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Pay TV Operators
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SES lines up three more UHD channels
Satellite operator SES has signed client agreements for three new Ultra High Definition (UHD) channels…
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Farncombe acquired by US-based Cartesian
UK digital TV consultancy, Farncombe, has been acquired by Cartesian, a Kansas-based consulting firm to…
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Satellite UHD channels expected to reach 315
The number of Ultra HD satellite channels globally is expected to number at least 315…
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New HEVC patent pool outlines royalty pricing, names CEO
HEVC Advance, the new patent pool for intellectual property rights holders that have contributed to…
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Swisscom facing competition fine over Teleclub
Swisscom has rejected an allegation by the country’s competition watchdog that its pay TV unit…
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Vodafone’s cable investments contribute to recovery
Vodafone’s cable investments in Germany and Spain helped boost its first fiscal quarter performance, along…
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Comcast defends new OTT service
Comcast Communications has defended its new cord-cutting enabler Stream. The OTT service, which is currently…
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Amazon Fire TV nears 2,000 apps
Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices now offer nearly 2,000 channels, apps and games, according to…
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Sky Go launches on Sony phones and tablets in Germany
Sky in Germany has launched its Sky Go online TV service for Sony smartphones and…
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New deal for Playboy Plus in Poland
Playboy Plus Europe has struck a new carriage agreement with Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska….
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Discovery to buy rest of Eurosport for €491 million
Discovery has agreed to buy the 49% stake it doesn’t already own in Eurosport from…
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Trust calls for greater protection for BBC
The BBC Trust has called for greater protection for the public broadcaster from politics, changes…
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Sky expands production company stable with Blast! deal
Sky has acquired a majority stake in the UK’s Blast! Films, marking the fourth time…
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Sky takes complete control of German unit
Sky has taken complete control of its German subsidiary after a successful squeeze-out of remaining…
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MTS to launch OTT service
Russian service provider MTS plans to launch an OTT service, MTS TV, aimed at smart…
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Albanian telco adopts Telekom brand
Deutsche Telekom-owned Albanian telco Albanian Mobile Telecommunications has rebranded as Telekom Albania, making it the…
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Vodafone’s Humm to quit in European management restructure
Vodafone Europe CEO Phlipp Humm is to leave the group as part of a wider…
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iPlayer accounts for 62% of UK TV streaming, says government
Some 15 million UK internet users have now accessed a TV programme online, with the…
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Sky in deal with News Corp papers for Premier League clips
Pay TV operator Sky has secured UK rights to show clips from every Premier League…
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IPTV market to hit US$79 billion by 2020
The value of the global IPTV market is set to reach US$79.38 billion (€73 billion)…
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TF1’s Got to join France Télévisions as strategy and programme chief
Caroline Got, the managing director of TF1’s thematic channels TMC and NT1, is to move…
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Telenor slows DTH decline
The rate of decline of Telenor’s DTH TV base continued to slow in the second…
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Orange in talks to sell Armenian arm to Ucom
Orange Group is in exclusive discussions with Armenian internet service provider Ucom about selling 100%…
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Netia gets green light for TK Telekom acquisition
Polish service provider Netia has signed a deal to acquire 100% ownership of TK Telekom,…
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Telenet issues fresh debt
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet has issued €530 million of fresh debt that will…
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MTG lifted by Viaplay, highlights continued uncertainty on Russia
Modern Times Group’s (MTG) second-quarter performance was lifted by strong sales from its Viaplay on-demand…
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Francophone ‘Afro-American Netflix’ set to launch in September
France-based startup Afrostream is to launch what it describes as “the Netflix of Afro-American and…
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Canal+ launches new sports channels for Africa
Pay TV operator Canal+ is ramping up its offer for Africa with the launch of…
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Sony Pictures Television closes Film1 deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) has completed its buyout of Dutch channel group Film1 from…
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Mediaset Premium secures French and Scottish football
Italy’s Mediaset Premium has secured exclusive rights to French and Scottish top-tier football for the…