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Pay TV Operators
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Digital marketing matters – strategies for broadcasters and channels
The marketing strategies of broadcasters and channels are changing as viewer behaviour and distribution models…
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Amazon launches Chromecast rival, Fire TV Stick
Amazon has launched a HDMI dongle version of its Amazon Fire TV streaming device, going…
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YouTube looking to paid-subscriptions
YouTube is reportedly looking to new subscription offerings, including ad-free version of the service, according…
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Numericable gets green light for SFR with conditions
France’s competition authority has given the green light, with conditions, to the acquisition of SFR…
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Canal+ Overseas takes majority stake in Thema
Canal+’s international arm, Canal+ Overseas, has agreed to take a majority stake in channel distributor…
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Freesat launches kids SVoD offering on Freetime
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering for kids from Hopster,…
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Liberty Global unifies Swiss and Austrian teams, names customer chief
Liberty Global is creating a unified management team for its Austria and Swiss operations, appointing…
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Wuaki.tv secures international dramas
On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films…
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Prisa reports Portuguese TV gains
Spanish media group Prisa reported strong TV ad revenues in Portugal, but said that group…
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Vectra bundles PlayStation’s PS Plus with internet
Polish cable operator Vectra has struck a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Poland to bundle…
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UnitymediaKabelBW names retail chief
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator UnitymediaKabelBW has named Holger Schmieding as head of retail. Schmieding…
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The linear path – the changing nature of the pay TV channel business
Growth in on-demand consumption and multiscreen viewing are changing the rules of the game for…
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Roku gears up for IPO
Roku is reportedly working on plans to file confidentially for an initial public offering, in…
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Vodafone investigating former Ono managers over VAT fraud
Vodafone is investigating responsibility for possible fraud at Spanish cable operator cable operator Ono ahead…
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Numericable posts loss on SFR costs, details fibre plans
Numericable posted a third quarter net loss of €94.4 million, compared with a profit of…
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Swedish TV executives call for net neutrality to be upheld
Top Swedish TV executives from TV4 Group, SVT, MTG and SBS Discovery Media have written…
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Canal+ to close Jimmy and two other channels
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to close three of its thematic channels – youth-oriented…
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More than 600 apps for Amazon Fire TV
More than 600 apps are now available for Amazon’s Fire TV streaming box, triple the…
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Fairbairn exits as Scripps takes channels in-house
Kathy Fairbairn, the director of programming for Food Network and Fine Living and the former…
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UPC Austria to launch Horizon Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria is due to launch UPC’s Horizon Go over-the-top TV…
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UPC Austria adds HD services
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has begun distributing the Austrian public broadcaster’s ORF III…
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Crispin Odey makes Sky Deutschland U-turn
The finance company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s formerson-in-law, Crispin Odey, has agreed to sell almost…
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Amazon renews content investment pledge
Amazon will continue investing in original content for its Prime Instant Video service after billing…
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Mediaset distances itself from alleged blackmail case
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has moved to distance itself from an emerging scandal surrounding Emilio Fede,…
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MTG makes progress as Viaplay compensates for linear declines
Modern Times Group said it is making “significant progress,” with profits and revenues both up…
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YouView adds updated iPlayer and BBC connected red button
UK connected TV platform YouView has added the latest, updated version of the BBC’s iPlayer, as…
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Belgacom sees TV growth
Belgacom, which now operates under the Proximus brand, saw its TV revenue-generating unit base grow…
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TDC to provide IPTV platform for Norway’s NextGenTel
Danish telecom operator TDC has begun providing the TV platform for Norwegian telco NextGenTel, the…
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Plus TV write-down hits DNA profit
Finnish service provider DNA’s profit for the quarter to September took a hit from the…
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Pay TV customers value TV and quality more, says Sky Deutschland
Sky Deutschland says its pay TV viewers value TV more, place a higher value on…