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Cinven confirms bid for Telekom Slovenije
Investment group Cinven has confirmed that it has placed a binding offer to acquire the…
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Amazon Fire TV Stick ‘fastest-selling device in the UK’
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick has become the online retail giant’s “fastest-selling UK device ever” in the…
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Unitymedia providing free WiFi in Stuttgart
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia is providing residents and visitors to the Baden-Württemburg state…
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Netflix tops 60 million global members
Netflix has passed the 60 million-member mark after achieving “several major milestones” in the first…
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Vodafone España launches Vodafone One, revamps TV services
Vodafone España has unveiled its new converged offering with the brand Vodafone One. The converged…
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Orange moves forward with French fibre plans
Orange is aiming to reach 100% fibre deployment in nine new French cities by the…
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Sky Italia to begin streaming services over Telecom Italia network
Telecom Italia and Sky Italia are today expected to unveil their joint offering, whereby Sky’s…
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Ooyala adds syndication support for Amazon Fire TV
Video publishing, analytics and monetisation specialist Ooyala has said it is making it fast and…
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Sky to add box sets to Buy & Keep offering
Sky will add box sets for TV series and movies as part of its Buy…
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Volia launches Ukrainian film section of on-demand offering
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a section of its on-demand offering dedicated to Ukrainian…
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Sky extends Buy & Keep service to all
Pay TV operator Sky has extended Buy & Keep service to all homes in the…
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Nokia to acquire Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia is to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in an all-share deal that values the latter at €15.6…
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MTG to air Champions League football on new Finnish channel
MTG has taken the rights to UEFA Champions League football in Finland for the three…
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Swisscom launches HbbTV service for SRG
Swisscom has launched HbbTV services for public broadcaster SRG’s channels as part of its TV…
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Google brings programmatic ad buying to streaming devices
Google is now allowing to TV providers to programmatically monetise inventory across web-streaming devices services,…
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Industry players formalise SAT>IP grouping
Six satellite operators and manufacturers have teamed up to form the SAT>IP Alliance, building on…
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TF1 taps SintecMedia for rights management
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has tapped SintecMedia’s OnRights rights management software to maximize revenue from…
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Netflix adds audio description
Netflix has started to add audio description to selected titles on its service to help…
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Pre-MIPTV interview series: Laurent Dumeau, Trace
One year on from Modern Times Group’s 75% buyout of Trace, Trace Sport Stars CEO…
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Sky setting sights on further innovation, says Darroch
Innovation will continue to be at the heart of Sky’s business, with the company constantly…
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Decline of TV viewing ‘accelerating,’ says Accenture
Video consumption across different devices, anytime, is accelerating the decline of traditional TV viewing, according…
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Ownit overtakes Com Hem as fastest Swedish ISP, says Netflix
Swedish internet service provider Ownit overtook Com Hem in March to become the country’s fastest…
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France TV signs MCN deal with Studio 100 Media
The distribution arm of France Televisions has struck a deal with Studio 100 Media to…
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Al Jazeera partners with Skyline Communications
Al Jazeera has partnered with Skyline Communications in a network management deal that will see…
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Top 100 pay TV services add 5 million subscribers
The world’s leading 100 pay TV services added 5.11 million subscribers in the last quarter…
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Pre-MIPTV interview series: John Rossiter, Sony Pictures Television Networks
Sony Pictures Television Networks’ general manager for central Europe, John Rossiter, talked to Andy McDonald…
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Amazon to support High Dynamic Range this year
Amazon is set to add High Dyamic Range (HDR) support to its Prime Instant Video…
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FTTH and DOCSIS 3.0 lead global broadband CPE growth
The global broadband consumer premises market was worth US$10.5 billion (€9.9 billion) last year, up…
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Liberty Global launches Horizon on Ziggo and drops UPC brand in Netherlands
Liberty Global has launched its Horizon advanced TV service on Ziggo’s network in The Netherlands….
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Vivendi rules out Lagardère bid
Vivendi has ruled out a bid for Lagardère despite earlier reports that it had placed…