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Vivendi and Telecom Italia discuss Brazilan deal and strategic partnership
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré and Telecom Italia deputy director Marco Patuano met in Paris yesterday…
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UPC Cablecom to extend Wi-Free nationally from October
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom is to extend its ‘Wi-Free’ free WiFi offering…
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Portugal Telecom passes one million Meo Go downloads
Portugal Telecom has passed to one million download milestone for its Meo Go TV everywhere…
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MTV extends reach in South Africa
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa plans to move MTV in South Africa to pay…
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OSN adds new linear channels to fast-growing OTT service
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has added three new live channels to its OTT…
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Telecom Italia and Vivendi chiefs reportedly meeting today
Telecom Italia executive director Marco Patuano is set to meet Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré today…
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TV boost for struggling Telekom Austria
Upselling to TV services provided a boost for Telekom Austria in its domestic market, where…
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SFR begins tests of new Evolution box
French service provider SFR has begun beta-testing the latest generation of its Evolution set-top box…
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UPC Poland adds new music channel
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland has added music channel Disco Polo Music to its…
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Akado deploys cardless CA via CI+
Russian cable operator Akado has begun deploying cardless conditional access from Verimatrix using CI+ modules….
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Amazon to launch third pilot season this month
Amazon Prime Instant Video is launching its latest season of pilots in the US and…
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BSkyB launches weekly pay-you-go Sky Sports option
BSkyB has launched a new pay-as-you-go variant for its Now TV OTT offering, providing a…
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Kipco rejects US$3.2 billion offer for OSN stake
Kuwait Projects Company (Kipco) has reportedly rejected a US$3.2 billion (€2.4 billion) offer from an…
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Sundance Channel rises in Central America
Sundance Channel Global has launched in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Paraguay…
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Telecom Italia move sparks Mediaset merger speculation
Telecom Italia has reportedly initiated talks with Vivendi, in a bid to counter Telefónica’s bid…
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Netflix boasts revenues have overtaken HBO
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has taken to Facebook to boast that the streaming service generated…
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Microsoft to add free-to-air DTT tuner for Xbox One in Europe
Microsoft is to provide a digital TV tuner for its Xbox One gaming devices in…
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DTG begins work on Freeview Connected and 700MHz migration plan
The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) is initiating work on the specification for the proposed…
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TalkTalk adds Brazilian boost
UK service provider TalkTalk has added a new Brazilian TV mini-pack or ‘boost’ to is…
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FilmBox Live streaming app launches on Skylink
Channel provider SPI International’s video-on-demand and live streaming app FilmBox Live has launched on the…
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Portugal’s Nos adds YouTube to Iris offering
Portuguese pay TV operator Nos, formerly known as Zon Multimédia, has launched a YouTube app…
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UPC Romania clarifies on football offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Romania has committed to upgrading only those subscribers who notify…
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Wananchi’s Zuku to upgrade cable broadband
Wananchi Programming-owned Kenya-based pay TV provider Zuku is upgrading its broadband network in the country’s…
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Chile next for Horizon as Liberty Global evolves advanced TV platform
Liberty Global is turning to Chile for its next Horizon advanced TV launch, according to…
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Liberty looks to content investments to secure distribution business
Investment in OTT content, free-to-air broadcasting, production outfits and sports rights form four pillars of…
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Kabel Deutschland sees strong broadband and premium TV growth
Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland saw strong growth in both broadband and premium TV…
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M7 Group takes Scripps channels in Hungary
Pay TV operator M7 Group has signed a deal with Scripps Networks in include Food…
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Deutsche Telekom sees TV growth across Europe
Deutsche Telekom had 2.318 million TV subscribers in Germany and 3.619 million in the rest…
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Sky Italia sees continued decline
21st Century Fox-owned Sky Italia saw a continued decline in its subscriber base in the…
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YouSee decline offsets TDC TV growth while TV revenues fall
Danish telco TDC’s IPTV customer base grew by 11,000 in the quarter to June, but…