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Orange to acquire Cellcom Liberia
Orange has entered an agreement to acquire 100% control of mobile operator Cellcom Liberia via…
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UPC Poland adds Viasat Explore
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added Viasat Explore to its TV offering. The…
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BT names new Openreach chief
BT has named Clive Selley as the CEO of its infrastructure arm, Openreach. Selley, who…
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New management team for SFR
Altice chief operating officer Michel Combes has taken on the role of interim CEO of…
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UK football fans not benefiting from TV deals, says Virgin Media
UK football fans are “not getting a fair share of the benefits from TV rights…
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BBC launches drama channel in Middle East
BBC Worldwide has struck a deal with OSN and will roll out its drama channel…
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Sky Sports celebrates digital gains in 2015
Online video views to Sky Sports’ digital and on-demand services increased by roughly 175% in 2015,…
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Multimedia Polska taps Teleste for next-generation TV delivery
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has chosen Teleste to provide a next-generation TV content delivery…
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nc+ names new communications chief
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named Paulina Smaszcz-Kurzjewska as director of communications and PR,…
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Numericable-SFR takes on Canal+ with competition watchdog
Numericable-SFR has lodged a complaint against Canal+ with France’s competition regulator, the Autorité de la…
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Altice names B2C and strategy chiefs
Cable and telecom investor Altice has named Eric Klipfel as group head of business-to-consumer and…
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Iskon adds UFC with Fight Channel
T-Hrvatski Telekom-owned Croatian IPTV platform Iskon has added combat sports service Fight Channel, which holds…
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Details emerge of new France Télévisions new service
France Télévisions’ planned new digital news channel will employ 75 people and will comprise linear…
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Virgin Media brings 360Mbps broadband to Ireland
Virgin Media has launched ultrafast broadband in Ireland with speeds of up to 360Mbps. Virgin…
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Inea offering BBC channels unencrypted
Polish cable operator Inea is offering BBC Worldwide’s BBC Brit and BBC HD channels unencrypted…
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Altice to launch SVoD service Zive internationally
Altice plans to launch its subscription video-on-demand service Zive in all markets in which it…
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International news lifts Netflix stock
Netflix’s stock price has recovered from recent declines in the wake of the streaming service…
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HDMI base nears 5bn, new 8K spec on the way
Over 1,700 HDMI licensees are expected to ship over 750 million HDMI-compliant products in 2016,…
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Orange and Bouygues reportedly ‘open’ to TF1 discussions
French telco Orange and telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues are open to including the latter’s 44% interest…
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Molotov signs partnership with Samsung in France
Molotov, the new French OTT service from former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure, has signed a deal…
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UPC DTH adds FilmBox Extra HD to offering
UPC DTH, Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm, has added SPI International’s FilmBox Extra HD channel…
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Virgin-owned TV3 appoints managing director
Virgin Media-owned broadcaster TV3 has upped commercial director, Pat Kiely, to managing director of the…
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Netflix launches in 130 new countries
Netflix has launched in 130 new countries including India, Nigeria, Singapore and Turkey, company CEO…
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More than half of new TV buyers plan to go 4K in Europe
Some 54% of Western European shoppers who plan to buy a new flatscreen TV in…
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UKTV draws level with C5 and Sky channels
UK pay and free TV broadcaster UKTV’s audience reach is now close to that of…
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Freeview Play to launch on LG smart TVs
Freeview Play, the connected TV service from UK digital-terrestrial TV provider Freeview, will launch on…
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UHD Alliance unveils consumer logo
The UHD Alliance (UHDA) has unveiled a consumer-facing logo to identify devices, content and services…
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Sky partners with Cisco on Sky Q
Sky has selected Cisco video software solutions to power its next-generation home entertainment system, Sky…
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Orange confirms talks to take over Bouygues Telecom
Orange has confirmed that it has renewed preliminary discussions with telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues Group to…
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Com Hem takes TV remote to the smartwatch
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has developed a trial TV remote application for smartwatches, allowing…