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Sky renews Rovi patent agreement
Sky has extended its licence agreement with Rovi, giving the operator continued access to Rovi’s…
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Com Hem extends housing association deal
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck a new agreement with Gävle municipal housing association…
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Virgin Media Ireland boss moves to UPC Hungary
The CEO of Virgin Media in Ireland, Magnus Ternsjö, has moved to take the chief…
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Sundance Channel launches on Orange TV in France
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has launched Sundance Channel Global on Orange TV through its ADSL…
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MTG takes Spanish, Italian, French football rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired exclusive Nordic broadcast and online rights to top-flight football…
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TV and radio ‘retain importance’ among EU citizens
Despite the growing availability of other media outlets, television and radio “retain their importance among…
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Drop in LCD TV panel demand from Chinese manufacturers
The top six TV makers in China plan to purchase 14.8 million LCD TV panels…
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BT defends Openreach structure, hits back at Sky
BT has issued a strong defence of infrastructure arm Openreach’s continued operation as part of…
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Liberty Global invests £7m in Bigballs Media
Liberty Global and venture capital firm e.ventures have invested £7 million in Bigballs Media, a digital production…
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Sky boosts on-demand offer with new Disney deal
Sky has agreed a new multi-year deal with Disney UK and Ireland that will let…
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French competition watchdog investigates Numericable-SFR’s fibre investment
France’s competition regulator has launched a third enquiry in a year into Numericable-SFR, this time…
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AJ+ passes one billion milestone
Al Jazeera’s digital-only news platform AJ+ has passed the milestone of one billion online video…
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Telefónica’s Movistar+ secures basketball rights
Telefónica has signed a deal with the Spanish Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB) to…
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Sky Arts Germany strikes programming deal ahead of launch
The upcoming Sky Arts Germany channel has bought a package of programming from Bavaria-based Autentic…
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BBC defends right to remain a ‘universal public broadcaster’
The BBC Trust has defended its right to remain a “universal public service broadcaster” and…
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Sky calls on Ofcom to separate BT and Openreach
Sky has urged Ofcom to separate BT and its infrastructure arm Openreach in its final…
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MTS trials LTE Broadcast with Ericsson and Qualcomm
Russian service provider MTS has teamed up with Ericsson and Qualcomm to conduct the country’s…
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Mediaset Premium sees strong growth
Mediaset-backed pay TV unit Mediaset Premium had 1.815 million post-paid subscribers at the end of…
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Viasat launches pair of new channels
The Modern Times Group is rolling out two new channels, Viasat Series and Viasat Films…
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Vimeo set to ramp up content investment following first originals slate
User-generated content site Vimeo has announced its first ever slate of original programming, which includes:…
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DirecTV weighs in to Virtual Reality space with boxing app
US pay TV operator DirecTV has launched its first Virtual Reality (VR) app, designed to…
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Numericable-SFR bundles L’Express digital with 4G
Altice-backed French service provider Numericable-SFR is offering its 4G mobile customers who take its Power…
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Report: Amazon exploring online pay TV service launch
Amazon is reportedly exploring launching an online pay TV service and has approached major broadcasters…
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Top pay TV operators to add 200 million subscriptions
The world’s top 338 operators across 89 countries will increase their pay TV subscriptions by…
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Humax launches first Freeview Play device
Humax has launched the first UK Freeview Play device, the Humax FVP-4000T. The HD device…
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Lithuania’s Teo to acquire mobile sister company Omnitel
Nordic telco TeliaSonera is combining its two Lithuanian services, fixed-line operator Teo and mobile player…
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Canal+ renews deal with Disney
Canal+ Group has renewed its deal with Disney Media Distribution for exclusive first run and…
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PBS America to go free-to-air in the UK
PBS America is going free-to-air in the UK at the end of the month and…
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Orange Digital Ventures invests in SVoD service Afrostream
Orange Digital Ventures has invested in Afrostream, the African SVoD service founded by producer Tonjé…
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BT Sport to showcase rugby matches on free-to-air
BT Sport is making three Aviva Premiership Rugby games available for everyone to watch in…