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France’s ARCEP completes first day of 700MHz auction
French telecom regulator ARCEP has announced the successful completion of the first day of its…
Scripps extends UPC deal in Hungary
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has extended its Hungarian presence with the launch of the…
BT Openreach CEO steps down
The CEO of BT Openreach, Joe Garner, has announced he is stepping down to become…
OSN strikes Warner Bros output deal
OSN has struck a new output deal with Warner Bros. The deal gives the Middle…
WWE Network to launch in Germany
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is due to launch its over-the-top service WWE Network in Germany…
Altice signs up Ronaldo as brand ambassador
Cable and telecom investor Altice has signed up footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Portuguese…
Volia launches digital services in Kramatorsk
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched digital services in the city of Kramatorsk, in the…
Motive Television renews Mediaset Premium deal
Technology company Motive Television has signed a renewal agreement with Italian pay TV operator Mediaset…
Orange names ex-diplomat as advisor to CEO
Orange has named Michel Reveyrand-de Menthon as advisor to chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard, in…
EE TV adds 25 channels from TVPlayer
EE has added British Eurosport, Discovery Channel and 23 other premium channels to its TV…
OTE COO Zacharias Piperidis dies suddenly
Zacharias Piperidis, the chief operating officer of Deutsche Telekom-owned Greek service provider OTE, has died…
Arkena taps NexGuard for digital watermarking
Media services and technology provider Arkena has integrated NexGuard’s NexGuard Pre-Release watermarking system in its…
Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in Hulu.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Time Warner has been in talks with current owners…
Vodafone Portugal gives new spin to TV everywhere with portable projector
Vodafone Portugal has launched a new portable HD projector that is designed to enable viewers…
France to kick off 700MHz auction on Monday
France’s auction of 700MHz spectrum will being on Monday, with Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange…
VimpelCom makes senior marketing appointments
Russian service provider VimpelCom has made a number of senior marketing appointments. Irina Lebedeva, formerly…
Cyfrowy Polsat hails converged growth as prepaid business slides
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat saw revenue-generating units and revenues drop in the third…
UPC Slovakia completes Trnavatel acquisition
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has completed the acquisition Trnavatel, the operator in the…
Telefónica acquires big data specialist
Telefónica has acquired big data specialist Synergic Partners, integrating the company in its business intelligence…
Liberty Global: Netflix showed the way but won’t dominate OTT
Netflix has taught the slow-off-the-mark pay TV industry the value of over-the-top video, but will…
Virtual reality specialist NextVR raises US$30.5m from Comcast, Time Warner
NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has raised US$30.5 million in…
Orange to launch new version of Watch with Twitter internationally
Orange is planning to launch a new version of its Watch with Twitter social TV…
MTG pays US$28.2m for Scandinavian e-sports firm
Modern Times Group has moved further into the burgeoning e-sports space by acquiring leading Scandinavian…
Sky extends HBO deal across Europe
Sky’s role as the exclusive home of HBO programming in the UK will be extended…
Eurosport unveils its biggest rebrand since the ‘90s
Eurosport has undergone a wholesale rebrand, marking the biggest change to its look and feel…
Tele Columbus ‘opens new chapter’ with post-Primacom results
German cable operator Tele Columbus posted revenues of €73.9 million, up 37.4%, and EBITDA of…
UPC Cablecom launches new WiFi modem, ups internet speeds
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom is launching a new WiFi-enabled modem – the…
TDC adds catch-up and startover TV to website
Danish telco TDC has launched a newly ugraded website – tdcplay.dk – that will include…
NTV+ completes Sportbox.ru acquisition
Russian pay TV provider NTV+ has closed the acquisition of internet portal Sportbox.ru from state…
Virgin Media study brands retrans fees a ‘bad idea’
A study by Virgin Media found that 72% of people thought proposals to introduce pay…