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Pay TV Operators
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Vodafone rules out UK quad-play, plays down need for content
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has said he sees no strong need to invest in content…
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Sky Italia records US$25 million earnings boost
Sky Italia recorded a US$25 million (€18.4 million) uptick in EBITDA profit in the quarter…
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Numericable passes five million high-speed homes
French cable operator Numericable has passed five million home with its fibre-based very high-speed internet…
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Mediaset cries foul at latest development in tax fraud case
Italian prosecutors in the Mediatrade case – which has already seen the conviction of former…
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Beltelecom adds to channels on Zala TV
Belarus telco Beltelecom has added a number of channels to its Zala TV IPTV platform….
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DNA adds to pay TV base
Finnish telco DNA now has over 300,000 pay TV customers across its cable and terrestrial…
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ABS-2 satellite successfully launched
Asia Broadcast Satellite’s ABS-2 satellite successfully launched into space yesterday from the Guiana Space Centre…
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Amazon launches second wave of original pilots
Amazon’s production arm Amazon Studios has debuted a host of new original programme pilots spanning…
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ChannelFlip founders both step down
The co-founders of Shine Group-owned online multi-channel network ChannelFlip, Justin Gayner and Wil Harris, are…
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Arqiva acquires Capablue
UK media and communications infrastructure supplier Arqiva has acquired connected TV, video-on-demand and content solution…
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Sky Deutschland hails ‘milestone’ year, further growth expected
Sky Deutschland said it expects subscriber growth of 400,000 to 450,000 people this year and…
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Time Warner chief hails UltraViolet and HBO Go growth
Use of UltraViolet ‘digital lockers’ grew by 65% last year, while HBO Go, the premium…
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BBC Trust calls for review into YouView investment
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has called on the broadcaster to “carefully review…
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Swisscom TV reaches one million
Swisscom’s TV base passed the one million mark in 2013 after growing by over a…
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OTT and cord shaving ‘not a threat to broadcast model’
The rise of OTT and ‘cord shaving’, cutting down on pay TV services, will not…
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TDC TV growth compensates YouSee decline
Danish telco TDC added 5,000 TV customers to its own-brand IPTV offering and 4,000 to…
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DNA combines all TV units under Welho brand
Finnish telecom operator DNA is combining all its TV and fixed-network broadband services in a…
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Numericable teams up with IBM for cloud
French cable operator Numericable has teamed up with IBM to launch a cloud-based service targeted…
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BT launches digital movie store on YouView
BT has launched an electronic sell-through service, allowing YouView users the option to buy digital…
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YouView partner structure in doubt as funding talks near end
UK pay TV operators BT and TalkTalk could emerge as the major shareholders in web-connected…
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KPN sets out IPTV, 4G and bundled offering focus
Dutch telco KPN said that its focus is now on 4G, IPTV and multiplay bundles,…
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EC to create European audiovisual media regulators group
The European Commission has formally established a new group of EU regulatory authorities covering audiovisual…
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Kabel Deutschland sees premium TV recovery
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland added 86,000 premium TV subscribers in its fiscal third quarter,…
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Virgin Media acquires Smallworld Fibre
Liberty Global-owned UK cable operator Virgin Media has acquired Smallworld Fibre, which operates cable and…
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Channel 5+24 launches on Freesat
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has launched a 24-hour timeshifted version of its channel on the…
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Kudelski and Cisco settle patent dispute
Conditional access and interactive TV technology provider Kudelski Group and Cisco have signed a multi-year…
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Dozhd will fight on despite loss of Tricolor, say management
Besieged Russian independent news and factual channel Dozhd’s management say it will not close despite…
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TalkTalk posts strong YouView growth, adds live Now TV channels
UK service provider TalkTalk has reported strong take-up of its YouView-based TV offer for its…
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Ofcom should have final say on media mergers, says Lords committee
Media regulator Ofcom, rather the UK culture secretary, should have the final say on whether…
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Fox channels reshuffles European execs
Fox International Channels has moved several of its senior executives in Europe into new positions…