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Pay TV Operators
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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…