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Netflix ISP Index: Telefonica-Movistar slips in Spain
Telefonica-Movistar’s average internet speed dropped from 2.60 Mbps in March to 2.25 Mbps in April,…
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Telenor Satellite extends deal with UPC DTH
Telenor Satellite has extended its satellite distribution agreement with UPC DTH, the Liberty Global-owned DTH…
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Liberty Global adds quarter of a million next-gen TV subscribers
Liberty Global added 253,000 next-generation TV subscribers in Q1, and said the UK and Germany…
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BT Sport and TV boss departs after three years
The managing director of BT Sport and BT TV, Delia Bushell, has announced plans to…
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Sky creates VR highlights film of Klitscko-Joshua bout
Sky has created a virtual-reality highlights film of the April 29 world heavyweight boxing match…
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Vivendi CEO takes secondary role as Recchi confirmed as TIM chairman
Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine will not, after all, serve as chairman of Telecom Italia…
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Proximus sees solid TV growth on back of quad-play success
Belgian telco Proximus saw solid growth in its TV base in the first quarter, with…
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Amazon’s Alexa helps out with Eurovision Song Contest discovery
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has developed a new Eurovision Song Contest-related skill for Amazon’s…
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TRT World launches on Sky
Turkey’s English-language news channel TRT World has extended its reach in the UK and Ireland…
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Vivendi secures majority on Telecom Italia board
Vivendi has secured a two-thirds majority on the board of Telecom Italia (TIM). The French…
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Canal+ fends off competition to secure Formula 1
Canal+ has fended off competition from Altice to secure a new agreement for the carriage…
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Proximus adds Eleven OTT channel to TV offering
Belgian service provider Proximus is to add Eleven Sports’ recently launched OTT TV channel, Eleven…
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Amazon extends FreeTime to Android devices
Amazon’s FreeTime service, including the Unlimited premium option, which provides a range of kids content…
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France Télévisions appoints pay TV veteran Verley as commercial chief
France Télévisions has appointed pay TV veteran Julien Verley as its new director of commercial…
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Sky acquires Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia
Sky has acquired 100% control Swiss OTT TV provider Homedia for an undisclosed sum, strengthening…
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Shapiro departure casts doubt over future of Seeso
Evan Shapiro, the head of NBCUniversal-owned comedy SVOD service Seeso, is to leave his post….
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Telenor Broadcast sees fall in revenue
Telenor Broadcast has seen a sharp reduction in revenue in the first quarter compared with…
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Mediaset’s Stewart joins Sony in Italy expansion
Long-serving Mediaset buyer Zelda Stewart is to lead Sony Pictures Television’s Italian sales efforts. Stewart…
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DNA to launch Android 4K box
Finnish telco DNA is to become the first operator in country to launch an Android-based…
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Canal+ brings Showtime to France
Pay TV giant Canal+ is to bring the Showtime channel brand to France for the…
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Swisscom banks on bundling as competition bites
Swisscom is banking on the popularity of bundled offerings, and in particular of its new…
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Euskaltel confirms 4K Android box plan, updates on Telecable
Spanish cable operator Euskaltel’s CEO Francisco Arteche used the company’s presentation of its first quarter…
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MTG ups InnoGames stake to 51%
Modern Times Group (MTG) has invested €82.6 million to increase its shareholding in mobile and…
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Euskaltel sees revenues fall but reports record penetration
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel saw its first quarter revenues and EBITDA fall year-on-year, but…
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Netflix ups bond offering to €1.3 billion
Netflix has upped its senior notes offering to €1.3 billion, upsizing the debt offering from…
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Swedish investment firm buys 18.5% Com Hem stake
Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has bought an 18.5% stake in domestic TV, broadband and landline…
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NAB: AWS Elemental enables first live 4K transmission from space
Attendees at the NAB Show yesterday witnessed the first 4K UHD transmission from space when…
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Telenet reports 15% increase in SVOD as TV numbers fall
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet reported a 15% year-on-year increase in users to its…
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The QYou launches in Southeast Europe
Youth broadcaster The QYou has launched in Serbia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina after agreeing…
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NAB: Altice USA to launch next-gen box as it moves to all-IP network
Altice USA is to roll out a higher-powered, updated version of the single combined set-top,…