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Pay TV Operators
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Peacock hits 20 million subs as Comcast weathers the storm
Media giant Comcast finished 2022 in robust shape, according to the company’s end of year…
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Xavier Niel reportedly looking to invest in France’s Brut
French media entrepreneur Xavier Niel, owner of service provider Free, and sometime rival French-Lebanese businessman…
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Mediapro wins latest court battle with Spanish Football Federation
Spanish media group Mediapro is celebrating after a fourth consecutive legal victory over the Spanish…
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YouTube TV adds roster of Scripps channels to expanding pay TV platform
While all eyes are on developments in the ad-funded FAST business, YouTube continues to carefully…
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BeIN Sports secures F1 rights for key Asian markets
Qatar-based pay TV service beIN Sports has secured exclusive rights to the Formula 1 World…
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Telia’s TV business sees in tough Q4 as it begins integration
Nordic telco Telia’s TV and media division contributed to a decline in group EBITDA in…
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Viaplay Select seals carriage deal with Canal+ Austria
Viaplay Group and Canal+ have agreed a partnership to make hundreds of hours of content…
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Amazon and Sky extend alliance with addition of music app
The Amazon Music app has been added to Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q…
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Canal+ Poland offers elite Ekstraklasa fixture for free on YouTube
Canal+ Poland resumes its coverage of Poland’s elite football league the Ekstraklasa this week after…
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Telenet entertainment chief to lead Luxembourg’s Eltrona
Belgian service provider Telenet and Luxembourg’s Eltrona have named Christophe Costers, currently VP Entertainment at…
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German TV piracy losses hit €1.8bn in 2022, says Vaunet
Vaunet, the Berlin-based trade body for private audiovisual media in Germany, has published a report…
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European audiovisual revenues becoming more concentrated as SVOD drives growth
The top 100 audiovisual players in the European market are growing twice as fast as…
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YouSee taps Simply.TV for metadata across streaming and linear TV
Danish service provider Nuuday, which operates consumer-facing services under the YouSee brand, is tapping metadata…
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Bouygues Telecom teams up with Xbox for Bbox Gaming
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has teamed up with Microsoft Xbox to launch a gaming…
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Xavier Niel to compete with TF1 and M6 for DTT frequency
French regulator ARCOM has announced that it received three bids for its recently advertised national…
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Tele Columbus expands management board with new CTO and housing industry chief
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, has appointed a new…
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RMC Sport extends French broadcasting rights to MMA bouts
MMA franchise UFC has announced an extension of its broadcast partnership with Altice-owned RMC Sport…
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Virgin Media O2 offers more HD channels to customers
UK Liberty Global-Telefónica JV Virgin Media O2 has said it is giving its TV customers…
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KPN embraces streaming with new KPN TV+ offering
Dutch telco KPN has launched a new TV service combining traditional TV and streaming, becoming…
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MENA’s piracy-affected pay TV platforms faces tepid growth
The number of pay TV subscribers across MENA is set to rise over the next…
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Telia reveals US$2bn impairment that will ‘negatively impact’ 2022 income
Swedish telco Telia has warned investors that its 2022 financial results will be impacted by…
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Sky Italia co-founder Andrea Zappia to depart group later this year
Sky stalwart Andrea Zappia is to leave the company, according to reports emerging from the…
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MBC extends deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
Saudi broadcaster MBC Group has extended its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to continue bringing…
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Vodafone Deutschland debuts 5G-enabled Watch Party for Bundesliga with DAZN
Vodafone Deutschland is introducing new 5G-enabled features to its Bundesliga football coverage in partnership with…
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Tele Columbus expands reach in Berlin with Gesobau deal
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, has extended its reach…
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Disney says Peltz ‘oblivious’ to media industry developments as board battle looms
Disney has reiterated its opposition to activist investor Nelson Peltz’s attempt to secure a seat…
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Berenberg: Telia deal will boost Viaplay’s Q4 numbers
Nordic and international streamer Viaplay’s surprise agreement with Telia in December will boost its Q4…
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UK’s Sky to offer Discovery+ streaming service for free
UK platform operator Sky TV has made streaming service Discovery+ available to its subscribers at…
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Voo CEO resigns to be replaced by finance chief
Christopher Traggio, the CEO of Belgian cable operator Voo, has resigned to take on a…
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Vivendi’s De Puyfontaine quits TIM board
Vivendi chief executive Arnaud De Puyfontaine has resigned his position as a member of the…