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Report: Viacom no longer in running as Scripps turns to Discovery

Viacom is no longer in the running to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, paving the way…

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Telefónica TV boosted by success of converged bundles

Telefónica saw its pay TV base rise in the second quarter for the first time…

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Chernobyl drama first from HBO, Sky pact

A drama based on the Chernobyl catastrophe is the first high-end series to come out…

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Sky partners with Devialet on Soundbox speaker

Sky is launching an all-in-one sound system in partnership with audio technology startup, Devialet. The…

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Euskaltel completes Telecable acquisition

Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has completed the acquisition of Zegona Communications-owned Asturias region operator…

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Roku leads in the US as connected device growth continues

Roku will lead the US streaming device market this year as total connected TV viewing…

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AwesomenessTV hires Bonnie Pan as network head

AwesomenessTV has hired Endemol Shine Beyond’s former president, Bonnie Pan, as head of network. In…

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Orange sees strong TV growth in Spain

Orange had 8.7 million TV customers as of the end of June, up 7% year-on-year,…

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Intelsat turns in improved performance

Satellite operator Intelsat saw its second quarter revenues drop by about 1.6% year-on-year to US$533.2…

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Arqiva agrees capacity deal with Eutelsat

UK communications infrastructure firm Arqiva has agreed a multi-year, multi-transponder capacity deal with satellite operator…

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Advertising strength and cost-cutting helps nudge M6 upwards

French broadcaster M6 saw its revenues for the first half nudge upwards by 2.6% to…

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NOS renews sponsorship of Portuguese football

Portuguese cable and pay TV operator NOS has renewed is current exclusive sponsorship deal with…

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XITE replaces linear Ziggo channel with personalised offering

Dutch music service XITE has replaced the linear channel it currently offers via the Ziggo…

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Viacom eyes all-cash Scripps takeover

Viacom is reportedly eyeing one of the biggest all-cash takeovers in recent US media history…

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Facebook debuts 4K VR, reportedly launching TV feature next month

Facebook has introduced 4K resolution support for its Live 360 platform as part of a…

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IHS Markit: linear TV viewing down in Europe last year

Linear TV viewing declined in the biggest European markets in 2016 as more TV watching moved…

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Mediaset names ex-AC Milan chief as Premium president

Mediaset has named former AC Milan chief Adriano Galliani as the new president of its…

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Netflix localises in Israel

Netflix has localised its service in Israel, introducing local language versioning and billing in local…

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AR/MR market to reach US$14.1bn by end of 2021

The augmented and mixed reality market is tipped to soar in value to US$14.1 billion…

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Telefónica names new COO in management shake-up

Telefónica executive chairman José María Álvarez-Pallete has instituted a major corporate management shake-up, centred on…

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TiVo introduces new content discovery platform

TiVo has introduced a new personalised content discovery platform that combines voice search with personalised…

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Smart TV uptake to reach 57% in Western Europe

Smart TV penetration will reach 57% in Western Europe this year, according to new figures…

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Studios investment brings 3% revenue drop to ITV

UK broadcaster ITV’s mid-year results show a 3% drop in revenue, which it partly attributes…

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Nielsen starts to count YouTube, Hulu live TV metrics

Nielsen has added viewing data from YouTube TV and Hulu’s new live TV service to…

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Arris taps TiVo for new advanced set-tops

Arris has launched three advanced set-tops that combine traditional QAM video with TiVo’s signature experience, alongside…

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Greece’s Antenna makes key appointments

Greece’s Antenna Group has restructured two roles in its management team, which it said would…

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Telekom Austria sees TV boost

Telekom Austria saw its overall revenue-generating unit numbers boosted by TV during the second quarter,…

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KPN adds to TV base

Dutch telco KPN added 25,000 IPTV customers in the second quarter, along with 8,000 broadband…

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ZoneTV taps Ooyala for channels launch

US best-of-the-web channel provider ZoneTV has hired Ooyala to provide technology to enable it to…

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YouTube now at 1.5bn viewers as TV viewing surges

YouTube now has 1.5 billion monthly viewers thanks in part to a surge in big-screen…