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Pay TV Operators
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Vodafone: Europe in danger of falling behind in developing digital economy
Europe is in danger of falling behind the rest of the world in delivering digital…
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FAANG D2C launches provide ‘opportunity for cable’
FAANG companies’ investment in new services is “going to be highly problematic” for cable’s customers…
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Mediaset increases ProSiebenSat.1 stake, but doesn’t plan takeover
Mediaset has increased its stake in ProSiebenSat.1 as a part of its aspirations to create…
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APAC telco and pay TV market to see highest growth between 2019-24
The global telecom and pay TV market is set to see the most success in…
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United Group expands reach in SE Europe with Vivacom acquisition
United Group, the pay TV and cable service provider that operates across countries of the…
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Cyfrowy Polsat boosted by multiplay take-up
Over a third of Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat’s contract customers now subscribe to…
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Hopster launches in New Zealand with Sky
Kids on-demand service Hopster has secured a distribution partnership with pay TV operator Sky New…
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“Low-end” customer losses no concern for Virgin Media
Virgin Media CEO Lutz Shüler has played down subscriber losses in the UK. The exec,…
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NENT Group and Telenor extend distribution deal
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and Telenor have extended their distribution agreement. The agreement covers…
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beIN slams persistent piracy menace
Middle East pay TV operator beIN Media has warned that pirate broadcast operation beoutQ is…
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Virgin Media video losses push down Liberty Global RGUs
Video subscriber losses at Virgin Media contributed in no small way to pushing down Liberty…
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Altice France in new deal with Orange for catch-up and BFM Business
Orange has signed a new distribution deal with Altice France’s for BFM Business and digital…
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Virgin to move MVNO from BT to Vodafone, ending 20 year partnership
Liberty Global’s Virgin Media has announced that it is moving from BT to Vodafone. The…
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Deutsche Telekom sees modest growth in pay TV while fibre proves a hit
Deutsche Telekom has reported an increase of 67,000 Magenta TV customers to tip it over…
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Denmark’s YouSee to drop Discovery channels as pair fail to agree deal
Danish telco and cable operator TDC/YouSee has said it will drop Discovery’s channels from its…
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DAZN and Mediaset partner for Copa del Rey bid
Mediaset has reportedly partnered up with OTT sports disruptor DAZN to bid for domestic rights…
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Pay TV penetration continues to drop in the US
The penetration of pay TV in the US has dropped down to 75%. According to…
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Canal+ reportedly in talks to become exclusive distributor of Disney+ in France
French pay TV operator Canal+ is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Disney to become the…
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Telefónica sees shift in TV base
Spanish telco Telefónica saw an ongoing shift in its TV base towards higher value customers…
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Vodafone Deutschland slashes price of Gigabit broadband for Unitymedia customers
Vodafone Deutschland has lowered the price of its Gigabit broadband offering in the former Unitymedia…
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Altice France ‘planning to create new network of local TV channels’ with Vià investment
Altice France is reportedly planning to up its investment in local TV networks in the…
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Sky creates 1,000 new jobs ahead of busy Q4
Sky has announced the creation of 1,000 new jobs in the UK, including the creation…
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Stofa finally launches Android TV box, signs new deal with HBO Nordic
Danish cable operator Stofa has finally launched its long-awaited Android TV-based set-top and has signed…
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Sunrise extends 4K OTT TV service to Samsung smart TVs
Swiss operator Sunrise has extended the availability of what it describes as the first live…
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Canal+ Polska completes acquisition of majority stake in film distributor
Canal+ Polska has completed its purchase of a majority stake in local film distributor Kino…
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Telenor names DNA CEO as head of new Nordic cluster
Telenor has named Jukka Leinonen, the CEO of Finnish cable and telecom operator DNA, as…
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STV completes distribution drive for Player with Sky launch
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV’s online service STV Player has launched on Sky set top boxes,…
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Uruguay’s TCC to launch new Android TV-based service with 3SS
Uruguayan cable and OTT service provider TCC has tapped 3 Screen Solutions to help deliver…
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Video piracy in Russia drops for first time in five years
Content piracy in Russia has showed decline for the first time in five years. According…
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Telenet sees FMC growth but video subs decline
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet posted strong growth in its fixed-mobile customer base in…