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Pay TV Operators
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UK-based CineFunTV launches Star Channels
UK-based CineFunTV has launched the Star-branded South Asian TV networks on its platform in the…
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Lithuania’s Teo rolls out Cinema Club
TeliaSonera-owned Lithuanian telco Teo has launched a pay-monthly smart TV movie service called Cinema Club. For…
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DanceTrippin TV goes live on Ziggo
Amsterdam-based Dance music TV channel, DanceTrippin, has launched on the Ziggo platform in the Netherlands. …
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Cable Congress 2015 interviews: Balan Nair, Liberty Global
With UK unit Virgin Media’s recent announcement of a £3 billion network investment and network…
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German cable operators slam open market plan for modems
German cable operators have joined forces to reject a move by the Federal government to…
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Canal+ chief weighs in to Vivendi dispute
Canal+ CEO Bertrand Meheut has weighed in to the dispute between parent company Vivendi and…
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KPN confirms interest as cable ops eye Belgian mobile unit
Dutch telco KPN has confirmed that it “several parties” have made approaches about a possible…
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CSA receives 33 applications for France Télévisions top job
French audiovisual media regulator the CSA has received 33 applications from candidates hoping to replace…
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Primacom names Barron as chairman
German cable operator Primacom has named Com Hem chairman and former Virgin Media COO Andrew…
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ARCEP to auction 700MHz spectrum
French telecoms regulator ARCEP is to begin auctioning part of the 700MHz spectrum band currently…
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Volia adds Bollywood HD
Ukrainian cable operator Volia is adding the Bollywood HD channel to its line-up of services…
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Eutelsat secures refinancing of debt
Satellite operator Eutelsat has secured early refinancing of an €800 million loan due in December…
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Revolutionary compression technology promises “video at audio bitrates”
Video technology start-up V-Nova, which has been operating in stealth mode for the last five…
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Discovery takes controlling stake in Eurosport France
Discovery has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Eurosport France, further consolidating its…
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Swisscom launches new no-frills service with TV
Swisscom has launched a new no-frills brand targeted at “digitally savvy” younger customers that will…
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Sky Germany going day and date with HBO
Sky Germany will start launching HBO series on the same day they go out on…
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Liberty Global to cut Dutch headcount
Liberty Global has said it will reduce the headcount of its Dutch operations by approximately…
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Liberty Global creates big data business unit
European cable operator Liberty Global has established a new business unit to pursue big data…
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Beltelecom launches multiscreen TV
Belarus telco Beltelecom has launched a multiscreen TV service for its Zala TV offering. Smart…
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ProSiebenSat.1 signs up with KD for regionalised ads
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is to launch regionalized advertising on Vodafone-owned cable operator Kabel Deutschland’s…
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Investor group closes TDF acquisition
A group of investors comprising Brookfield Infrastructure Group, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments),…
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Vivendi and US shareholder trade blows as battle intensifies
The fast-developing battle between Vivendi and one of its shareholders over the company’s cash policies…
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Darroch: Sky willing to spend for German football rights, will invest in content
Sky is well-placed to win German top-tier football rights and will invest in more German…
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Vodafone names Springer chief to board
Vodafone Group has named Axel Springer chairman and CEO Mathias Döpfner to its board as…
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Ukraine Today to launch in Spain
Ukrainian news channel Ukraine Today has launched in Spain on the Ono cable network owned…
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Vodafone Spain to launch converged offering next month
Vodafone España will begin offering quad-play services in Spain from April 20 in direct competition…
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T-Hrvatski Telekom to offer MAXtv for HRK1
Deutsche Telekom Croatian telecom operator T-Hrvatski Telekom is to offer its MAXtv to new subscribers…
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Sony Pictures Television buys Film1 from Liberty
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPT) has agreed to buy Dutch channel group Film1 from Liberty…
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DTG adds Freeview Play support with D-Book 8 release
UK TV technical standards body the DTG has introduced support for the forthcoming Freeview Play…
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New CEO for NTV+
Russia’s Gazprom Media has appointed Aleksander Vronsky as the new CEO of its satellite pay…