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UK Culture Secretary: TV one of UK’s greatest successes
The UK’s new culture secretary, Matt Hancock, praised TV as “one of the UK’s greatest…
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MTG issues US$58m bond in new funding plan
Modern Times Group has issued an SEK500 million (US$58.2 million) corporate bond, with the proceeds…
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BBC calls for greater regulation of C4 following Bake Off scandal
The BBC has called for greater content regulation to be imposed on Channel 4, in…
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NBCUniversal looks to international opportunities
NBCUniversal has highlighted the opportunity to grow its international business to put it on more…
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BBC launches first TV Everywhere service
BBC Worldwide has launched BBC Player, a branded TV Everywhere service in partnership with Singaporean…
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Rok Studios to launch Nollywood channel on Sky
Nigerian film studio Rok Studios is due to launch a new Nollywood channel on Sky…
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Comcast technology chief re-elected SCTE/ISBE chairman
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of…
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Liberty partners with Ericsson on LatAm DVR services
Liberty Global has agreed a new two-year deal with Ericsson that will see two of…
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Report: Google to launch 4K Chromecast, Home speaker next week
Google is reportedly gearing up to launch a new 4K version of Chromecast and its…
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Amazon gets local movies ahead of Prime India launch
Amazon has inked a deal with Indian movie producer and distributor Dharma, that gives it…
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Deutsche Telekom appoints new technology director
Deutsche Telekom has appointed the chief technology and IT officer of its Hungarian subsidiary, Walter…
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Virgin Media launches ad sales agency
Virgin Media has launched Virgin Media Solutions, a new advertising sales house for the UK…
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Liberty Global to increase online content focus
Liberty Global will look to increasingly focus its content spend online, according to company CEO…
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BT reportedly looking to buy YouView
BT is in talks to acquire connected TV joint venture YouView, according to a report…
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Orange to launch OCS virtual reality pilot service
Orange is to launch a virtual reality TV pilot service. OCS VR will allow OCS…
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Discovery launches Seeker virtual reality on YouTube
Discovery has launched Seeker VR, an OTT 360°-video and virtual reality offering. The YouTube channel…
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TF1 takes issue with France Info after watchdog slams cross-promotion
French broadcaster TF1 has responded to being censured by regulator the CSA for cross-promoting its…
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Verizon reportedly set to buy Vessel
US telco Verizon is in position to acquire mobile video platform Vessel, according to a…
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Com Hem’s Boxer takeover gets competition authority approval
Com Hem’s SEK 1.33 billion (€144 million) buyout of rival Swedish pay TV operator Boxer…
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Stofa moves HQ to Aarhus
Danish cable operator Stofa is to move its HQ to Aarhus, Jutland’s principal city, where…
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Management changes at Telekom Deutschland
Deutsche Telekom’s domestic arm, Telekom Deutschland, has named Ferri Abolhassan as director of service transformation…
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Disney CEO: ESPN streaming service may take cues from Now TV
Disney’s planned ESPN streaming service will not have a one-size-fits-all payment model and could take…
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Sky ‘rapidly closing the gap’ on Liberty Global
Sky is “rapidly closing the gap” on its larger rival Liberty Global in Western Europe,…
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Netflix goes fully local in Turkey
Netflix has unveiled a “more localised” version of its service in Turkey, with domestic content…
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Liberty Global and CableLabs join wireless technology alliance
International cable operator Liberty Global and US-based cable technology body CableLabs have joned the MulteFire…
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BT Sport to showcase VR for Arsenal-Chelsea match
BT Sport, the sport TV arm of the UK telecom operator, is providing a virtual…
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Tricolor TV launches service aimed at MDUs
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has launched a service aimed at multiple dwelling units…
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Euskaltel reduces debt costs
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has said it has succeeded in reducing the cost of…
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Altice reportedly delaying SFR acquisition for two weeks
Cable and telecom operator Altice has delayed its planned all-share acquisition of the 22.25% of…
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Sky and ITV commit £1.55m to eSports broadcaster Ginx TV
Sky has invested £1.55 million in eSports broadcaster Ginx TV, with UK broadcaster ITV set…