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Nokia Bell Labs demos 10Gbps symmetrical over DOCSIS 3.1
Nokia Bell Labs has achieved what it says is the world’s first 10Gbps symmetrical data…
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Vodafone reveals more details of video ambitions
Vodafone plans to launch a cloud-based TV service in the UK and Italy this year…
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Sky adds more football
Sky has added the International Champions Cup to its sports line-up. The pay TV broadcaster…
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4K service Clubbing TV 360 to launch by end of year
A new 4K channel, Clubbing TV 360, is to launch by the end of this…
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Portugal Telecom launches 4K Ultra HD box
Portugal Telecom has launched a new 4K Ultra HD set-top box and has unveiled plans…
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Vodafone sees progress in converged services
Vodafone had 9.4 million TV customers at the end of its financial full year, out…
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Canal+ likely to reduce free-to-air offering
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has given the strongest indication yet that he plans to reduce…
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Netflix could be subject to European content quotas
Video-on-demand services operating in the EU, including the likes of Netflix and Amazon, could be…
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AT&T acquires Quickplay
US telecom giant AT&T has acquired OTT and TV Everywhere video technology specialist Quickplay Media…
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Liberty Global closes Cable & Wireless Communications acquisition
Liberty Global has completed the acquisition of Caribbean operator Cable & Wireless Communications, combining it…
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Starbreeze forms VR joint venture with Acer
Computer manufacturer Acer has teamed up with games and entertainment content publisher Starbreeze to create…
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Bundesliga rights value set to rocket, says Ampere
The value of German Bundelsliga football rights is set to rocket to between €3.6 billion…
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Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone team up to present Openreach proposals
Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone have teamed up to present a “10-point plan for a better…
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Canal+ secures Top 14 until 2023
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the rights to carry the country’s Top 14…
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Industry group warns of €9bn loss from digital single market plan
The proposed introduction of a digital single market in the European Union would have a…
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New EMEA appointments for Viceland
Vice Media’s youth-focused channel Viceland has made a series of senior EMEA appointments ahead of…
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SFR makes Play available for free in promo offer
French service provider SFR is offering its SFR Play service free of charge for the…
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Eutelsat now expects revenues to fall next year
Satellite operator Eutelsat has posted third-quarter revenue growth that fell short of expectations, reflecting a…
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Cbeebies app launches with Mexico’s Totalplay
BBC Worldwide, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, has secured a deal for its Cbeebies…
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Orange to launch new Ultra HD Livebox next week
Orange is to launch its new Livebox on May 19, the company has revealed. The…
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MTG to launch first Nordic Ultra HD channel
Modern Times Group (MTG) is to launch the first Ultra HD channel in the Nordic…
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Canal+ set to lose €400 million unless action is taken, says Vivendi
Canal+ will lose €400 million this year if “nothing is done” to arrest its decline,…
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Canal OTT chief leaves post
Manuel Alduy, the head of Canal OTT at French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ has left…
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OSN names chief content officer
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has named Emad Morcos to the new position of…
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Tele Columbus posts solid results
In its first results since the acquisition of Pepcom, German cable operator Tele Columbus has…
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MTS begins satellite TV marketing push
Russian fixed and mobile service provider MTS has begun a major marketing push for its…
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Proximus combines Luxembourg operations
Belgian operator Proximus has combined its Luxembourg subsidiaries Telindus and Tango to create a single…
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Lollipop on Middle East platforms
Channels provider Mimyuni Media Entertainment has secured carriage for its new Lollipop kids channel with…
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Canal+ loses more subscribers in France
Canal+ France lost 183,000 subscriptions in the first quarter, taking its domestic total to 8.276…
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BT to take Champions League final on YouTube
BT is to launch its free-to-view BT Sport Showcase channel on YouTube as part of…