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Pay TV Operators
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Korean pay TV consolidation moves under way
Consolidation of Korea’s pay TV industry appears to be getting into gear, with reports of…
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Media groups move to persuade US trade rep on Saudi malfeasance
A group of media companies and sports rightsholders including BeIN Media have made submissions to…
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Telefónica hails ‘unbeatable’ combination of Netflix with Movistar+
Over a third of new Movistar+ subscribers have signed up for a package that includes…
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Telenet launches set-top boxless youth-focused TV offering
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet is launching its first TV offering that does not…
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Kagan: IPTV has overtaken DTH globally
IPTV overtook DTH as the second-largest multichannel platform in the world by subscribers after cable…
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SPI/FilmBox expands distribution with UPC Hungary
SPI International/FilmBox has extended a distribution agreement with Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Hungary. The…
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Tele2 looks to Com Hem mobile and convergence as ‘legacy services’ drag on growth
A new Com Hem mobile service and fixed-mobile convergence will be key to Tele2’s growth…
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Vodafone teams up with WDR for 5G TV trial
Vodafone Deutschland has teamed up with public broadcaster WDR to test the delivery of media…
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TV content boosts A1 Telekom Austria
The “increased significance of TV content” helped boost A1 Telekom Austria’s performance in 2018, along…
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Mediacorp adds HBO Go to Toggle
Singapore-based pay TV provider Mediacorp has added HBO Go to its Toggle digital entertainment platform….
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HBO launches service for Portugal
HBO has launched a dedicated service for Portugal, giving audiences in the country access to…
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Sky Deutschland to resume Formula 1 broadcasting
Sky Deutschland has struck a new agreement with Formula 1 to carry the motorsport’s 2019…
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Eleven Sports secures distribution with all operators in Portugal
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has now secured distribution deals with all four major TV operators…
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Euskaltel to carry Mediapro eSports service
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has struck a deal to carry Mediapro’s eSports offering U-BEAT…
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TalkTalk to offer Plume Adaptive WiFi to selected customers
UK service provider TalkTalk is to offer advanced WiFi specialist Plume’s Adaptive WiFi package to…
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BeIN Sports giving up on Formula 1
BeIN Sports has said it will not renew its contract to carry Formula 1 motor-racing…
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DAZN reportedly in talks to carry Movistar football channels
Sports streaming outfit DAZN has held talks with Telefónica over possible carriage of the latter’s…
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French competition watchdog maintains Mediaserv obligations on Canal+
France’s competition watchdog has decided to maintain certain obligations imposed on pay TV outfit Canal+…
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Unitymedia expands fibre network
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia is expanding its fibre-to-the-building network by connecting 180 individual…
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RMC Sport debuts on Molotov
In a sign of the growing rapprochement between the pair, Altice France’s premium sports channels…
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Flix Snip launches in Russia with Rostelecom
Short-format content app Flix Snip has teamed up with Russian telecom giant Rostelecom to launch…
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Zegona shareholders give green light to Euskaltel plan
UK-based cable and telecom investor Zegona Communications’ shareholders yesterday approved the company’s plans to up…
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Movistar+ adds women’s football to #Vamos line-up
Telefónica’s pay TV platform Movistar+ has secured the rights to top tier Spanish women’s football…
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Orange rules out any interest in Euskaltel
Orange has ruled out acquiring regional Spanish cable operator Euskaltel in whole or in part,…
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Swisscom grows TV and bundled base
Swisscom grew its TV base by 3.5%, or 52,000 customers year-on-year in the final quarter…
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Sunrise confirms it is in talks to buy UPC Switzerland
Swiss telecom provider Sunrise has confirmed that it is in talks with Liberty Global over…
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Virgin Media teams with Arris to trial 8.5Gbps broadband
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has teamed up with technology specialist Arris to launch an 8.5Gbps…
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Telia to launch Finnish eSports league
Nordic telco Telia has teamed up with Finnish digital culture and events outfit Assembly to…
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TIM auditors board rebuffs Vivendi shareholder meeting move
Telecom Italia’s (TIM) board of statutory auditors has rebuffed Vivendi’s call for a shareholders’ meeting…
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Sunrise reportedly in advanced talks to buy UPC Switzerland
Swiss mobile telco Sunrise is in advanced talks to acquire Liberty Global’s Swiss unit UPC…