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Pay TV Operators
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Polish regulator opens consultation on regulating cable access
Polish communications regulator the UKE has opened a consultation on regulating cable access networks in…
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My-HD signs new deal with SPI International
Middle East pay TV platform My-HD will carry channel provider SPI International’s key services for another three…
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Euskaltel unveils national expansion plan
Regional Spanish cable operator Euskaltel has unveiled more details of its plan to expand outside…
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J:COM taps Verimatrix for data analytics
Japanese pay TV provider J:COM has chosen content security specialist Verimatrix’s Verspective Intelligence to provide…
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Canal+ ‘planning relaunch’ of CanalPlay SVOD service
Canal+ plans to relaunch its subscription video-on-demand service CanalPlay in the spring with a €10…
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CableLabs unveils 10G vision at CES
Cable technology organisation CableLabs and US cable association the NCTA have used CES in Las…
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Telefónica taps Nagra SSP for IPTV and 4K security
Telefónica is using Nagra to provide content security for its Movistar IPTV service and 4K…
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Sinclair teams up with SK Broadband for ATSC 3.0 JV
US local broadcast giant Sinclair Broadcast Group is to create a joint venture with Korea’s…
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T-Mobile Austria launches UPC TV app on mobile network
T-Mobile Austria has launched the UPC TV app on its mobile network and on the…
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Orange Spain reportedly mulling Euskaltel move
Orange España is mulling a possible move to acquire northern Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel,…
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Telenet taps Teleste for network upgrade
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has signed up Finnish technology outfit Teleste to supply…
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Informitv’s global total TV subscribers dips for the first time
The total number of TV subscribers to the top 100 services globally fell for the…
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STV Player to launch on Sky for first time
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV has struck a new five-year strategic partnership with pay TV operator…
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Deutsche Telekom deepens involvement in eSports
Deutsche Telekom is upping its involvement in eSports by organising a FIFA19 football tournament. Telekom…
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Stingray abandons move to acquire Music Choice
Canadian music, media and technology outfit Stingray has abandoned its plan to acquire Music Choice…
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Vietnam sees pay TV growth
Vietman’s pay TV industry generated revenues of about VND8 trillion (€303 million) last year, up…
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MásMóvil and Euskaltel team up for Spanish 5G pilot network
Spain’s fourth and fifth largest telecom operators, mobile player MásMóvil and regional cable operator Euskaltel,…
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Comcast moves forward with blockchain-based advertising platform
US cable and entertainment giant Comcast’s cable advertising division has launched what it describes as…
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Tele2 and T-Mobile complete Dutch merger
Nordic cable and telecom operator Tele2 and Deutsche Telekom have completed the merger of their…
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Mediaset channels return to Sky Italia
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s channels have returned to pay TV operator Sky Italia’s platform after an…
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Iflix exits Africa to focus on core Asian markets
Iflix has sold the remaining stake in its African business, Kwesé Iflix, to local partner…
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Zegona pulls Euskaltel shares offer
Cable and telecom investor Zegona Communications has informed Spanish regulator the CNMC that it is…
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Canal+ seals deal for new windowing regime
Canal+ and other French television broadcasters signed a new windowing agreement with organisations representing the…
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NTV+ CEO Demin leaves
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has named Natalia Gorbunova as acting CEO following the departure…
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Telenet acquires local Brussels area network
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has acquired the local cable network of the Brussels…
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Volia strikes distribution deal with 1+1
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has signed a distribution agreement with leading commercial broadcaster 1+1 Media…
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Liberty Global sells DTH business to M7
Liberty Global is to sell its central and eastern European DTH business to international pay…
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Telekom Slovenije launches combined smart home and TV platform
Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has launched NEO, its next-generation home entertainment platform that integrates could-based…
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PŸUR moves forward with digital switchover plan
German cable operator PŸUR, also known as Tele Columbus, has now fully digitised its networks…
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NENT acquires WTA tennis rights
Modern Times Group’s soon-to-be-spun-off TV and streaming arm Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired…