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Kids SVOD service Azoomee secures BBC deal
Kids SVOD service Azoomee has snagged a raft of BBC kids shows. The on-demand service…
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Sky introduces programme voice search
Sky has introduced a new function on its top-end set-top boxes allowing viewers to search…
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New A+E net Blazes into Italy
A+E’s new factual-entertainment channel Blaze will launch on Sky Italia today. The channel launched on…
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MTS TV based edges upwards
Russian service provider MTS had 2.755 million TV customers at the end of last year,…
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Altice acquires ‘outstream’ ad leader Teads in €285m deal
Altice is to acquire leading video advertising market-place provider Teads in a deal that values…
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Unitymedia to make Bochum first ‘Gigabit city’ with DOCSIS 3.1 rollout
Liberty Global’s German subsidiary Unitymedia is to roll out DOCSIS 3.1-based internet services in the…
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HorizonSAT taps Irdeto for new MENA DTH service
Satellite service provider HorizonSAT has tapped Irdeto to provide content security for a new pay…
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Cable industry set to benefit from new fibre tech, says CableLabs chief
‘Coherent optics’ – the new technology that enables the transmission of more data through a…
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Paramount Channel added to OSN
Viacom has agreed an expanded deal with OSN and its Nickelodeon, NickToon and Paramount Channel…
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One in five US OTT homes now pay for ‘three or more’ services
One in five US streaming subscribers now pay for three or more services, with investment…
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Liberty focusing on comprehensive content rights rather than ‘scale play’
Liberty Global’s key priority in content is to secure comprehensive rights to enable it to…
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BBC calls for iPlayer prominence on TV platforms
The BBC has called for on-demand players like its iPlayer service to be guaranteed prominence…
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Vivendi chief: no resolution in sight to Mediaset conflict
Attempts to find a resolution to the battle between Vivendi and Mediaset have so far…
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Vodafone India and Idea to merge to create country’s biggest telecom player
Vodafone India is to merge with local mobile player Idea to create the largest telecom…
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Modern Times Group sells Baltic ops as it turns towards digital
Modern Times Group (MTG) is selling its operations in the Baltic states to Providence Equity…
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Ofcom sets out tight timetable for Sky probe
UK regulator Ofcom has set out a tight timetable for its dual-track investigation into 21st…
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Molotov looking to expand into new European markets
Molotov, the French streaming service founded by Canal+ founder Pierre Lescure and other Gallic TV veterans,…
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Cyfrowy Polsat sees bright future in multi-play strategy
Polish pay and free TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat saw a solid increase in pay TV…
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Unitymedia confirms timetable for analogue switch-off
Liberty Global’s German cable operator Unitymedia confirmed this week that it would shut down analogue…
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Vodafone Spain turns to Telefónica to expand fibre reach
Vodafone España has struck a deal with Telefónica that will give the former access the…
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CNMC: DTS on notice for failure to meet content commitment
Spanish media regulator the CNMC has said it may sanction DTS – the pay TV…
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UK government refers Sky takeover to regulators
The UK government has formally referred 21st Century Fox’s planned £11.7 billion takeover of the…
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Liberty Global reportedly back in talks with Vodafone
Liberty Global and Vodafone have resumed talks about a possible corporate tie-up, according to a…
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O2 launches mixed reality rugby experience
Telefónica-owned UK mobile operator O2 has unveiled a raft of new virtual reality experiences, including…
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nc+ set to launch OTT TV service
Polish pay TV outfit nc+ is likely to launch an OTT TV service this year…
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Vimeo staffs up for content and originals push
Vimeo has made a trio of hires as it pushes into original programming, co-productions and…
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Sky Media launches second phase of programmatic rollout
Sky Media, the Sky pay TV group’s advertising sales arm, has launched the second phase…
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Spanish digital TV forum adopts HbbTV 2
The Spanish Digital TV Tech Forum (Foro Técnico de la Televisión Digital) has adopted the…
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Interview: Eric Tveter, Liberty Global
Eric Tveter, CEO, Central Europe Group at Liberty Global, talks to Digital TV Europe’s Stuart…
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US ‘cord nils’ figure almost triples in five years
The number of US broadband households that do not subscribe to traditional pay TV services…