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Pay TV Operators
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NTV+ launches 10 new channels
Russian pay TV platform NTV+ has launched 10 new channels via the Eutelsat 36B and…
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PwC: Netflix as popular as pay TV in the US
Netflix uptake is now as strong as pay TV use in the US with 73%…
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HbbTV Association publishes ‘virtual STB’ app specification
The HbbTV Association has finalised and published its Operator Applications Specification, which is designed to…
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A+E Networks UK renews channels deal with TalkTalk
A+E Networks UK will continue to distribute its pay channel brands via TalkTalk after renewing…
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Ofcom: BT most complained about UK pay TV provider in Q2
BT generated the highest number of complaints among the UK’s pay TV operators in the…
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BT strikes deal with Sky for Now TV and sports
BT has agreed a deal to sell Sky’s low-cost OTT TV service Now TV to…
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Mouse catches Fox: how Disney-Fox might look
While AT&T’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner is the biggest media deal in purely…
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MTG secures rights to UEFA Futsal tournament
Modern Times Group (MTG) has secured the exclusive Nordic media rights to five-a-side-football variant Futsal’s…
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Liberty Latin America set for independent life from end of year
Liberty Global’s Latin American and Caribbean arm is to become an independent company – Liberty…
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Com Hem takes Bonnier’s Sports Channel
Sweden’s Bonnier Broadcasting, owner of TV4 and C More, has signed a deal with Com…
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Liberty Global revamps UPC management with new role for Pascu
Liberty Global is reorganizing the marketing, sales and customer operations of its UPC units into…
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Xavier Niel ‘close’ to taking majority control of Eir
Xavier Niel, the French telecom entrepreneur and owner of multi-play service provider Iliad Telecom/Free, is…
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Vivendi-Mediaset rapprochement expected ‘within days’
Vivendi could strike a deal in the next few days to end its legal dispute…
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Portuguese pay TV base grows, boosted by fibre
The number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal grew by 33,000 in the third quarter…
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4KUniverse comes to Europe
4K UHD TV general entertainment streaming network 4KUniverse is launching in Europe this week, with…
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CGates taps Nokia for high-speed routers
Lithuanian cable operator CGates has signed a deal with Nokia that will see it upgrade…
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Revelation TV turns to Globecast
UK Christian broadcaster Revelation TV has tapped Globecast to provide playout capabilities including daily live…
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Tele Columbus’s Pepcom upgrades network
Tele Columbus-owned German cable operator Pepcom has upgraded the cable network in the town of…
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TiVo survey: US consumers want skinny bundles
Desire for à la carte skinny bundles fuelled by frustration at the amount they are…
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Vodafone and Melita call off merger
Vodafone and Maltese cable operator Melita’s shareholders have called off their plans for a merger…
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Finland’s DNA latest to threaten dropping Discovery
Finnish cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has said it could drop Discovery’s channels…
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Orange to invest in fibre rather than football, calls for more content partnerships
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has reiterated that his company will not bid for premium football…
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Liberty Global taps SeaChange for next Horizon
Liberty Global has tapped SeaChange to provide its Adrenalin multi-screen video technology to support the…
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Virgin Media takes ‘Flemish noir’ brothel drama from Telenet
UK pay TV service Virgin Media has acquired exclusive rights to a ‘Flemish noir’ drama…
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Vodafone Deutschland to go all-digital from next spring
Vodafone Deutschland has said it will fully digitise its cable network from the summer of…
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Telecom Italia closes in on Mediaset deal
Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed that it is in talks with Mediaset about a new…
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Cyfrowy Polsat moves to take control of Netia
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is to take a 32% stake in fixed-line operator…
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Ergen steps down as Dish CEO
Cable mogul Charlie Ergen is stepping down as CEO of US satcaster Dish Network. Erik…
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IHS: number of EU cable homes reached 65.1m last year
The number of cable homes in Europe grew year-on-year in 2016 and accounted for 30.5%…
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Orange makes OCast TV software open source
Orange has made its Chromecast-style OCast software available open source, in what it described as…