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Skylink adds six HD channels

M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV platform Skylink has added six new HD channels…

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Net neutrality rules should make room for IPTV, says EC chief

Rules governing net neutrality in the EU as part of the Telecom Single Market will…

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US live TV viewing slides as broadband-only household numbers increase

The number of broadband-only households in the US has climbed by 112% year-on-year, with the…

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Sky sells Sky Bet stake at £800m valuation to focus on pay TV growth

Sky has agreed to sell a controlling stake in Sky Bet to CVC Capital Partners,…

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Thomson demos five HD channels in one DTT mux

Thomson Video Networks is conducting what it says is France’s first demonstration of the video…

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Teo makes OTT service available to all

Lithuanian telco Teo has made its OTT service, Interneto.tv, available to users who haven’t signed…

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Paris court fines Dailymotion €1.3m for copyright infringement

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has welcomed a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal to…

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Telenor and TeliaSonera merge Danish operations

Norway-based operator Telenor has agreed struck a deal with Nordic telco TeliaSonera to merge their…

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Ericsson opens new media and broadcast centre in France

Ericsson has opened a new broadcast and media services facility in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, that…

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Volia upgrades backbone network

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has completed the latest phase in the modernization of its backbone…

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Former MTG boss steps down from Millicom to ‘return to media’

Former MTG boss Hans-Holger Albrecht is stepping down from his current post as president and…

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Streaming media devices bought by 10% of US homes in 2014

Some 10% of US broadband homes bought a streaming player or stick in the first…

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A+E launches H2 HD and Lifetime HD on Cyfrowy Polsat

A+E Networks has launched HD versions of its H2 and Lifetime channels on Polish pay…

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Arqiva adds channels to YouView Connect TV

Media services provider Arqiva has added a range of new channels to its Connect TV…

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Kids viewing drives Viaplay growth

Viewing of kids content on Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viaplay streaming service grew five-fold in…

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Russia’s Raduga TV to close down

Russian pay TV operator Raduga TV, in which Modern Times Group (MTG) holds a 50%…

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Swisscom teams up with Teleclub for SVoD

Swisscom has teamed up with pay TV provider Teleclub to offer a new flat-rate video-on-demand…

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MTG strikes online partnership with Tele2

Modern Times Group (MTG) has struck a deal with Swedish alternative telco Tele2 that will…

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Belgacom hires SFR’s Dufour as CFO

Belgacom has named SFR’s EVP, finance and strategy, Sandrine Dufour as its new chief financial…

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GS Group unveils new replacement box for Tricolor TV

Russian technology company GS Group, the major supplier to pay TV operator Tricolor TV, has…

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Globecast launches Téléfrance package in UK

Media services provider Globecast has launched its French TV package Téléfrance in the UK, available…

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Sky Deutschland to drop out of MDAX as Sky stake passes 90%

Sky’s stake in Sky Deutschland has now passed the 90% mark, meaning that the German…

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UPC Czech Republic upgrades

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has upgraded its network in the eastern Bohemian…

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Vodafone mulling Liberty Global acquisition

Vodafone is mulling an acquisition of Liberty Global among other potential acquisitions, according to Reuters,…

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Drahi reportedly in exclusive talks to buy Portugal Telecom

French cable and telecom investor Patrick Drahi has reportedly entered into exclusive talks to buy…

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Numericable-SFR chief reveals number one ambition

The CEO of France’s newly created Numericable-SFR has thrown down the gauntlet to its principal…

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New chief for Russia’s Tricolor TV

Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has confirmed Alexey Khodolov as its new CEO. Khodolov…

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Inea teams up with Play

Polish cable operator Inea has struck a partnership with mobile service provider Play to develop…

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PeerTV approved by Kartina

OTT TV technology provider PeerTV’s new HEVC set-top has been approved by Russian expatriate-focused OTT…

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Why are European broadcasters snapping up YouTube networks?

Following RTL Group’s acquisition of a majority stake in StyleHaul earlier this month, the YouTube…