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Telefónica’s Álvarez-Pallete takes over as chairman of VM02
The chairman of Telefónica, José María Álvarez-Pallete, has taken over as chairman of the board…
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Norlys launches nationwide TV offering for Denmark
Danish energy and telecom provider Norlys has made its TV offering available nationwide, irrespective of…
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Liberty Global and WBD reportedly looking at All3Media sale
All3Media, the UK production giant behind titles such as The Traitors and Three Identical Strangers, is reportedly going…
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BeIN channels off Etisalat’s eLife TV after pair fail to strike deal
BeIN Media’s channels will no longer be available on e&-owned UAE operator Etisalat’s platform after…
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Movistar Plus+ gets new directors
Telefónica has appointed three new directors to the administrative board of Telefónica Audiovisual Digital, the…
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FilmBox+ launches in Poland
Polish operator, Vectra, in partnership with SPI International’s Poland subsidiary, Kino Polska Group, is to…
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Sky Deutschland drops three linear channels
German pay-TV service Sky Deutschland is dropping three linear channels – Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte…
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EC gives green light to Telenet-Fluvius Belgian fibre JV
The European Commission has given a green light to Belgium’s Telenet and Fluvius to go…
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BT Sport to make UEFA finals free-to-view
BT Sport, the joint venture between BT and Warner Bros. Discovery, is to make this…
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Openreach unveils new copper switch-off plans
Openreach, UK telco BT’s wholesale arm, has announced a further 119 new exchange locations across…
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The Spanish National Organisation of the Blind taps Telefónica Tech
The Spanish National Organisation of the Blind (ONCE) has selected Telefónica’s tech outfit, Telefónica Tech,…
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Hong Kong’s Now TV in Formula 1 4K partnership with BeIN Sports
PCCW’s pay TV service Now TV has struck a new agreement with beIN Sports to…
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MultiChoice to launch integrated payment platform, Moment
South Africa-based pay TV operator, MultiChoice Group in collaboration with Rapyd and General Catalyst is…
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WOWOW Japan plots recovery after bruising 2022
Japanese pay TV broadcaster WOWOW has posted full-year financials for a bruising 2022 with its…
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VodafoneZiggo completes ‘world first’ DOCSIS 4.0 test
VodafoneZiggo has staked its claim to be the first operator worldwide to conduct a test…
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Euskaltel launches 5G/WiFi 6-based broadband to extend reach of fibre net
MásMóvil-owned northern Spanish cable operator Euskaltel has launched a new broadband offering using a combination…
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Tele Columbus selects Nagra for next-gen hybrid Android TV service
German operator Tele Columbus has selected Kudelski Group’s Nagra as its solution provider and prime…
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Viaplay Group inks distribution deal with Play
Nordic media company, Viaplay Group, has struck a deal with Poland’s telecommunications operator Play, to…
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Poland’s Chopin taps Nagra’s OpenTV for wholesale streaming service
Polish cable operator Chopin Cable Television has turned to Nagra to use the latter’s OpenTV…
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ANGA COM panelists mull end of collective TV contracts
The impact of the end of collective cable TV contracts between operators and housing associations…
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Singtel pay TV revenues fall, but cushioned by cost savings
Singapore-based telco Singtel saw pay TV revenues fall from S$273.9 million to S$218 million in…
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A+E Networks names Marianna Kritikos VP for commercial advertising and partnerships
A+E Networks EMEA has appointed Marianna Kritikos vice president of commercial advertising and partnerships. Kritikos…
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Patrick Drahi ups BT stake to 25%
French telecoms tycoon Patrick Drahi, owner of Altice, has upped his stake in BT to…
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Sky News unveils audio format
Sky News is to run a free audio format of the linear channel in the…
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Teleste: cable upgrade paths diverging in North America and Europe
As cable MSOs look to upgrade their networks to deliver 10G services on both sides…
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Comcast launches low-cost streamer Now TV in US
Comcast is launching a new US streaming offering, Now TV. The service includes over 40…
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Chile’s VTR launches smart TV offering amid mounting debt woes
Chilean service provider VTR has launched a revamped TV offering dubbed TV Smart, bringing pay…
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Orange Romania and Poland swap CEOs following reshuffle
Orange Romania’s CEO Liudmila Climoc is to swap roles with Orange Poland’s CEO Julien Ducarroz,…
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M7 Deutschland launches SVOD service for operators
Canal+owned German TV-for-cable aggregator M7 Deutschland is to offer its service provider customers a subscription…
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Telia taps Teleste for DAA upgrade
Nordic telco Telia has tapped Teleste to implement a Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) to expand…