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Pay TV Operators
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Pay TV subscribers expected to exceed 1.1 billion by 2019
The global base of pay TV subscribers will exceed 1.1 billion by 2019, with IPTV…
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Canal+ creates new OTT unit under Manuel Alduy
Canal+ has named Manuel Alduy as director of Canal OTT, a new position that places…
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Green light for Altice’s Numericable acquisition
The French competition authority has given the green light for the acquisition of cable operator…
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Multitaskers still focused on TV, says TiVo
Despite the rise of second-screen multi-tasking, TiVo claims that 76% of viewers remain primarily focused…
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South Africa’s SuperSport goes widescreen
Multichoice-owned SuperSport is switching its lineup of standard definition channels to the 16:9 aspect ratio,…
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Interview: Jean-Thierry Augustin, CEO, Eurosport
Eurosport, in which Discovery this week upped its stake to 51%, is looking to develop…
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Al Jazeera launches digital-only Turkish channel
Al Jazeera has launched a new Turkish-language channel, Al Jazeera Türk, on the web, targeted…
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Netflix gears up for “substantial European expansion”
Netflix is set to “embark on a substantial European expansion” later this year, as it…
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Liberty may split international businesses
Cable giant Liberty Global is considering separating its European and Latin American businesses. Attending the…
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Vodkaster and Riplay plan French “Netflix alternative”
French movie-interest social network provider Vodkaster is to merge with DVD digitisation specialist Riplay with…
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Canal+ files complaint against TF1 on advertising dominance
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has filed a complaint against commercial broadcaster TF1 with the French competition authority,…
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Visiware Millionaire game on Bouygues Bbox
TV games specialist Visiware has released a version of its Who Wants to be a…
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Amazon in talks over online pay TV service
Amazon has reportedly approached a number of large entertainment companies over plans to license live…
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Discovery takes majority control of Eurosport
Discovery Communications has acquired a controlling stake in Eurosport a year ahead of the schedule…
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Vivendi makes fresh commitments to secure free-to-air channels deal
Vivendi has made a series of fresh commitments to secure regulatory approval for its acquisition…
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TDF merges media services units to form Arkena
French transmission provider TDF has merged its media services subsidiaries into a single company, Arkena….
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Antenna teams up with Raine
Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group has entered into a wide-ranging strategic partnership with media-focused merchant bank…
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Yesterday and Really launch catch-up services on YouView
UK pay TV channel provider UKTV has launched seven-day catch up services on YouView for…
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UPC Ireland trials Horizon mobile app
Irish pay TV operator UPC has started trialling a new service, called Horizon Phone App,…
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CTAM Europe launches management course at INSEAD
Cable marketing organisation CTAM Europe is launching an executive management course with the INSEAD business…
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Intel sells TV business to Verizon
Intel has agreed to sell its cloud TV division, Intel Media, to Verizon, after failing…
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Stofa looks to 4K, move to digital with Cisco CCAP
Danish cable operator Stofa has deployed provider Cisco’s modular CCAP technology platform, making it the…
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TDC Group buys Blockbuster brand in Denmark
Danish telco TDC Group has acquired the Danish rights to the Blockbuster name, in its latest…
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Hispasat explores 4K with High TV 3D following carriage deal
3D channel High TV 3D has begun broadcasting on the Hispasat satellite platform at 30°…
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Sony Entertainment Television launches on TalkTalk
Sony Pictures Television Networks has launched its general entertainment channel, Sony Entertainment Television (SET), through…
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Telenet to launch football channel JV with Pro League
Belgian cable operator Telenet has confirmed it is to enter a joint venture with the…
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Canal+ extends YouTube offering after December ratings success
Pay TV operator Canal+ has hailed the success of its multichannel YouTube offering one month…
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Sunrise extends MTV mobile with home internet and TV offering
Swiss service provider Sunrise has now made MTV’s mobile telecom service available to its subscribers…
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Turner hires EMEA finance boss from Time Out
Turner International has recruited Aksel van der Wal as senior VP, finance, for its EMEA…
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Sky Italia signs online video ad deal with Neodata
Sky Italia has selected a video ad server from technology firm Neodata to manage online…