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Vodafone Germany plans €2bn Gigabit fibre investment
Vodafone Germany has unveiled plans to invest €2 billion by the end of 2021 on…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix and Narcos lead Dutch digital in-demand originals
Netflix’s Narcos topped Parrot Analytics’ ‘in demand’ listing of the most sought-after digital originals in…
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eMarketer: video viewing to see UK smartphone use surpass PCs
Video viewing will help smartphones to pass computers for the first time this year as…
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Talpa hires Sanoma Media chief as CCO and SBS CEO
TV format producer and broadcaster Talpa Holding has hired Sanoma Media BeNe CEO Peter de…
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Half of Portugal’s broadband homes can access over 100Mbps
Almost half of fixed broadband users in Portugal enjoyed access speeds of more than 100Mbps…
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UPC Austria completes digital switchover
Liberty Global’s Austrian unit has completed the digitization of its network. UPC Austria, which completed…
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StarTimes to roll out free digital TV across parts of rural Africa
Chinese pay TV outfit StarTimes is to make free-to-air digital TV available across parts of…
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Bike Channel UK shuts down
Bike Channel UK has gone into administration and ceased broadcasting after reportedly failing to sell…
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Hispasat’s Amazonas 5 satellite successfully launched
Hispasat’s Amazonas 5 satellite has entered orbit after successfully launching on an International Launch Services…
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TDC acquires mobile outfit Plenti
Danish multi-play provider TDC Group has struck a deal to acquire mobile operator Plenti for…
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Sky launches OTT TV service for Spain
Sky has launched its planned OTT TV streaming service for the Spanish market, offering a…
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Russian withdrawal predicted for Netflix and Amazon
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will withdraw from Russia due to new laws on OTT…
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SFR reorganisation to follow Paulin departure
SFR’s CEO Michel Paulin has resigned “for personal reasons”, according to the Altice-owned French service…
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Facebook ‘could spend US$1bn’ on original shows
Facebook could spend up to US$1 billion on original shows for its platform between now…
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New SVOD movies service for France to launch next month
A new French movies-on-demand service, e-cinema.com, will launch on October 20, bringing international movies not…
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UK government: 15% of web users watch content illegally
Approximately 6.7 million UK internet users, some 15%, consumed at least one item of online…
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Dutch MVNO Youfone launches OTT TV service
Dutch MVNO Youfone has launched an OTT TV service, YoufoneTV, targeting a young audience with…
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TF1 chief confident of striking retrans deal
TF1 Group CEO Gilles Pélisson is confident that the French commercial broadcaster will be able…
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Altice beats BeIN Media to become French home of basketball
Altice has acquired exclusive rights to Euroleague and Eurocup basketball for the next four seasons,…
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SES launches O3b mPower networks system
Satellite operator SES has launched O3b mPower, a system that is designed to deliver efficient…
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Iflix expands in Africa with Ghana launch
Emerging market SVOD service, Iflix, has expanded its African reach after going live in Ghana…
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YouTube adds HDR to Android phones
YouTube has reportedly added high dynamic range (HDR) video playback options for a number of…
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Netflix in front globally, but Amazon catching up in APAC
Netflix is still outpacing Amazon Prime Video globally in numbers of active users, but Amazon…
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Discovery appoints Spotify exec to head digital strategy
Discovery Communications has appointed former Spotify executive Francis Keeling to lead its digital strategy. Keeling…
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Disney confirms Stars Wars & Marvel for SVOD app
The Walt Disney Company’s upcoming international SVOD service will offer Star Wars and Marvel Universe…
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VR and AR headset shipments up 25% in Q2
Worldwide shipments of virtual and augmented reality headsets grew 25.5% year-over-year in the second quarter,…
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Pay TV industry to experience ‘unprecedented change’
The pay TV industry is due to face a period of “unprecedented global change”, according…
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Vivendi ‘close to agreement’ with AGCOM over Mediaset stake
Vivendi is close to finding an agreement with Italian regulator AGCOM over the fate of…
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DNA adds Netflix in 4K to Android TV box offering
Finnish cable and telecom operator DNA has struck a deal with Netflix and has added…
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European connected TV ad market set for growth with UK leading
The European connected TV advertising market could be worth €825 million by 2020, according to…