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Com Hem launches mobile telephony on Tele2 network
Swedish cable operator Com Hem, now part of Tele2, has soft-launched a mobile telephony offering…
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Vodafone Deutschland taps Metrological for GigaTV apps
Vodafone Deutschland has chosen Metrological to deliver integrated apps and premium OTT TV content for…
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Nordic Entertainment secures IndyCar rights
Modern Times Group’s (MTG) soon to be split-off Nordic Entertainment (NENT) broadcast and streaming arm…
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Vodafone Deutschland integrates Spotify for mobile subs
Cable and mobile service provider Vodafone Deutschland has struck a partnership with music streaming outfit…
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Naspers to spin off MultiChoice at end of February
South African conglomerate Naspers is to move ahead with its spin-off of pay TV group…
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UPC Switzerland launching dedicated eSports channel
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Switzerland is launching what it says is the first…
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Akado launches Russian free-to-air services on digital platform
Russian service provider Akado has started broadcasting channels from the country’s first and second digital-terrestrial…
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Orange Spain offering free Netflix for six months to push Love de su Vida
Orange España has introduced what it is pitching as a flexible convergent offering that enables…
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Mediapro secures Qatar World Cup rights
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has secured the Spanish rights to the 2022 World Cup…
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SPI International in deal with Ooredoo
Channel provider SPI International has struck a new deal with Qatar-based service provider Ooredoo to…
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MTG’s Jette Nygaard-Andersen to leave group
Modern Times Group (MTG) digital chief Jette Nygaard-Andersen is to leave the group to pursue…
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Euskaltel adds Amazon Prime Video, Orange speculation mounts
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has become the first operator in the country to integrate…
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Solorz and sons take charge of Polsat strategy
Polish media magnate Zygmunt Solorz has strengthened the role of his family on the defining…
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Cosmos Telecom launches 4K in Belarus
Russian service provider Akado’s Belarus subsidiary Cosmos Telecom has launched its first 4K UHD TV…
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Bouygues Telecom names Edward Bouygues as strategy chief
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has made a raft of new management appointments following last…
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Canal+ ‘close to deal’ to resell Premier League rights to RMC Sport
French pay TV operator Canal+ is close to agreeing the resale of part of its…
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BeIN ups campaign against BeoutQ’s ‘Saudi-supported plague of piracy’
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media Group has set up a ‘reveal all’ website to…
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Euskaltel outlines ambitious revenue and EBITDA growth plan
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has outlined plans to grow its revenue to €800 million,…
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IPTV growth led Spanish pay TV market in Q218
Spanish pay TV revenues attributed to fibre and xDSL operators grew by 15% in the…
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OTE sells Telekom Albania
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telco OTE has struck a deal to sell its entire stake in…
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Telecom Italia names Rai and TivùSat exec as public affairs chief
Telecom Italia (TIM) has appointed Alessandro Picardi, chairman of digital satellite platform TivùSat and director…
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Liberty Latin America makes move on Millicom
Liberty Latin America has made a conditional non-binding offer to buy 100% of mobile and…
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Liberty Global commercial chief departs in major reorganisation
Liberty Global is to decentralise its organisation in a series of steps that will reflect…
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NBCUniversal to launch streaming service on Comcast and Sky next year
NBCUniversal has unveiled plans to launch a new advertising-supported streaming service next year to be…
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Vivendi condemns Elliott ‘time-wasting’ as shareholder meeting set for March
Vivendi has condemned what it describes as “time-wasting tactics” employed by Telecom Italia (TIM) board…
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Vestel launches TVs with integrated pay TV functionality
TV manufacturer Vestel has launched what it describes as he first TVs that allow consumers…
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Zegona raises capital for Euskaltel share purchases
Cable and telecom investor Zegona Communications has successfully completed its share placing, raising gross proceeds…
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Altice France names new RMC Sport chief executive
Altice France has named Laurent Eichinger as CEO of RMC Sport, replacing François Pesenti, who…
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Zegona to raise capital for Euskaltel share purchases
Cable and telecom investor Zegona Communications has unveiled plans to raise at least £100 million…
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A tale of three telcos: Telia is best bet for Nordics, says Jefferies
Swedish telco Telia represents a better prospect for investors than its Norwegian neighbour Telenor, despite…