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Disney CFO plays down Netflix speculation, confirms ESPN D2C launch this year
Disney chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has played down the idea that Disney is looking…
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Liberty to make ‘opportunistic’ moves for EU free-to-air channels
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has said that the company will be “opportunistic” about buying…
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UK digital video revenues overtake physical for first time
Digital video revenues from the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Apple overtook physical sales of…
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TVPlayer adds raft of digital brands to line-up with Frequency deal
UK OTT video streaming service TVPlayer has struck a three-year deal with white-label cloud-based OTT…
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AB Group ‘could be looking at sale’
France’s AB Group could be looking at a sale, with Mediawan, the investment vehicle of…
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New technology chief for Croatia’s Iskon
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom’s youth-oriented ISP subsidiary Iskon has named Vedrana Zignjak as…
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Vodafone Portugal integrates Google Play with mobile users’ invoices
Vodafone Portugal has struck a deal with Google to integrate payment for Google Play content…
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Blue Ant partners with Vimeo for VOD
Blue Ant Media has agreed a multi-year deal with Vimeo, which will power multiple direct-to-consumer…
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Sky begins commercialising mobile service
Sky has begun commercialising its new SIM-only mobile phone service, targeting users with a focus…
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Vivendi hires ex-Telefónica Brasil chief in convergence role
Vivendi has hired former Telefónica Brasil CEO Amos Genish in the new role of chief…
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Netflix orders first Korean original
Global SVOD service Netflix has commissioned its first original from South Korea, a twelve-part series…
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BeIN Media opens retail outlets across UAE
Qatar-based Middle East pay TV and media group BeIN Media has opened six retail outlets…
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Alterna’TV changes name to Thema Americas
Alterna’TV, the channel distribution business for set up by Eutelsat Americas to distribute Latin American…
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Amazon expands Fire TV and Alexa with TV, DVR deals
Amazon is opening out its Fire TV interface and Alexa voice control functionality with new…
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Streaming Video Alliance kicks off with Open Caching trials
Industry organisation the Streaming Video Alliance has kicked off streaming trials based on its Open…
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Spanish watchdog fines Telefónica for misapplication of faults penalties
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has imposed a €5 million fine on Telefónica for charging…
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Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch JV
Liberty Global and Vodafone have completed the creation of their Dutch joint venture, establishing a…
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Sky Store director exiting
Long-serving Sky executive Simon Creasey is leaving the UK pay TV giant. He will leave…
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Mediaset prepares defences as Vivendi closes in on 30% threshold
The Berlusconi family has moved to shore up its defences against Vivendi as Mediaset prepares…
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New Deutsche Telekom technology chief takes charge
Claudia Nemat has taken on her new role as chief technology and innovation officer within…
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Twitter’s Periscope launches live 360° video
Twitter-owned video streaming service, Periscope, has launched live 360° video, offering a “more immersive way…
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Telenet moves into French-speaking Belgium with Altice acquisition
Liberty Global’s Belgian unit Telenet is to acquire cable operator Coditel Brabant from international cable…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds new channels
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is adding a raft of new channels to its…
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IHS Markit: EU cable revenues up despite dip in TV customers
The cable industry in the European Union grew from €21.2 billion in 2014 to €22.4…
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BBC hails the ‘biggest year ever’ for iPlayer
The BBC has revealed that 2016 was the “biggest year ever” for the iPlayer with…
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Vivendi Mediaset move ‘could breach antitrust rules’
Italian antitrust watchdog AGCOM has stepped into the battle raging between Vivendi and Mediaset with…
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EU institutions agree plan to allocate 700MHz band to mobile in 2020
European institutions have agreed on a plan to coordinate the use of 700MHz band –…
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UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public back the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
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MTG offloads loss-making African TV operations
Sweden-based media group MTG has completed the sale of its loss-making free TV channels and…
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Vodafone Italy strikes deal with Sky for Now TV as launch nears
Vodafone and Sky Italia have struck a deal whereby the mobile giant will integrate Sky’s…