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KPN names Sickinghe as chairman
Dutch telco KPN has named former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe as its new chairman. Sickinghe…
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Netflix raises US$1.5 billion in debt with acquisitions in mind
Netflix is raising US$1.5 billion in new debt and will use the cash to buy…
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TalkTalk reports ‘strongest quarter’ for TV, mobile and fibre
UK service provider TalkTalk reported its “strongest ever quarter” for combined uptake of its TV,…
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Numericable-SFR moves swiftly to placate regulator over Outremer charges
Numericable-SFR has moved swiftly to head off a possible reversal of the French competition regulator’s…
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Netia teams up with P4 for quad-play
Polish triple-play service provider Netia has teamed up with local mobile provider P4 to deliver…
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MTG launches Gossip in Norway
The Modern Times Group has launched its online entertainment channel Gossip in Norway. The video-based…
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Volia extends network to Fastiv
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has started to offer TV and telecom services in the city…
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Netia appoints head of international sales
Netia, the Globecast-owned software solutions firm specialising in audio-visual content delivery, has appointed Jérémie Mekaelian as…
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Freesat now in 1.9 million UK homes
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has added 24,000 new homes in the final quarter of 2014,…
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Sky plans 4K set-top box
UK service provider Sky is reportedly planning to launch a next-generation set-top box in the…
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Germany outlines plans for 700MHz auction
The German government has announced that it will auction two blocks of spectrum in the…
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Prisa executives withdraw from Mediaset board
Juan Luis Cebrián and Manuel Polanco, the president and vice-president respectively of Spanish media group…
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ProSiebenSat.1 gives MacKenzie Maxdome job
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has instigated a high-level restructure of its digital division, handing former BSkyB…
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BBC reportedly set to lose golf Open
The BBC is set to lose its rights to the British Open golf championship to…
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Amazon Prime membership climbs 53%
Worldwide paid membership of Amazon’s Prime subscription service grew 53% last year – 50% in the US…
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BT adds TV customers, plans G.fast ultra high-speed broadband trial
UK telco BT added 45,000 TV customers in the quarter to December, which also saw…
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Sky moves into mobile with Telefonica deal
Sky is set to offer mobile voice and data services for the first time from…
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CNC VoD search service to exclude Netflix, iTunes
France’s Centre Nationale du Cinéma et de L’Image Animée (CNC) has created a search engine…
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TF1 launches SVoD service for kids
French broadcaster TF1 will launch TFou Max next month, the first SVoD service exclusively targeting…
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Belarus takes first step towards analogue shutdown
Belarus is taking a major step towards digital switchover by beginning to shut down analogue…
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Russian channels rebranded and refreshed
Russian channel provider Tsifrovoye televideniye (TSTV), a joint venture between Rostelecom and state-owned broadcaster RTR,…
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Volia strikes VoD deal with automotive interest channel
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has struck a deal with automotive interest channel Pershyy Avtomobilnyy (First…
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Kick Media launches Dusk! on Vectra
Bulgaria-based distributor Kick Media has launched Dutch adult service Dusk! on Polish cable operator Vectra’s…
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Virgin Media calls for halt to Premier League rights auction
UK cable provider Virgin Media has asked Ofcom to pause the current Premier League TV…
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‘Significant increase’ in no-TV households, says Ofcom
Digital TVs can now be found in 96% of UK homes, but there has been…
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Snapchat moves into original series
A day after launching its editorial-driven app Discover, messaging service Snapchat has launched its first…
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CSA names new members, outlines goals
French media regulator the CSA has named Nicolas Curien and Nathalie Sonnac as members of…
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New finance and development chief for Canal+
Canal+ has named Sébastian de Gasquet as finance and development director fort its free TV…
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IPTV revamp gives boost to Teo
TeliaSonera-owned Lithuanian telco Teo saw its IPTV base rise by 24% last year to reach…
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TeliaSonera sees TV growth across markets
Nordic telco TeliaSonera grew its TV base across most of its markets during the final…