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Vivendi takes plunge into eSports with ESL alliance
Vivendi has struck a major strategic partnership deal with eSports group ESL that will see…
Vodafone creates global TV tech competence centre in Portugal
Vodafone is setting up a TV competence centre in Portugal. The TV Hub will act…
Eutelsat partners up for new satellite over Europe, North Africa
Eutelsat has named the partners that will help it to build its new Eutelsat 5…
Changes in Spain, Portugal in latest Netflix ISP Speed Index
Netflix noted a number of changes in the Spanish and Portuguese markets in its latest…
Liberty Global Austria and Switzerland unit names marketing chief
Liberty Global’s Austria and Switzerland unit, UPC Central Europe, has named Anna Gatti as its…
IoT acceleration promised as OCF merges with AllSeen Alliance
The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) has agreed to merge with the AllSeen Alliance, in a…
Perform’s DAZN taps Conviva for QoE
Perform Group is using Conviva’s OTT TV technology to provide data analytics for its DAZN…
CNBC launches in LatAm with Sky Mexico
CNBC International has partnered with Sky Mexico to launch CNBC Latin America. The business and…
Bolloré tightens control over Vivendi
Vincent Bolloré’s company is increasing its hold on Vivendi through a series of measures that…
AMC agrees Croatia, Bulgaria deals with Telekom Austria
AMC is extending its reach in Croatia and Bulgaria thanks to a deal between AMC…
Stofa adds Viasat Ultra HD to content line-up
Danish cable operator Stofa has made Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Viasat Broadcasting’s Ultra HD channel,…
Third of US broadband homes watch UGC 10 days per month
Nearly 35% of US broadband homes watch user-generated video on sites like YouTube, Vimeo, and…
EC clears Tele2’s buyout of TDC Sweden
The European Commission has cleared Sweden-based telecom operator Tele2’s SEK2.9 billion (€311 million) buyout of…
Sky Deutschland adds ARD content to Sky Box OTT on-demand service
Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with German public broadcaster ARD enabling Sky customers to…
France Télévisions hires Couture as Got takes over at France 2
France Télévisions has appointed former TF1, Canal+ and Orange content boss Xavier Couture as deputy…
Vivendi launches WatchMusic mobile SVOD
Vivendi is launching WatchMusic, a subscription on-demand music video service in Brazil, with further international…
MIPCOM to launch e-sports event in Cannes
MIPCOM organiser Reed Midem can’t get enough of Cannes. The events firm is launching the Esports…
TalkTalk renews deal with Sky
UK service provider TalkTalk has renewed its deal with Sky to distribute premium content. The…
Canal+ extends Easy TV to Kinshasa
Canal+ Group has expansion of its digital-terrestrial TV service for Africa, Easy TV, to Kinshasa,…
Volia opens new customer care centre
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has opened a new flagship call centre in the city of…
Watchdog: Altice did not provide sufficient information in SFR bid
French markets regulator the AMF rejected Altice’s bid to take over the 22.25% of service…
UPC in Switzerland launches eSports portal
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Switzerland is jumping on the e-sports bandwagon by launching its…
Amazon adds Kindle books to Prime offering
Amazon is throwing in the ability to view a selection of Kindle e-books to its…
Sky adds new sports-focused features to Sky Q
Sky has added new features to its advanced Sky Q offering, designed to make it…
France Télévisions chief fires France 2 boss Meslet
Vincent Meslet, France 2’s executive director since August 2015 was abruptly fired yesterday by France…
T-Hrvatski Telekom launches data-allowance free mobile TV offering
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has launched Stream On. a new mobile TV offering…
Sky Germany builds up to UHD TV launch
Sky Germany’s UHD TV set-top Sky+ Pro, is now commercially available, and the broadcaster will…
Chernin Entertainment hires TV chief
Peter Chernin’s media business has recruited Kristen Campo to run its TV business. She will…
Intelsat 36 enters service
Intelsat’s latest satellite Intelsat 36 has entered service, providing additional DTH capacity for leading African…
CTAM Europe MD to step down after 10 years
CTAM Europe managing director, Krisztina Homolay, is due to step down after 10 years at…