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Pay TV Operators
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Telefónica launches convergent services with advanced TV functionality
Telefónica is to make its Movistar+ pay TV offering available to all customers of its…
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NBCU finds replacement for McLeod
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has found its successor for long-serving former managing director of the…
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UPC Switzerland secures Sky Bundesliga matches to see off Swisscom
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit has secured a deal with Sky to offer the latter’s Bundesliga…
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Canal+ defends rights payment freeze as collecting societies take action
Canal+ has defended its refusal to pay rights fees demanded by French collecting societies following…
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Mediaset to strengthen on-demand offering, foresees Premium progress
Mediaset is to strengthen its on-demand offering, Mediaset Play with new content and will launch…
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Brown Sugar VOD service launches on Amazon Fire TV
African American subscription video-on-demand service, Brown Sugar, has launched on Amazon Fire TV. Owned by…
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Conax strikes major reseller agreement with ZTE
Kudelski-owned conditional access specialist Conax has entered a global IPTV reseller agreement with Chinese technology…
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Virgin moves into original kids commissioning
UK pay TV platform Virgin Media is planning to commission kids television content for its…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Zenterio for STB scheme
Deutsche Telekom Group is working with Zenterio to modernise the TV subscriber experience across various…
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BT extends dynamic ad deal with Yospace
BT has agreed a multi-year extension to its deal with dynamic ad insertion technology firm,…
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Film1 to replace Sundance channel with on-demand offering
Dutch channel group Film1 has announced plans to replace its Film1 Sundance channel with an…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Accedo as VR partner
Deutsche Telekom has partnered with Accedo for its Magenta Musik 360 virtual reality music offering….
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Sky Germany launches ad-supported sports portal
Sky in Germany has launched a new ad-supported digital sports service focused around video content….
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Quest and Quest Red launch on Freesat
Discovery Networks International-owned free-to-air channels, Quest and Quest Red, have launched on the Freesat platform…
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CSA highlights French sports market growth
France’s sports rights market grew by 25% between 2011 and 2016, reaching €1.45 billion at…
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Vodafone Portugal names group TV tech design leader as CTO
Vodafone Portugal has named João Nascimento as chief technology officer, replacing Livio Borgogno. Borgogno is…
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Swisscom to distribute Eurosport Player
Swisscom will be exclusive distribution partner for the Eurosport Player in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as…
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TVN in tax protest
Scripps Networks Interactive-owned Polish broadcaster TVN has lodged a protest about a tax demand made…
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Meetrics and SpotX team up for ad inventory and audience data
Ad verification technology specialist Meetrics and video ad serving platform SpotX have teamed up to…
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The Electronic Communications Code: Liberty Global’s view
Initiatives to introduce new market definitions in the EC’s Electronics Communications Code would be a…
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Q&A: Stéphane Gambetta, Reed MIDEM
Reed MIDEM is launching a second edition of Esports BAR in Miami, an invitation-only event…
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Sky invests US$2m in connected device firm Circle Media Labs
Sky has invested US$2 million in Circle Media Labs, a tech company specialising in connected…
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Antenna Group chairman Kyriakou dies
Minos Kyriakou, the founder and chairman of Greek broadcaster Antenna Group, has passed away aged…
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Verizon linked with Disney takeover
Verizon may become the latest US telco to buy a major American content company, with…
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Vivendi acquires Bolloré stake in Havas
Vivendi has acquired Bolloré Group’s majority stake in advertising outfit Havas, following a deal struck…
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New comedy channel for Ukraine on Volia
Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1 Media and producer Kvartal 95 have teamed up to launch a new…
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Vodafone Spain adds new 4K channels from AMC Networks
Vodafone España has added four new TV channels to its programming line-up, including two 4K…
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AMC launching premium ad-free service in US
The Walking Dead channel AMC is launching an ad-free, linear channel for US$5 a month…
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Vodafone Portugal adds Sporting TV channel
Vodafone Portugal is to add Sporting Clube de Portugal’s TV channel, Sporting TV, to the…
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Mediaset battle with Vivendi intensifies
Mediaset will continue to battle Vivendi in the courts and will do everything possible to…