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AMC Networks International expands in Europe
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has announced the expansion of its portfolio of linear TV channels…
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Two bidders for Telekom Slovenije
Two bidders for Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije have emerged, both with binding bids that come…
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TF1 launching premium VoD movie service
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is launching a new premium video-on-demand brand dedicated to movies not…
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Bolloré ups stake in Vivendi as De Puyfontaine plays down Sky rumours
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has again upped his stake in the company, raising his shareholding…
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Vodafone tipped to adopt TiVo for Spanish TV service
Vodafone España is planning to adopt the TiVo platform used by cable unit Ono for…
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UPC Poland names customer service chief
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has promoted Konrad Skórczyński to director of customer services….
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Cable Congress 2015 interviews: Paul Kearney, Ono
Paul Kearney, CTO of Vodafone-owned Spanish cable operator Ono, talks to DTVE’s Andy McDonald about…
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2btube names trio of big hitters to board
Spanish-language MCN 2btube has named former Fox Europe and Africa president Jesus Perezagua, Zee Entertainment…
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Non Stop People to launch Spanish channel
French celebrity news channel Non Stop People is to launch a Spanish version in June….
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Eurosport gains international rugby rights
Eurosport has struck a deal with France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby to secure exclusive international…
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nc+ to switch Canal+ line-up
Polish pay TV operator nc+ is to change its line-up of Canal+ channels in May,…
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Vivendi agrees extra dividend and makes peace with hedge fund
Vivendi and activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management have settled their dispute over Vivendi’s…
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BBC to increasingly look to web delivery, says CTO
The BBC will increasingly use the web to deliver programmes and services to viewers in…
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Amazon Prime subscribers ‘more likely to use Netflix’
Amazon Prime subscribers in the US are more likely to use Netflix than Prime Instant…
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OTT subscriber numbers to top 100 million this year
The total number of subscribers to online streaming services will pass 100 million on a…
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HBO Go adds to Romanian reach with RCS&RDS deal
HBO’s TV Everywhere service HBO Go has launched on the Digi Net and Digi TV…
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TV5 Monde cyber-attacked by ISIS
French network TV5Monde was yesterday the victim of a cyber attack by individuals claiming to…
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French regulator reveals IPTV and ultra-fast broadband numbers
France had 15.378 million TV-over-DSL subscribers at the end of last year, up 5.2% on…
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Thomson Video Networks launches real-time 4K encoder
Technology company Thomson Video Networks has launched a new encoding platform, the ViBE 4K, which…
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Vivendi ‘eyes £28bn Sky takeover’
French media conglomerate Vivendi has been linked with a takeover of European pay TV giant…
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Vivendi in exclusive talks over €217 million Dailymotion bid
Vivendi is in exclusive talks with Orange about buying an 80% stake in French video…
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OTT revenues tipped to grow by 26% this year
Over-the-top video should see total revenue growth of around 26% in 2015 with a 24%…
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HBO Now streaming service goes live in the US
HBO’s standalone streaming service, HBO Now, has launched in the US via Apple devices and…
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Telekom Srbija to market services as mts
Serbian telcos Telekom Srbija has begun marketing all its services under its new mts brand…
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Unitymedia launches new unified brand campaign
Liberty Global’s German subsidiary Unitymedia Kabel BW has changed its name to Unitymedia, dropping the…
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French watchdog looking again at Numericable-SFR
France’s competition watchdog has begun investigating whether cable operator Numericable and telco SFR began acting…
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Akamai buys OTT and IPTV technology firm Octoshape
Akamai has bought cloud OTT and IPTV service provider Octoshape, in a move that gives…
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Vivendi confirms Dailymotion bid
Vivendi has confirmed that it has made an offer for Orange-owned video site Dailymotion, as…
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Roku rolls out updates, adds voice search
Web streaming device maker Roku has made a number of updates to its players and…
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Virgin Media extends TiVo deal
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has extended its five-year agreement with set-top box maker TiVo by…