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Pay TV Operators
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Canal+ and beIN Sports reportedly set to unveil deal
Canal+ and rival pay TV provider beIN Sports have struck an exclusive distribution agreement that…
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TF1 sees pay revenue down but profit up
France’s TF1 Group said it saw an improved result from its pay TV offering last…
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Paul Lee leaving ABC, Dungey steps up
Paul Lee is leaving his role running ABC, with Channing Dungey replacing him at the…
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NTV+ adds Eurosport 2
Russian pay TV provider NTV+ has added sports channel Eurosport 2 to its Supersport West…
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Kyivstar tapping Vidmind for OTT platform
Ukrainian mobile and fixed-line service provider Kyivstar is using Vidmind to supply the platform for…
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Liberty Global: set-top boxes will be 4K-ready next year
Liberty Global set-top boxes will be 4K capable beginning next year, according to chief technology…
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Telecom Italia sees TV growth, plans investment in multimedia
Telecom Italia increased its TV customer base by 107% last year, with a total of…
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Orange to review content strategy, but no plans for origination
Orange is to review its content strategy, but will stop short of investing in its…
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Eutelsat now broadcasts 6,000 TV channels
Satellite operator Eutelsat has is now broadcasting more that 6,000 TV channels via its fleet,…
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CableLabs hails symmetrical multi-Gigabit DOCSIS development
Cable technology standards body CableLabs has begun work on a new technology initiative to support…
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NCTA hits back at FCC set-top plans
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has hit back at FCC plans to “unlock…
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One in ten of all US homes to take OTT in 2019
In 2019 some 10.3% of total occupied US households will take over-the-top services, according to…
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Vodafone to offer smart metering over German cable network
Vodafone Germany is to enable energy companies to deliver smart metering via its cable network…
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EBU calls for action to help Bosnian broadcaster
The EBU has called for urgent action from the EC to save Bosnia and Herzegovina…
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Vodafone and Liberty Global agree Dutch merger
Vodafone and Liberty Global have agreed to merge their Dutch operations, forming a 50-50 joint…
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Bouygues deal delayed as Orange posts strong full-year figures
Orange’s discussions with French industrial conglomerate Bouygues to acquire the latter’s Bouygues Telecom unit “are…
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Liberty reports video losses, says next-gen TV services still ‘robust’
Liberty Global lost a total of 400,000 European video subscribers in 2015, but said that…
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Report: BBC to move away from channel-focused structure
The BBC is reportedly planning to scrap its existing channel-based structure, replacing it with content…
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Belgium’s Mobistar to launch cable TV service following EC approval
Belgian mobile service provider Mobistar will launch its TV service on March 1, offering up…
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TV Markiza ends standard-definition broadcast of two channels
Central European Media Enterprises-owned Slovakian commercial channel TV Markiza has ended standard-definition satellite transmission of…
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Orange close to finalising Bouygues deal
Orange is moving towards finalising its deal to acquire rival French multi-play operator Bouygues Telecom,…
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Orange ventures unit invests in VR firm
Orange’s investment arm Orange Digital Ventures has take stake in four more tech firms, including…
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Sky snags Coogan comedy The Trip
Sky has ordered a third season of The Trip in a move that will see…
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BBC Three to go online only tomorrow
The linear feed of the BBC’s youth channel, BBC Three, is due to go dark…
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Al Jazeera HD bouquet launches on Es’hail-1
Al Jazeera Media Network has launched a new HD bouquet on the Es’hail-1 satellite at…
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CTC Media receives final payment for 75% stake sale
CTC Media has now received the received the final tranche of payment for its sale…
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Tele Columbus names HL Komm management team
German cable operator Tele Columbus has named a new management team to take charge of…
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Sky hails German court’s card-sharing sentence
A German regional court has sentenced a 53-year old man to one year’s imprisonment for…
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IHS: Netflix integration ‘net positive’ for pay TV operators
Integrating Netflix has had a “net positive impact” on traditional pay TV operators like Virgin…
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Canal+ and beIN Sports reportedly edging to exclusive distribution deal
Vivendi-owned Canal+ and rival beIN Sports are moving towards an agreement based on the exclusive…