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DTVE Data Weekly: The rise of nonlinear and online viewing in the US and UK
Omdia has seen two key trends that shaped cross-platform viewing time in 2022: a decline…
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Tata Play launches Tata Play Binge platform-as-a-service
Indian pay TV service provider Tata Play, formerly known as Tata Sky, has launched Tata…
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TalkTalk CEO to step down as company prepares three-way split
TalkTalk CEO Tristia Harrison is to step down after six years in the role as…
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Altice’s Drahi reportedly mulling sale of SFR stake
Altice boss Patrick Drahi is reportedly looking at a range of options to reduce his…
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Bouygues Telecom teams with Ruwido for sustainable remote controls
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has teamed up with technology partner Ruwido to create new…
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Liberty Global’s Rodriguez: fibre more cost-efficient, DOCSIS 3.1 still has potential
Fibre offers a “significantly more cost efficient” upgrade path for cable “than both DOCSIS 3.1…
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Canal+ not to take part in Ligue 1 rights auction
French pay TV operator Canal+ has decided not to participate in bids for the next…
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Moonbug Channel launches in Maldives and Mongolia
Candle Media-owned kids media outfit Moonbug is to launch its Moonbug Channel in The Maldives…
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KKR asks TIM to extend deadline for NetCo bid
The US-based private equity investor KKR has requested Telecom Italia (TIM) to extend the September…
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Cameroon regulator demands suspension of Canal+ Elles
Cameroon’s media regulator, the Conseil National de la Communication (CNC) has demanded the suspension of…
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United Media names George Makris programming director
Southeast European media company, United Media, has named George Makris as programming director. Makris has…
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Canal+ renews Premier League rights to 2028
French pay TV group Canal+ has renewed its broadcasting rights to the Premier League until…
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Zegona confirms in talks to buy Vodafone Spain
UK-based investor Zegona Communications, the former part-owner of Spanish cable operator Euskaltel, has confirmed it…
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Tele Columbus upgrades Munich homes to 1Gbps
Cable internet bandwidths of up to 1Gbps are now available to 270,000 homes in Germany’s…
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Comcast names ex-GM exec as treasurer
Cable and media giant Comcast has named Rocky Gupta as EVP and treasurer of the…
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Sky’s Strong ‘optimistic’ on HBO deal, pushes back on German sale rumours
Sky CEO Dana Strong has said she is “optimistic” of extending the HBO overall deal…
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MásMóvil passes fibre milestone
Spanish service provider MásMóvil has passed 29 million addressable homes with its fibre network in…
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Swisscom brings Paramount+ to subscribers
Swisscom has teamed up with Paramount to bring the latter’s streamer Paramount+ to its subscribers…
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Comcast adds Latino-focused streamer mitúTV
US cable giant Comcast has begun distributing the Latino-focused mitúTV streaming app across its Xfinity X1,…
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Liberty Global moves ahead with Squeeze Out ahead of Telenet delisting
Liberty Global is to reopen its offer for all remaining shares in Belgium’s Telenet as…
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Paramount+ to debut in Japan via J:COM and WOWOW
Paramount Global’s streaming service Paramount+ will launch in Japan in partnership with local cable provider…
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Altice reportedly looking at sale of Portuguese operation
Troubled multinational telecom giant Altice is looking at a potential sale of its scandal-hit Portuguese…
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TSTT taps Zappware for NEXX 5 client
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) has selected Zappware’s NEXX 5 product suite to…
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Does the Disney and Charter dispute mark the end of pay TV in the US?
The pay TV industry has survived another fight against SVODs this week, following last month’s…
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Swiss League to air on Sky Sports and CH Media
Switzerland’s second-tier ice hockey competition, Swiss League, is to air on the region’s pay TV…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: fibre makes more sense than DOCSIS upgrades
Investing in fibre makes more sense across most of Europe than upgrading HFC networks to…
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Sky extends basketball deal
The British Basketball League has extended its broadcast partnership with Sky Sports to continue to…
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RDK Management releases RDK6 for video set-tops
Ahead of its 2023 RDK Summit in Amsterdam, RDK Management has unveiled RDK6 – the newest…
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Orange España adds seven sport-themed channels to TV service
Orange España has announced it has added seven new sports-focused channels to its TV offering….
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France’s LFP kicks off Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 bidding for next five years
France’s Ligue Professionnel de Football (LFP) has opened bids for rights to the country’s top…