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Rostelecom names strategy chief
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Sergei Anokhin as senior vice-president, responsible for strategic planning,…
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YouTube TV streaming service goes live
YouTube’s television streaming service, YouTube TV, has gone live in the biggest US metro areas,…
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Vivendi ‘could take control’ of Telecom Italia
Vivendi could take effective control of Telecom Italia next month after the Italian telco appoints…
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Zegona looks to new acquisition opportunities as Telecable posts solid results
UK-based cable and telecom investor Zegona Communications’ chairman and CEO Eamonn O’Hare has said the…
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New Amazon Fire TV Stick launches in the UK
Amazon has started to ship its new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote built-in…
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UPC Poland first up with TVN catch-up service
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland is to be the first Polish service provider to…
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Denmark’s Stofa taps Irdeto for Android box security
Danish cable operator Stofa, owned by energy company SE, has tapped Irdeto to provide its…
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TF1 claims ‘mixed feelings’ about working with tech giants
TF1 is working with partners in new ways to bring content to digital platforms, but…
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Report: Amazon agrees NFL streaming deal
Amazon has reportedly reached a deal to stream Thursday night American football during the forthcoming…
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Amazon: ‘multi-local’ originals key to driving subscriptions
Amazon Prime Video will increasingly focus on original international content with market-specific appeal to drive…
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MTG chief: ‘make your mind up time’ for broadcasters
Traditional broadcasters have to “make up their mind” about what they want to be, at…
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Delport: Vivendi aims to take Studio+ to US this year
Vivendi aims to take its mobile content platform Studio+ to the US this year and…
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Deutsche Telekom to launch UHD on Entertain TV this year
Deutsche Telekom is more or less ready to start delivering UHD TV as part of…
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VR startups face ‘survival challenge’ until mobile platforms reach critical mass
Virtual reality startups face a “challenge to survive” until mobile platforms that support virtual experiences…
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Insight launches UHD SVOD service
Insight UHD has launched a subscription video-on-demand service, initially on Apple TV and Android devices,…
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Former Sony CEO backs OTT drama initiative
Distributor DRG yesterday launched TV’s latest high-end drama house, Atrium TV, with former Sony chief…
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Molotov passes one million users
French live and catch-up TV steaming service, Molotov, has passed the one million user mark,…
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NTV-Plus extends Russian coverage through Eutelsat deal
Russian pay TV operator NTV-Plus has expanded its coverage as far as the Pacific coast…
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Ownzones launches on Amazon Fire TV
Ownzones Media Network has signed a deal with Amazon to make its over-the-top Ownzones offering…
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Four-screen audience measurement highlights new viewing patterns
Eurodata TV Worldwide has used the MIPTV event in France to reveal some of the…
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Go90 revamps channel offering and launches ‘algorithmic programming’
US OTT TV service Go90 has revamped the way it organises its channels and has…
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Japan ‘on track’ to meet 4K/8K targets
Japan is on track to meet its target of take-up of UHD TV by 50%…
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MGM appoints Vimeo exec Sam Toles
MGM Studios has appointed the head of Vimeo’s entertainment group, Sam Toles, as senior vice…
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Sky launches Fast & Furious film channel
Sky will air all seven Fast & Furious films on a dedicated channel, launched to…
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Interview: Vivendi’s Dominique Delport on Studio+
Millennials may increasingly think of their mobile phones as the ‘first screen’, but premium content…
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France Télévisions chief highlights Netflix rival SVOD project’s progress
France Télévisions’ plans for a new SVOD service are progressing well, with agreements in principle…
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Sky buys All Time 10s channels group
UK-based pay TV broadcaster Sky has acquired Diagonal View, the digital channels company behind the…
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Verizon ‘planning its own streaming service’
US telco Verizon is the process of securing rights to launch its own OTT TV…
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Ofcom to force Openreach to cut price for 40Mbps internet
UK telecom regulator Ofcom has said that it will cut wholesale prices charged by BT…
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Quintuple-play takes first place in Portugal
Bundled offerings continue to increase in popularity in Portugal, with an additional 266,000 signing up…