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FIFA invites UK bids for Women’s World Cup
FIFA has launched an invitation to tender for the UK media rights to next year’s…
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MFE ups its offer as Mediaset España takeover falters
MediaForEurope (MFE), the company formerly known as Mediaset, has improved the terms of its public…
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Viaplay extends EPL Norwegian reach with Allente and Altibox deals
Nordic streamer Viaplay Group and pay TV and broadband provider Allente have added Premier League…
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Denmark’s Nuuday names new finance chief
Danish pay TV and broadband service provider Nuuday, the services carve-out from the old TDC,…
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Ukraine’s Volia ‘unable to provide services’ in occupied Kherson and Melitopol
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has said it is no longer able to provide residents of…
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Tele2 launches new streaming packages on back of Viaplay deal
Swedish telco Tele2 has launched three new streaming packages in its Tele2 Play offering, The…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Comcast Technology Solutions for TV back-end platform
Deutsche Telekom has deployed Comcast Technology Solutions’ Cloud TV Suite as the new back-end platform for…
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RCS&RDS faces fresh probe as it defends its ground
Romania’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into leading cable operator RCS&RDS/Digi over possible abuse…
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Poland’s Vectra acquires local Silesian operator Elsat
Polish cable operator Vectra has increased its footprint by acquiring local Silesian service provider Elsat….
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Telenor Sverige launches new Android TV STB with CommScope and 24i
Norwegian telco Telenor Sverige has partnered with CommScope to offer its customers a new Android…
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BT Sport retains UFC rights
BT Sport has renewed its rights deal with the UFC in the UK. The multi-year…
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Trio of senior appointments at FuboTV
Sports-oriented cord-cutting service FuboTV has announced three senior appointments to bolster its strategic partnerships, content…
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Stranger Things and Champions League cause record data consumption at Three
UK mobile operator Three experienced record traffic last weekend, it has said. The operator said…
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Airtel bundles streamers in new all-in-one entertainment plans
Indian operator Airtel has announced the launch of three new all-in-one plans to suit the…
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Sky Italia exec heads to Fremantle
Fremantle has hired an exec from Sky Italia to explore new routes to market for the…
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TIM and CDP strike deal to combine operator’s fixed network assets with Open Fiber
Telecom Italia (TIM) has agreed a deal with Italian state investor CDP to combine its…
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Hong Kong’s Now TV launches Android TV STB
Hong Kong Telecom (HKT)-owned Now TV has announced the launch of a new Android TV-powered…
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Disney agrees Bezeq distribution ahead of Israel launch for Disney+
DBS Satellite services, a subsidiary of Israeli telco Bezeq, has announced a distribution agreement with…
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Polsat agrees 10-year rights deal with Volleyball World
Volleyball World, the sport’s organising body, has announced a 10-year rights deal in Poland with…
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Vivendi ups Lagardere stake as takeover continues to face roadblocks
France’s Vivendi has increased its ownership stake in publishing and retail group Lagardere to 55%….
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United Group grows on back of Wind Hellas acquisition
South-Eastern European pay TV and broadband service provider United Group saw its revenue-generating unit base…
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Super RTL launches TOGGO kids entertainment platform
Leading German children’s entertainment provider Super RTL has launched a new streaming platform called TOGGO….
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BBC Player launches in Poland with Canal+
Canal+ in Poland has struck a deal with BBC Studios (BBCS) that will see streaming…
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H&C: service providers ‘need to be more willing’ to share data with content partners
Service providers need to be more willing to share customer data with content partners, according…
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Vodafone ‘very committed’ to TV business, says entertainment chief
Vodafone remains “very committed” to the TV business and has spent the last couple of…
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Canal+ Polska adds 4K UHD sports and TV to streaming service
Canal+ Polska has launched 4K coverage of top-tier Polish and international football, TV series and…
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Iliad Telecom sees strong subscriber growth across three markets
French service provider Iliad Group added 872,000 revenue-generating units to its total in the first…
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How will the UK’s cost-of-living crisis impact consumer video spending?
It has been difficult to avoid stories about the UK’s cost-of-living crisis in recent times,…
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Vivendi refreshes management team
Vivendi, which has now distributed 60% of the share capital of Universal Music and listed…
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Orange confirms Aschenbroich as chairman
Telecom giant Orange has confirmed Jacques Aschenbroich as its new non-executive chairman following its AGM,…