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Pay TV Operators
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Euskaltel and Zegona confirm talks over sale of Telecable
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel and Zegona Communications, the UK-based owner of neighbouring cable operator…
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UKTV rolls out VOD update for YouView
UKTV has launched an updated version of its on-demand service, UKTV Play, on the YouView…
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Vivendi unit buys island to create media campus
French media giant Vivendi’s Boulogne-Studios subsidiary has struck a deal with SPL Val de Seine,…
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Mediaset España turns in solid results
Mediaset España has posted solid full year 2016 results, with total revenues of €992 million,…
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Sky-backed OnPrime TV now available in Germany, Italy and UK on Apple TV
OnPrime TV, the Sky and Cisco-backed OTT TV service targeting migrant groups in the pay…
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Spain gains ground in latest Netflix ISP Speed Index
Spain jumped 13 spots to 16th place in Netflix’s most recent global ISP Speed Index,…
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Bouygues denies it is in talks with Orange
French construction-to-telecoms conglomerate Bouygues has categorically denied that it is in talks with other French…
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Vivendi names top CNews journalist to head up special projects
Vivendi has named Virginie Chomicki as director of special projects, charged with developing “prospective and…
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Best-of-web aggregator ZoneTV buys 1,500-hours of MCN content
US-based channel operator ZoneTV has acquired a 1,500-hour package of programming from ProSiebenSat.1-backed MCN Studio71….
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5G: KPN slams spectrum decision, TIM to launch trial in Turin
Dutch telco KPN has hit out at what it sees as a misguided spectrum policy…
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Vodafone names external affairs chief
Vodafone has named Joakim Reiter as group external affairs director, reporting to CEO Vittorio Colao….
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Motorvision TV expands presence in Switzerland and Austria
Motorsports channel Motorvision TV has struck a deal with Liberty Global’s UPC Austria and UPC…
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Tricolor TV to launch connected TV and extended TV everywhere
Russia pay TV leader Tricolor TV plans to launch internet-connected TV services as well as…
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Vodafone Spain revamps sports after securing Formula 1 rights
Vodafone España has secured rights to Formula 1 motor-racing thanks to an agreement with Telefónica’s…
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Vimeo launches 360° video support
Vimeo has added support for 360° videos, allowing content creators to upload, share, and sell…
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Antenna recruits chief content officer
Antenna TV has hired George Pofantis as chief content officer, recruiting the programming exec from…
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Akado adds MTV Russia to line-up
Russian service provider Akado has added MTV Russia to its programming line-up as part of…
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SFR to appeal against latest competition watchdog fine
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has said it will appeal against a fine levied by…
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Interview: Balan Nair, Liberty Global
Liberty Global chief technology officer Balan Nair talks to Digital TV Europe’s Stuart Thomson about…
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BT agrees with Ofcom to legally separate Openreach
BT has reached an agreement with UK broadcast regulator Ofcom to legally separate out its…
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New chief for Mediaset Premium
Mediaset has named Marco Leonardi as the new CEO of its struggling pay TV unit,…
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Polish pay TV providers slam government plan to levy licence fee
The Polish government has unveiled controversial proposals to collect TV licence fee payments using the…
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A+E’s European COO exiting
Nicolas Eglau is stepping down as COO of A+E and Sky’s joint venture operation. Eglau…
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Cable Congress: cable’s cash-generation power winning investor approval
The cable industry is continuing to win the support of financial investors thanks to its…
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StarTimes set to launch Zimbabwean service
Chinese-backed pan-African pay TV provider StarTimes is set to launch in Zimbabwe under the StarSat…
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Amazon ‘definitely open’ to video partnerships with operators
Amazon is “definitely open” to video partnerships with cable operators and the firm does not…
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Liberty Global: 5G ‘makes no sense’ as substitute for fixed networks
5G is not ready for wide-scale rollouts and the technology “makes no sense” as a…
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eSports set to surpass football in popularity, says MTG
eSports is set to become the biggest sport in the world and surpass football in…
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UK consumers more interested in bundling than French, says Ovum
UK consumers are more interested in bundled services than those in France, and price is…
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Vodafone CCO: consolidation ‘beneficial for industry and customer’
The cable industry thrives on scale, with consolidation beneficial for both the customer and the…