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Africa’s pay TV subscribers to reach 55m by 2029
Pay TV subscribers in Africa will rise by 12 million which will reach 55 million…
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Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery renew distribution deal
French pay TV operator Canal+ Group has renewed its film distribution agreement with Warner Bros….
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Altice co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca leaves the company
Altice co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca, previously under suspension, has left the company. Fonseca’s departure follows the…
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Norlys names digital business director
Danish broadband service provider and energy group Norlys has named Thomas Asmund-Hjorth as its director…
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Charter adds Disney+ ad tier to pay TV bundle for free in landmark deal
The Disney+ ad-supported tier will be included in Charter Communications’ pay TV offering for no…
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Parks Associates reports 5% of US internet households have only a pay-TV service
The Pay TV decline is showing no signs of a halt, with just 5% of…
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World Darts Championship final records highest peak audience for Sky Sports
The World Darts Championship final secured Sky Sports record-breaking TV audience numbers, drawing an audience of…
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Telefónica to axe 3,421 jobs in €1.3bn cost-cutting plan
Spain’s telecommunications provider Telefónica is to lay off a total of 3,421 employees as part…
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Love Nature launches on Nordic platform Allente
Blue Ant Media-owned wildlife and nature brand Love Nature is joining Nordic PayTV and streaming…
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TIM and DAZN reportedly renew Serie A broadcasting agreement
Telecom Italia (TIM) has reportedly signed a renewed agreement with sports streaming giant DAZN to…
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Hits Now to launch on Malaysia’s Astro
Entertainment channel Hits Now is to launch on Malaysian pay TV platform Astro on Channel 702 on January…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Max Italy and Iberia production chief
Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Alberto Carullo as vice president Max local original production Italy…
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Düsseldorf takes stake in NetCologne fibre subsidiary
The city of Düsseldorf is making an investment in NetCologne fibre network subsidiary NetDüsseldorf (net.D)….
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Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount reportedly in merger talks
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are reportedly in early-stage merger talks. In news first reported…
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Warburg Pincus and Horta-Osório reportedly looking at Altice Portugal bid
US private equity outfit has reportedly teamed up with ex-Credit Suisse chair Sir António Horta-Osório…
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Netflix gains ground over YouTube as Polish viewing time increases
Last month viewers in Poland spent on average four hours and nine minutes in front…
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Telefónica rises as state holding company unveils plan to take stake
Telefónica’s shares jumped on Wednesday after a Spanish state holding company said it planned to…
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RTL in Formula 1 and football deal with Sky Deutschland
RTL Deutschland has struck a sports deal with pay TV operator Sky Deutschland to bring…
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SPI International in deal with Vodafone Ireland
Canal+-owned channel and streamer distributor SPI International has signed a new channel distribution deal with Vodafone…
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Tele Columbus tapped Divitel for PŸUR TV HD
Technology specialist Divitel has revealed that it worked with German cable operator Tele Columbus on…
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SFR first with 5G SA slicing for live-streaming of football match
Altice France-owned service provider SFR has for the first time deployed 5G SA slicing in…
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Movistar Plus+ secures new deal with Disney
Telefónica-owned streaming and pay TV service Movistar Plus+ has renewed its agreement with The Walt…
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Watchdog delays approval of Norlys acquisition of Telia Danmark
Denmark’s competition watchdog has pushed back approval of service provider Norlys’ planned acquisition of Telia…
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Nordic TV and video revenues close in on €10bn
Total Nordic TV and video revenues are expected to reach €9.8 billion for 2023, according…
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VodafoneZiggo secures Africa Cup of Nations
Liberty Global and Vodafone-backed Dutch cable service provider VodafoneZiggo has secured rights to The Africa…
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Vodafone Deutschland looks to law change with Hesse housing deal
Vodafone Deutschland and the Nassauische Heimstätte Wohnstadt (NHW) group of companies have struck a strategic…
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Spanish watchdog warns LaLiga not to exclude FTA broadcasters from auction
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has called on football’s LaLiga not to exclude free-to-air TV…
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Xavier Niel’s Iliad in fresh bid to merge Italian operation with Vodafone
Xavier Niel’s Iliad Group has made a fresh bid for the merger of its Italian…
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New chiefs for OTE and Hrvatski Telekom
Kostas Nebis, president of the management board of Deutsche Tekekom-owned Hrvatski Telekom, has been appointed…
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EC sets February deadline for MásMovil-Orange decision
The EU’s competition watchdog has set a February 15 deadline for its decision on the…