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Canal+ gains freedom to strike exclusive deals
France’s competition watchdog has removed the majority of restrictions placed on pay TV operator Canal+…
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Netflix, Facebook ‘face Thai ultimatum’
Digital giants Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register with Thailand’s national telecoms register or face…
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Liberty Global faces ‘speed bump’ in UK, but long-term growth prospects good
Liberty Global remains committed to the UK market and remains confident about its long-term growth…
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Netflix and Amazon could have limited impact on US pay TV
US pay TV will not decline as rapidly in the face of competition from Netflix…
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Altice USA launches IPO
Cable and telecom group Altice’s US subsidiary has launched its IPO, offering 63,943,029 shares of…
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European pubcasters in pact to combat Netflix, Amazon threat
Two of Europe’s primary public broadcasters are strategically combining their arsenals to combat the growing…
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Freeview launches new showcase feature
UK free-to-air TV platform Freeview has launched Freeview Explore, a new feature of its Freeview…
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Free extends fibre reach with Axione deal
French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free has signed a deal with deliver services over public fibre…
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BBC technology chief outlines UHD TV priorities
A combination of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wider Colour Gamut (WCG), rather than higher…
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Mediaset acquires Telefónica stake in pay TV unit
Mediaset has acquired the 11.1% stake in its pay TV unit, Mediaset Premium, that was…
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Vivendi unveils new Dailymotion
Vivendi has unveiled a new look, strategic focus and content partnerships for its YouTube rival…
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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Store
Sky Deutschland has launched its own version of Sky Store, the electronic sell-through service provided…
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Ofcom submits Sky takeover report to culture secretary
UK regulator Ofcom has submitted its public interest report on the proposed acquisition of Sky…
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Watchdog fines DTS for failure to meet content spend threshold
Spanish regulator the CNMC has fined Telefónica-owned pay TV operator DTS €661,796 for failure to…
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SFR shareholder tackles Altice on gun-jumping fine and name change
SFR minority shareholder Charity & Investment Arbitrage (CIMA) has filed a complaint with the Paris…
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Fibre surpasses cable in Portugal
There are now more fibre broadband subscribers than cable in Portugal, according to the latest…
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Telenet closes SFR acquisition
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has closed the acquisition of Altice’s Belgian assets, following…
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Modern Times Group names new Viaplay chief
Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Ira Gladnikoff as head of its subscription video-on-demand service…
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Sky Italia secures Champions League rights as Mediaset mulls options
Sky Italia has secured the exclusive rights to European Champions League and Europa League football…
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Altice names new marketing chief
Cable and telecoms group Altice has named Nicolas Petit as its new group chief marketing…
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Proximus hires Canal+ marketing chief
Belgian service provider Proximus has named Guillaume Boutin as chief consumer market officer and a…
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Vodafone Ghana teams up with Showmax
Vodafone Ghana has teamed up with Naspers-owned subscription video-on-demand service Showmax to provide content for…
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Futuresource: smart TVs the top way to tune into Netflix
Viewing Netflix via smart TVs is the favourite way for customers to access content from the…
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Antenna Group agrees Viceland distribution deal
Antenna Group has signed a deal with Vice Media to become the exclusive distributor of…
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Awesomeness TV partners with Viaplay for Nordic launch
Awesomeness TV’s series will launch in the Nordic market for the first time following a…
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Viacom creates advanced advertising group
Viacom has created an Advanced Advertising group to lead product innovation and advanced analytics across…
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TiVo: 93% of North American pay TV subscribers use SVOD
Some 93% of pay TV subscribers in North America also use one of more subscription…
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Sky and Virgin Media strike targeted ad partnership
Sky and Virgin Media have struck a deal to let businesses offer targeted ads across both…
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European court of justice rules against Pirate Bay
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that sites like The Pirate…
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EBU calls for protection of PSB in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The collapse of public service broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina would be “completely unacceptable,” attendees at…