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Pay TV Operators
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M7 Group taps Newtec for DVB-S2X
Pay TV operator M7 Group has tapped satellite technology outfit Newtec to provide broadcast equipment…
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DOCSIS 3.1 on the agenda for ISBE/ANGA breakfast
The business impact of DOCSIS 3.1 and a live provisioning demo of the new specification…
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Amazon launches subscription TV in UK, Germany
Amazon has launched its Amazon Channels offering in the UK, Germany and Austria, allowing Prime…
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Ampere: Over 55s failing to see attractions of SVOD
Over 55s are not tuning in to subscription video-on-demand, even though they have embraced catch-up…
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MásMóvil reportedly teaming up with Huawei to launch TV service
Spanish mobile operator MásMóvil, the country’s fourth-largest telco, is planning to launch a TV service…
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Sundance TV to debut in South Africa via DStv
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) – UK is due to launch SundanceTV in South Africa for…
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RTL and M6 boards agree new price for French radio assets
RTL Group’s board and the board of RTL-backed French broadcaster M6 have agreed a price…
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Ukrainian service providers move to block Russian websites
Ukrainian service providers including leading telco Ukrtelecom and cable operator Volia have notified their subscribers…
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ABOX42, Verimatrix, Zattoo address secrets of TV success
ABOX42, Verimatrix and Zattoo are hosting the fifth annual breakfast briefing on the morning of…
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Tele Columbus boosted by take-up of bundles
Strong take-up of bundled offerings and growth in broadband subscribers boosted German cable operator Tele…
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France Télévisions news chief resigns as crisis envelops broadcaster
France Télévisions director of news Michel Field has resigned amid a crisis enveloping the French…
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Telekom Deutschland adopts parent’s white label Smart Home offering
Deutsche Telekom’s domestic German arm, Telekom Deutschland, has signed up as the first partner for…
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Inea launches premium tennis season package
Polish cable operator Inea has launched a dedicated seasonal package of tennis channels. The Tennis…
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SFR to launch new movies and series service
Altice-owned French service provider SFR is planning to launch a new premium service dedicated to…
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Naspers reportedly mulling sale of MultiChoice Africa
Naspers is considering the sale of its African pay TV business outside its home market…
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US pay TV industry reports ‘first ever Q1 subscriber loss’
The largest pay TV providers in the US – representing 95% of the market –…
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Vodafone Spain strikes 4K movies deals with Sony and Paramount
Vodafone España has struck deals with Sony Pictures Television and Paramount Pictures to offer 4K…
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Altice rejects EC ‘gun-jumping’ notice on PT Portugal
Altice has said it “does not agree” with a European Commission notice that the media…
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ESL strikes large-scale eSports streaming deal with Facebook
Modern Times Group-owned eSports outfit ESL has teamed up with Facebook to stream over 5,500…
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Sky Deutschland heads to Der Pass for original
Sky Deutschland’s latest original drama will come from 4 Blocks producer Wiedemann & Berg Television….
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ESL planning ‘much more’ linear TV around eSports
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned eSports outfit ESL plans to build on early experiments to reach out…
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Vodafone will invest in exclusive content ‘if necessary’
Vodafone will invest in exclusive content “if we need to” despite having a preference for…
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Cloud computing and mixed reality to have ‘massive impact’ on future of TV
The long-term growth in internet bandwidth and computing, combined with the “detachment” and “low attention…
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Liberty Global, Virgin ranked among top UK employers
Liberty Global, Virgin and the BBC ranked among the UK’s top 10 employers, according to…
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Set-tops ‘not important’ for SVOD, says Viaplay chief
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned OTT subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay does not need to be available…
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Now TV having ‘no impact’ on core pay TV base
Sky’s Now TV “strategy is working” without any impact on the pay TV operator core…
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Proximus: studios handicapping pay TV providers by restricting rights
Pay TV service providers need Hollywood studios to make their content available on all platforms…
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Sky renews European NBCU deal
European pay TV operator Sky has renewed its wide-ranging TV and film content deal with…
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The Grand Tour topples Netflix from global in-demand top spot
A non-Netflix show – The Grand Tour – was the most sought-after digital video-on-demand title…
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Euskaltel and Zegona agree deal for single northern Spanish cable operator
Spanish regional operator Euskaltel has struck a deal with UK-based Zegona Communications to acquire Telecable…