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Pay TV Operators
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Local flavour: channel strategies in CEE
TV channels are investing in localisation and digital distribution in CEE, but the classic pay…
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YouView infringes regional telco’s trademark, rules court
UK connected TV platform YouView infringes a trademark owned by a Total Ltd, an independent…
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Com Hem prices IPO at €6.44 per share, nets €629 million
Com Hem has priced its over-subscribed IPO offering at SEK58 (€6.44) per share, with trading…
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Telenet buys 50% of De Vijver Media
Telenet has bought a 50% stake in Belgium’s De Vijver Media, after buying Finnish media…
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Telenet and Voo abandon plans to operate mobile network
Belgian cable operators Telenet and Voo have renounced their rights to use frequencies that would…
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UPC Poland sees strong demand for Horizon app
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland’s subscribers have downloaded its new Horizon mobile TV app…
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New chief executive for C More
TV4 Group-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More has named former Modern Times Group…
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New marketing chief for Ukraine’s Volia
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has named Victoria Tsomaya as its new director of marketing. Tsomaya…
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Eutelsat deputy CEO takes on commercial and development duties
Eutelsat Communications’ deputy CEO Michel Azibert is taking on an expanded role, assuming responsibility for…
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BT Media and Broadcast teams up with Nevion
Media services unit BT Media and Broadcast has teamed up with video transport specialist Nevion…
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Supply and demand: CEE’s home-grown Netflix rivals
The over-the-top video market in Central and Eastern Europe is in a state of growth…
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Satellite states: pay TV distribution in CEE
Satellite is one of the mainstays of pay TV distribution in central and eastern Europe…
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DTG to publish Freeview Connect specifications this year
UK industry association the Digital TV Group (DTG) will publish the technical requirements for the…
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BSkyB chooses banks for pan-European pay TV plan
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has hired Morgan Stanley and Barclays to advise on its…
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MTG launches movie channel in Israel
The Modern Times Group has launched a Russian-language movie channel in Israel. The TV1000 channel…
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Binge viewing now pervasive in UK, US
Binge viewing is now “pervasive” with 89% of UK viewers watching content in this way…
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Football for all as Belgium’s Pro League unveils non-exclusive deal
Belgium’s Pro League has decided to allocate rights to the country’s top tier of football…
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Single CFO for Vodafone and Kabel Deutschland
In a further sign of the growing integration of the management of Vodafone Deutschland and…
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Al Jazeera begins AJ+ rollout
Al Jazeera has soft-launched content for its new online and social news service AJ+, ahead…
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YouSee re-launches information channel
Danish cable operator YouSee is to re-launch its information channel InfoKanal, which was removed from…
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Tattelecom to launch mobile TV in July
Tatarstan-based service provider Tattelecom is to begin the commercial launch its new mobile TV service,…
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Fox International Channels renews French playout deal
Fox International Channels (FIC) has renewed a broadcast services contract with TDF Group-owned Arkena for…
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Report: Liberty and Discovery in talks to buy 49% F1 stake
Liberty Global and Discovery Communications are reportedly in talks with CVC Capital Partners and Lehman…
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Canis sells off Sit-Up EPG slots to Turner, Gems TV
UK broadcast management company Canis Media has sold off the Price Drop and Bid TV…
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Numericable launches World Cup app for LaBox Fibre
French cable operator Numericable has launched an applicaton and portal for the football World Cup…
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Sky Sports extends golf rights
BSkyB’s Sky Sports has struck a deal to show the US Open golf championship for…
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News channels stake rival claims to top spot
Leading international news channels have each placed their individual spin on the results of the…
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YouView still on course despite Freeview challenge, says Halton
YouView’s long-term strategy will not change in the face of new competition from Freeview’s new…
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BSkyB adds ITV Player to Now TV
BSkyB has added ITV Player, the catch-up service from the UK’s leading commercial broadcaster to…
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TalkTalk launches new TV Player
UK service provider TalkTalk has launched a new TV player to deliver on-demand movies and…