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beIN launches movie and entertainment channels in MENA
Sports and entertainment network beIN has expanded its platform with the launch of a range…
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Nagra and OpenTV file patent suit against Verizon and AOL
Kudelski Group subsidiaries OpenTV and Nagra France have filed a patent infringement suit against Verizon…
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Sky prepares to ‘set your TV free’
Sky has announced a UK launch event later this month where it will reveal what’s…
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Ziggo launching new sports channel
Liberty Global-owned Dutch cable operator Ziggo is to launch a new sports channel, Ziggo Sport,…
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Swisscom takes stake in SoftAtHome
Swisscom has taken an equity stake in smart home technology specialist SoftAtHome, along with existing…
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Sky kids app to focus on VoD, not games
Sky’s forthcoming kids app will be device agnostic, but will not include games content, the…
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Numericable-SFR slows subscriber decline, ahead of schedule on synergies
Numericable-SFR has succeeded in arresting the number of mobile and fixed customers leaving it in…
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Furious France Télévisions suspends Newen work
TF1’s potential acquisition of production and sales group Newen has sparked a furious reaction from…
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Proximus TV subscriber numbers up 10%
Proximus added 23,000 TV subscriptions in the third quarter, taking its customer base to 1.72…
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Canalplay adds Maker Studios section
Canal+’s SVoD service Canalplay has added a section dedicated to Disney-owned MCN Maker Studios to…
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Vodafone Portugal enables GoPro streaming to TV
Vodafone Portugal has launched a service that allows people to stream content shot using a…
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Akado targets business customers
Russian service provider Akado has improved the terms under which it makes its TV service…
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Champions League helps BT post record TV sign-ups
BT added 106,000 TV customers in its fiscal second quarter, its best ever performance, helped…
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TF1 appoints new CEO
France’s biggest commercial broadcast group, TF1, has revealed Gilles Pélisson will succeed Nonce Paolini as…
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Cisco buys Sky-backed OTT startup 1 Mainstream
Cisco has acquired California-based over-the-top technology company 1Mainstream – a startup that Sky invested US$5…
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Altice-Cablevision deal ‘fully funded’, partners to take US$1bn stake
Altice said that its US$17.7 billion (€15.7 billion) deal to acquire US cable player Cablevision is…
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Digital TV CEE Award winners revealed
Warsaw’s Belvedere restaurant was the scene for the inaugural Digital TV CEE Awards yesterday evening,…
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BT-EE deal cleared by Competition and Markets Authority
BT’s buyout of UK mobile operator EE for £12.5 billion (€16.7 billion) has been provisionally…
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SMPTE publishes HDR report
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has announced the publication of a study-group report…
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Liberty Global highlights cloud TV success
UPC Hungary’s rollout of cloud-based TV apps, including YouTube, on legacy set-top boxes has exceeded…
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BBC licence fee ‘not settled’
The amount the BBC charges UK consumers for its channels and services has not been…
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SPT to close Viasat Hungary deal after gaining approval
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is set to finalise its acquisition of Modern Times Group’s (MTG’s)…
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UK ISPs back anti-piracy campaign
BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin Media are backing a new ad campaign aimed at…
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UPC Broadband Slovakia adds channels
UPC Broadband Slovakia has added ten channels to its programming line-up – five in HD…
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Netgem adds France 24 to international content line-up
French TV technology and services provider Netgem has added international news service, France 24, to…
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MTG sells Russian, international channels for US$45.5m
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its Russian and international pay TV…
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Vivendi takes Telecom Italia stake above 20%
Vivendi has fulfilled its ambition of taking its stake in Telecom Italia above 20%. The…
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Sony poaches ABC exec for international post
Sony Pictures Television has poached an ABC Entertainment Group programming chief for a new international…
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Amazon bags Lucifer, Badlands for UK
Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive UK rights to new US dramas Lucifer and…
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AGCOM closes more pirate sites
Italian regulator AGCOM has closed three sites that broadcaster Mediaset said were illegally streaming Serie…