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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…