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Virgin Media plans £3 billion ultrafast broadband expansion

Liberty Global-owned cable operator Virgin Media has unveiled plans to invest a further £3 billion…

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Sky defends Premier League spend, European backlash gathers pace

Sky’s group director, corporate affairs, Graham McWilliam, has taken to Twitter to defend Sky’s record…

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Telefónica SVoD service buys CBS, Showtime dramas

The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefónica has close a multi-year rights agreement…

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T-Hrvatski satellite growth keeps TV numbers even

Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom saw its overall TV remain flat last year, growing…

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TRT Türk back on Unitymedia KabelBW

Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW has returned Turkish channel TRT Türk to its…

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Return of RTVE advertising would hit commercial broadcasters, says bank

A report by Spain’s CaixaBank has found that a move by the Spanish government to…

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YFE’s RiC launches on Unitymedia KabelBW

Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is adding Your Family Entertainment-owned kids channel RiC…

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Freeview unveils connected platform, Freeview Play

UK DTT platform Freeview has unveiled details of its new connected TV platform, Freeview Play, which…

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UK UHD screen market passes 200K a year milestone

Ultra HD flat screen sales are growing at a faster rate than expected in the…

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Ultra HD technology alignment now close to “tipping point” for services

The Ultra HD display market is now approaching a “tipping point” when standards will be…

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Sky News and Sky Sports launch on Snapchat

Sky has launched two content channels on the new Snapchat Discover platform for Sky News…

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Telenet meets objectives despite tougher market

Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has met its full-year objectives for 2014 despite what…

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Canalplay acquires HBO series

Canal+’s subscription video-on-demand service Canalplay has secured SVoD rights to a number of HBO catalogue…

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Premier League TV auction hits record £5.14 billion

Sky retained the bulk of live Premier League football but upped its spend as the…

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HbbTV 2.0 specification announced

The HbbTV Association has released the specification for Hbb 2.0, paving the way for a…

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Sony buys Viasat channels from MTG

Sony Pictures Television has acquired the Viasat3 and Viasat6 free-to-air TV channels in Hungary from…

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Telefonica selects Verimatrix for Movistar TV security

Telefónica partnered with Verimatrix to provide “enhanced revenue security” for its Spanish IPTV service, Movistar…

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SFR-Numericable reportedly renewing interest in Bouygues

French quad-play service provider SFR-Numericable has indicated to analysts that it is willing to pay…

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Telenor Norwegian TV sees modest growth

Norwegian telco Telenor’s domestic TV base remained stable in the fourth quarter. The telco had…

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Com Hem extends reach of services with network deal

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck an agreement with local network operator Stadsnät i…

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UPC Poland removes SD duplicate channels

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has implemented a decoder update that removes SD channels…

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Volia upgrades capital to EuroDOCSIS

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has completed the upgrade of its data network in the country’s…

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Bahrain suspends broadcast of Alarab news channel

Bahrain’s government has suspended the broadcast of the recently launched Alarab news channel, citing non-compliance…

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One in four Com Hem subs now with TiVo

Swedish cable operator Com Hem saw its TiVo advanced TV service taken by 164,000 customers…

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Kabel Deutschland in fresh move on pubcaster fees

Vodafone-controlled German cable operator Kabel Deutschland is to take legal action to force public broadcasters…

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France Télévisions to launch child-focused YouTube networks

France Télévisions is set to launch two YouTube kids channels for the 3-12 demo this…

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New shows boost Lagardère Active

The delivery of new shows – notably, season two of Transporteur – le série –…

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Akado adds NTV HD

Russian service provider Komkor, which operates under the Akado brand, has added the HD version…

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Canal+ and Eurosport sign exclusive carriage deal

Canal+ and Eurosport have agreed a deal for the exclusive carriage of the Eurosport and…

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Deutsche Telekom makes board appointment

Deutsche Telekom has appointed former Ericsson executive and more recently the CEO of chemicals firm…