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Pay TV Operators
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Sky Television buys ‘world’s largest’ rugby streamer
Sky Television, the New Zealand wing of the operator, has announced the NZ$62 million (€37…
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Freenet ‘not satisfied’ with Sunrise/UPC Switzerland deal
German operator, and Sunrise’s largest shareholder, Freenet will vote against the telco’s proposed takeover of…
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TV subs up despite larger than expected losses for Cellcom
Cellcom has seen a significant year-over-year increase in TV subscribers. The mobile operator, Israel’s largest,…
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Poland’s nc+ takes majority stake in leading film distributor
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has agreed to take a majority stake in film distributor…
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Tricolor TV launches loyalty programme for registered users
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has launched a new loyalty programme providing non-TV benefits…
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Mediapro names Discovery exec as head of new French football channel
Spanish producer and broadcaster Mediapro has named Discovery France chief Julien Bergeaud as director-general of…
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Tele2 sees TV numbers drop as DTT declines
Swedish telco Tele2, owner of the Com Hem cable network and former Boxer digital-terrestrial TV…
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Free poised to drop Altice France channels
French service provider Free is poised to cease distributing Altice France’s channels as the carriage…
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Spanish operators confirm football for bars and clubs
Vodafone España and Orange España have confirmed that they are entering the market to offer…
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TIMVision to offer Serie A with Sky Now TV Ticket Sport agreement
Telecom Italia (TIM) has struck a deal with Sky Italia to add the latter’s Now…
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TV losses weigh on TDC results
Danish telco TDC lost 11,000 TV customers in the quarter to June, with total losses…
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GO Malta taps Edgeware for multiscreen TV
Service provider GO Malta has tapped Edgeware to provide its CDN and Origin platform to…
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US pay TV continues to shed subscribers
America’s top pay TV providers lost 1.53 million subscribers in Q2 2019. According to new…
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IMG’s Swedish sports streaming closes as C More takes over rights
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned pay TV channels provider C More has secured the Swedish rights to La…
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Altice France looking to expand local TV network with Grand Lille TV stake
Altice France has entered into exclusive talks to take an indirect stake in local TV…
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Telefónica to take on rival ISPs in sport-for-bars market
Telefónica has acquired rights to take top-tier Spanish and international football to hotels, restaurants and…
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PŸUR launches €5 internet offer as it debuts Gigabit network in Berlin
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates as PŸUR, has launched an aggressive price promotion…
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Liberty Global to focus on ‘core markets’ for further acquisitions
Liberty Global will focus on its “core operating markets” for any acquisitions or investments it…
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Vodafone España bundles HBO, Amazon and Netflix in single offering
Vodafone España has launched a new bundle that includes the three main international streaming offerings…
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MGM’s Epix launches on AT&T streaming service
MGM’s SVOD premium channels offering Epix has extended its domestic US distribution by launching on…
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Altice USA taps Devialet for high-end connected home speaker
Altice USA is to launch a Devialet-powered high-end home speaker that can control the connected…
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Liberty to buy back shares and invest in UK as subscriber numbers drop
Liberty Global is following up on its promise to return value to shareholders following its…
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SPI/FilmBox launches Timeless Drama Channel in Romania
SPI/FilmBox and UPC Romania have signed a channel distribution agreement to launch Turkish drama offering…
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“Reliable” Deutsche Telekom sees modest TV growth
Deutsche Telekom has reported a steady growth in its TV division. In Germany, Magenta TV…
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beIN SPORTS secures exclusive rights to Rugby World Cup 2019 and launches pop-up channel for the tournament
beIN Asia Pacific has secured exclusive rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in the…
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“Worldwide Pay TV market far from dead” claims ABI Research
The pay TV market is expected to surpass a 1.1 billion subscriber base in 2024,…
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Industry ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the ability of pay TV providers to adapt to changing landscape
The US TV industry is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the future of commercial prospects for the…
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Brazil drops 1.25 million pay TV subs YOY
Brazil has seen a steep decline of 1.23 million pay TV subscribers year-over-year. As collated…
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MTS Satellite hits 750k subscribers
Russian telco MTS has announced that its MTS Satellite TV service has reached 752,000 subscribers….
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Half of Germans now taking pay TV and streaming services
Over half of German consumers now pay an average of over €30 a month for…