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Pay TV Operators
Vodafone chief confirms UK TV plan, highlights quad-play risks
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao last week confirmed that the mobile operator would launch a cloud-based…
Premier League auction could top £5 billion
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…
Consumers could ‘lose out’ through BT-EE deal, says Which?
BT’s planned £12.5 billion (€16.8 billion) takeover of UK mobile operator EE could prove bad…
United Group upgrading to MPEG-4, DVB-S2 with Eutelsat
United Group, the Western Balkans-based cable and satellite service provider that operates the Total TV…
French unions threaten Canal+ strike action
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
Dom.ru upgrades to satellite distribution
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has upgraded its TV primary…
StudioCanal ups Buet to deputy CEO role
France-based StudioCanal has appointed the head of its German division, Rodolphe Buet, as its deputy…
Kabel Deutschland partners with Kaltura for TV app
Kabel Deutschland has selected video technology firm Kaltura to power its new TV app, a…
Volia moves forward with EuroDOCSIS migration
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has completed the upgrade of its broadband network in four districts…
Sunrise celebrates largest Swiss IPO since 2006
Sunrise has upped its IPO offering in a stock market debut that valued the company…
Global IPTV market to reach US$79 billion in 2020
The global IPTV market is expected to reach a value of USD$79.38 billion by 2020,…
Brightcove tops revenue expectations, appoints CMO
Brightcove reported revenues and profits that “exceeded expectations” in its fourth quarter, and has appointed…
Skynet Lithuania taps Arris for IPTV set-top
Lithuanian service provider Skynet has launched a new HDTV IP set-top box provided by Arris. …
Travel Channel HD extends Polish reach
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added Scripps Networks International UK & EMEA’s Travel Channel…
Tricolor TV renews Paramount content deal
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has renewed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures that…
Sky plans next-generation Now TV box, Italy device launch
Sky is planning to launch a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and…
BT agrees £12.5 billion EE buyout
BT has struck a definitive agreement to buy UK mobile operator EE for £12.5 billion…
Ofcom rejects Virgin Media calls to delay Premier League auction
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has reject calls by Virgin Media to delay the current Premier…
Swisscom sees strong TV 2.0 growth
Swisscom’s advanced TV offering, Swisscom TV 2.0, now has 306,000 subscribers out of a total…
Spain’s Popular Party threatens to reverse fibre regulations
The Senate representatives of Spain’s ruling Popular Party have moved to force a reversal of…
TV becomes more important for TDC
Danish telco TDC expects to earn close to a quarter of revenues this year from…
Combined Sky reports bumper customer growth
Sky reported strong customer growth in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria in its first…
Sony to launch YouView-integrated TVs in UK first
Sony has announced that it will integrate connected TV service YouView into its range of…
KPN names Sickinghe as chairman
Dutch telco KPN has named former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe as its new chairman. Sickinghe…
Vodafone reportedly set to unveil broadband, TV plans
Vodafone will unveil plans to enter the UK fixed broadband market in the next few…
Kabel Deutschland sees strong TV and broadband growth
Kabel Deutschland’s premium TV base grew by 55,000 customers in its third fiscal quarter to…
Nordic business boosts MTG’s performance
The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…
Fox names Eurosport’s Bramly as French chief
Fox International Channels has recruited Olivier Bramly as its general manager for France, replacing Frederic…
UPC Poland launches Stopklatka as first Horizon app
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has launched a service from movie channel Stopklatka as…
Sky Sports snatches golf Open from BBC
Pay TV operator Sky’s Sky Sports arm has confirmed that it has secured exclusive live…