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MTG and TF1 secure handball rights
Modern Times Group has secured exclusive Nordic media rights to the 2020 EHF European Handball…
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SpotX makes new appointments
Advertising inventory management specialist SpotX has made three new appointments to its platform services team. …
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France Télévisions chief outlines plan for French alternative to Netflix
France Télévisions hopes to move forward with plans to create a new SVOD platform to…
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Orange ‘would consider’ buying Canal+
Telco and pay TV operator Orange would consider buying Canal+ if Vivendi put it up…
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Altice to explore separate listing of US division
Cable and telecom group Altice is to explore listing its US division Altice USA separately….
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TV3 overhauls channels, launching new service
Irish broadcaster TV3 has overhauled its two existing channels and is launching a new net,…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds new channels
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat’s OTT TV service Ipla has added three new channels…
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Telekom Austria acquires Croatian network
Telekom Austria Group has struck a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Croatian fixed-line…
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Altice takes on Canal+ with exclusive NBCU, Discovery deals and new premium channel
In a significant ramping up of its strategy to compete head on with French pay…
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Amazon will mount SVOD challenge with new launches
Netflix’s will become less dominant in western European SVOD over the next five years as…
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TDF takes minority stake in Molotov
French digital-terrestrial transmission services provider TDF has taken a minority stake in OTT TV operator…
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UK bans junk food in all kids media
A ban on junk food advertising in the UK will apply across all media, extending…
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Canal+ secures African football deal
Canal+ has struck a deal with the African Football Confederation and Lagardère Sports that will…
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Solar energy group teams up with ZukuTV to target off-grid Kenyan homes
Solar energy specialist Azuri Technologies has teamed up with Wananchi Group-owned pay TV operator Zuku…
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Zee Media global news channel WION begins marketing campaign
Zee Media-owned international English-language news channel, WION (World is One News) has formally launched with…
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French parliamentarians approve ‘YouTube tax’
French parliamentarians have approved an amendment to the country’s budget that is intended to see…
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Netflix debuts on Liberty Global platform in Netherlands
Netflix has launched on Liberty Global’s Horizon advanced TV platform in the Netherlands – the…
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The QYou in deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group to launch new channel
US local TV group Sinclair Broadcast Group is teaming up with ‘best-of-the-web’ broadcaster The QYou…
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Hubee names sales and marketing chief
France-based video distribution and TV on-demand specialist Hubee has named Christophe Sonzogni as head of…
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Amazon ‘not gaining much traction’ says Netflix’s Sarandos
Amazon is “spending a lot of money” on original content without “gaining much traction”, according…
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YouTube orders musical original for Christmas
YouTube has ordered an original Christmas special for its subscription Red service. The Keys of…
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HbbTV Association releases test suite for HbbTV 2
The HbbTV Association has released its test suite version 9.0, which will support the HbbTV…
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M6 names light entertainment chief
French broadcaster M6 has named Stéphane Sallé de Chou as head of acquired light entertainment…
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Sky Deutschland taps Eurofins for testing and QA
Sky Deutschland has chosen Eurofins Digital Testing to provide testing and quality assurance personnel to…
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MTS in satellite TV marketing push
Russian fixed-line service provider MTS has launched a country-wide advertising campaign to market its satellite…
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Tele Columbus unveils advanced TV service
Germany’s number three cable operator Tele Columbus has unveiled its new advanced TV service ahead…
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Former France Télévisions chief Pflimlin dies aged 62
Former France Télévisions director-general Rémy Pflimlin has died at the age of 62. Pflimlin died…
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NTV+ begins selling hybrid box
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has launched its hybrid IP-satellite box, the VA1020. The box,…
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Tricolor TV adds Soviet and Russian classics channel
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has added a new classic movie and TV series…
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UPC Poland adds new channels
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has joined the list of Polish TV operators providing…