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Court rules in favour of Canal+ in TF1 TNTSat dispute
A French court has ruled in favour of Canal+ Group in a legal spat with…
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MFE names NBCU veteran to oversee German expansion
MediaForEurope (MFE), the pan-European group formerly known as Mediaset, has announced the hire of a…
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Iliad founder Niel purchases surprise Vodafone stake
Xavier Niel, the founder of Iliad, has acquired a 2.5% stake in Vodafone. The stake…
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Mola expands SES partnership as operator grows OTT business
Indonesian entertainment network operator Mola has announced a partnership with satellite operator SES. The deal…
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Turk Telekom launches new IPTV platform with ZTE
Fixed-line operator Turk Telekom has announced a partnership with telco services provider ZTE to launch…
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Exclusive: Moonbug to launch pre-school channel with MultiChoice
YouTube-focused pre-school entertainment company Moonbug Entertainment is to launch a dedicated channel on the MultiChoice’s…
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Swisscom responds to new ‘no ad-skipping’ rules for catch-up TV
From October 4, Swiss TV customers will no longer have the option to automatically skip…
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Ukraine’s Volia taps Cisco to modernise network
Despite the exigencies of operating under wartime conditions, Ukrainian service provider Volia said it has…
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StarHub launches Android TV STB with integrated Bang & Olufsen soundbar
Singaporean pay TV operator StarHub has announced the launch of its new set-top box with…
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Sky Glass goes on sale in Italy
Sky Glass, the pay TV operator’s integrated smart TV, has gone on sale in Italy….
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Canal+ ups its stake in MultiChoice
France’s Canal+ has upped its stake in South African pay TV operator MultiChoice from 15%…
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Canal+ signs new deals with US studios
French pay TV operator Canal+ has signed new distribution deals with US studios Universal and…
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Sunrise Replay TV adds commercials
TV broadcasters and channels have reached an agreement enabling them to continue offering time-shifted television,…
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Bouygues Telecom hires legal chief
Bouygues Telecom has hired Juliette Lallemand Victor has legal director. Lallemand Victor succeeds Anne Friant,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys Warner Bros. Discovery out of Joyn for €1
ProSiebenSat.1 has assumed full control of streaming service Joyn after buying out the 50% stake…
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Zattoo signs up Visual Online as new white-label customer
TV-as-a-Service platform Zattoo has announced a partnership with Luxembourg Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) service provider Visual Online….
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DISH TV launches Android TV trio
US pay TV operator DISH TV has announced the launch of its new Android TV…
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ATRESplayer launches on YouTube TV in the US
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia has expanded its alliance with YouTube TV by targeting the US Hispanic…
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Telia Finland taps Teleste for video delivery
Telia Finland has turned to technology provider Teleste for a Converged Interconnect Network (CIN) for…
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Amino teams up with Agama for Android TV with analytics
Video technology company Amino and analytics and video service quality specialist Agama have teamed up…
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Latvia’s Tet eyes streaming white label market following Telia Latvija acquisition
Latvian network operator and technology company Tet has outlined plans to target the media services,…
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Orange Moldova turns to Zappware for Android TV launch
Service provider Orange Moldova has launched an Android TV-based service using the Nexx4.0 technology provided…
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BT Sport deploys Red Bee Media automated subtitling tech
BT Sport has announced a new partnership with Red Bee Media to make live content…
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Canal+ drops TF1 channels in fees dispute ahead of crucial merger hearings
Canal+ has stopped distributing TF1 Group’s channels after the pair failed to agree new commercial…
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Denmark’s Nuuday launches TV and streaming service YouSee Play
Danish service provider Nuuday, formerly part of telco TDC, is launching a new combined TV…
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Polish vMVPD WP Pilot taps Redge Technologies for VOD launch
Polish online pay TV service WP Pilot has tapped technology provider Redge Technologies to add…
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Philippine group ABS-CBN to remain in the dark as deal to acquire TV5 falls through
ABS-CBN, the first and oldest television broadcaster in Southeast Asia, has abandoned a deal to…
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BBC Studios takes BBC Kids to South Africa
BBC Studios, the UK pubcaster’s commercial arm, has partnered with Switch Media and telco MTN…
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United Group taps Nagra for digital watermarking
South-eastern European service provider United Group’s United Cloud ‘innovation centre’ has chosen technology outfit Nagra’s…
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Allente first to deploy 3SS’ latest generation Control Centre
Nordic pay TV provider Allente is to deploy technology provider 3SS’ new UX management and content…