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Vodafone investigating former Ono managers over VAT fraud
Vodafone is investigating responsibility for possible fraud at Spanish cable operator cable operator Ono ahead…
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Numericable posts loss on SFR costs, details fibre plans
Numericable posted a third quarter net loss of €94.4 million, compared with a profit of…
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Pay TV to generate US$269 billion this year
The global pay TV market is set to generate more than US$269 billion (€212 billion)…
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Swedish TV executives call for net neutrality to be upheld
Top Swedish TV executives from TV4 Group, SVT, MTG and SBS Discovery Media have written…
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Canal+ to close Jimmy and two other channels
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to close three of its thematic channels – youth-oriented…
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More than 600 apps for Amazon Fire TV
More than 600 apps are now available for Amazon’s Fire TV streaming box, triple the…
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Fairbairn exits as Scripps takes channels in-house
Kathy Fairbairn, the director of programming for Food Network and Fine Living and the former…
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UPC Austria to launch Horizon Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria is due to launch UPC’s Horizon Go over-the-top TV…
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CEE SVOD service bags CBS’s Secretary
Eastern European region SVOD service Pickbox.tv has acquired exclusive rights to new season CBS shows…
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Es’HailSat taps SES unit for teleport build
Middle East satellite company Es’HailSat has tapped SES’s TechCom unit to provide technical expertise and…
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DTG launches first 4K HDMI ‘plugfest’
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has launched what it says is the world’s first…
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Alarab TV taps Elemental
Alarab TV, the new Middle East news channel backed by Prince Alwaleed bin Talalm has…
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BBC Trust approves AMC Networks deal
The BBC Trust has approved the partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks that will…
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UPC Austria adds HD services
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has begun distributing the Austrian public broadcaster’s ORF III…
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AMC in US$200m deal for BBC America stake
AMC Networks is buying a 49.9% stake in BBC America for US$200 million (€158 million)….
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Crispin Odey makes Sky Deutschland U-turn
The finance company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s formerson-in-law, Crispin Odey, has agreed to sell almost…
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Amazon renews content investment pledge
Amazon will continue investing in original content for its Prime Instant Video service after billing…
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Mediaset distances itself from alleged blackmail case
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has moved to distance itself from an emerging scandal surrounding Emilio Fede,…
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MTG makes progress as Viaplay compensates for linear declines
Modern Times Group said it is making “significant progress,” with profits and revenues both up…
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Non-linear video viewing outpaces linear in the US
The average US broadband household now watches more than 17 hours of non-linear video per-week,…
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YouView adds updated iPlayer and BBC connected red button
UK connected TV platform YouView has added the latest, updated version of the BBC’s iPlayer, as…
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Belgacom sees TV growth
Belgacom, which now operates under the Proximus brand, saw its TV revenue-generating unit base grow…
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STV bids for Scottish local TV licences
Scottish broadcaster STV has submitted applications to UK regulator Ofcom to offer local TV in…
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TDC to provide IPTV platform for Norway’s NextGenTel
Danish telecom operator TDC has begun providing the TV platform for Norwegian telco NextGenTel, the…
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Plus TV write-down hits DNA profit
Finnish service provider DNA’s profit for the quarter to September took a hit from the…
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Pay TV customers value TV and quality more, says Sky Deutschland
Sky Deutschland says its pay TV viewers value TV more, place a higher value on…
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Ericsson profits slide as US sales dip
Ericsson reported an increase in revenues, but a dip in profits in Q3 as business…
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ITU names Zhao as next secretary-general
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Korea has elected Houlin Zhao as the organisation’s next…
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Com Hem issues new debt
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s NorCell Sweden Holding subsidiary has issued new debt amounting to…
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Orion Express sees strong subscriber growth
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has seen its subscriber base grow by 37% year-on-year…