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Pay TV Operators
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Half of pay TV subscribers aware of TV Everywhere, says CTAM
Just 49% of multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) customers aged 18 to 64 are aware…
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Netflix ahead in terms of content, says Piper Jaffray
Netflix is ahead of rival Amazon by “a wide margin” when it comes to licensing…
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Belgacom unveils €10 Belgian football offer
Belgacom has unveiled pricing for its football offering, after securing the non-exclusive rights to broadcast…
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Beltelecom adds two to Zala TV
Belarus service provider Beltelecom has added two new channels to its programming line-up. The operator…
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Mediaset likely to sell Canal+ stake, holding out for ‘strategic partnership’
Mediaset executive vice-president Piersilvio Berlusconi has given the strongest indication yet that his group will…
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Europe approves Vodafone-ONO deal
The European Commission has cleared Vodafone’s planned €7.2 billion takeover of Spanish cable operator ONO…
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Four in ten UK internet users watch TV on the web, says Ofcom
Some 39% of UK internet users said they use the web to watch TV or…
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Poland’s Vectra moves in on Netia
Gdynia-based Polish cable operator Vectra has submitted a bid to acquire a one third stake…
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Tricolor TV to introduce new audience measurement system
Leading Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has begun testing a new audience measurement system…
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Vodafone Germany extends CEO’s run
Vodafone Germany has extended the tenure of current CEO Jens Schulte-Bockum for a further three…
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A+E’s History extends reach in Baltics with Viasat
A+E Networks’ History has launched with Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned pay TV platform Viasat in…
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Teo launches personal media on TV
Lithaunian service provider Teo has introduced the ability to view personal media including photos, video…
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Orange drops plan to acquire Bouygues Telecom
Orange has dropped its ambition to acquire smaller rival French service provider Bouygues Telecom following…
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BBC ups R&D controller to chief technology officer
The BBC has appointed controller of research and development, Matthew Postgate, as its new chief…
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France’s Leclerc launches OTT service
Ahead of Netflix’s planned launch in France this autumn, French supermarket chain Leclerc is launching…
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A+E’s Lifetime to launch on DStv
A+E Networks is to launch women’s entertainment channel Lifetime on the MultiChoice DStv platform in…
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UPC Cablecom buys Geneva cable network
UPC Cablecom has taken full control over the Télé-Pregny-Chambésy glass fibre optic cable network in…
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Amazon making Mena Suvari pilot with Universal
Amazon is making Hysteria, a new one-hour drama starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty). The pilot…
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Samsung bundles Now TV offer with Galaxy tablets
Samsung is offering a three-month Now TV Sky Movies Pass to customers that buy a…
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French quad-play war heats up
Orange France has reacted to rival Bouygues Telecom’s introduction of a low-cost fibre offering by…
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Sky Deutschland partners with ARD for big budget drama
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is teaming up with public broadcaster ARD to collaborate…
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OTE takes on Vodafone for control of Greece’s Nova TV
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telecom operator OTE has made a non-binding offer to media group Forthnet…
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Unitymedia KabelBW launches Horizon on Android
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW has launched an Android app for its Horizon…
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Samsung Turkey launches second screen app
Samsung Turkey has launched a multiscreen TV app for mobile devices in partnership with technology…
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Seven up for UPC Slovakia
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has added seven new TV channels to its platform,…
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ViaSat and Eutelsat team up for Ka-band coverage
Satellite providers ViaSat and Eutelsat have teamed up to link their Ka-band networks and provide…
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InCoax Networks joins MoCA
Networking equipment provider InCoax Networks has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) as a…
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Two in five French homes now take IPTV services
Over two in five French households – 40.7% – received TV via ADSL or fibre…
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BT TV updates user interface
UK telco BT is updating its TV user interface with a new look that it…
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CEE audiences turning away from national channels
Mainstream national TV channels are losing their grip on viewers across central and eastern Europe…