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Vivendi opens talks with Tencent to sell Universal Music stake
Canal+ owner Vivendi has entered into preliminary talks to sell a 10% stake in Universal…
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Kwesé TV shuts down as Econet blames Zimbabwe economic crisis
Econet Media’s pan-African satellite TV service Kwesé TV is shutting down today, with parent company…
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VOD and cable drives reverse in US TV viewing decline
TV viewership in the US is at a two-year high. According to a new report…
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Telia CEO Johan Dennelind to step down in 2020
Johan Dennelind, boss of Swedish telco Telia, has announced his planned departure from his role…
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CableLabs names wireless specialist as chief research and development officer
Cable technology organisation CableLabs has named Mariam Sorond as senior vice-president and chief research and development…
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Telecom Italia to boost TIMVision following end of Sky dispute
Telecom Italia (TIM) and Sky have ended a long-running contractual dispute in a deal that…
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Watchdog rules in Free’s favour in channel carriage dispute with Altice France
French media watchdog the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) has ruled that service provider Free…
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Telenet posts improved performance, slams wholesale cable move
Belgian cable operator Telenet has reported an improved operational performance for the second quarter, with…
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New corporate affairs chief for MultiChoice Africa
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has named Reatile Tekateka as executive head of corporate…
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SPI/FilmBox takes Turkish Drama to Luxembourg
SPI/FilmBox has launched its Turkish Drama Channel (TDC) in Luxembourg on Post Luxembourg’s TV service….
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US pay-TV ARPU dropped 10% in two years
US standalone pay-TV ARPU is in an ongoing period of decline, says new research. According…
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Vodafone and Liberty Global complete deal
Vodafone has completed its €19 billion acquisition of Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania…
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Altice Europe swings back in France as it prepares to sell off Portugese fibre business
Altice Europe has lifted its full-year targets following a successful quarter in its main French…
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All-time high US cord cutting ‘freaking ugly’, claims MoffettNathanson
Cord cutting in the US is expected to reach an all-time high of 5.5% in…
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Orange España offers free Amazon Prime, commissions first original
Orange España has struck a deal with Amazon that will enable it to provide Amazon…
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SES hit by declining video business
Satellite operator SES last week reported first half revenues of €961.4 million, down 5.1% at…
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Proximus sees converged offerings boost TV numbers
Belgian service provider Proximus added 5,000 TV customers to its base in the second quarter,…
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Canal+ ‘confident’ it will continue to air Ligue 1
Canal+ remains confident that it will still be able to distribute top-tier French football from…
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Vodafone: Liberty Global deal is a ‘decisive shift’ for the company
The acquisition of Liberty Global’s German and central European assets will make the telco “Europe’s…
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Euskaltel posts second quarter results following strategy shift
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel reported a modest increase in revenues and EBITDA but a…
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Sky looks to partner with new D2C players as it doubles originals spend
The launch of Sky Studios, the pay TV operator’s new production arm, gives the Comcast-owned…
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Canal+ domestic losses contribute to revenue decline
Canal+ continued to lose domestic subscribers in the quarter to June, weighing on its revenues….
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Vodafone TV numbers down in Germany and Spain
Vodafone lost TV customers in both of its principal European pay TV markets, Germany and…
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Telefónica targets football-starved Vodafone subs
Telefónica will use its grip on top-tier football in Spain to hammer away at Vodafone’s…
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Q&A: Simon Trudelle, NAGRA
Simon Trudelle, senior director, product marketing, NAGRA, talks about super-aggregation, sports OTT services, advances in…
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Telefónica IPTV and OTT TV growth offset by Latin America DTH decline
Telefónica’s pay TV numbers overall were flat in the year to June, recording growth of…
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Video content budgets in key Asian markets climb
Video content budgets across India, Korea and Southeast Asia climbed 12% in 2018 to reach…
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Virgin Media unveils national Gigabit broadband rollout
Virgin Media has unveiled plans to roll out Gigabit internet speeds to close to 15…
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Free signals strong opposition to Salto streaming plan
homepInternet service provider Free has communicated its vehement opposition to parts of the French broadcasters’…
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KPN sees TV numbers fall
Dutch telco KPN’s overall TV base declined sharply in the second quarter, with a decline…