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VideoTech Innovation Awards 2019: the winners revealed
Sports streaming service DAZN, Portuguese service provider MEO and Israeli telco Partner Communications were among…
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Sky reveals ambitious plans for Elstree-based film and TV studio
Comcast-owned studio/broadcaster Sky has unveiled plans to build a new 32-acre, state-of-the-art TV and film…
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Double boost for Amazon Prime Video in Dutch and UK markets
Dutch telco KPN has revealed plans to add Amazon Prime Video to its Interactive TV…
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UKTV’s Alibi acquires international dramas from A+E and Banijay
UK PayTV broadcaster UKTV has acquired two high-profile series for its crime drama channel Alibi….
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A1 Bulgaria taps Zappware for advanced TV service
A1 Telekom Austria’s Bulgarian operation, A1 Bulgaria, has launched A1 Xplore TV, a new advanced…
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TDC rebrands infrastructure arm
Danish telco and cable operator TDC has changed the name of its infrastructure division from…
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NTV+ revamps sports line-up
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is revamping its sports line-up with the launch of a…
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Vivendi and Mediaset fail to strike deal
Vivendi and Mediaset failed to strike an deal on Friday following over a week of…
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Canal+ and BeIN Sport secures Champions League, leaving Mediapro out in cold
French pay TV operator Canal+ and rival BeIN Sports have between them secured the rights…
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English Premier League seeks new boss after Pemsel exit
The Premier League has resumed its hunt for a new CEO after The Guardian Media…
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RCS&RDS acquires right to operate more networks
Romanian cable and pay TV leader RCS&RDS has struck agreements to operate the networks of…
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Telia completes Bonnier Broadcasting acquisition
Swedish telco Telia has completed the acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting, following the decision of European…
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BeIN Media to air Club World Cup
Qatar-based pay TV broadcaster BeIN Media has secured a two-year agreement to air the FIFA…
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Vivendi and Mediaset ‘closing in on agreement’
Vivendi and Mediaset are reported to be closing in on an agreement that could see…
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Spanish pay TV numbers edge up as IPTV consolidates position as leading technology
The number of pay TV subscribers in Spain grew 2.1% in the year to June,…
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Tele Columbus sees revenues fall and EBITDA rise
German cable operator Tele Columbus posted revenues of €123.2 million for the third quarter, down…
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MultiChoice South Africa gets new head of corporate affairs
African pay TV operator MultiChoice has named Reggy Moalusi as its new head of corporate…
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Telefónica plans operational spin-off of Latin American units in major restructure
Telefónica is to initiate an operational spin-off of its subsidiaries in Spanish-speaking America ahead fo…
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Proximus names former Canal+ exec Boutin as CEO
Belgian telco Proximus has named Guillaume Boutin as its new CEO with a six-year contract….
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Vivendi and Mediaset struggling to find common ground ahead of postponed court hearing
With the clock ticking ahead of a court hearing in Milan postponed from last week,…
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Wind Hellas launches cloud-based recording with Zappware
Greek service provider Wind Hellas has launched a cloud-based recording service. The Android TV solution…
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Sky Deutschland grabs ATP Cup rights
Pay TV provider Sky Deutschland has acquired exclusive rights to the new ATP Cup tennis…
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Free adds Netflix to Freebox Mini 4K
French service provider Free has made Netflix available as an option for direct viewing on…
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Croatian watchdog launches phase II probe into United Group-Tele2 deal
Croatia’s competition watchdog, the AZTN, has begun a Phase II investigation into Tele2’s sale of…
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Canal+ Polska fights piracy of new original series
Polish pay TV operator Canal+ Polska said it identified some 2,720 individual sources of piracy…
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BT launches Pre-Xmas Amazon Prime deal and expands 4K/HDR offer
UK telco BT is offering all new and re-contracting customers of its streaming platform BT…
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Vivendi and Mediaset gain another week, EGM set for January 10
The Milan court considering Vivendi’s case against Mediaset’s plan to merge its Italian and Spanish…
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Altice Europe-backed SFR FTTH acquires fibre wholesaler Covage in €1bn deal
Altice Europe and a group of financial investors have agreed to acquire Covage, the fourth…
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Shahid launches first original drama as MENA SVOD battle intensifies
The battle for Middle Eastern SVOD subscribers intensified this week with the news that MBC…
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Tricolor OTT service passes one million users milestone
The number of active users of Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV’s OTT TV service,…