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MTG launches Norwegian start-up accelerator
MTG has launched a start-up accelerator in Norway that will see it offer digital companies…
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Amazon adds Brown Sugar to Channels
Amazon has added Brown Sugar, the new subscription video-on-demand service focusing on African-American movies, to…
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Liberty Global strikes exclusive deal with Red Bull Media House
Liberty Global’s Swiss and Austrian unit has formed an exclusive partnership with Red Bull Media…
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YouTube exec Robert Kyncl releases book celebrating the site
YouTube’s chief business officer, Robert Kyncl, has released a book subtitled “how YouTube and the…
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Liberty Global taps Juniper for network virtualisation
Liberty Global has tapped Juniper Networks as a network virtualisation partner, as it looks to…
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Intelsat and BSAT launches cancelled after last-minute anomaly
The launch of Arianespace’s VA239 flight, carrying Intelsat 37e and Japan’s BSAT-4a, has been cancelled…
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UPC Switzerland supplants Quickline as EBL partner
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit is to extend the reach of its services through a new…
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Star India outbids Facebook for Indian cricket rights
21st Century Fox-owned Star India has successfully bid €2.15 billion for global Indian cricket rights,…
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Pay TV grows in Portugal
The number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal reached 3.72 million at the end of…
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Altice files planned SFR buyout with markets regulator
Cable and telecom investor Altice has filed its planned buyout offer for the remaining shares…
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UHD Alliance certifies streaming players, STBs, PCs
The UHD Alliance (UHDA) has expanded its Ultra HD Premium certification to include devices like…
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Euskaltel launches flexible multi-play package for students
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has launched a new offering targeted specifically at students living…
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Sky launches pop-up ‘Sky-Fi’ channel
Sky is launching a pop-up channel dedicated to sci-fi movies, to air from September 9…
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Mediaset and Fininvest demand an additional €3bn from Vivendi
Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…
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Iliad’s Niel promises new Freebox as competition bites
Iliad Telecom/Free founder Xavier Niel has promised to bring forward the launch of a new…
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YouSee launches Android TV app for multi-room and second-home viewing
Danish cable and telecom operator TDC/YouSee has launched a YouSee Android app as a multi-room…
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SFR launches 4K sports channel on Samsung smart TVs
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has launched its SFR Sport 4K channel on Samsung’s latest…
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BT unveils new-look TV app
BT has launched a new-look BT TV app for smartphones and tablets. The new app…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Netflix, Fox+, UFA for EntertainTV
Deutsche Telekom is adding Ultra HD support and direct access to Netflix to its EntertainTV…
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Canal+ needs level playing field, says Vivendi chief
Canal+ needs and deserves a level playing field to compete with the likes of Altice…
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Freesat plans Ultra HD ‘next generation STB’ upgrade
Freesat is seeking manufacturing partners to develop a “new range of innovative set-top boxes” that…
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Vivendi committed to ‘making Telecom Italia great again’
Vivendi is committed to help build Telecom Italia into a quad-play leader and lead it…
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Discovery channels disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer
Discovery’s channels will disappear from Sweden’s Com Hem and Boxer platforms in Poland today after…
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Netflix clean sweep in German digital originals in-demand list
Netflix dominated Parrot Analytics ‘in demand’ listing of the most sought-after digital originals in Germany…
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Curzon taps Easel TV for new SVOD service
UK cinema chain Curzon has partnered with Easel TV for rollout of its new membership…
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New chief for UPC DTH
Liberty Global’s central European satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has named Catalin Itu as its…
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Multimedia Polska wards off decline as it awaits OK for Liberty deal
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has seen its revenues dip slightly, with EBITDA remaining stable…
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EC green light for ProSiebenSat.1-TF1-Mediaset JV
The European Commission has given a green light to the joint venture to be created…
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Altice USA makes top tech appointments
Altice USA has promoted chief technology officer Terry Cordova and brought over Altice France CTO…
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Tele Columbus to become PŸUR
German cable operator Tele Columbus is to rebrand all its units under the new name…