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UK government ups BBC licence fee price
The UK government has confirmed that it will increase the price of the BBC licence…
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EBU’s Philippot takes on UN internet forum advisory role
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) president Jean Paul Philippot has been named as a member of…
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Streaming facts from fiction
How big are the changes in UK viewing habits that Netflix and Amazon are fostering?…
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Vivendi chief sees future in ‘horizontal’ convergence
Vivendi’s first attempt at convergence may have failed spectacularly, but the all-new media-focused Vivendi of…
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Vice targets Asia with major mobile expansion
Vice Media is making a major mobile push, expanding its offerings in a bid to…
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Sony makes FTA Italian move as Sky Italia drops AXN channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is moving into the Italian free-to-air TV market for the…
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Freeview Play device sales pass one million
Sales of Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes have now passed the one million mark,…
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Zee expands in Africa with Mali DTT launch
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is moving into Mali, launching its Zee Magic and Zee…
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Netflix CEO: mobile operators will change data plans to boost video
Mobile operators are likely to experiment with new ways of selling mobile data that could…
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ITV buys French production company Tetra Media Studio
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired control of Tetra Media Studio, the French production company behind…
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BT rolls out ‘next generation of YouView’
BT is introducing “the next generation of YouView” with a set-top box software update that…
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SES signs up six more operators for US Ultra HD trials
SES has signed up six more regional US cable operators to its Ultra HD trials…
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Amazon US makes UK and Spanish drama deals
Amazon has snagged two new international scripted series, coming on board the upcoming season of…
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TalkTalk taps CSG to enhance mobile TV experience
UK operator TalkTalk is set to revamp its mobile TV experience after extending its partnership…
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Vimpelcom rebrands as Veon, sets new company direction
Russian service provider VimpelCom has rebranded to Veon as part of its efforts to transform…
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BT and Nokia explore 5G VR
BT and Nokia have teamed up to explore the use of 5G connectivity in supporting future…
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The rise of the skinny bundle
The US is experiencing an influx of slimmed-down, OTT-delivered cable offerings. But how is this…
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Vivendi says turnaround on track as Canal+ loses nearly half million subs in 2016
Canal+ lost close to half a million subscribers in France last year, pushing revenues down…
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De Puyfontaine: Vivendi remains open to deal with Mediaset
Vivendi remains open to a deal with Mediaset, according to CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine. Speaking…
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Liberty Global to live-stream rare solar eclipse in 360°
Liberty Global is to live-stream a rare type of solar eclipse to people around the…
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Gracenote launches new entertainment products for converged platforms
Nielsen-owned Gracenote is launching a raft of entertainment data products developed for converged media platforms…
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Viaplay taps Unified Streaming for content delivery
Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Nordic OTT TV service Viaplay has chosen Unified Streaming, a provider of…
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Proximus grows TV base by 5% in 2016
Proximus grew its TV base by 5.3% last year, after adding 17,000 unique TV customers…
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Breaking the waves
Sky’s recent spat with Discovery was resolved at the 11th hour, but the acrimony on…
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Vodafone Spain launching 4K TV service
Vodafone Spain has unveiled a new version of its TV service that includes the country’s…
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Orange not interested in buying Canal+, says Richard
Orange does not want to acquire Canal+, according to CEO Stéphane Richard. Interviewed on the…
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Mixed TV picture for Telefónica
Telefónica’s overall TV base was stable year-on-year, at 8.3 million including 4.3 million satellite customers,…
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AwesomenessTV co-founder leaves company
Brian Robbins is leaving AwesomenessTV, the kids-focused multichannel network he founded five years ago. Robbins…
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Amazon Channels boss joins BAMTech as CEO
Amazon Channels boss, Michael Paull, has been named CEO of BAMTech – the video streaming…
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Vivendi reportedly looking to reopen Mediaset talks
Vivendi could be willing to restart negotiations with Mediaset on condition that the Italian broadcaster…