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Pay TV Operators
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Belgacom and SFR launch subscriber cloud services
Belgian telco Belgacom and French service provider SFR are separately launching cloud services that enable…
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Social TV app Vokl TV goes live
US-based digital agency Play Action has launched a new social television app called Vokl TV. …
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Skylink adds Hustler HD
M7 Group Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has added adult channel Hustler HD…
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BT to launch Plusnet YouView offering
BT is reportedly looking to offer YouView to customers of its low-cost Plusnet broadband service. …
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ONO in PlayStation 4 tie-in with 200Mbps internet
Spanish cable operator ONO has struck a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment to co-market its…
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Primacom rejects Tele Columbus takeover
German cable operator Primacom has rejected a takeover offer by fellow cable operator Tele Columbus….
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New CEO for UPC Czech Republic
Liberty Global has named Frans-Willem de Kloet as the new CEO of UPC Czech Republic,…
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Lagardère launches multiscreen ad synchronisation platform
Lagardère’s advertising division, Lagardère Publicité, has launched Real Time TV, a multiscreen synchronised advertising platform…
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SFR launches Google Play box
French service provider SFR has launched an Android-based set-top giving access to Google Play services,…
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Tele Columbus launches mobile website
German cable operator Tele Columbus has launched a mobile website to enable customers and prospective…
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Wuaki.tv moves forward with ambitious Euro-expansion plans
Wuaki.tv, the Spain-based OTT service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, will launch in France,…
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Freesat to bring Freetime to smart TVs next year with OPAL
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has launched an initiative to bring its Freetime connected TV…
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Telcos should use OTT as separate offering to extend reach, says Telefonica
Telecom operators are ideally placed to deliver OTT services, with an opportunity to use these…
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BT plans multiscreen and OTT developments
Following the rollout of its BT Sports app this autumn, the UK telco and pay…
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Discovery plans HD simulcast for DStv
Discovery Communications is set to launch a high definition feed of the Discovery Channel for…
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YouTube gearing up for 4K, admits HTML5 flaws
Google is set to migrate all the videos on YouTube to its recently launched VP9…
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Now TV boxes ‘flying off the shelf’, says Sky
BSkyB’s recently launched Now TV boxes are “flying off the shelf like hot cakes and…
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YouView driving VoD use in FTA homes, says product director
UK connected TV platform YouView is now seeing 2.7 VoD requests a week, with free-to-air…
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TV ‘absolutely key’ for BT’s broadband strategy
TV is absolutely central to BT’s strategy of driving forward its BT Infinity broadband base…
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Volia expands interactive TV functionality
Ukrainian pay TV operator Volia has added new interactive functionality to its Volia Smart HD…
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Viaccess-Orca appoints sales EVP
Content security specialist Viaccess-Orca has appointed Chem Assayag, who previously worked for technology company OpenTV,…
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Technology is a lifestyle choice – enhance the customer experience
Mark Price, director at CoralTree Systems, highlights the challenges of maintaining excellent customer experience as…
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Future is bright for cable industry, says Kurth
The cable industry is not a “dying business” but has a promising future, despite the…
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BSkyB adds 14 channels to Sky Go
BSkyB has added 14 entertainment channels to its Sky Go mobile TV service. New channels…
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Poland’s Inea acquires Tesat
Polish cable operator Inea has acquired fellow Poznań-based operator Tesat and will make the full…
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UPC Cablecom to provide 4G backhaul for Orange
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has struck a deal with Orange to provide…
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Orange strikes mobile TV deal with collecting societies
Orange France has struck a new deal with rights-holders collecting societies ADAGP, SACD, SACEM and…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds touch of romance
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added Germany-based channel Romance TV HD to its…
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Altice increases stake in Numericable to 40%
Altice, the investment vehicle of Patrick Drahi, is to take its stake in French cable…
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Belgacom looks for new CEO after government fires Bellens
Belgian telco Belgacom has said it is searching for a new permanent CEO after the…