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Now TV plans Entertainment Pass price increase
Sky-owned over-the-top video service, Now TV, is set to increase the price of its Entertainment…
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NTV+ adds adult package to online offering
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added a new adult package to its online TV…
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Altice to acquire Portugal’s Media Capital for €440 million
Altice is to acquire leading Portuguese commercial broadcaster Media Capital Group from Prisa for an…
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Netflix among top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in US
Netflix now ranks among the top five ‘must keep’ TV brands in the US, above…
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Cartoon Network Premium SVOD service to launch on Portugal’s Meo
Altice-owned Portuguese service provider PT Telecom/Meo has launched new subscription video-on-demand service from Turner, Cartoon…
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AT&T reportedly planning new role for CEO in post-merger reorganisation
AT&T is to follow up its US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner with a management…
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Maltese watchdog to probe Vodafone Melita merger
Malta’s competition watchdog is to launch an in-depth probe into the proposed merger of Vodafone…
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Sony Android TVs now compatible with Amazon Echo
Sony’s 2017 line of 4K HDR TVs with Android TV can now be controlled with…
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Crunchyroll partners with NBCU Japan on ‘international anime’
Anime video-on-demand service Crunchyroll has partnered with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NUEJ) to co-develop new content…
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Liberty Global’s Fries to keynote at Cable-Tec Expo
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries will be the first of two general session keynote speakers…
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Facebook: 94% of TV viewers watch with phone in hand
Some 94% of US TV viewers keep their smartphone in hand while watching TV, according…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix dominates in-demand digital originals in France
Netflix shows, led by Orange is the New Black, completely dominated the list of most…
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Altice promises to fibre France without public funds
Altice’s French unit SFR is to roll out fibre across the whole of France, promising…
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Court date set for Richard Alden murder case
Kenya’s High Court is to hear the high-profile murder case against former Wananchi CEO Richard…
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Amazon Studios names heads of drama and comedy
Transparent producer Amazon Studios has named Nick Hall as head of drama and promoted Gina…
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NTV+ teams up with Eutelsat for satellite internet service
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has teamed up with Eutelsat to launch a two-way satellite…
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Orange pledges €100m for content creation
Orange has pledged to spend €100 million over the next five years creating TV content,…
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Altice to launch new premium series and movies channel next month
Cable and telecom group Altice is to launch its new French premium channel dedicated to…
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Swisscom vows to fight on as watchdog rejects move against Liberty Global
Swisscom has vowed to continue to battle for the right to air Swiss ice-hockey, one…
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Parks: 59% of US web homes have Netflix, Amazon or Hulu
Some 59% of US broadband households subscribe to Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu, according to Parks…
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Sky Deutschland communications chief Winter leaving
Sky Deutschland’s EVP of communications and public affairs and company spokesman Wolfram Winter is to…
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Com Hem grows ARPU and reduces churn, ups expansion plan
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has managed both to achieve record cable ARPU and reduce…
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Ownzones appoints former Netflix executive
Over-the-top entertainment and technology company, Ownzones Media Network, has appointed former Netflix exec Nick Nelson…
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Sky Sports revamps offering
Sky Sports is to expand its service to offer 10 channels and is introducing new…
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Unitymedia completes digital switchover
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has completed the switch-off of its analogue TV services…
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UPC Switzerland unveils MySports offering
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland’s new MySports service is now open for customer orders ahead of…
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BBC Worldwide channels launch on Polish OTT service
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV service Ipla has added three BBC Worldwide channels to its programming…
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Euskaltel launches 4K Android box and signs up for Google Play
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has launched the 4K Android set-top promised by CEO Francisco…
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Brave Bison COO exits after Hungate hire
The financial and operations chief of UK-based digital content company Brave Bison is leaving when…
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Belgian watchdogs call for harder rules on TV and broadband competition
Belgian telecoms and media regulators have called for more competition in the country’s pay TV…