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Altice shareholders approve separation of US arm
Altice’s shareholders have approved the separation of Altice USA, the company’s US arm, from what…
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Vivendi mulls options to recapture initiative in Telecom Italia battle
Vivendi is looking into convening a new Telecom Italia (TIM) shareholders meeting to “reorganise” the…
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Africa and wholesale market provide boost for Canal+
Strong growth in Africa and a slowing rate of attrition among subscribers in metropolitan France…
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Telekom chief commits to building broadband, criticises Vodafone deal
Deutsche Telekom invests “more than all of its competitors put together” in broadband in Germany,…
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Sky confident about royal wedding second-screen technology
Sky is confident that its second-screen facial recognition enhancement to its coverage of tomorrow’s royal…
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Akado passes 1K milestone for interactive offering
Russian cable operator Akado has signed up the first 1,000 customers for its new interactive…
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Altice bounces back with subscriber gains
Altice France bounced back in operational terms in Q1, growing its base for the first…
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Telecom Italia says content convergence is paying off
Telecom Italia (TIM) said that its “content convergence strategy” contributed to a 6.5% quarter-on-quarter increase…
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BT to include Amazon Prime in TV offering as it unveils convergence plan
BT is to include Amazon Video as part of its TV offering as it pivots…
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Com Hem launches smart home platform for MDUs
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has launched a new smart home platform aimed at the…
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NTV+ launches multiroom offering and updates Apple TV app
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has launched a new multiroom service for satellite TV customers,…
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Vodafone CEO to step down after 10 years
Vodafone chief executive officer Vittorio Colao is due to step down in October after 10…
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New management for Iliad Telecom/Free as fixed base dips
French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free has named chief financial officer Thomas Reynaud as its new…
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TDC CEO to quit as Macquarie acquisition signals change in direction
Danish cable and telecom operator TDC’s CEO Pernille Erenbjerg is to leave the company after…
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Virgin Media and TV3 secure Champions League and Europa League rights
Liberty Media-owned Virgin Media and its Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 have secured rights in Ireland…
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Multiplay and IPTV growing in Spain
One million additional Spanish pay TV subscribers signed up for multi-play offerings featuring fixed and…
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Tele Columbus revises targets after slow start to 2018
German cable operator Tele Columbus has been forced to revise its full-year targets after a…
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Slovenia’s T-2 taps Amino for 4K UHD TV launch
Slovenian service provider T-2 has tapped UK-based outfit Amino to provide technology to support the…
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FilmBox channels secure berth on StarSat line-up
SPI/FilmBox’s channels FilmBox Africa HD and FashionBox HD are to launch on the StarSat DTH…
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Canal+ to use Apple TV 4K as its set-top box
Canal+ has struck a partnership with Apple to enable its subscribers to rent the Apple…
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Kagan: Vodafone will look to quad-play in CEE, may sell off DTH
Vodafone is likely to introduce quad-play offerings and may sell off its newly-acquired DTH satellite…
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US top 10 TV providers lost 200k subs in Q1
The top 10 TV service providers in the US lost over 200,000 customers between them…
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Ziggo tests 4K set-top box
Ziggo has confirmed that it is testing a 4K media box, following reports that the…
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United Group commits to €600 million investment in SE Europe
South-eastern European pay TV operator United Group is to invest over €600 million in the…
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Mediaset to supply channels to Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia (TIM) and Mediaset have struck a commercial agreement that will result in TIMVision…
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Euskaltel launches Netflix button on 4K box remote control
Spanish cable operator Euskaltel has introduced direct access via a dedicated remote control button to…
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NOS turns in modest Q1 results as TV numbers slip
Portuguese pay TV operator NOS turned in modest Q1 results, with flat year-on-year revenue growth…
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Cyfrowy Polsat sees RGUs up but overall base declines
Polish pay TV outfit Cyfrowy Polsat saw its revenue-generating unit base increase in the year…
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Sign of the times
MTG’s decision to split into two, with businesses focusing on broadcasting and streaming and growth…
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BT loses TV subscribers as competition bites
BT lost 16,000 TV subscribers in the fourth fiscal quarter to the end of March,…