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KPN executive named as new YouSee chief
Danish telco TDC has named Jaap Postma as senior executive vice-president of cable operator arm…
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Tele Columbus extends mobile offering to Primacom zone
German cable operator Tele Columbus has extended its mobile offering to the coverage area of…
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BBC and BT Sport retain English FA Cup rights
The BBC and BT Sport have retained the rights to English FA Cup football in…
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Management changes at Vodafone Germany
Vodafone Germany’s head of residential customers, Marcello Maggioni, is to leave the group at the…
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UPC Slovakia expands Horizon Go offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has expanded its Horizon Go mobile TV offering by…
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Melodie TV debuts on German cable with Tele Columbus
Austrian schlager and folk music channel Melodie TV is launching on German cable operator Tele…
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Freesat to showcase smart TV guide for third party operators
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat is using the forthcoming TV Connect show in London to…
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beIN Media hails Instagram milestone
Middle East pay TV broadcaster beIN Media Group’s sports Instagram following has passed the two…
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Sky Germany to lose exclusive grip on Bundesliga live rights
Sky in Germany is set to lose its exclusive grip on Bundesliga football rights after…
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Hastings: Vivendi-Mediaset deal is not a problem
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said he is not worried by the prospect of direct…
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BBC says channels safe as Kids iPlayer launches
The BBC has launched a kids-specific version of its iPlayer on-demand service and pledged to…
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Vivendi takes stake in Fnac as part of wider strategic partnership
Vivendi has taken a minority stake in French electronics, music and video retailer Fnac as…
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OpenTV files patent counter-claim against Yahoo
Kudelski-owned TV technology provider OpenTV has filed a patent infringement counter-suit against Yahoo in the…
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La Liga for Telecable, but not Euskaltel
Spanish regional cable operator Telecable has secured the rights to distribute Catalan broadcaster Mediapro’s beIN…
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Independence on-demand
The booming online video space has given rise to a number of independent film services…
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Vivendi and Mediaset team up to take on Sky and Netflix
Vivendi and its Italian counterpart Mediaset have inked a deal that sees the French media…
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Vodafone and Orange secure Mediapro deal for football in Spain
Vodafone Spain and Orange have struck a deal with Catalan broadcaster Mediapro that secures for…
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MTG targets €64m of savings in 2016
Modern Times Group (MTG) will aim to make roughly SEK600 million (€64.6 million) in savings…
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Telefónica confirms Alierta replacement
Spanish telco Telefónica’s board has approved the appointment of José María Alvarez-Pallete as executive chairman…
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UPC Czech extends Horizon Go
Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator UPC Czech Republic has extended its Horizon Go mobile TV…
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Channel 4 names new Film4 chief
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Daniel Battsek as the new director of its Film4…
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Tele Columbus sets out expectations after Primacom and Pepcom
German cable operator Tele Columbus has said that it expects mid-single digit revenue growth and…
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BBC Three claims online success
Strong viewing figures for new BBC Three drama Thirteen shows that the youth network’s content “cuts…
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BBCWW poaches Scripps channel boss
The US division of BBC Worldwide has hired Sergei Kuharsky as strategy and business development…
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Cablevision launches Hulu on Optimum TV
US operator Cablevision has integrated Hulu into its Optimum TV service, letting customers access the…
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NBCU’s SVOD service hayu launches on Virgin Media
NBCUniversal International’s new reality TV-focused subscription video-on-demand service hayu is launching via Virgin Media in…
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Sky to live-stream sport and news on Facebook
Sky is planning to broadcast “a great deal of content” on Facebook Live in the…
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Canal+ acquires Alterna’TV
Canal+ Group has acquired Alterna’TV, the platform set up by Eutelsat Americas to distribute Latin…
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Verizon buys AwesomenessTV stake
US telco Verizon has bought a quarter of AwesomenessTV in a deal valuing the multichannel…
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Zee to launch German channel by mid-year
Zee Entertainment Enterprises is to launch a new free-to-air TV channel in Germany – Zee…