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Liberty-backed Guavus appoints Google executive
Liberty Global-backed data analytics firm, Guavus, has hired Google’s former head of reporting platform and…
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Intelsat looks to African video boom
Intelsat last month signed a new contract with South Africa’s Sentech – the latest deal…
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Amazon launches 4K UHD Amazon Fire TV
Amazon is launching a 4K Ultra HD version of its Amazon Fire TV media player….
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Sky Sports launching new social media channel
Sky Sports has teamed up with Whistle Sports to launch a new social media channel…
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New European launch for Fox channel
Fox International Channels is launching its flagship Fox channel in Belgium. The general entertainment service…
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Vivendi completes Telefónica exchange
Vivendi and Telefónica have completed their exchange of shares, enabling the French media giant to…
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FreeWheel launches preferred partners initiative
Video advertising management specialist FreeWheel has launched a preferred partners initiative for supply-side platforms, with…
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Altice to acquire Cablevision in US$17.7 billion deal
Cable and telecom investor Altice has agreed a US$17.7 billion (€15.7 billion) deal to acquire…
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Sky appoints first Kids TV chief
Sky has recruited children’s TV producer Lucy Murphy as head of kids, the first time…
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Lagardère rebrands TV division
French media giant Lagardère has rebranded its TV and Film division Lagardère Studios. The unit…
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Liberty Global’s Malone still seeking Vodafone deal despite lack of progress
Liberty Global chairman John Malone is still seeking some sort of deal with Vodafone but…
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Telecable chooses Accedo for cloud DVR
Spanish regional cable operator Telecable has chosen Accedo to deliver the technology platform for its…
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Vivendi closes in on 100% control of premium channels unit
Vivendi has launched an obligatory squeeze-out process after securing 97.07% control of SECP, the unit…
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SES chooses 3 Screen Solutions for Lucid OVP
TV software provider 3 Screen Solutions has been selected to provide development and integration services…
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Swisscom to boost TV offering with UHD, games, SVoD
Swisscom is to launch a new UHD set-top box that will support HDR content, cloud-based…
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Altice sells Cabovisão to Apax France
Altice has agreed to sell its Portuguese cable subsidiary Cabovisão to private equity group Apax…
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Mediapro and Movistar fail to come to agreement on BeIN Sports
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro and Telefónica have failed to strike a deal that would allow Telefónica’s…
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Sony BBC Earth launches in India
BBC Worldwide has teamed with Sony subsidiary Multi Screen Media India to launch its premium…
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US content providers create premium video advocacy body
An advocacy body for the premium video industry has launched, bringing together the likes of…
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Volia adds FilmBox channels
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added a raft of channels from FilmBox/SPI International to its…
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Liberty Global offers concession to secure BASE approval
Liberty Global is offering concessions to secure EC approval of its acquisition of Belgian mobile…
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Tele Columbus shareholders approve capital increase
An Extraordinary General Meeting of Tele Columbus shareholders has approved a capital increase of up…
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New deputy CEO for iTélé
Canal+ has named journalist Virginie Chomicki as deputy CEO at news channel iTélé, in charge of…
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Keepixo opens North American office
IPTV and OTT software provider Keepixo has opened a North American office in Montreal and…
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Sky completes 100% acquisition of Sky Deutschland
Sky now owns 100% of Sky Deutschland after completing the squeeze out process to acquire…
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Third of Europeans watching video on mobiles, tablets
Roughly a third of European viewers now use mobile and tablet devices to watch video…
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Com Hem agrees €107 million financing agreement
Com Hem, and its NorCell Sweden Holding subsidiaries, have agreed a SEK1 billion (€107 million)…
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Former SBS and CBS bosses launch US$500 million Double Eagle
Entertainment industry veterans Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan are launching Double Eagle, a US$500 million…
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Sunrise’s MTV mobile launches Swiss YouTube channel
MTV mobile, the mobile offering of Swiss service provider Sunrise, has launched a YouTube channel…
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EE plans major broadband overhaul
UK mobile operator EE has announced plans to launch a “major overhaul” of its broadband…