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Pay TV Operators
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Sky Deutschland extends Premier League deal
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has extended its multi-year exclusive agreement with the Premier League,…
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BT to offer sports channels to YouView retail users
BT is to offer its sports channels to internet subscribers who have bought retail YouView…
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CableLabs names R&D chief
The US CableLabs has named Tom Lookabaugh as executive vice-president of R&D. Lookabaugh previously worked…
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Telenet’s Vorstermans to leave
Telenet chief operating officer Jan Vorstermans is to leave the company at the end of…
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M6 sees revenues slip as TF1’s Paolini hits out at price war tactics
French commercial broadcaster M6 posted declines in revenue across its channels for the first quarter…
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Zuku adds 11 channels to platform
Wananchi Group-owned East African pay TV platform Zuku has added 11 new channels to its…
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Italian regulator clears Sky of anti-competitive behaviour
The Italian antitrust authority has cleared Sky Italia of abusing its dominant position via the…
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UK local TV operator Comux heads for Birmingham
Comux UK, the company responsible for operating the UK’s local digital-terrestrial TV infrastructure, is setting up…
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UPC Direct to air Champions League final in 3D
Liberty Global-owned DTH bouquet UPC DTH’s Hungarian unit is teaming up with sports channel Sport…
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French minister: Orange can seek foreign partners for Dailymotion
French digital economy minister Fleur Pellerin has said France Telecom-Orange is free to pursue negotiations…
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NHK World launches on Virgin Media
NHK World, the international English-language news channel of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, has launched on…
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Q&A: Dale Barnes, director of innovation, Virgin Media
Virgin Media’s director of innovation Dale Barnes talks to DTVE about the UK cable operator’s…
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YouTube launches subscription channels
YouTube has launched a subscription channels pilot for its site and announced 53 initial participant…
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BT TV additions almost double
BT added 40,000 new TV customers in the three months ending March 31, almost…
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Canal Plus Spain launches Samsung Smart TV Yomvi app
Canal Plus Spain has launched a dedicated Samsung Smart TV app for its Yomvi online…
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BSkyB promotions to target BT Sports launch
BSkyB will hit back at BT with new pricing promotions as double-digit percentage increases in…
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Sky Deutschland secures more golf
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has secured the broadcasting rights to three major international golf…
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BSkyB makes fresh investment in Roku
BSkyB has made a further US$1.9 million (€1.4 million) investment in over-the-top set-top provider and…
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Zeebox signs ABC Australia deal
Second screen TV service Zeebox has signed its third Australian broadcast partnership with ABC. UK…
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BT adds raft of content to sports channels
BT has signed a string of new sports content deals, giving it rights to women’s…
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BT open to wholesale sports deals with Virgin, Talk Talk
BT Retail CEO Gavin Patterson said the firm was still open to doing wholesale deals…
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BT Sport channels will be free to broadband customers
BT’s new sports channels will be made available free of charge to BT broadband customers….
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Sky Italia hits News Corp’s pay TV numbers
News Corp reported profit and revenue increases in its most recent quarter, but a loss…
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Zon sees record take-up of Iris TV service
Portuguese pay TV and cable service provider Zon Multimédia saw record take-up of its Iris…
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Concerns about threats to BSkyB are overstated, says Morgan Stanley
Concerns that BSkyB’s growth is leveling off and that BT’s foray into sports represent serious…
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Telenet trials voice-over-IP mobile phone service
Belgian cable operator Telenet has launched a trial of its Triiing app, which enables users…
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UPC Poland launches 250Mbps internet
Cable operator UPC Poland has launched 250Mbps internet services across its network. The operator has…
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Former New Corp exec Mockridge takes Virgin Media CEO job
Former News International CEO Tom Mockridge is set to take the CEO role at Virgin…
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Telefónica suffers European pay TV losses
Telefónica reported a 19% year-on-year decline in pay TV customers in its home market of…
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Deutsche Telekom passes five million TV customers
Deutsche Telekom grew its German IPTV and satellite TV base by 18% year-on-year to end…