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Formula 1 enters BeoutQ piracy battle
Formula 1 governing body the F1A has entered the dispute between BeIN Media and Saudi…
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South African minister moves forward on digital switchover
South Africa’s minister of communications Nomvula Mokonyane has named the members of the Broadcasting Digital…
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TalkTalk adds ABC Studios content on on-demand line-up
UK service provider TalkTalk has added a raft of content from ABC Studios to its…
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Sky bidding war in prospect as Fox set for green light
21st Century Fox is expected to receive a green light from culture secretary Matt Hancock…
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Asia Pacific drives down TV subscriber numbers in Q1
An apparent slide in numbers in the Asia Pacific region drove down the overall TV…
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BT adds new on-the-go and multiscreen features to TV app
BT has added new features to its BT TV app, including the ability to download…
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BeIN Media hails anti-piracy victory in Sweden
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media has secured a victory in its battle with piracy…
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PΫUR upgrades homes in Wiesbaden
German cable operator PΫUR – the brand name for Tele Columbus Group – has upgraded…
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Altice’s Weill calls ‘opening of debate’ on net neutrality
Europe must “stop being naïve” in the face of aggressive competition from US and Chinese…
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Telefónica figures reveal shift to non-linear viewing
Over 10 million people watch Telefónica’s Movistar+ content each day, with over 20% of content…
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PŸUR launches customer service app
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, has launched a customer…
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Liberty Global passes Connect Box milestone
Liberty Global has passed a significant milestone in the deployment of its Connect Box advanced…
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Belgian regulators lay out plans for open fibre and cable networks
Belgian network operators including Proximus and cable operators Telenet and Brutélé will be forced to…
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Vivendi to permanently exit Fnac Darty interest
Vivendi is to permanently exit its ownership interest in Fnac Darty under the option it…
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OTE extends NBA deal
Greek telco OTE’s Cosmote TV pay TV service has signed a multiyear partnership extension with…
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Virgin Media teams with Eurosport for 4K UHD TV Wimbledon coverage
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has teamed up with Eurosport to provide coverage of this week’s…
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French regulations responsible for CanalPlay collapse, says Saada
Restrictive rules governing the distribution of content will kill off French fiction in the international…
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TalkTalk in UK first with Hopster deal
UK service provider TalkTalk is to add kids on-demand service Hopster to its TV line-up….
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AT&T may be planning new OTT TV initiative
AT&T may be planning to effectively launch a new OTT TV offering following its acquisition…
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NTV+ creates new sports package following price hike
Russian pay TV provider NTV+ has added a new sports package to its programming line-up….
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Unitymedia CEO moves to Virgin Media
Unitymedia CEO Lutz Schüler is swapping one Liberty Global division for another after being appointed…
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Telefónica strikes deal with Mediapro to take Champions League to pay TV
Telefónica has secured rights to UEFA Champions League and Europa League football for the next…
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Canal+ France chief takes sideswipe at Salto plan
Canal+ France chief Franck Cadoret has said he is “sceptical” about the prospects of the…
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Mediaset chief mulls international alliance and football deal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s board has confirmed Fedele Confalonieri as chairman for the next three years,…
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US Department of Justice clears Disney bid for Fox assets
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has approved Disney’s bid for Fox assets, so long…
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Telefónica-backed eStream.tv taps cryptocurrency for eSports
eStreams.tv an eSports content creator and aggregator backed by Telefónica’s technology hub, Wayra Barcelona, has…
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Fox says Comcast deal would ‘carry more regulatory risk’
21st Century Fox has said that a deal with Comcast would carry more regulatory risk…
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Telefónica secures key La Liga rights
Telefónica has secured the two most attractive packages of four lots of top-tier Spanish football…
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Nethys and Telenet make separate moves on Brutélé
Belgian industrial concern Nethys is moving to consolidate the Brutélé intercommunal cable network that operates…
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M7 taps Harmonic for World Cup in UHD TV
Pay TV operator M7 Group has chosen technology outfit Harmonic to provide an Ultra HD…