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Sky Kids App launches in Germany, Austria
Sky has launched its new Sky Kids App in Germany and Austria, offering content from…
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Com Hem to build out network, targets single dwelling market
Swedish cable operator Com Hem plans to build out its fibre network to pass an…
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Ang Lee to keynote at IBC
Crouching Tiger and Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee will give the keynote address at the IBC…
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SFR adds five channels to offering
Altice-owned French operator SFR has added five new channels to its ADSL and fibre-based TV…
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Molotov goes live across France
French over-the-top service Molotov has launched publicly across the country on a freemium basis, a…
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EE customers to get free BT Sport access
EE mobile customers will be able to access BT Sport for free for six months,…
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Canal+ signs new non-exclusive deal with BeIN Sports
Canal+ has signed a new non-exclusive distribution deal with rival BeIN Sports following the French…
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FSS satellite business set for decline, but HTS offers hope
Revenue from traditional widebeam satellite services is expected to plummet by over US$1.25 billion over…
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Canal+ viewers to have access to Fnac’s Express+
Canal+ subscribers are to have access to retail chain Fnac’s Amazon Prime-like fast delivery service…
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Watchdog greenlights France Télévisions news channel
French media regulator the CSA has authorised the launch of a news service by public…
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Ofcom: pay TV provider BT receives most complaints
BT was the most-complained about UK pay TV provider in the first quarter of this…
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Volia adds Eurosportnews
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Eurosportnews to its channel line-up. Volia already offers the…
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SFR reorganises media division
Altice-owned SFR Group has reorganised its recently formed media outfit, SFR Media, naming management teams…
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Lattelecom launches OTT Shortcut platform
Telia-owned Latvian telco Lattelecom has launched a new OTT multiscreen entertainment platform, Shortcut.lv, which it…
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Altice looking at sale of Belgian unit
Telecom and cable group Altice is exploring options to sell its Belgian unit, according to…
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Nos launches channel, strikes sports deal with Cabovisão
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator Nos has launched its own TV channel, which will…
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Olympics viewers set for second-screening
Close to two third of UK viewers of the Olympics on TV will use an…
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Q&A: Tomasz Żurański, Vectra
Tomasz Żurański, CEO and president of Polish operator Vectra, discusses the company’s strategy and some…
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Cable Congress 2016 video interview: Manuel Kohnstamm, Liberty Global
Manuel Kohnstamm, SVP & chief corporate affairs officer, Liberty Global & president, Cable Europe, talks…
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Cable Congress 2016 video interview: Josh Sapan, AMC Networks
Josh Sapan, president & CEO, AMC Networks, talks to DTVE about the pay TV business,…
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Digital Economy Bill: UK targets adult sites, online piracy
The UK government has proposed a new law that will age-restrict adult sites, increase sentences…
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Sky Network Television shareholders back Vodafone NZ deal
Sky Network Television shareholders have approved the firm’s planned NZ$3.44 billion (€2.15 billion) merger with Vodafone New…
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First kids VOD service launches on Freeview
The first free on-demand service for kids, Ketchup TV, has launched on the Freeview platform…
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Comcast strikes deal to buy up to 8m Arris shares
Comcast has struck a deal that could see it purchase up to 8 million Arris…
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Verizon renews patent licence deal with Rovi
Verizon Communications has signed a multi-year patent licence renewal with Rovi that is due to…
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Cable Congress 2016 video interview: Mike Fries, Liberty Global
Mike Fries, president & CEO, Liberty Global, talks to DTVE about Brexit, the challenge of…
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No change to UK PSB retrans fees, despite law amendment
The UK government will repeal a law that says pay TV operators need not pay…
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Landmark deal means Comcast will stream Netflix
US cable giant Comcast will stream SVOD service Netflix on its X1 set-top box, a…
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Iliad to become Italy’s fourth mobile player
France’s Iliad Telecom has signed a deal with Hutchison and VimpelCom to acquire assets that…
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MTG to cover Olympics in virtual reality and UHD
Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat is to provide coverage of the Olympic Games in virtual…