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Amazon picks up French dramas amid international SVOD speculation
Amazon Prime Video has acquired French dramas for the first time, as speculation over an…
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OSN and NBCU to launch Syfy in MENA
NBCUniversal International Networks’ Syfy channel is due to launch exclusively in the Middle East and…
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Freesat taps Eurofins Digital Testing for quality assurance
Freesat has selected Eurofins Digital Testing to automate monitoring of service availability across Freesat’s free-to-air…
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Sky Network Television in talks over Vodafone NZ merger
New Zealand pay TV operator Sky Network Television has confirmed that it is holding talks…
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Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor steps down
Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor is stepping down from the IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned video site after four years…
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MoCA developing spec to open up MDU market
The Multimedia over Cable Alliance (MoCA) is developing a specification targeting the multiple dwelling unit…
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Ampere: Amazon to take Streaming Partner Programme international
An international launch for Amazon’s recently-introduced, TV company–backed Streaming Partner Program (SPP) is “imminent”, according…
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Mobile viewing will drive bandwidth demand, ANGA COM attendees told
While linear TV is still the dominant form of TV consumption in Germany, viewing on…
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Canal+ hires new entertainment chief for D8
Julien Lalande has been appointed head of entertainment at Canal+’s DTT service D8. He replaces…
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Report: Verizon to bid US$3bn for Yahoo
US mobile operator Verizon planned to submit a US$3 billion second-round bid for Yahoo’s core…
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Former Ono, Wananchi CEO Richard Alden arrested for murder
Richard Alden, the former CEO of Spanish cable operator Ono and more recently CEO of…
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TMSF completes sale of Digitürk to BeIN Media Group
Turkey’s Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has completed the sale of pay TV operation Digitürk…
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Sky teams up with Deutsche Telekom for hospital market
Sky in Germany and Deutsche Telekom have teamed up to deliver Sky channels to hospitals…
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Program Metadata Alliance aims to deliver accurate EPG info
GVIDI, Deutsche Mailbox, We-TV and EBS have come together to form the Program Metadata Alliance. …
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CSA concerned about Canal+ and BeIN Sport tie-up
French media regulator the CSA has expressed concern about Canal+’s planned deal with BeIN Sport,…
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Sky Arts HD launches in Germany
Sky is to launch its Sky Arts HD channel in Germany and Austria exclusively on…
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Sling TV adds 27 new OTT channels from Zee
US over-the-top service Sling TV will launch 27 new channels from Indian entertainment company Zee…
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Twitter teams up with NBA for 360° video
Twitter has teamed with the US NBA and Samsung to provide 360° video coverage of…
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New CEO for Croatia’s Iskon
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian operator T-Hrvatski Telekom has named Kresimir Madunović as the new CEO of…
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Telefónica O2 Deutschland launches TV app
Telefónica O2 Deutschland is to launch a mobile TV service in partnership with TV Spielfilm….
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Liberty Global: content distribution business facing ‘revolutionary’ change
The television industry is facing a much more rapid period of change that could see…
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Latin American OTT market tipped to boom
Latin American over-the-top video revenues will more than triple between 2015 and 2021, with this…
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Vodafone Portugal launching 4K UHD box
Vodafone Portugal is to launch a 4K UHD TV set-top box at the same time…
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UPC Slovakia sees explosion in Horizon Go use
Liberty Global-owned UPC Slovakia has seen use of its mobile TV service Horizon Go increase…
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Tricolor TV adds KVN comedy channel
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has added new comedy channel KVN TV to its…
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Proximus TV adds music channel
Belgian service provider Proximus TV – formerly Belgacom – is to local music channel Ment…
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Devolo to highlight smart home solutions
Devolo AG is exhibiting a range of solutions for operators and internet service providers covering…
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ABOX42 to host German IPTV Breakfast at ANGA COM
Set-top box maker ABOX42 will host the first German edition of its international IPTV industry…
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Amazon CEO calls for ‘acceptable terms’ from Chromecast, Apple TV
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos called for “acceptable business terms” for its Prime Video service if…
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Vivendi reassures Gameloft staff as it closes in on remaining shares
Vivendi has written to Gameloft employees to reassure them that the company’s innovative spirit will…