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Pay TV Operators
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Tricolor TV chief reportedly leaving this month
Alexei Kholodov, the CEO of Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV, is to leave the…
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Hedge fund calls for ejection of Vivendi from Telecom Italia board
US activist investor Elliott Management has formally submitted a request to Telecom Italia (TIM) to…
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Altice sees operational improvements, but French unit still lagging
Despite flat year-on-year revenues, Altice Europe is “already starting to see the benefits of intensifying…
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US pay TV: cord-cutting, cable and content
Another week, another set of statistics heralding doom for the US pay TV business. Stuart…
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Kagan: US pay TV subscriptions down 3.7% in 2017
Traditional US pay TV subscriptions dropped by 3.7% in 2017 to 94 million, despite a…
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French content creators call for technology-neutral movie windows
Copyright societies representing French producers, directors, authors and content creators have called for a reduction…
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Altice Portugal launches new Sofia TV UI and WiFi-enabled box
Altice Portugal is launching a new TV interface that will be made available to all…
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Chairman could temporarily step down during TIM strategy debate
Arnaud de Puyfontaine could temporarily step down as Telecom Italia (TIM) chairman for the duration…
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Telenet CFO to leave in June
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet’s chief financial officer Birgit Conix is to leave the…
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Altice’s NextRadioTV joins retransmission fee battle
Altice-owned broadcast outfit NextRadioTV is planning to follow in the footsteps of commercial broadcaster TF1…
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Rostelecom launches 4K UHD pilot for hospitality sector
Russian telecom operator Rostelecom has launched a 4K UHD TV pilot project in St Petersburg….
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes long-term deal with 1&1
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck an agreement to distribute its TV channels on the recently…
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AzamTV lining up for Zimbabwe launch
Pay TV service AzamTV is to expand beyond its East African home territory with a…
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NOS sees TV growth slow but hails success with convergence
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator NOS has seen solid take up of its converged…
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Canal+ softens on payment for TF1 enhanced TV services
Canal+ has confirmed that it is “progressively” renewing the distribution of TF1’s free-to-air channels. The…
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Orange and TF1 sign distribution deal as Canal+ resumes broadcasts
Orange and TF1 have signed a distribution deal following the pair’s spectacular falling out that…
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TDC makes content portability a reality with Telmore Play move
Danish telco and cable operator TDC is to make its Telmore Play on-demand service available…
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US activist investor makes move on Telecom Italia
US activist investor Elliott Management has taken a stake in Telecom Italia and is seeking…
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Vivacom sees IPTV success
Bulgarian telco Vivacom grew its TV base by 9% last year to end 2017 with…
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Sky Deutschland names Raynaud to head up sports and advertising
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has named Jacques Raynaud as EVP of sports and advertising,…
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Service providers slam new EU e-privacy rules
A group of 50 European service providers, media groups and publishers have called for an…
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Telecom Italia plans to triple TIMvision base
Telecom Italia (TIM) expects the number of subscribers to its TIMVision on-demand service to triple…
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Rostelecom grows TV base and revenues
Russian service provider Rostelecom grew its pay TV base by 5% last year to reach…
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MySports passes subscriber milestone
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland’s premium sports channel MySports has secured 50,000 subscribers since its launch…
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Cable Congress: greater scale key for European cable
Creating greater scale either through horizontal mergers or by building out networks in greenfield areas…
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Telenet takes full control of De Vijver Media
Belgian cable operator Telenet has agreed to take full control of De Vijver Media, putting…
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Cable operators on Netflix: to bill or not to bill
A panel of senior cable executives at Cable Congress in Dublin have expressed a range…
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CableLabs: innovation will future-proof cable networks
Ongoing innovation will enable cable operators to continue to use their HFC networks while staying…
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NCTA: regulators need to end ‘mindless’ net neutrality obsession and take on big tech
Regulators need to stop obsessing about “outdated” net neutrality and address the more pressing need…
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Latin America to add less than 5m pay TV subscribers by 2023
Latin America is due to add fewer than five million additional pay TV subscribers between…