectrum
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) have called for global…
TV setback hits Samsung CE division
Samsung said that its consumer electronics division fell short of expectations in the third quarter,…
Boxer launches multiscreen service, taps Norigin Media for platform
Teracom-owned Nordic digital-terrestrial pay TV service Boxer has launched its previously announced multiscreen service, providing…
Executives leave as Xbox Studios winds down
Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin have left Xbox Entertainment Studios, the content division launched, and…
Russian VoD service Okko claims fourfold revenue increase
Russian video-on-demand service Okko – formerly known as Play – claims that it has seen…
Streaming to connected TVs the preferred method of delivery, says Crackle
Streaming films and TV shows on internet-connected TVs is now the “preferred viewing method” according…
TalkTalk taps Harmonic for integrated IPTV offering
UK telco TalkTalk has chosen Harmonic to deliver an integrated headend solution from Harmonic to…
UPC Romania latest to launch Wi-Free service
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Romania has launched a ‘Wi-Free’ service, providing customers with free…
Olympusat taps Viaccess-Orca for OTT white-label service
Spanish-language channel specialist Olympusat Telecom has chosen Viaccess-Orca’s Voyage TV everywhere technology to support a…
Satellite helps lift T-Hrvatski Telekom TV numbers
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom had 393,000 TV customers at the end of the…
Sky Deutschland extends Warner deal
German pay TV provider Sky Deutschland has agreed a multi-year extension to its programming agreement…
Google updates Play Movies and TV app for Android
Google has updated its Google Play Movies and TV app for Android, offering viewers extra…