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Pay TV Operators
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Canal Digital boost for Telenor Broadcast despite subs decline
Telenor’s Canal Digital pay TV arm saw subscribers drop by 7,000 in the second quarter…
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New extreme sports channel on Meo
Portugal Telecom, which offers services under the Meo brand, has added extreme sports channel MCS…
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Vodafone UK CEO to lead Liberty joint venture
Vodafone and Liberty Global have said they intend to appoint Vodafone UK CEO, Jeroen Hoencamp,…
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Virgin Media Ireland drops eir Sports claiming ‘excessive pricing’
Virgin Media Ireland is due to drop the eir Sports package – which includes the…
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MTG: cost-cutting boosted half-year profits
The programme of cost cutting at Modern Times Group has helped boost its half-year profits,…
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AMC to cut staff through voluntary redundancies
US cable channels group AMC Networks is to looking to cut staff numbers by offering…
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Viasat World channels join nc+
Viasat World is launching the Polsat Viasat History, Polsat Viasat Explore and Polsat Viasat Nature…
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Ed Vaizey replaced as UK culture minister
Ed Vaizey has been replaced as the minister in charge of the UK’s culture and…
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Report: Amazon eyes more European Prime Video launches
Amazon is reportedly planning to roll out is subscription Prime Video service in France, Italy…
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Greece’s ERT taps Globecast for European distribution
Greek national broadcaster ERT is working with Globecast to deliver the ERT World channel and…
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Freeview Play updates on the way
Work is underway to expand the content and functionality available on connected digital terrestrial service…
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Pyramid Research: SVOD providers must go local for Euro growth
Netflix and Amazon are driving OTT penetration in Europe but international SVOD players in the…
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Kantar: BT almost doubles pay TV market share
BT has almost doubled its share in the UK paid television market, according to new…
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Sky brings Ultra HD to Sky Q
Sky is set to launch Ultra HD content on its Sky Q service next month,…
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Western European OTT revenues set to double
Over-the-top (OTT) TV and video revenues in Western Europea will more than double between 2015…
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Multimedia Polska launches TV everywhere service
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has begun testing a TV everywhere service, Multimedia Go. According…
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US consumers turning to SVoD over cable
Almost half of US consumers with an SVoD and pay TV subscription watch their streaming…
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Vodafone and Liberty Global offer concessions for Dutch merger
Vodafone and Liberty Global have offered unspecified concessions in an attempt to gain EC approval…
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Amazon hails Prime Day sales success, led by Fire TV Stick
This week’s ‘Prime Day’ was Amazon’s biggest day ever for global sales of its own branded devices,…
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Broadcasters lobby EU over Greek TV rules
Greek broadcasters are unhappy about the prospect of new regulation that would force DTT channels…
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Endemol Shine poaches Liberty Global’s CE CFO
Endemol Shine Group has poached Ivan Nash Vila from cable giant Liberty Global to become…
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Most Amazon Prime and Hulu customers also use Netflix
Amazon Prime and Hulu viewers in the US “almost always” have a Netflix subscription, according…
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Vodafone Portugal launches interactive shopping with El Corte Inglés
Vodafone Portugal has teamed up with retail giant El Corte Inglés to launch a new…
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Dailymotion changes reportedly leading to big staff losses
French YouTube rival Dailymotion has seen almost half of the staff employed at the time…
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Humax updates Freeview Play DVR software
Set-top box maker Humax has launched an IP update for its FVP-4000T Freeview Play HD…
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Bike channel launches on Freesat
Cycling channel Bike has launched on Freesat in the UK, marking its free TV launch…
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Mexico’s Megacable taps Zenterio for TV transition project
Sweden-based TV operating system provider Zenterio has secured a contract from Mexico’s largest cable operator…
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Portuguese Olympic video portal launch
The Portuguese Olympic Committee has teamed up with local internet portal SAPO to launch a…
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M7 taps Media Broadcast Satellite for uplink services
Luxembourg-based international pay TV operator M7 Group has tapped German media services provider Media Broadcast…
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Virgin Media agrees €10m UTV Ireland buyout
Liberty Global-owned UK and Irish operator Virgin Media has agreed to buy Republic of Ireland…