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Spain sees strong pay TV and multiplay growth
The number of pay TV subscribers in Spain increased by 6.6% in the year to…
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M6 strikes carriage deal with Bouygues Telecom
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group has struck a distribution agreement with Bouygues Telecom, adding to…
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Canal+ launches in Myanmar
Canal+ has officially launched its service in Myanmar, in partnership with local media player Forever….
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Proximus secures HBO shows with Be TV deal
Belgian telecom operator Proximus has struck a deal with pay TV service Be TV –…
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TF1 chief remains optimistic on Orange resolution
TF1 chief Gilles Pélisson has reiterated that he is hopeful of striking a deal with…
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Fries: Liberty Global will not ‘dismantle’ European business
Liberty Global has no intention of “dismantling” its European business and remains committed to growing…
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Virgin Media to roll out 350Mbps broadband this spring
Virgin Media is due to start rolling out high speed 350Mbps broadband in the UK…
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Portuguese watchdog opens in-depth investigation into Altice
Portuguese competition regulator the Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) has opened an in-depth investigation into Altice’s…
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New CEO for UPC Poland
Robert Redeleanu is to take over from Frans-Willem de Kloet as CEO of Liberty Global-owned…
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Pélisson hopeful of Orange deal as TF1 posts strong results
TF1 is “hopeful” that it can strike a deal for the carriage of its channels…
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New sports news channel for Com Hem and Boxer subs
Swedish newspaper Expressen has struck a deal with cable operator Com Hem and its Boxer…
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M7 launches new hybrid pay TV platform for Germany
Pay TV operator M7 Group has launched a new hybrid IP and DTH service in…
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Akado launches new interactive TV service
Russian service provider Akado has launched a new interactive TV service in partnership with technology…
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EntertainTV gobbles up Fremantle’s Picnic in exclusive content push
EntertainTV, the Deutsche Telekom pay TV service, has taken exclusive rights to Australian drama Picnic…
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Amazon Prime brings in first French original
Amazon Prime Video is teaming up with Newen (through its Telfrance subsidiary), Bavaria Fiction and…
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YouView now on three million devices in UK
UK hybrid IP/broadcast digital TV platform YouView is now present on over three million set-top…
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TDC accepts €5.4bn takeover, drops MTG plan
TDC’s board has recommended shareholders accept a €5.4 billion takeover offer from a consortium of…
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Liberty Latin America makes first acquisition in Costa Rica
Liberty Latin America has made its first big acquisition since becoming an independent company, acquiring…
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21st Century Fox promises independent board for Sky News
21st Century Fox has promised a fully-independent board for Sky News and insulation of the…
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Canal Digital taps 3SS for Android-based next-gen TV platform
Nordic pay TV operator Canal Digital has tapped 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) to design and…
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Telenet making modest progress in tough market
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet saw the positive impact of uptake of bundled offerings…
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TDC board could drop MTG plans as potential bidder appears
TDC’s board of directors could drop plans to buy MTG’s broadcasting and entertainment business after…
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ER-Telecom acquiring two regional operators
The board of Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which providers services under the Dom.ru brand, has…
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Keeping it original
Telefónica flexed its muscles as a creator of original content this week by announcing major…
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Canal+ secures raft of football rights for Africa
Pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the African rights to key international and French football…
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Telefónica takes originals strategy to Latin America
Telefónica is to take its slate of Spanish originals to the Latin American market with…
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TalkTalk plans full fibre rollout to 3m UK premises
TalkTalk has announced plans to create an independent company to provide full fibre to more…
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Com Hem to test symmetrical 1.2Gbps broadband ahead of commercial launch
Swedish cable operator Com Hem is testing 1.2Gbps symmetrical broadband in Stockholm ahead of a…
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Swisscom TV growth grinds to a virtual halt
Swisscom saw its TV base edge up by 3.5% to 1.47 million in the year…
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Google appoints new CEO of Fiber division
Google has appointed former Time Warner Cable chief operating officer, Dinni Jain, as CEO of…