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NTV+ now available as smart TV app
Russian service provider NTV+ has launched a smart TV app for Samsung TVs, enabling subscribers…
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Kipco in move to sell OSN
Kuwait Projects Co (Kipco) has hired Goldman Sachs to advise it on the sale of…
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Altice sees subscriber recovery but revenue and earnings tumble
Altice Europe saw a recovery in its subscriber numbers in France in the quarter to…
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Kwesé Iflix unveils plans for original content investment
African OTT TV joint-venture Kwesé Iflix is to invest in a slate of localised original…
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UPC Poland names chief marketing officer
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has made two senior management appointments, following a change…
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Telia names Norway CEO ahead of Get acquisition
Abraham Foss, currently the CEO of Telia Norway, will take charge of Telia’s enlarged Norwegian…
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Mediapro: no plans to sub-license Ligue 1 rights
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro wants to exploit its rights to French Ligue 1 football on its…
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Amazon ‘among bidders’ for Fox US sports networks
Amazon will be among the bidders for the 22 US regional sports networks to be…
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Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic tap MediaKind for TV technology
Deutsche Telekom-owned Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic have chosen MediaKind, the former Ericsson Media…
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YouSee launches SVOD services Nordisk Film+ and Fox+ in Denmark
Danish telco TDC, which operates TV services under the YouSee brand, has launched new Nordic…
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UPC Switzerland makes trio of management appointments
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland has made a trio of senior management appointments as part of…
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Salt adds raft of new services to TV platform
Swiss service provider Salt has added a raft of new services including, this week, one…
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Meo TV to add Disney Junior offering
Disney Junior BrincaAprende, a new offering from Disney for Portugal, is set to launch exclusively…
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Liberty Global CFO rules out big acquisitions as company mulls strategic options
Liberty Global will use proceeds from the sale of its German and CEE businesses to…
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Viacom’s Paramount to make pictures for Netflix as OTT strategy takes shape
Viacom’s Paramount Pictures is to make movies for Netflix as part of a new deal…
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Telecom Italia names new CEO
Telecom Italia (TIM) has named Alitalia president and former Wind CEO Luigi Gubitosi as its…
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Tele2 promotes Hagberg to head up Com Hem integration
Tele2 , the new owner of Swedish cable operator Com Hem, has named Kim Hagberg…
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Vodafone Portugal launches My Family mobile and TV app
Vodafone Portugal has launched a new family-oriented mobile and TV app, enabling customers to set…
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Vodafone and Orange set for Amazon Prime Video in Spain
Vodafone and Orange’s Spanish units are both set to incorporate Amazon Prime Video into their…
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Canal+ reduces rate of subscriber loss in France
Vivendi’s pay TV unit Canal+ managed to reduce the rate at which it is losing…
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Fibre takes pole position as TV access technology in Portugal
Fibre is now the principal way of accessing pay TV services in Portugal, with 1.47…
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Vivid TV extends reach in Croatia
Adult channel Vivid TV has extended its reach in Croatia by launching with digital-terrestrial TV…
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Vodafone’s growth story
Vodafone, which posted its first quarterly results this week under new CEO Nick Read, has…
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Orange launches new Spanish SVOD service and Android TV box
FlixOlé, the first homegrown Spanish subscription video-on-demand service, focusing on Spanish movies, has officially launched…
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Telecom Italia raises threat of legal action against Vivendi
The war between French media giant Vivendi and activist hedge fund Elliott Advisors to determine…
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Canal+ and TF1 finally bury the hatchet with new deal
Vivendi-owned French pay TV outfit Canal+ and commercial broadcaster TF1 have finally buried the hatchet…
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Telekom Srbija taps SES for new multi-country satellite bouquet
Telekom Srbija has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract with satellite operator SES to deliver a…
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Vodafone: no UK TV offering until broadband is ‘successful’
Vodafone will not launch a TV service in the UK until its fixed-broadband offering is…
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Free holds back on box as subscriber losses continue
French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free has held back on unveiling its much-hyped new TV and…
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Sky Deutschland adds Netflix to Sky Q
Sky Deutschland will add Netflix to its Sky Q offering tomorrow as part of a…