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Pay TV still dominant in Russia with cord-cutting is yet to set in
Revenues from pay TV in Russia are up by 14.2%, with 43.2 million subscribers in…
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ISD seller jailed and fined US$170,000
In a landmark case, an electronics retailer in Singapore has been convicted of selling illegal…
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Euskaltel names new chairman, reports stronger growth
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has named a new chairman and reported growth in profitability…
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French watchdog releases Altice from key restrictions
France’s competition watchdog, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has released service provider Altice from a…
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Nordic Entertainment’s Viaplay to be added to RiksTV’s Strim
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) has struck a deal with Norwegian digital-terrestrial TV operator RiksTV that will…
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Tele Columbus does wholesale deal with Telefónica Deutschland
German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck a long-term wholesale deal with Telefónica Deutschland that…
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KPN loses TV customers
KPN lost 13,000 TV customers in the third quarter, taking its total TV base to…
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Comcast hires Geoffrey Sands as EVP of corporate strategy
Comcast has announced the appointment of Geoffrey Sands as executive vice president of corporate strategy….
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Sky in five-year output deal with HBO
Comcast-backed pay TV operator Sky has secured a five-year extension to its output deal with…
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Canal+ Polska marketing chief Balicki quits
Polish pay TV operator Canal+’s marketing chief Jacek Balicki has resigned, with the company deciding…
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New football season boost for Orange’s Spanish TV numbers
The launch of the new football season pushed Orange’s TV numbers in Spain into positive…
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Proximus edges forwards with TV and broadband
Belgian service provider Proximus expressed satisfaction in growing its TV and fixed broadband bases in…
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AT&T to “evaluate multiple options and partnerships” for DirecTV following 1.2 million subs loss
AT&T has announced losses of over 1.2 million subscribers as the fate of DirecTV hangs…
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AT&T CEO sets out stall for HBO Max in earnings call, announces two new board members
On the eve of WarnerMedia’s big HBO Max presentation, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has touted…
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Free to offer bundled Amazon Prime in France
Amazon has signed a distribution agreement with French operator Free. The deal will see the…
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Cyfrowy Polsat and Discovery team up to create Polish OTT JV
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat and Discovery are to create a joint OTT TV…
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DNA to close down VHF DTT network
Finnish telecom and cable operator DNA has decided to close its VHF digital-terrestrial network and…
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Canal+ announces definitive end for CanalPlay
Canal+ has told the service’s remaining subscribers that Canalplay, its ill-fated SVOD platform, will shut…
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HBO Max to expand to Latin America
HBO Max is set to expand into Latin America after the streamer’s parent AT&T-owned WarnerMedia…
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Comcast leaning on OTT in US while Sky proves to be a positive for pay TV
Comcast is increasingly leaning towards OTT services, with streaming offsetting a drop in TV subscriber…
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Indian courts uphold €12 billion telco demand from government
Indian courts have upheld a demand from the government’s Department of Telecom (DoT) that demands…
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KPN beats expectations despite minor TV subs dip
Dutch telco KPN has seen a positive quarter despite a loss of TV subscribers. Overall,…
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Telia taps Kirkby as CEO
Swedish Telco Telia has announced the appointment of Allison Kirkby as president and CEO. Kirkby…
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On demand service TNT Now launches on Movistar+
WarnerMedia has announced the launch of on demand offer TNT Now on Telefónica’s Spanish pay…
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BeIN Media secures court victory over Dakar Rally and Tour de France’s organiser’s Saudi deal
BeIN Media has secured a courtroom victory in its ongoing battle to defend the value…
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NTV+ sees growth for OTT TV service
The number of paying subscribers to Russian pay TV operator NTV+’s OTT TV platform increased…
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Nordic Entertainment posts solid Q3 results
Nordic Entertainment (NENT), which has just unveiled plans to create a JV with Telenor to…
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MasMovil denies it is planning to acquire Vodafone Espana
Spanish alternative telco MasMovil has swiftly moved to deny press speculation that it is involved…
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NENT Group and Telenor Group announce merger of Viasat and Canal Digital
NENT Group and Telenor Group have announced an agreement to combine the former’s Viasat Consumer…
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Telefónica gets €1.5m fine for subjecting rivals to excessive football costs
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has fined Telefónica €1.5 million over infractions of the conditions…