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Pay TV Operators
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Volia promotes movie channels
Ukrainian cable operator Volia is to make three premium movie channels – Volia Cine+, Volia…
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Multi-screening now mainstream, says ad sales bodies’ research
Using multiple screens at the same time and engaging with social media while watching TV…
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Sky Deutschland replaces Murdoch with Darroch as head of board
Sky Deutschland has appointed Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch as the new chairman of its supervisory…
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Amazon starts shipping in-demand Fire TV Stick
Amazon has started to ship its HDMI TV streaming device, the Fire TV Stick, to…
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Nielsen to track Netflix and Amazon viewing
US information and measurement firm Nielsen is reportedly due to start recording TV viewership on…
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Berenberg negative on Sky as Ofcom investigates Premier League
Investment bank Berenberg has maintained its ‘sell’ recommendation on Sky following Ofcom’s announcement that it…
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Netflix revives A+E drama Longmire
Streaming service Netflix has revived Longmire, commissioning a fourth season after US cable net A&E…
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Sky forced to withdraw ‘best ever’ ad
Sky in the UK has withdrawn an advert in which it claimed that its current…
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Liberty moves to delist Ziggo after gaining 95% of shares
Liberty Global has secured control of 95.6% of Dutch operator Ziggo’s shares and is initiating…
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Orange digital chief outlines 2020 vision
Whole-wall TV screens, more hours spent viewing video, increased consumer expenditure on content and the…
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Tricolor TV outlines Russian pay TV principles
Large basic TV packages and the ability to upsell customers will help sustain the pay…
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Eutelsat and Spacecom team up for Africa at 16-17° East
Satellite operators Eutelsat and Spacecom are to create a unified neighbourhood for Africa at the…
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SFR launches first converged product with Numericable
Ahead of its formal acquisition by Numericable, French telco SFR has launched the latter’s La…
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Viacom launches new French channel
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a new channel for the French market targeted…
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UK Play launches on PC and YouView
UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has launched its UKTV Play on-demand player on PC and the…
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AlloCiné launches multichannel network
French cinema website AlloCiné has launched its own YouTube multichannel network. AlloCiné has launched 10…
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TDC to launch extensive Blockbuster-branded TVoD and EST service
Danish telco TDC plans to launch a comprehensive transactional video-on-demand and electronic sell-through service using…
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Ofcom to investigate Premier League selling practices
UK media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into how the English Premier League sells…
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UPC Hungary to extend cloud-based YouTube to all boxes
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Hungary is to expand its ActiveVideo-powered cloud-based YouTube app to…
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KPN acquires full control of Reggefiber
Dutch telco KPN has acquired the 40% it did not already own in fibre-to-the-home provider…
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Programmatic buying points way ahead, says Verizon OnCue
Programmatic buying – the automated buying, selling and delivery of TV ad spots – is…
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BT undercuts Sky to target hospitality market
BT is to aggressively target the UK hospitality market by making its three premium sports…
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Multi-play investment pays off for Tele Columbus
Success in selling broadband and phone subscriptions has lifted Germany cable operator Tele Columbus’s performance…
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SPI International strikes Filmbox deal with Telekom Austria
Channels provider SPI International has struck a strategic agreement with Telekom Austria allowing the telco…
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Multi-play boost and mixed results for Multimedia Polska
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska added 46,000 revenue-generating units in the year to the end…
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Sky Deutschland ad sales arm teams up with Sport Five
Sky Deutschland’s ad sales arm Sky Media Network has teamed up with sports agency Sport…
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Swisscom bundles TV 2.0 light with basic multi-play
Swisscom has begun offering the ‘light’ version of its advanced TV service as part of…
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International and SVoD lift Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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US pay TV losses rise in third quarter
The 13 top US pay TV operators lost 150,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter,…
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Sky Italia using Contentwise for OTT TV service
Contentwise is providing personalised recommendations for Sky Italia’s Sky Online OTT TV service, launched earlier…