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Sunrise grows TV base by 54%
Swiss service provider Sunrise increased its TV customer base by 53.5% year-on-year in the second…
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Forthnet taps Irdeto for DTH upgrade
Greek pay TV operator Forthnet has tapped content security specialist Irdeto to provide conditional access…
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TV loses subs but boosts ARPU for MTS fixed line business
Russian service provider MTS said its modernization of networks outside Moscow with the rollout of…
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Numericable launches TV everywhere LaBox service
French cable operator Numericable is launching a raft of new services including TV everywhere service…
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Sky Deutschland cuts Snap price ahead of Netflix Germany launch
Sky Deutschland has slashed the price of its online video service Snap to just €3.99…
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Canal+ reorganises thematic channels under former France 3 chief
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named former France Télévisions executive Thierry Langlois as head…
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Netflix confirms Time Warner Cable payment
Subscription on-demand service Netflix has begun paying another US cable provider fees to guarantee better…
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UPC DTH adds HBO Go
Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has added OTT TV anywhere service HBO Go…
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Swisscom grows TV customer base by 21%
Swiss telco Swisscom grew its TV customer base by 21% year-on-year in the second quarter,…
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Volia calls for flexibility as Ukraine pay TV hit by crisis
Ukrainian cable operator Volia’s chief executive Sergey Boyko has called on content rights holders and…
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nc+ names Czernuszenko to senior strategy role
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named former Netia board member and Virgin Mobile executive…
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Telefónica offering Vivendi content deal to sweeten GVT offer
Telefónica is reportedly offering Vivendi a TV content deal on top of its €6.7 billion…
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Satellite-delivered Ultra HD TV channels to number 820 by 2015
There will be more than 820 channels of Ultra HD content delivered via satellite by…
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A+E Networks UK to launch channel portfolio on TalkTalk
A+E Networks UK is set to launch its full channel portfolio on TalkTalk’s TV service,…
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DNA makes Viasat Sport offering available to DTT subscribers
Finnish service provider DNA is to carry Modern Times Group’s Viasat Sport channel package on…
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TDC and YouSee in e-book first for Denmark
Danish telco TDC and cable subsidiary YouSee are making e-books available to suscribers via their…
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VimpelCom hires CTC Media exec as legal affairs chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates as Beeline, has hired former CTC Media executive Anton…
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Vivendi could take reported 20% stake in Telecom Italia in GVT deal
Telecom Italia, having confirmed it is interested in acquiring Vivendi’s Brazilian unit GVT, is reportedly…
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Al Gore suing Al Jazeera for allegedly withholding funds
Former US vice-president Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera, claiming the Qatar-based broadcaster has withheld…
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BT gears up for next Premier League auction
BT is reportedly considering a bid for all Premier League football rights at the next broadcast…
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SES to deliver West African DTH for broadcast consortium
SES has signed a deal with a consortium of West African broadcasters, led by Africable…
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Canal+ secures Formula E rights
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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TalkTalk adds sports channels
UK service provider TalkTalk is adding sports channels BoxNation and Premier Sports to its programming…
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Sunrise appoints 20th Century Fox exec as commercial chief
Swiss service provider Sunrise has appointed former 20th Century Fox executive Markus Naef as its…
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Sky makes ethnic minority pledge
Sky has announced a string of measures, designed to better represent black, Asian and minority…
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Survey reveals US TV and digital device habits
Over half of US consumers watch more than two hours of TV a day while…
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YouTube and Vimeo revamp TV apps
YouTube is updating its app for TV, with Microsoft’s Xbox One game console receiving the…
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Pluto.tv launches first native TV box app
Online video content aggregator Pluto.tv has launched its first native streaming TV box app on…
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Akado names legal affairs chief
Russian cable operator Akado has named Yevgenia Shteglova as director of legal affairs. Shteglova will…
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New sports-focused offering from Canal+
French pay TV operator Canal+ Group and Canalsat have launched a new combined sports-focused offering,…