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Amazon Direct Video is ‘serious threat’ to Netflix
Amazon’s new video platform could be a “serious threat” to Netflix and other SVOD platforms,…
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Scripps channels launch on Ziggo
Scripps Networks’ Food Network and Fine Living channels are to be launched on Dutch cable…
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Canal+ makes channels available on Samsung smart TV
Canal+ has integrated its MyCanal mobile app with Samsung’s range of smart TVs in France….
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Board changes for Croatian telco
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has named Ilias Drakopoulis as chairman and Ivan Mišetić…
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TalkTalk loses TV customers but grows RGUs overall
UK telco TalkTalk lost 14,000 TV customers in the fourth fiscal quarter, despite bouncing back…
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Vivendi’s global ambition
It’s taken Vincent Bolloré a few years to grab hold of the unwieldy French conglomerate…
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Liberty Global to create single advanced set-top for all Europe
Liberty Global is to consolidate its next-generation set-top platforms, including ultimately that of Virgin Media…
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Amazon targets content creators with Amazon Video Direct
Amazon is opening up its Prime Video service to “creators and storytellers”, in a move…
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SFR hit by discounting as Altice sees growth in Portugal and US
Altice-owned French operator SFR saw its revenues drop by 6.1% in the first quarter to…
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Premium pushes Mediaset into the red
Mediaset was pulled into the red in the first quarter, posting a loss of €18…
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Orange unifies European operations with Mobistar rebrand
Mobistar is rebranding to Orange in Belgium as part of Orange Group’s plan to unify…
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SES to provide capacity for Nigeria’s CCNL ahead of DSO
Satellite operator SES has signed a deal with Nigerian content aggregator and platform provider Cable…
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Freesat sees strong growth in connected homes
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat saw the number of homes connected by both satellite and…
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TalkTalk adding BT Sport to TV offering
UK telco TalkTalk is to add BT Sport to its TV offering from next month,…
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Finland’s DNA strikes HD deal with Yle
Finnish operator DNA and public broadcaster Yle have struck a deal to continue the distribution…
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Liberty Global beats expectations, strong advanced TV growth
Liberty Global beat analysts’ expectations for its first fiscal quarter, posting solid revenue and subscriber…
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Virgin Media to launch new 4K-ready set-top box
Virgin Media is planning to launch a new set-top box and will introduce new features…
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Com Hem names new CTO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has named Thomas Helbo as its new chief technology officer….
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Vimeo adds finance-focused SVoD news service
Online video portal Vimeo is adding subscription-based business, media and cultural news service Cheddar to…
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France’s TF1 creates Studio
TF1 has created a new film division that will also cover movie production and licensing…
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Netflix: Singapore and Hong Kong have faster web speeds than US
Netflix added nine Asian territories to its IPS Speed Index in April and said that…
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DNA claims DOCSIS 3.1 speed record
Finnish cable and telecom operator DNA has claimed a European speed record for DOCSIS 3.1-based…
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Portugal Telecom expands fibre network
Portugal Telecom has begun extending its fibre network to Felgueiras, in the Porto region, with…
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Sky Germany secures DFB Cup rights
Sky in Germany has secured the rights to broadcast all matches from the DFB Cup…
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Industry figures vocal in support for BBC
Several actors and TV industry names used their BAFTA award acceptance speeches to register strong…
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MTG World channels rebranded
The MTG World portfolio of channels has been rebranded Viasat World. The Viasat World bouquet…
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Netflix: VR not compatible with binge-viewing
Top Netflix execs are not buying the clamour for virtual reality experiences. In an interview…
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IPTV growth takes global total past 130m
IPTV is still growing strongly, with double-digit growth in markets including Spain, Brazil and Turkey…
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Vodafone in Spain turns to regulator to secure Formula 1
Vodafone España has appealed to the countries telecom regulator, the CNMC, to force Telefónica to…
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MHz Networks taps Vimeo and VHX for OTT service
OTT SVoD service MHz Networks, which offers foreign-language content subtitled in English for the US…