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UPC Switzerland supplants Quickline as EBL partner
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit is to extend the reach of its services through a new…
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TVN extends reach of Player.pl with Onet deal
Polish broadcaster TVN is to make its Player.pl service available via the country’s leading internet…
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ProSiebenSat.1 launches user-generated live streaming app
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has teamed up with Tokyo-based mobile messaging and live broadcast specialist Line Corporation…
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Star India outbids Facebook for Indian cricket rights
21st Century Fox-owned Star India has successfully bid €2.15 billion for global Indian cricket rights,…
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BeIN Media Group to launch MENA Olympic Channel
BeIN Media Group has struck a partnership with the Olympic Channel to air Olympic-themed programming…
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Netflix, Amazon boost UK international production investment
UK production companies made £468 million in commissions from international broadcasters and SVOD services between…
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Pay TV grows in Portugal
The number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal reached 3.72 million at the end of…
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Altice files planned SFR buyout with markets regulator
Cable and telecom investor Altice has filed its planned buyout offer for the remaining shares…
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UHD Alliance certifies streaming players, STBs, PCs
The UHD Alliance (UHDA) has expanded its Ultra HD Premium certification to include devices like…
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Curran takes up EBU role
The former director general of Irish national broadcaster RTÉ, Noel Curran, has taken up his…
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Euskaltel launches flexible multi-play package for students
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has launched a new offering targeted specifically at students living…
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Sky launches pop-up ‘Sky-Fi’ channel
Sky is launching a pop-up channel dedicated to sci-fi movies, to air from September 9…
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Digital commissioner promises reform of EU MEDIA programme
The European Union’s MEDIA multi-year programme to support the development and distribution of films, TV…
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Russian group pitches case for international BRICS TV channel
The BRICS Business Council, a sub-group of the BRICS leaders summit currently taking place in…
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Ericsson agrees metadata deal with IMDb
Ericsson has agreed a global metadata deal with the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Ericsson will…
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Roku files for IPO of up to US$100m
Streaming device maker Roku has filed for an initial public offering at a proposed maximum…
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Mediaset and Fininvest demand an additional €3bn from Vivendi
Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…
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Iliad’s Niel promises new Freebox as competition bites
Iliad Telecom/Free founder Xavier Niel has promised to bring forward the launch of a new…
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UK begins 1Gb broadband trials
The UK government has started trialling 1 Gigabit broadband, marking the start of a £200…
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YouSee launches Android TV app for multi-room and second-home viewing
Danish cable and telecom operator TDC/YouSee has launched a YouSee Android app as a multi-room…
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Channel 5 VOD service starts Blaze with A+E
Channel 5 (C5)’s video on demand service, My5, will now offer content from free-to-air entertainment…
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Netflix heads to La La Land creator for drama
Netflix is set for a new original series that will be executive produced by La…
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Spotify’s head of video departs
Spotify’s head of video content, Tom Calderone, has reportedly left the company in an apparent…
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SFR launches 4K sports channel on Samsung smart TVs
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has launched its SFR Sport 4K channel on Samsung’s latest…
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BT unveils new-look TV app
BT has launched a new-look BT TV app for smartphones and tablets. The new app…
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DTVE hosting CSG webinar on on-screen self-care
Multiscreen TV increasingly means on-screen self-care. Digital TV Europe is hosting a Webinar in partnership…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Netflix, Fox+, UFA for EntertainTV
Deutsche Telekom is adding Ultra HD support and direct access to Netflix to its EntertainTV…
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Canal+ needs level playing field, says Vivendi chief
Canal+ needs and deserves a level playing field to compete with the likes of Altice…
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Discovery to create slate of Facebook originals
Discovery Communications has entered into a deal with Facebook to create a slate of original…
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Freesat plans Ultra HD ‘next generation STB’ upgrade
Freesat is seeking manufacturing partners to develop a “new range of innovative set-top boxes” that…