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Pay TV Operators
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IHS: Western Europe SVOD spend to reach €3bn
Total spending on subscription on-demand services in western Europe reached €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) last…
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NTV+ launching connected TV box, catch-up and OTT
Russian pay TV provider NTV+ is launching an internet-connected hybrid set-top that will enable it…
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Ofcom: Sky may have broken service cancellation rules
UK regulator Ofcom has said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Sky has broken…
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Multimedia Polska boosts kids VOD offering
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has boosted its recently-launched video-on-demand offering for kids with the…
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TDC taps Vlavi for DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade
Denmark’s TDC Group has tapped Vlavi – formerly JDSU – to provide field-testing equipment for…
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UPC Czech and Slovak units add Discovery HD channels
Liberty Global-owned service providers UPC Czech Republic and UPC Slovakia, which operate as a combined…
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The hybrid route
Hybrid TV solutions are the only models that offer choice for consumers and operators, argues…
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OTT adds US$25bn revenue to the global video industry
The global OTT market has added some US$25 billion in revenue to the video industry,…
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Canal+ changes direction to reverse decline
Canal+ is cutting the price of its premium channel, introducing subscriptions with no fixed commitment…
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Comcast starts Netflix trial on X1 boxes
US pay TV giant Comcast is due to start rolling out a beta version of…
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NCTA drops the word ‘cable’ in modernising rebrand
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has renamed itself to ‘NCTA – The Internet…
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Reed Midem takes MIP into China
The organisers of MIPCOM are launching MIP China Hangzhou, a new programming market that will…
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Millennial OTT service Newsy turns to cable
Millennial-focused OTT news service Newsy is expanding its reach by teaming up with Cincinnati Bell,…
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SVOD revenues ‘set to double’ by 2021
Global subscription video-on-demand revenues are set to double to US$35 billion (€31 billion) by 2021,…
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Viceland launches in UK on Sky and Now TV
Viceland, the new linear TV channel from Vice Media, has launched in the UK on…
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MTG moves into kids TV
The Modern Times Group has commissioned The Big Experiment, its first original kids series. The…
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Altice facing opposition to SFR takeover plan
Cable and telecom group Altice is running into opposition from investors to its plan to…
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Sky News names content chief
Sky News has named Cristina Nicolotti Squires as director of content, placing her in charge…
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SES teams up with CCNL to train installers for Nigerian switchover
Satellite operator SES has teamed up with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd (CCNL) to train satellite…
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France 24 extends reach in Turkey
News channel France 24 has struck a deal with Türk Telekom subsidiary Tivibu to distribute its channel…
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NTV+ completes MPEG-4 switch
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has completed the migration of its service from MPEG-2 to…
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Magyar Telekom secures EU funds for broadband build-out
Deutsche Telekom-owned Hungarian service provider Magyar Telekom and a group of its subsidiaries have secured…
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Vivendi and Mediaset set for court hearing
The battle between feuding former partners Vivendi and Mediaset is scheduled for its first court…
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Amazon unveils release date for The Grand Tour
Amazon is to release The Grand Tour, its hotly anticipated reboot of BBC show Top…
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Vivendi’s Studio+ orders original documentaries
Vivendi has ordered a pair of documentary originals for its soon-to-launch premium short-form and mobile…
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Cyfrowy Polsat launches new Android version of Ipla
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new version of its Ipla OTT…
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Afrostream taps Wiztivi for SVOD service
Francophone African subscription video-on-demand provider Afrostream has tapped user interface specialist Wiztivi to help it…
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The rise of VR and what it means for the TV industry
Virtual Reality is tipped to become a big business in the coming years. But how…
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TV companies join Sky in Drone Racing investment
A raft of international TV and media players have invested in the Drone Racing League….
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Mixed prospects for CEE pay TV
Almost a third the big pay TV operators in central and eastern Europe will shed…