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Liberty Global shareholders back Cable & Wireless takeover
Liberty Global’s shareholders have approved its acquisition of all outstanding and to-be issued shares of…
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Netflix ‘open minded’ over video downloads
Netflix will keep “an open mind” about offering downloads for offline viewing, according to CEO…
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Icflix inks Jordan deal
SVOD service Icflix has teamed up Orange Jordan to extend its reach in the country….
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France 24 extends Dutch distribution
News channel France 24 has signed deals with cable operators Ziggo and Delta, extending the…
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Amazon video service to be ‘fully open platform’ for partners
Amazon plans to develop its subscription video service as a fully open platform embracing third-party…
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Sky looks to ‘perpetual renewal’ amid changing viewing habits
Sky has never been focused on a single technology and is all about “perpetually renewing…
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TF1 and Netflix ink free TV deal for Marseille
TF1 will screen the opening episodes of Netflix’s first French original series Marseille two weeks…
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MTG upbeat after ‘cost transformation initiatives’
Modern Times Group (MTG) reported record sales in Q1 and an increase in operating profits…
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YouTube launches 360-degree live-streaming and ‘spatial sound’
YouTube introduced 360-degree live-streamed video and spatial audio as part of the immersive video experience…
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Middle East launch for Comedy Central
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has added the Comedy Central channel to its line-up. The…
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Sky Italia chooses V-Nova to extend IPTV reach
Sky in Italy has chosen to deploy compression specialist V-Nova’s Perseus video codec on its IPTV…
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Com Hem reports strong first quarter
Swedish cable operator Com Hem reported strong Q1 results with lower than expected churn, slight…
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Swisscom partners with Nokia on 4K IPTV
Swisscom has deployed the Nokia 5910 Video Services Appliance (VSA) to deliver its Swisscom TV…
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Vodafone Netherlands extends IPTV deals
Vodafone Netherlands is extending its partnership with set-top box maker Amino and systems integrator Divitel…
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Sky teams up with The QT Company on Sky Q interface
Sky has deployed Sweden-based The QT Company’s cross-platform app and user interface development framework in…
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Canal+ makes myCANAL TV app free for a month
Canal+ is making its myCANAL TV app free for a month, letting users have access…
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Amazon takes on Netflix with standalone Prime Video
Amazon is going head-to-head with Netflix by launching Prime Video as a standalone, pay-monthly service for…
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‘Landmark’ pan-Euro Sony deal for Sky
Sky has struck its first-ever pan-European movie output agreement. A deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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HbbTV 2.0 updated for UK and Italy
The HbbTV Association has updated the HbbTV 2.0 specification, paving the way for “the broad…
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Sunrise elects new chairman of the board
Swiss operator Sunrise has elected former UBS chairman, Peter Kurer, to succeed Lorne Somerville as…
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Top three dominate as US OTT churn edges upwards
About 20% of US broadband homes had cancelled at least one OTT service in the…
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Analysts assess Sky ahead of results and focus on Sky Q
Two banks have issued generally positive assessments of Sky ahead of its third-quarter results next…
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France and Turkey join biggest programme exporters
The latest data shows that France and Turkey have joined the ranks of the largest…
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Com Hem COO quits
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s chief operating officer, Jonathan James, has resigned from the company…
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Tele Columbus teams up with energy utility for high-speed broadband
German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck a deal with municipal energy utility Stadtwerke energy…
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Swisscom launches UHD TV box
Swisscom has launched a new UHD TV box and will air UHD football matches from…
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Turner deal gives Sky Adventure Time streaming
Sky has inked a deal with Turner that gives the pay TV operator the exclusive…
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Volia extends digital services to Zhytomyr
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has begun offering interactive digital TV services and high-speed internet in…
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Sky Italia taps Viaccess-Orca for VR trial
Sky Italia is tapping Viaccess-Orca, Harmonic and VideoStitch to deliver a virtual reality platform that…
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Spacecom teams with Encompass for new distribution platform
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has teamed up with technology company Encompass Digital Media to create…