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Pay TV Operators
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Cloud-based DVR remains challenging in Europe, say operators
Cloud-based DVR services remain problematic for operators due to restrictions on the use of content…
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M7 may follow up KabelKiosk acquisition with German pay TV launch
Pay TV provider M7 Group may launch a new consumer pay TV business in Germany…
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Facebook expands TV-style video ads to UK, France Germany
Facebook is expanding its premium video ads outside of the US to seven new international…
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MTG completes sale of Zitius to TeliaSonera
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its 80% stake in Swedish broadband…
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Half of TV viewing to be on-demand by 2020, predicts Ericsson
By 2020 consumer TV viewing habits will be made up of 50% live, linear viewing…
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Sky Deutschland will invest in local content, says Sullivan
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will invest in local content when the operator begins to…
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TeliaSonera selects Cisco for bandwidth expansion
TeliaSonera has selected Cisco’s Remote-PHY solution to increase bandwidth and expand its service across its…
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Wananchi extends Verimatrix security deal
The Wananchi Group is extending its partnership with content security specialist Verimatrix, ahead of the…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: vertical integration with content makes sense
Vertical integration between cable operators and content providers “makes sense” in order to help ensure…
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M7 Deutschland buys KabelKiosk from Eutelsat
TV platform operator M7 Deutschland is buying KabelKiosk, a platform of digital channels and interactive…
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Cable operators express mixed views on fixed mobile convergence
Cable operators expressed mixed views of the importance of mobile in their offerings and on…
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AT&T-DirecTV deal could spur more consolidation
Analysts have said the AT&T deal for DirecTV will help the merged entity mitigate the…
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Mobile Video Alliance launches in the UK
The Mobile Video Alliance (MVA), an organisation set up set up last year to tackle…
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US multichannel video providers have best quarter in two years
The US multichannel video industry had its “best quarter in two years” with cable providers…
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Smart TVs to be in 35% of US homes by end of the year
Roughly 42 million US households will have a smart TV by the end of 2014,…
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Liberty Global selects Irdeto Rights for video security
Liberty Global has selected Irdeto Rights to offer content security for the delivery of content…
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S&T hires former technical director of Teletext
UK-based interactive TV specialist S&T has hired former technical director of Teletext and founder of…
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Beenius to demo Beesmart middleware
TV middleware provider Beenius will demo its Beesmart offering and discuss cable and hybrid solutions…
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AT&T agrees US$48.5 billion buyout of DirecTV
US telco AT&T has agreed to buy satellite pay TV operator DirecTV for a total…
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OSN launches OTT service
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has launched online TV service allowing its subscribers to…
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Numericable in exclusive talks to buy Virgin Mobile France
French cable operator Numericable has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Virgin Mobile France in…
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Constantin calls off Sky Deutschland talks
German TV business Constantin Media has called an end to talks with pay TV operator…
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UPC Austria adding 11 HD services
Liberty Global-owned UPC Austria is adding 11 new HD channels o its line-up. The move…
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Eurosport extends 360HD service to Telefónica
Eurosport has struck a new partnership agreement with Telefónica in Spain to extend the reach…
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BBC updates iPlayer for Sky
The BBC is “updating and improving” the interface for its iPlayer catch-up service on the…
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Multimedia Polska RGU increase fails to boost revenues
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska added 23,500 revenue-generating units in the quarter to March but…
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Belgacom backs ‘football for everyone’
Belgacom has submitted a bid to Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League that will allow fans to…
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Nangu.TV migrates Czech O2 TV customers to its media platform
IPTV and OTT services platform provider, Nangu.TV, has completed the migration of O2’s TV customers…
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Televes to exhibit a range of service solutions
Spain-based TV technology company Televes will demo its latest TV and broadband service solutions for installers,…
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Abox42 to present third-generation IPTV set-top boxes
Abox42 is due to present its third generation of IPTV set-top boxes at this year’s…