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Pay TV Operators
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C More sports channels on Viasat for first time
Swedish pay and TV broadcaster Bonnier Broadcasting has secured a deal with Modern Times Group’…
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Melita taps ADB for RDK rollout in Malta
Maltese cable operator Melita has tapped technology outfit ADB to oversee the commercial launch of…
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Canal+ secures Women’s World Cup rights from TF1
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the pay TV rights to the FIFA…
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US pay TV providers lost 405,000 video subscribers in Q3
The largest pay TV providers in the US lost about 405,000 net video subscribers in…
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Tricolor TV launches mobile TV offering Territora Tricolor
Russian TV operator Tricolor TV has partnered with Eutelsat to launch a satellite-powered out-of-home mobile…
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Android TV adoption still at an early stage
Only 1% of European TV pay TV subscribers are currently using Android OS-powered set-top boxes,…
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Free and Bouygues rise as SFR falls
French multi-play service providers Iliad Telecom/Free and Bouygues Telecom have both turned in solid numbers…
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Pay TV and OTT: when two tribes go to watch
Pay TV operators can defend their revenues and continue to grow, but they need to…
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Swisscom launches new TV platform
Swisscom has launched a new TV user interface, dubbed Entertainment OS3, that includes access to…
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Altice’s shares slide as management change fails to boost confidence
Altice’s shares have continued to fall precipitously following the management changes implemented by the company’s…
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Euskaltel strikes 4K deal with Netflix, expands into new regions
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has signed a deal to provide Netflix via its new…
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Vodafone sees converged base grow
Vodafone saw its base of converged customers rise significantly despite little if any growth in…
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TV4’s Berg named as C More COO, CEO departs
Swedish broadcasting group Bonnier Broadcasting, owner of free-to-air broadcaster TV4 and pay TV outfit C…
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Viaplay chief exits as MTG rejig continues
Ira Gladnikoff, head of Viaplay, is leaving Scandinavia-based broadcaster MTG as the company continues to…
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Orange taps AirTies for WiFi in France and Poland
Orange has chosen wireless technology and set-top box provider AirTies to provide in-home WiFi solutions…
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ABI: service providers losing up to US$8bn a year to piracy
Video service providers lose between US$6 billion (€5.1 billion) and US$8 billion in revenue to…
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Mediaset makes changes to minority board representation
In a decision that has been interpreted as a pre-emption of any move by Vivendi…
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UPC Switzerland adds Sky Sports app to offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Switzerland has integrated the Sky Sport app into its Horizon…
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Drahi steps in as Altice CEO resigns after share price nose-dives
Michel Combes has resigned as Altice chairman and CEO following the company’s worse-than-expected quarterly results…
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AT&T chief pours cold water on CNN sale
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has hit out at suggestions that his company could sell CNN…
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Cyfrowy Polsat boosted by multiplay uptake
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has posted solid Q3 results with a strong uptake…
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Höttges: sports and drama boosting Deutsche Telekom’s TV base
Investment in sports and drama content is helping fuel growth in Deutsche Telekom’s domestic TV…
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NOS sees convergence strategy paying off
Portuguese pay TV operator NOS saw growth in the third quarter coming from its successful…
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BeIN secures Australian cricket deal
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media Group has struck a deal with Cricket Australia to…
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Mediaset sees improvement, but no movement on Vivendi
Mediaset has posted results for the first nine months that beat market estimates on advertising…
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Sky threatens to cut Sky News ties to ease Fox deal
Sky has threatened to review its ownership of Sky News if were to impede Fox’s…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Zenterio for 4K STB
Deutsche Telekom has partnered with Zenterio for the launch of its recently-released 4K Entertain TV…
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Yes partners with Harmonic on UHD HDR channel
Israeli DTH provider Yes has partnered with Harmonic to launch a live ultra high definition…
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RiksTV taps Eurofins for DTT testing
Norwegian digital-terrestrial pay TV operator RiksTV has chosen Eurofins Digital Testing to automate monitoring of…
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TF1 to provide new digital services, end retrans dispute with Altice
Altice France/SFR appears to have given ground on paying for carriage to secure a deal…