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Swisscom grows TV base despite ‘fierce’ cable competition
Swisscom grew its TV base by 33,000 in the second quarter despite what it described…
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Finland’s MTV hires Discovery and Viasat execs in management restructure
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV’s CEO Jarkko Nordlund has named a new management team,…
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Telcos drive US pay TV numbers down as cable recovers ground
IPTV providers’ losses – particularly those of AT&T – meant that the top 11 US…
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SFR teams up with BeIN Sports as battle with Canal+ gets underway
Altice-owned French service provider SFR has teamed up with BeIN Sports to unveil bundled offerings…
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Amazon Germany may pick up season two of Deutschland 83
Amazon Prime Video Germany looks set to pick up first-run rights to the second instalment…
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GS Group unveils first Russian 4K UHD TV box
Russian technology provider GS Group has unveiled the first Russian-made 4K UHD TV set-top box….
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Virgin Media orders comedy shorts, buys Magic City
UK pay TV provider Virgin Media is pushing further into original programming, commissioning Avalon Television…
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Sky launches new ultra-fast fibre offering
Sky has launched an ultra-fast broadband product, Sky Fibre Max, offering speeds of up 76Mbps,…
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Akado names new operations chief
Moscow-based Russian cable operator Akado has named Mikhail Medrish as director of operations for Komkor,…
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NTV+ rebrands movie channels
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has rebranded the movie channels in its line-up. NTV+ Premier…
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Sky reportedly planning to launch Now TV in Spain
Sky is planning to expand its presence in more European markets, kicking off with the…
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Tele Columbus confirms advanced TV launch plan
German cable operator Tele Columbus has confirmed plans to launch its Espial-powered advanced TV service…
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Econet launches free-to-air sports channel in Kenya
Kenya-based Econet Media has launched a free-to-air sports channels that will offer coverage of English…
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Netflix’s Hastings: no to sport and news, slim prospects in China
Netflix boss Reed Hastings is not interested in adding sport and news to the SVOD…
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Virgin Media unveils new V6 box, launches new TiVo UI
Virgin Media has unveiled new details about the Liberty Global EOS platform-based box it is…
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SFR launches Sport 1, reportedly in talks with BeIN Sport
Altice-owned French operator SFR has unveiled more details about SFR Sport 1, its new channel…
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Sky Germany adds ARTE, ZDF to its Sky Online TV box
Sky in Germany is adding new apps from public broadcasters ARTE and ZDF to its…
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Freesat launches live audience measurement service
Freesat has launched a live audience measurement service, offering real-time viewing behaviour data about free-to-air…
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Sky and Channel 4 buy into TRX digital platform
UK-based pay TV company Sky and commercial broadcaster Channel 4 have both bought into Dial…
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Amazon gives thumbs-up to Hugh Hefner bio-doc series
Amazon has given the green light to a new original series about the life of…
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Sky to simulcast football show on Facebook and YouTube
Sky is to simulcast its Soccer Saturday show across six channels and digital outlets including…
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Twitter claims stronger recall as it strives to boost video ad business
Video ads on Twitter deliver better recall, particularly on mobile, stronger engagement and stronger brand…
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Deutsche Telekom grows TV base 5.1% year-on-year
Deutsche Telekom grew its total IPTV, satellite and cable TV customer base 5.1% year-on-year to…
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Facebook adds new tools for 360° video
Facebook has added new publishing and analytics tools to boost its 360° video offering along…
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New satellite and OTT TV service launches for Asian expats in Europe
Hamburg-based Bubbles Media has launched Bobbles.tv, a new satellite and OTT-delivered pay TV service with…
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SFR Sport secures Portuguese top-tier football
SFR Sport has secured the exclusive rights to top-tier Portuguese football, adding to a portfolio…
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Netflix to launch four new docs in September
Netflix will launch four new docs at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, including…
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Netflix launches internet speed test app
Netflix has launched its fast.com internet speed test service as an app for Android and…
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NTV+ adds new HD movie channel
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added HD movie channel Dom Kino Premium HD to…
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Polsat dramatically expands OTT offering
Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat Group has added a raft of 31 new channels to its…