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Pay TV Operators
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Vivendi to challenge Italian ruling on Telecom Italia and Mediaset stakes
Vivendi has said it will take “any appropriate legal action” including a possible complaint to…
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HK’s i-Cable sees possible reprieve ahead of closure deadline
Troubled Hong Kong pay TV operator i-Cable is involved in last-minute moves to secure its…
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Vimeo updates VHX over-the-top platform
Vimeo has updated its OTT platform VHX, offering ad-supported video for partner channels and introducing…
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Netflix discusses ‘YouTube envy’ and faith programming
Netflix bosses have told investors they have ‘YouTube envy’ and are looking to global shows…
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TV to account for ‘30% of high-end ads’ in key markets
The US, China and Japan will drive a recovery in luxury advertising, with TV taking…
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Hulu ups customer support ahead of live TV rollout
Hulu is set to “substantially increase” its customer support capabilities, ahead of the rollout of…
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MBC strikes IPTV deal with Etisalat’s E-Vision
MBC Group and Etisalat have struck a deal that will see Etisalat subsidiary E-Vision distribute…
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Sky Mexico taps Elemental for OTT
Sky Mexico has tapped Amazon Web Services-owned Elemental Technologies to power its over-the-top video service….
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TF1 threatens to cut signal without retrans fees
French broadcaster TF1 has warned telecom operators and pay TV operator Canal+ that it will…
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LeEco’s US$2bn takeover of Vizio called off
LeEco’s planned US$2 billion takeover of US TV maker Vizio has been called off, with…
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VR revenues ‘to reach US$7.2 billion this year’
Total virtual reality revenues will reach US$7.2 billion globally by the end of 2017, according…
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Amazon commissions ‘Indian Band of Brothers’
Bollywood director Kabir Khan is to direct The Forgotten Army (working title), a war epic…
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NASA to live stream 4K video from space
NASA is set to produce its first-ever live 4K video stream from space during a…
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Comcast ‘planning to launch’ SVOD service in 12-18 months
Comcast plans to launch its own Netflix-type subscription video-on-demand service, offering shows from NBCUniversal, within…
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Turner’s Northern Europe boss exiting
Ian McDonough, Turner’s boss in Northern Europe, is leaving the channels business. He joined Turner…
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Altice files IPO for US business
Altice has filed its planned IPO registration for its US arm with the US Securities…
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Satellite operators ‘set on high-risk strategy’ as competition tightens
Satellite operators are becoming more aggressively competitive and are seeking to diversify away from broadcast…
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Amazon gives new drama two-season order
Amazon has given a double-season order to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the first time the…
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Ampere: consumers spend more than ever on TV services
The average consumer is spending “more than ever before” on TV services by combining pay…
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Netflix product chief leaving after 18 years
Netflix chief product officer Neil Hunt is leaving the subscription VOD service after nearly two…
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Vivendi chief tops list of Telecom Italia board nominees
Vivendi has placed its CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine, CFO Hervé Philippe and general counsel Frédéric…
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Europe waves through Fox’s Sky takeover
21st Century Fox’s takeover of pay TV giant Sky is one step closer after the…
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Eastern Europe to lose one million pay TV subscribers
Eastern Europe will lose one million pay TV subscribers between 2016 and 2022, according to…
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Altice boss Drahi reportedly preparing US IPO registration
Altice boss Patrick Drahi is preparing to kick of the process of floating a minority…
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Mic raises US$21m for video expansion
Millennial-focused web publisher Mic has raised US$21 million in Series C funding, to help expand…
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Multiscreen TV operators continue to grow despite US reverses
The world’s leading multiscreen TV service providers grew their subscriber bases by just under 1%,…
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Mike Fries: introducing the GIGAWorld
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries explains his vision for the rapidly approaching ‘GIGAWorld’ and why…
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Altice launches new multi-platform cooking channel with added Jamie Oliver
Altice is launching a new cooking brand with a TV channel, print magazine and digital…
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ProSiebenSat.1 completes ATV deal
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has closed a deal for Tele München Group-owned Austrian broadcaster ATV. Following competition,…
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Vivendi settles last claims from US class action
Vivendi has finally settled the remaining claims made against it and still in dispute in…