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Pay TV Operators
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AT&T platforms to carry Viceland channel
AT&T’s US platforms are to carry the upcoming A+E Networks-backed cable channel Viceland as part of a…
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DJAZZ.tv HD joins Free line-up
A French version of Dutch music channel DJAZZ.tv will broadcast in HD via French pay…
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HBO, Netflix ‘lead Amazon’ in terms of original content
Demand for key original series from HBO Now and Netflix far outstrips that for Amazon…
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CCS Insight: BT to buy ITV by 2018
BT will buy UK public broadcaster ITV by 2018 in an effort to “broaden its…
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Cisco buys video conferencing firm Acano
Cisco has agreed to buy online audio and video conferencing company Acano for US$700 million…
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SES carries out live Ultra HD football trial
Satellite operator SES carried out a test broadcast of Saturday’s Real Madrid versus Barcelona football…
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HbbTV Association welcomes Freeview Play launch
The HbbTV Association has welcomed the recent launch of Freeview Play in the UK, which…
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Ofcom: children now prefer YouTube to TV
This year for the first time, children aged 12-15 who watch both television and YouTube…
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Telenet strikes mobile deal to secure EC BASE approval
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet has agreed to sell a number of acquisition target…
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BeIN Media boosts entertainment ambitions with Front Row deal
Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Media Group has signed a first-run output deal with Middle East film…
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Investor express disquiet over Vivendi move on Telecom Italia
A group of Italian and international investment funds have expressed concern about Vivendi’s request to…
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Comcast launches Stream TV service in Chicago
Comcast has launched its new streaming cable TV service, Stream TV, in Chicago with plans…
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UPC Poland adds five channels to Horizon Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added five new channels to its Horizon Go…
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Lattelecom passes TV subscriber milestone
Latvian telco Lattelecom has passed the milestone of 200,000 TV customers. The 200,000th customer, Kristers…
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Ofcom drops UK wholesale rules for Sky Sports
Ofcom has removed regulation that requires Sky to offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels…
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Sky News airs first virtual reality report on migrant crisis
Pay TV operator Sky’s Sky News service has launched its first virtual reality news report….
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Liberty Global to deploy Arris Touchstone gateways
Liberty Global has announced plans to widely deploy Arris’ Touchstone TG2492 Gateway across its global…
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CNMC publishes draft rules on fibre access in Spain
Spanish regulator the CNMC has published draft rules on the regulation of wholesale broadband markets…
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Mediaset secures fresh court ruling to counter piracy
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has secured a ruling from a court in Milan ordering “a major…
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Sky unveils Sky Q service, UHD offering to follow next year
Sky today launched its much anticipated, advanced Sky Q home entertainment system and confirmed plans…
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TV France International appoints new president
France Télévisions executive Hervé Michel has been elected president of TV France International and will…
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ARCEP closes bidding for 700MHz spectrum
French telecom regulator ARCEP secured €2.8 billion from this week’s auction of 700MHz spectrum, currently…
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Canal Holdings signs deal for Canal 3 with SES
Benin-based media group Canal Holdings has signed a multi-year contract with SES to distribute its…
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UPC Czech Republic adds new entertainment channel
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic is adding new general entertainment channel Prima Max…
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Liberty Global to buy Cable & Wireless for €5bn
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) for £3.5 billion (€5.0…
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21st Century Fox completes Nat Geo takeover
21st Century Fox has completed its deal to take control of National Geographic and rejigged…
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Multimedia Polska plans large-scale rollout of Cubiware STBs
Multimedia Polska has announced plans for a “large-scale deployment” of set-top boxes (STBs) running TiVo-owned…
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India’s Times Now launches in the UK, more Euro rollouts planned
Times Now, the 24-hour English news channel from India’s Times Group, has launched in the…
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Sky launches festive Now TV streaming boxes
Sky has launched a limited edition range of streaming boxes for its standalone over-the-top service,…
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UPC Austria launches Wi-Free nationally
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has completed the rollout of its national ‘Wi-Free’ Wi-Fi…