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Orange Belgium taps Zappware to launch live mobile TV
Orange Belgium has launched live mobile TV as part of its convergent Love offering. Orange…
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EC confirms approval of Liberty Global Ziggo acquisition
The European Commission has confirmed its approval of Liberty Global’s acquisition of Dutch cable operator…
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Altice France unveils RMC Sport offering
While Canal+ struggles to handle the fallout from its loss of Ligue 1 rights to…
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Telenor taps Agama for quality assurance on cable
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor has tapped Agama Technologies to provide video quality assurance through the…
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Canal+ loses Ligue 1 football to Mediapro in major upset
In a major blow to pay TV leader Canal+ Spanish broadcasters and producer Mediapro has…
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MBC to up its focus on Saudi Arabia and neighbouring markets
Dubai-headquartered MBC Group has announced plans to shift more focus towards Saudi Arabia and neighbouring…
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Portuguese watchdog rejects Altice remedies for Media Capital deal
Portugal’s competition watchdog the Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) has rejected remedies proposed by Altice to…
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MTS taps Huawei for new TV platform
Russian service provider MTS has teamed up with Chinese technology giant Huawei to deploy a…
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Nick Play VOD app launches in the UK with Virgin Media
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched its Nick Play video-on-demand app via Virgin Media…
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Italian league votes to cancel Mediapro Serie A award
Italy’s football league has agreed to annul its award of Serie A rights to Spanish…
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Virgin Media buys Casey Cablevision
Virgin Media has agreed to buy regional Irish cable operator, Casey Cablevision, which is based…
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UPC Switzerland acquires Höfe cable network
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Switzerland has acquired the Höfe region cable network belonging to…
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DNA casts light on Finnish viewing habits
Some 44% of Finns watch TV for at least one hour a day, with 22%…
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Telefónica and Netflix confirm global partnership
Telefónica and Netflix have announced a global partnership to integrate Netflix’s service into Telefonica’s TV…
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Comcast in ‘advanced stages’ of preparing all-cash offer for Fox
Comcast has confirmed that it is considering making an all-cash offer for the Fox assets…
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IPTV penetration in France equals terrestrial TV for first time
Penetration of IPTV in France equaled that of terrestrial TV for the first time in…
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Canal Digitaal teams up with pubcasters for 4K UHD World Cup
M7 Group-owned Dutch satellite pay TV platform Canal Digitaal is to air matches from the…
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KPN names new strategy chief
Dutch telco KPN has named Wouter Stammeijer as executive vice-president of strategy. Stammeijer, 37, who…
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Virgin Media to offer BT Sport’s Champions League final in 4K UHD
BT Sport is to air this year’s UEFA Champions League football tournament final in 4K…
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Canal+ launching new low-cost offering to target under-26s
Canal+ is to launch a new low-cost offering aimed at under-26 year-olds as part of…
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Sky Deutschland adds linear TV services to Sky Go
Sky Deutschland has expanded the range of services available via its Sky Go app to…
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Swisscom taps Ateme for virtual headend project
Swisscom has tapped TV technology provider Ateme to provide its Titan virtual encoding platform for…
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Telekom Austria rebrands Bulgarian unit as A1
A1 Telekom Austria Group has rebranded its Bulgarian subsidiary Mtel to A1 Bulgaria. The move…
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Telecom Italia strikes deal with Warner Bros for kids content
Telecom Italia (TIM) has struck an agreement with Warner Bros Entertainment Italia to include animated…
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Wind Vision carrying Viasat World channels
New Greek TV platform Wind Vision has added three channels from Viasat World to its…
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Tricolor TV launches 4K UHD TV movie channel
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has launched a 4K UHD TV movie channels. The…
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Boost for Comcast’s Sky bid as Hancock ‘not minded’ to intervene
Comcast has received a boost in its bid for Sky as UK secretary of state…
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Sky to build new innovation centre in London
UK-based pay TV operator Sky is to build a new dedicated innovation centre on its…
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Proximus invests in eSports with ESL and Pro League
Belgian telco Proximus is to invest in eSports by promoting amateur and professional competitions and…
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Mediacorp names Soon to new chief marketing officer role
Singapore-based pay TV and media group Mediacorp has named chief customer officer Debra Soon in…