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Pay TV Operators
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Foxtel Group extends partnership with ESPN
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel Group has extended its distribution agreement with sports entertainment brand…
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Altice suspends managers in wake of Pereira detention
Altice International says it has suspended a number of un-named managers, workers and legal representatives…
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DAZN and Tivùsat sign Serie A distribution deal in Italy
DAZN Italia has inked a distribution agreement to bring the sports streaming service to the…
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Liberty Global increases majority stake in Telenet to 93.23%
International broadband and media group Liberty Global has revealed it has increased its ownership take…
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TV business ‘negatively impacts’ Telia as it moves towards TV4 Play launch
TV and media is continuing to “negatively impact” Nordic telco Telia’s performance, despite resilience in…
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Telefonica expands partnership with Nagra to fight piracy
Telefonica has partnered with Kudelski Group’s company Nagra for its anti-piracy services as the company…
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PPF Telecom Group names new Yettel Hungary CEO
Czech-based PPF Telecom Group, the investment outfit of Renáta Kellnerová, has named Igor Prerovsky as…
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Altice Portugal CEO urges ‘focus on operation’ as corruption probe continues
The CEO of Altice Portugal has urged the company’s employees to carry on focusing on…
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Movistar Plus+ taps Vizrt to transform sports content delivery
Spain’s pay TV operator Movistar Plus+ has tapped solution provider Vizrt to transform its sports…
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Comcast takes FAST channels to Xfinity pay TV set-top
US cable giant Comcast has launched 20 free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on its…
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WBD and BT launch TNT Sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and BT has launched TNT Sports replacing and becoming the new…
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Tele2 sees TV base decline but positive reaction to Viaplay offerings
Tele2 saw its TV base and TV revenues decline in the second quarter, but reported…
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Altice co-founder Pereira arrested in corruption probe
Altice boss Patrick Drahi’s close associate and group co-founder Armando Pereira has spent the weekend…
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Vivacom completes acquisition of Telnet
Bulgarian telecommunications company, Vivacom has completed the acquisition of Telnet, following backlash from local competitors,…
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United Media secures exclusive rights to Liga Endesa
United Media has inked a multi-year deal with the Association of Basketball Clubs of Spain…
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Liberty Global shareholders approve move to Bermuda
Liberty Global’s shareholders have voted in faovur of changing the company’s jurisdiction of incorporation from…
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Brazilian multi-play operators Vero and Americanet to merge
Brazilian independent multi-play operators Vero and Americanet have agreed to merge, creating a single larger…
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DAZN and TIM face €8m fine over Serie A rights deal
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has imposed a fine of over €8million on sports streamer…
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Ofcom investigates Virgin Media over complaints on contracts
UK watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into Virgin Media following complaints from customers that the…
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CityFibre launches 2.5Gbps symmetrical wholesale broadband in UK
UK fibre infrastructure outfit CityFibre has launched what it claims as the UK’s first wholesale…
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Bouygues Telecom targets the young with dedicated box
France’s Bouygues Telecom has launched a new box offering dedicated to students and young people…
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SPI/Filmbox and Free sign distribution deal
SPI/FilmBox and French service provider Free have inked a new distribution deal for eight SPI…
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Digital TV Europe Briefing – June 2023
DTVE Briefing goes beyond the news to offer a deep dive into the key developments…
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Comcast passes 100k remote PHY nodes milestone as DOCSIS upgrade gathers pace
US cable giant Comcast says it has now passed the milestone of 100,000 remote PHY…
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US operator Charter splits offering with non-RSN sports alternative
In another sign of the changing US TV distribution landscape and the competitive pressures facing…
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Mexico’s izzi taps Mirada for new ‘Instant Super-Aggregation Framework’
Technology company Mirada has launched what it has dubbed the Instant Super-Aggregation Framework, a technical…
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Sky unveils WiFi 6-based WiFi Max for broadband customers
Pay TV and broadband provider Sky UK has unveiled WiFi Max, which the operator describes…
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Swiss CH Media picks up ELF rights
Swiss pay TV operator CH Media has struck a deal with The European League of…
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Tele Columbus gears up for Gigabit in Wittenberge
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, is gearing up to…
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BT boss Philip Jansen steps down
BT Group has announced today chief executive officer Philip Jansen that he will be stepping…