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Zappware Strategy Summit: WIND Hellas reinvents TV experience with UX Focus
A year ago, Greek telco WIND Hellas launched its new multi-screen pay-TV service in Greece….
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Canal+ acquires M7 Group in €1bn deal
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has agreed to acquire international pay TV operator M7 group from private-equity investor…
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Euskaltel hits back after movie outfit targets P2P IP addresses
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has issued a complaint against film production outfit Venice PI…
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EQT to buy Melita from Apax and Fortina
Private equity outfit EQT is to buy Maltese cable operator Melita from Apax Partners and…
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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Q Mini and extends app reach
Sky Deutschland is to launch the Sky Q Mini box for second and third TVs…
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Canal+ and Altice France strike Premier League deal
Canal+ and Altice France have struck an agreement whereby Altice France’s RMC Sport customers will…
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IPTV reception passes DTT in France
IPTV reception surpassed digital-terrestrial TV in France last. year, according to the latest figures released…
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TDC’s Telmore in new deal with Viaplay
Danish telco TDC’s mobile TV offering Telmore Play has struck a new partnership with Nordic…
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EE launching UK’s first 5G service with BT Sport HD HDR as highlight
BT-owned EE is to launch the UK’s first commercial 5G mobile service at the end…
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Italy watchdog OKs Mediaset-Sky deal but with conditions
Italy’s antitrust regulator has given the green light to Sky’s agreement with Mediaset on the…
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Volia CEO Zsembery to step down
György Zsembery, the CEO of Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia is to step down. Hungarian…
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Telia Norway to cut headcount following Get acquisition
Telia Norway, the Norwegian arm of the pan-Nordic telecom operator that includes formerly Telenor-owned cable…
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TDC looks to Premier League deal as TV base declines
Danish cable and telecom operator TDC saw its TV base continue to decline in the…
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German broadcasters group slams Vodafone concessions
German commercial broadcaster association Vaunet has slammed Vodafone’s moves to secure EC regulatory approval of…
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Sunrise optimistic on completing Liberty Global deal in Q4
Swiss service provider Sunrise says it has been “broadly supported” its acquisition of Liberty Global’s…
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Cyfrowy Polsat boosted by multiplay
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat added 300,000 multiplay customers in the first quarter, with…
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Mediaset pivots to free as Premium becomes OTT
Mediaset is “transforming” rather than “shutting down” its Mediaset Premium pay TV business after making…
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Ofcom introduces ‘best deal’ rule for UK broadband, phone and TV operators
Broadband, phone and pay TV firms must tell customers about their best deals, Ofcom has…
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Vodafone takes hit in full-year results, but sees green shoots in Spain
Vodafone was hit by a perfect storm in its end of year results, leading the…
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Telefónica TV base boosted by Movistar Play LatAm launch
Telefónica saw its TV base rise by 3% overall to 8.8 million in the year…
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Swiss Sunrise launches 4K OTT service
Sunrise, the Swiss network operator, has launched a new multiscreen TV platform as an OTT…
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Altice Europe bounces back with solid Q1
Multinational quad-play provider Altice Europe bounced back in the first quarter, with the company’s consumer…
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US viewers cut the cord in record numbers
American pay TV has reached a record number of cord-cutters, new research has revealed. According…
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You.i TV to ‘expand global footprint’ with investment from Sky
Sky has announced a deal to invest an undisclosed sum in cross-platform tools developer You.i.TV….
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Magenta TV sees success in Deutsche Telekom in Q1 earnings
Magenta TV, the OTT service offering from Deutsche Telekom, has “gained ground” in the competitive…
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StudioCanal announces deployment of Nagra NexGuard forensic watermarking
In an effort to protect its international content distribution from piracy, StudioCanal has turned to…
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Bouygues Telecom teams with iFeelSmart for new Android TV launcher
French operator Bouygues Telecom has announced a deal to bring iFeelSmart’s Centaurus Android TV Operator…
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Fries: Liberty Global ‘never so well positioned’ to create value
Liberty Global has never been “so well positioned to create value for shareholders” despite the…
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Nordic Entertainment sees jump in Viaplay subscribers
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has turned in its first quarterly report as an independent listed…
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Euskaltel sets out expansion targets
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has said it expects to add 30,000 subscribers this year…