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Sky Sports renews La Liga rights
Sky Sports has secured the UK and Ireland rights to Spanish La Liga football for…
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Altice’s Numericable-SFR and My Chaîne Sport secure basketball deal
French service provider Numericable-SFR and Ma Chaîne Sport (MCS), also owned by Altice Group, have…
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Stofa signs deal with Aalborg community antenna association
Danish cable operator Stofa has struck a strategic cooperation pact with community antenna systems association…
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Telekom Austria to launch OTT service
A1, the domestic Austrian brand of Telekom Austria, is to launch an OTT TV service…
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CNMC approves Telecable acquisition
Spanish competition watchdog the CNMC has approved the acquisition of regional cable operator Telecable by…
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Sky Go users gain download options in Germany
Sky in Germany has added offline-viewing functionality to its Sky Go mobile TV service, allowing…
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Sky Germany appoints new finance chief
Sky in Germany has upped deputy chief financial officer, Simon Robson, to the CFO role….
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Safaricom gets green light for broadcast channels
Kenya’s Communications Authority has approved local telecom provider Safaricom’s application for licences to broadcast four…
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NTV+ takes on host broadcaster role for shooting competition
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has acted as the host broadcaster for a sports event…
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Com Hem board extends buyback programme
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s board of directors has approved a continuation of the company’s…
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Volia launches EuroDOCSIS services in Fastiv
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched EuroDOCSIS-based broadband services in the city of Fastiv in…
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Vectra changes channel line-up
Polish cable operator Vectra is adding two new digital channels to its programming line-up, and…
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Sky acquires MTV Italia, Viacom to launch new Italian channels
Sky has struck a deal with Viacom to acquire MTV Italia, expanding its presence on…
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Netflix churn rate roughly 9%, says Parks Associates
Roughly 4% of US broadband homes have cancelled their Netflix subscription in the past 12…
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Sky tests HDR TV in DFL Supercup broadcast
Sky in Germany has concluded what it describes as another successful test of Ultra HD…
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EU-US net neutrality divergence ‘could impact competitiveness’
A significant divergence of neutrality rules in the US and the European Union could impact…
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ITV angry over catch-up licence fee plans
ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK licence fee to cover…
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Sky hoping for “sensible outcome” to EC geo-blocking probe
Sky is “open-minded” about the outcome of the European Commission’s investigation into geo-blocking requirements in…
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Digital TV Labs to develop HbbTV 2.0 test suite
Digital TV Labs has been selected by the HbbTV Association to test new technologies for…
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Yahoo rolls out Livetext video messaging service
Yahoo has launched Livetext, a new video-texting app, in five new countries including the UK,…
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YipTV signs platform deal with aioTV
Hispanic streaming TV service, YipTV, has tapped OTT middleware platform provider aioTV to power the…
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Altice acquires more shares in Numericable-SFR
Altice has acquired a further tranche of shares in Numericable-SFR and has completed the sale…
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Proximus to launch new SwipeBox service, posts strong TV growth
Proximus Group – the former Belgacom – is to launch a new TV and OTT…
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Liberty Global ups stake in ITV
Cable giant Liberty Global has upped its stake in ITV, but has ruled out making…
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Liberty Global names Telenet’s Smidts as marketing chief
Liberty Global has named Inge Smidts as chief marketing officer. Smidts was previously SVP of…
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BT’s Green moves to Amazon Prime Instant Video
Amazon Prime Instant Video has hired BT’s director of TV, Alex Green, to become managing…
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TV production and channels boost Lagardère Active
TV production and channels helped keep Lagardère’s media arm, Lagardère Active, on an even keel…
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Spain helps lift Mediaset performance
An uptick in Spain helped partially offset a continued decline in the Italian advertising market…
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Vodafone Portugal launches new t-commerce service
Vodafone Portugal has launched a new t-commerce service, Click-to-Buy. Developed in partnership with Yubuy, Click-to-Buy…
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Vodafone dismissed Portela unfairly, says Spanish court
A Spanish court has ruled that Vodafone’s dismissal of former Ono CEO Rosalía Portela…