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Pay TV Operators
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Telenet blames OTT competition on ‘above average’ video churn
Belgian cable operator Telenet reported that subscribers to its total basic and enhanced video services…
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Orange reports strong TV gains
Orange reported 7.41 million IPTV and satellite TV customers for the three months ending March…
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KPN test new OTT service ahead of planned launch
Dutch telco KPN is trialling a new OTT TV service, Play by KPN, ahead of…
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Sky axes linear 3D channel
Sky is scrapping its 3D linear channel and making its 3D content “fully on-demand” from…
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Sky Deutschland strikes wireless partnership with AirTies
Sky Deutschland has partnered with AirTies to allow its customers to wirelessly stream content from…
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MTG launches programmatic video ad platform
Modern Times Group (MTG) is now providing automated video-on-demand advertising sales in Scandinavia with the…
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RDK community grows by 60%
Reference Design Kit (RDK) community membership and operator licensees grew by approximately 60% over the…
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Vodafone Spain suing former Ono managers
Vodafone España is suing the former management of its cable operator arm Ono over alleged…
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ESPN files suit over Verizon packages
Sports channel ESPN has filed a law suit against US service provider Verizon Communications alleging…
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Pay TV subscriber numbers to grow in Western Europe
The number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe is due to climb in the…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Zenterio for CEE TV operations
Deutsche Telekom has chosen TV operating system provider Zenterio to deliver an advanced TV platform…
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New France Télévisions boss sets out her stall
France Télévisions president-to-be Delphine Ernotte-Cunci intends to focus on enabling the broadcaster to adapt to…
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Report: Sky made approach to acquire Mediaset Premium
Pay TV giant Sky made an approach to acquire Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s pay TV arm…
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UPC Ireland upgrades new areas
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Ireland has upgraded its network to deliver digital TV and…
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Beltelecom’s Smart Zala now available on LG TVs
Belarus telecom operator Beltelecom has made its recently launched Smart Zala multiscreen service available as…
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iWedia partners with iFeelSmart for Android STB software
Swiss-based TV technology firm iWedia has partnered with French TV user-interface specialist iFeelSmart to deliver a…
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Orange France head named as new France Televisions chief
French media regulator the CSA has named the current executive director of Orange France, Delphine…
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Amazon Web Services now a US$5 billion business
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the e-retail giant’s scalable cloud computing offering, is now a US$5…
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Comcast set to walk from TWC merger
Comcast Communications is set to pull out of its US$45.2 billion (€42 billion) plan to…
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Germany names bidders for 700MHz as EBU sees signs of support from EC
The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundernetzagentur, has revealed that three companies will take part…
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BBC Three pushes online-only plans to 2016
The BBC has pushed back plans to relaunch its youth-skewing channel BBC Three as an…
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Tele Columbus expands HDTV offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus is expanding its HDTV offering, adding three new channels to…
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Canal+ names secretary-general
Canal+ Group has named Delphine d’Amarzit as group secretary-general, reporting to Bertrand Meheut. D’Amarzit was…
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Arris buys Pace for US$2.1 billion
Arris has agreed to buy rival set-top box maker Pace for US$2.1 billion (€1.95 billion),…
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Tele Columbus launches 400Mbps internet service
German number three cable operator Tele Columbus has launched 400Mbps internet access in Potsdam. The…
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CNMC approves Canal+ acquisition
Spanish competition regulator the CNMC has, as expected, approved the acquisition of Canal+ by Telefónica…
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Exane BNP Paribas downgrades Numericable-SFR on Bouygues concerns
The acquisition of Bouygues Telecom by Numericable-SFR, which is widely expected by investors in France,…
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France 24 launches new Android TV app
International news channel France 24 has launched a new Android TV application compatible with the…
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Etisalat taps Agama for quality assurance
UAE-based telco Etisalat has selected Agama and its regional business partner Al-Falak to provide quality…
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Primacom to refinance debt
German number four cable operator Primacom has agreed €355 million in financing to replace its…