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Pay TV Operators
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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…