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Pay TV Operators
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BARB takes ‘fresh approach’ to service contracts
The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has extended two of its four main service…
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UPC Czech Republic adds new channels
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic is adding a quartet of new channels to…
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Ball in Ofcom’s court as CAT rules against Sky on wholesale must offer
After four years of litigation, the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that BSkyB…
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BBC Worldwide names BBC Store chief
BBC Worldwide has appointed Jonathan Green as the new Director of BBC Store, the new…
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Liberty confirms completion of Ziggo takeover
Liberty Global has completed its tender offer for Dutch cable operator Ziggo and will own…
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EE begins commercialising TV service
UK mobile service provider EE has begun commercialising its TV service in its network of…
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Deutsche Telekom makes European TV gains
Deutsche Telekom reported a 12.1% year-on-year increase in TV customers in its home market of…
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Swisscom sees strong TV growth
Swisscom grew its TV base by almost a fifth in the year to September, ending…
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Mixed fortunes for nc+
TVN and Canal+-backed Polish pay TV operator nc+ saw its post-paid subscriber base fall 3%…
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Discovery hires ABC exec as CCO
Discovery Communications has recruited Phil Craig as chief creative officer. Craig’s appointment comes after chief…
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New board appointment for Cyfrowy Polsat
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has appointed Maciej Stec, sales director at Telewizji Polsat…
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Mixed fortunes: free-to-air and pay TV in the Middle East
Free TV, the mainstay of Middle Eastern broadcasting, has been badly hit by the impact…
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Sky strikes Now TV deal with Vodafone
Sky is making Now TV available to Vodafone Red 4G customers in its first deal for…
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Fox hires Wananchi’s Bekker to run African operation
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named former Wananchi Programming managing director Hannelie Bekker as managing…
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Vodafone Germany names strategy chief
Vodafone Germany has named Anna Dimitrova as is new head of strategy and corporate development….
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BSkyB investing £3 million in arts and culture projects
BSkyB is investing £3 million (€3.8 million) in new arts and culture TV projects over…
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Former Fox exec Calemzuk forms Rampante
Former Fox and Shine boss Emiliano Calemzuk has created a new content company, Rampante, and…
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UPC Cablecom launches fixed line phone rates via mobile
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched its new phone app, giving its…
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Sky Deutschland launches Info
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched Sky Info, a new information channel carrying…
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Netflix launches on YouView
UK connected TV platform YouView has added Netflix access to its set-top boxes, allowing its…
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Com Hem sees strong TiVo growth
Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo advanced TV user base now stands at over a…
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Euronews to add sports programming with SportAccord
News channel Euronews has signed what it describes as “a historic collaboration” partnership with SportAccord…
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Rovi buys content discovery firm Fanhattan
Rovi Corporation has bought venture-backed content discovery and navigation firm, Fanhattan, in an all cash…
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Mediaset unveils new structure, appointments for Italian channels
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has unveiled a new centralised organisational structure for its Italian channels under…
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Virgin Media adds new WiFi stations
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has started providing WiFi coverage in six new…
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Altice tables €7 billion bid for Portugal Telecom
Fresh from securing regulatory acceptance of Numericable’s takeover of SFR, telecoms investor Patrick Drahi’s Altice…
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Sky Deutschland back in the black, plans on-demand service
Sky Deutschland has returned to profit in the quarter to September and announced plans to…
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UPC Czech Republic launches Horizon Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has launched the cloud-based multiscreen version of the…
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Beeline launches catch-up TV
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched a catch-up TV…
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Neelie Kroes signs off from European digital role
The retiring head of the European Commission’s digital policy, Neelie Kroes, saw out her last…