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Russia’s Nash Futbol pulls out of Ukraine
Russian football channel Nash Futbol, owned by pay TV operator NTV+, has ceased broadcasting in…
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OTE renews La Liga rights
Deutsche Telekom-owned Greek telco OTE has renewed a deal giving it exclusive rights to Spanish…
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Orange in talks to take over Airtel units in Africa
Orange and Bharti Airtel International, the Dutch-based subsidiary of the Indian telecom giant, have entered…
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Is the smartphone TV’s friend or foe?
By next year, 80% of British adults are expected to own a smartphone. Paul Lee,…
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MTG buys 51% of Zoomin.TV in latest MCN deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has bought a 51% stake multi-channel network Zoomin.TV for roughly €44.9…
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FilmOn secures legal win in battle for equal status with cable
Online TV service FilmOn has secured a victory in its US legal battle to be…
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Sky expands on-demand offering in Germany
Sky in Germany has rolled out a major expansion to its Sky Anytime service, offering…
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KPN strikes ‘reference deal’ on fixed network access
Dutch telco KPN has reached an agreement with rival service provider Tele2 and pay TV…
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Eutelsat 8 West B arrives in Kourou
Satellite operator Eutelsat’s latest satellite, Eutelsat 8 West B, has arrived at the Kourou spaceport…
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MTG secures NHL rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck a new five-year deal with the National Hockey League…
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BT unveils Ultra HD TV package
BT has unveiled details of its forthcoming Ultra HD TV package, which will include what…
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Industry reacts to BBC review
Industry groups, analysts, media specialist and advocacy groups have been quick to react to yesterday’s…
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DTT ‘must evolve’, says Digital UK CEO
Digital terrestrial television “must and will evolve” to adapt to new technology and web connectivity,…
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French operators abandon Netflix rival plan
French broadcasters TF1, M6 and France Télévisions and service provider Orange have abandoned recently revived…
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HBO Now launches on Fire tablets
HBO’s new stand-alone internet service HBO Now in now available on Amazon’s Fire-branded tablets in…
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Proximus adds Eleven Sports Network channels to enhance football offering
Belgacom’s Proximus TV has signed a deal with Eleven Sports Network to extend its offering…
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NTV+ secures Russian football, plans 4K launch
Russian pay TV service NTV+ has secured rights to show Russian premier league football for…
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Amazon sells ‘hundreds of thousands’ of Fire TV Sticks in one day
Amazon said that customers ordered “hundreds of thousands” of Fire TV Sticks during its first…
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TeliaSonera grows TV base and ARPU
TeliaSonera increased its TV base by modest amounts across most of the territories in which…
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Liberty Global’s Sport1 secures La Liga
Liberty Global-owned Dutch premium sports channel Sport1 has secured the rights to Spanish La Liga…
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Speculation mounts on Euskaltel bid for Telecable
Speculation is mounting that Basque region cable operator Euskaltel could make a bid for Asturias…
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Periscope traffic hits 6 million, says Adobe report
Total traffic to Twitter’s live video streaming service, Periscope, has reached over six million since…
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Netflix pass 65 million subscribers, confirms China launch plan
Netflix passed the 65 million subscriber-mark in the second quarter and confirmed plans to launch…
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Ofcom mulls future of Openreach
Ofcom has called for expressions of views to feed into its strategic review of digital…
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Tele Columbus acquires PrimaCom to create new force in German cable
German number three cable operator Tele Columbus is to acquire the country’s fourth largest player…
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Sky gears up for German UHD push
Sky in Germany has signed a new deal with satellite operator SES, leasing more capacity…
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Numericable-SFR extends Restart service
French service provider Numericable-SFR has added the five channels from public broadcaster France Télévisions to…
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Sky Go and Now TV powered by Elemental
Video technology provider, Elemental, has partnered with Sky to process and deliver its over-the-top TV…
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UPC Poland expands to Rzeszów
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has extended its network to the city of Rzeszów…
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Mediaset in streaming deal with Tiscali
Italy’s Mediaset has signed a deal with Cagliari-based broadband service provider Tiscali that will see…