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Mediawan aiming to be Europe’s ‘leading premium content platform’
Mediawan plans to use its acquisition of AB Group to build “the leading premium content…
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Discovery and Sky still talking as deadline looms
Discovery Communications and Sky remain locked in talks about a new carriage deal, with hours…
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SFR to take full control of NextRadioTV
Altice Group-owned French service provider SFR has filed a plan with media regulator the CSA…
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Com Hem boosted by broadband
A strong performance in broadband helped boost Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s full-year 2016 performance,…
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Tele Columbus launches 1Gbps broadband
German cable operator Tele Columbus Group has launched its first 1Gbps ultra-fast broadband service in…
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Cosmote TV passes half million milestone
Deutsche Telekom-owned Greek telco OTE’s Cosmote TV service has passed the 500,000 subscriber mark, according…
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Telekom Austria sees TV progress
Telekom Austria grew its domestic and international TV base in the fourth quarter and full…
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Sky Sports streams deadline day news via Twitter
Sky Sports is partnering with Twitter to deliver a global live stream of coverage of the English…
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Mediawan to acquire AB Group as first step in Euro-content strategy
Mediawan, the media investment consortium set up by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier…
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Discovery and Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms
Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will…
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Altice confirms i24 News launch date for US
Altice has confirmed plans to launch a version of its Israel-based news channel for the…
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Viaplay orders OTT original from The Bridge scribe
Viaplay’s push into original programming has continued with an order for The Lawyer, a scripted…
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OSN strikes new deal with UFC
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has struck a new long-term exclusive carriage deal with…
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Zee ups African output with new Kwesé channels
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is due to launch two new channels, Zee Bollymovies and Zee…
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Q&A: Mikael Dahlgren, CEO, Agama Technologies
Agama’s CEO, Mikael Dahlgren, talks about the importance of working proactively to tackle service issues….
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Sky to take UK IPTV plans into other EU markets
Following its initial debut in the UK, Sky plans offer internet-delivered versions of its TV…
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BT sees UK TV growth as Italian scandal hits earnings
While its Q3 results were dominated by a dramatic plunge in profit in the wake…
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Discovery facing loss of Sky carriage in UK and Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the Discovery channels in Germany and…
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Amazon beats Netflix on innovation in industry survey
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
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Starz launches on Amazon Fire TV
US premium TV network Starz has launched its Starz app on Amazon Fire TV. Starz…
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Sky moves beyond the dish with IPTV plans
Sky has unveiled plans to launch Sky TV over broadband in the UK, marking the…
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Discovery feuds with Sky over UK carriage fees
Discovery risks seeing its channels go dark in the UK – its most important international…
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Four fifths would cancel ‘out of touch’ OTT service
Some 84% of consumers would ditch their digital pay TV provider if the service and…
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Tele Columbus taps Metrological for OTT apps
German cable operator, Tele Columbus, has tapped Metrological to provide an OTT app experience as…
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MTG programming exec leaves for Endemol Shine
MTG Sweden’s vice-president of programming, Karin Stjärne, has left to become CEO of Endemol Shine…
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MTG sells Czech TV assets to invest in ‘digital transformation’
Modern Times Group has sold its 50% shareholding in Czech free-to-air broadcaster Prima, with plans…
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BT increases Italian write-down estimate to £530m
BT has said that “inappropriate behaviour” related to accounting practices at its Italian operations will…
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Viceland lines up March launch for Netherlands
Vice’s linear TV channel, Viceland, is due to launch in the Netherlands on March 1…
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ITU: half the world’s population still offline
Some 3.9 billion people – more than half the world’s population – have still never…
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Report: Verizon cuts staff at Go90
US mobile operator Verizon has reportedly cut 155 employees at its streaming service Go90. According…