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Pay TV Operators
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Croatian telco set for TV upgrade
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian operator T-Hrvatski Telekom provided an update on its plans to upgrade its…
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Telefónica sees solid TV growth as FX and debt take toll
Telefónica saw solid growth in pay TV customers in the second quarter, with the total…
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Euksaltel sees strong growth across services
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel ended the first half of 2016 with 548,000 residential customers,…
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Telenet ‘on track’ to deliver earnings growth
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet reported strong revenue-generating unit growth and said it was…
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Proximus TV subscriptions up 7.3%
Belgian operator Proximus said that it increased TV subscriptions by 7.3% in the second quarter…
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Sky to launch UHD set-top box in Germany, Italy this autumn
Sky is due to launch a new set-top box with Ultra HD capabilities in Germany,…
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Sky to launch VR app this summer
Sky has confirmed it will launch a virtual reality app this summer as part of…
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Sky reports double-digit rise in operating profit
Sky has reported strong full year results with revenue climbing by 7% and adjusted operating…
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BT sees boost from EE, growth in TV subscribers
BT added 59,000 TV customers in the quarter to June, taking its total TV base…
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Twitter strikes deal to broadcast Premier League clips
Twitter has struck a deal with Sky Sports to broadcast real-time video clips of Premier…
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Sky 1 launches in Germany with exclusive Masterchef
Sky is to launch its flagship entertainment channel Sky 1 in Germany, bringing content including…
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TF1 looks to automated text-to-video future with Wibbitz
French broadcaster TF1 has struck a partnership with text-to-video technology specialist Wibbitz to enhance the…
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MTG launches streaming service in the Baltics
The Modern Times Group is launching its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics, taking on…
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BBC iPlayer sees spike in live, record browser number
BBC iPlayer saw a spike in live viewing in June as Wimbledon and the Euro2016…
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Broadcasters’ social lives
For a few years now, there has been a big question mark over whether SVoD…
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Mediaset rejects Vivendi account of contested deal
Mediaset yesterday poured cold water on Vivendi’s overtures in search of a revised agreement to…
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Paramount to end geoblocking in EU deal
US studio Paramount has agreed a settlement with the European Commission to no longer geoblock…
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IHS: UK the European leader for on-demand
UK viewers have been the quickest in Western Europe to embrace on-demand TV, while Italians…
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Sky teams with Telefónica in Germany
Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Telefónica Deutschland to make its revamped online TV service,…
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Portugal’s Meo signs up for sports reciprocity deal
Portugal’s leading operator Portugal Telecom/Meo has joined the country’s other ISPs to agree a new…
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Comcast Ventures invests in VR studio Kite & Lightning
Comcast Ventures has invested in virtual reality studio Kite & Lightning, marking the latest in…
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Tricolor TV taps Eutelsat for mobile TV service
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has teamed up with Eutelsat to use the latter’s…
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SES working with US cable operators on UHD TV trials
Satellite operator SES says it is working with a number of US cable operators to…
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Vivendi seeks new deal with Mediaset over questions on Premium value
Vivendi has pulled out of its planned acquisition of an 89% stake in Mediaset Premium…
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Ofcom: Openreach to be a ‘distinct company’ but still part of BT
Ofcom has said that BT’s infrastructure division, Openreach, should become a distinct company, but resisted…
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Virgin Media hires new content chief
UK pay TV provider Virgin Media has hired a former content chief at BT TV…
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Orange to bundle Canal+ bouquet with fibre
Orange has struck an agreement with Canal+ to bundle the Canalsat Panorama bouquet of channels…
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Tele Columbus adds Zee One
German cable operator Tele Columbus has added Bollywood channel Zee One to its programming line-up….
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Sky in Germany launches Sky Ticket
Sky in Germany has launched Sky Ticket, a series of day, week and month passes…
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Arqiva broadcasting S4C HD service
Transmission services provider Arqiva has struck a deal with Welsh-language channel S4C to broadcast its…