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Telecom Italia names new chief technology officer
Telecom Italia (TIM) has named Elisabetta Romano as its new chief technology officer. Romano, who…
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KPN sees IPTV base rise as DTT base falls
Dutch telco KPN grew its overall TV base by 1.6% year-on-year in the quarter to…
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Telefónica sees convergence drive pay TV uptake
Telefónica saw its global pay TV base grow by 5% year-on-year to reach 8.6 million…
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Orange ups TV customer base by 6.1%
Orange has increased its number of TV customers by 6.1% year-on-year to 9.097 million following…
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A1 Telekom Austria sees pay TV grow but fixed-line business declines
A1 Telekom Austria saw its domestic and international fixed-line base decline in the first quarter,…
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Comcast makes £22bn cash bid for Sky
Comcast has made a firm cash offer for Sky that values the pay TV operator…
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TF1 secures carriage deal with Free
France’s TF1 Group has put the final piece in place to secure universal fixed-line IPTV…
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Altice to appeal EC ‘gun-jumping’ fine on Portuguese acquisition
Altice has said it will appeal a decision by the European Commission to fine it…
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New chief executive for Magyar Telekom
Deutsche Telekom-owned Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom has named Tibor Rékasi as its new CEO following…
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Vivendi secures Genish confirmation ahead of TIM battle
Vivendi scored a partial victory at the first of Telecom Italia’s (TIM) two shareholders’ meetings…
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Wind Hellas launches TV service with Zappware
Greek alternative telco Wind Hellas has launched its planned multi-screen TV service, Wind Vision, using…
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Mediaset back in the black
Italian broadcaster Mediaset returned to the black last year, posting a net profit of €90.5…
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Dataxis: Global pay TV, OTT and telecom operator revenue reaches US$410bn
Global revenue for pay TV, over-the-top and telecom operators reached US$410 billion in the fourth…
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IHS Markit: MENA pay TV in decline as SVOD subs grow 48%
Pay TV subscriptions declined in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2017…
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Canal Digital grows revenues and profit but loses more subs
Norwegian telco Telenor’s pay TV unit Canal Digital turned in increased revenues and profits for…
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Liberty Global and Vodafone reportedly close to finalising deal
Talks between Liberty Global and Vodafone over the transfer of assets in Germany and central…
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MTG reports strong Q1 results ahead of business split
Modern Times Group (MTG) reported strong first quarter results with 9% organic growth and profits…
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Altice France completes NextRadioTV acquisition
Altice France has completed the acquisition of NextRadioTV following approval of the deal by French…
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Sky overtakes P&G as UK’s biggest traditional advertising spender
Pay TV operator Sky has overtaken Procter & Gamble as the biggest spender on traditional…
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Stephenson reveals AT&T plan for new low-cost skinny bundle service
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has revealed that the US telco is to launch a new…
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Altice Portugal adds Globo to line-up
Altice Portugal has added leading Brazilian channel Globo to its Meo TV offering. The HD…
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Vincent Bolloré hands Vivendi reins over to his son
Vincent Bolloré is stepping down as Vivendi chairman and handing over the reins to his…
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Strategy Analytics: mobile essential for live TV services
Mobile screens are “essential for live TV services” thanks to improved displays, faster mobile connection…
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Elliott on the offensive again in Telecom Italia battle with Vivendi
‘Activist investor’ Elliott Advisors has issued a rebuttal of Telecom Italia’s (TIM) rejection of its…
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BT Sport names EE’s Matt Stagg as mobile strategy chief
BT Sport has appointed EE mobile video and content chief Matt Stagg as director of…
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MTG unveils Nordic Entertainment Group management team
Nordic Entertainment Group – the renamed and soon-to-be split-off broadcasting arm of Modern Times Group…
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Ibarra takes over at KPN
Maximo Ibarra has taken over the role of CEO of Dutch telco KPN from previous…
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Sky Deutschland to launch Sky Q in May
Sky Deutschland is to launch the advanced Sky Q service in May, offering the full…
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BT is most complained-about UK pay TV provider
BT was the UK’s most complained about pay TV provider in regulator Ofcom’s latest quarterly…
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BT makes The Terror available on YouTube in UK first
BT is giving the public a chance to watch the first episode of AMC’s thriller The…