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TDC hit by cord-cutting as it moves to new TV strategy
Danish telco and cable operator TDC was hit hard by cord-cutting in its home market…
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UK television ad spend drops 4.4% in H1 2017
TV advertising spend in the UK declined by 4.4% in the first half of 2017,…
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Digital boost for TF1
French commercial broadcaster TF1 Group has continued its recovery from a difficult 2016 by posting…
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Tele Columbus takes control of Munich network provider KMS
German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck a deal with Vodafone Kabel Deutschland to acquire…
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Spanish BeIN Connect app on Hisense TVs
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro’s online platform BeIN Connect will now be available via Hisense smart TVs…
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UPC Switzerland takes control of Genthod network
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland has acquired the fibre network in Genthod near Geneva. The move…
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Piracy to cost TV and film industry US$52bn by 2022
The stark cost of illegal downloading and streaming of movies and TV shows had been laid…
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Fans staying with eSports as they age, says Spanish survey
The average eSports fan in Spain is a 24 year-old male who spends more than…
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Eurosport unveils ‘fully digital’ 2018 Olympics plan
Eurosport has unveiled plans for what it claims will be the first “fully digital” Olympics…
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Pimax 8K backing passes US$3m in VR funding milestone
Virtual reality company Pimax claims to have the “most funded VR project on Kickstarter ever”…
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French constitutional court rules ad tax illegal but CNC avoids payback
France’s Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), which dispenses public support for…
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Report: Huawei plans European OTT service
Huawei is reportedly planning to launch an over-the-top streaming service in Europe next year. According…
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New OTT TV service for Nigeria to launch next year
Nigerian technology outfit Envivo Communications is to launch a new OTT TV streaming video service,…
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Report: Spotify sets new video plans under Courtney Holt
Music streaming service Spotify has reportedly reset its video strategy under the leadership of its…
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KPN sees convergence growth as IPTV subscribers rise
Dutch telco KPN added 23,000 IPTV subscribers in the quarter to September, along with 11,000…
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UPC Czech Republic adds new channels to Horizon offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic is adding a raft of new channels, including…
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Danish antenna association chooses Stofa for Gigabit upgrade
Kolding.net, an association of six local antenna associations in the city of Kolding in southern…
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Teleste acquires intelligent transport information outfit
Cable technology provider Teleste has acquired Iqu Systems, a German company specialising in intelligent passenger…
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Amazon to up video investment in 2018
Amazon has pledged to increase its investment in video next year, tailoring its content decisions…
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European Court annuls EC approval of VodafoneZiggo JV
The European Union General Court has annulled the European Commission’s approval of the merger of…
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YouTube living room viewing up 70%
Viewers now watch more than 100 million hours of YouTube in the living room every…
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Game of Thrones fever drives Time Warner growth
The stunning viewing figures for Game of Thrones have pushed Time Warner and its subsidiary, HBO, to…
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Proximus sees off Telenet with exclusive Studio 100 deal
Belgian telecom operator Proximus has acquired the exclusive nationwide broadcasting rights to kids channel Studio…
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Euskaltel sees strong take-up of Android TV box
Two months on from its acquisition of Asturias operator Telecable from UK-based Zegona Communications, Spanish…
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Telefónica to ‘maintain’ content spend
Telefónica plans to maintain rather than grow its current level of expenditure on original content…
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Azcárraga Jean exiting as Televisa CEO
Emilio Azcárraga Jean is exiting his role as CEO of Mexican TV giant Televisa, with…
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Roku launches first HDR set-top box for operator partner
Roku has announced the availability of its first 4K and HDR-capable TV and streaming player…
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Eutelsat hit by prior year comparison, but core business stable
Satellite operator Eutelsat saw its Q1 revenues drop by 9.3% on a reported basis and…
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SES sees decline in video revenue
Satellite operator SES saw its video revenue decline by 3.8% on a like-for-like basis in…
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Parks: 53% of Americans subscribe to pay TV and OTT
Some 53% of US broadband households subscribe to both a pay TV service and at…