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Pay TV Operators
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BFM Business: Orange and Vodafone considered merger
Orange and Vodafone were involved in merger talks over a six-month period in the second…
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Tele Columbus begins DOCSIS 3.1 rollout
German cable operator Tele Columbus has begun a nationwide upgrade of its network to DOCSIS…
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Vodafone Deutschland taps Velocix for GigaTV rollout
Vodafone Deutschland has turned to video streaming and ad tech supplier Velocix to support the…
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Canal+ strikes new windowing and finance deal with French cinema
French pay TV giant Canal+ has made peace with the country’s film industry in a…
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Vodafone TV arrives on LG TVs in Spain
Vodafone España has made its TV service available via an app download on LG smart…
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European telco CEOs call on US tech players to fund network expansion
A joint statement from 13 European telco bosses has called on US tech giants to…
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4iG completes agreement to acquire Digi’s Hungarian operation
Romania-based pay TV operator Digi has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Hungarian operation…
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Iskon Internet turns to Beenius for new OTT launch
Deutsche Telekom Group-owned Croatian operator Iskon Internet has partnered with Beenius to launch a new…
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NENT Group teams with VIacomCBS to launch Pluto TV in the Nordics
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to phase out its Viafree AVOD offering as a…
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NOS increases pay TV base and sees five-year record RGU growth
Portuguese pay TV providers and fixed-line service provider NOS has turned in a strong third…
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m:tel turns to Agama Technologies and Antecna for video monitoring tech
Agama Technologies and Antecna have partnered to implement the former’s solution for monitoring and analysis…
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Cellcom ups chairman to acting CEO as Avi Gabay departs
Israeli telco Cellcom has announced the appointment of chairman Doron Cohen as its acting CEO….
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TIM CEO Gubitosi resigns
Luigi Gubitosi has resigned as CEO of Telecom Italia (TIM) following a takeover attempt from…
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Ocilion wins two more network operator deals in Germany
German network operators K-net, based in Kaiserslautern, and Leonet in Bavaria have turned to technology…
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Digi launches new mobile sports app
Romania-based service provider Digi has launched a new mobile sports app, providing access on the…
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BT opens new London HQ
Telco BT has announced the opening of its new global headquarters in Aldgate, London. The…
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RTL Hungary, ViacomCBS and Network4 tap M7 for satellite capacity
Canal+-owned, Luxembourg-based pay TV outfit M7 Group has struck new HD satellite capacity agreements for…
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Orange CEO Richard resigns following fraud conviction
Stéphane Richard, the CEO of Orange, has announced his resignation after being convicted of involvement…
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Foxtel turns to Commscope for next-gen set-top box launch
Australian TV operator Foxtel has partnered with Commscope to launch its new iQ5 streaming set-top…
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Thema Rus expands Love Nature in Russia with MTS distribution
Canal+ International Group company Thema Rus has launched Love Nature on Russia’s MTS TV-services. Love…
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Orange Belgium in talks to acquire VOO
Orange Belgium has entered into exclusive talks to buy a 75% stake of regional telco…
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Movistar+ integrates Amazon Prime Video
Telefónica’s pay TV service Movistar+ and Amazon have consolidated their partnership to include Amazon Prime Video in the…
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US pay TV providers lost over 650,000 subscribers in Q3
The largest pay TV providers in the US lost 653,616 subscribers in Q3 2021. According…
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TIM receives €10.8 billion takeover offer from KKR
US-based investment company KKR has made an offer to take Telecom Italia (TIM) private for…
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Vivendi agrees to back Mediaset’s dual class share structure plan
Vivendi has agreed to vote in favour of Mediaset’s plans to introduce a dual class…
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Sky New Zealand partners with Irdeto
Sky New Zealand has selected Iredto as the security partner for its Sky Box STB….
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United Group names new Nova Broadcasting and Vivacom chiefs
South-eastern European service provider United Group has named Dirk Gerkens as CEO of Bulgaria’s Nova…
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Digiturk launches internet and dual-play offerings
BeIN Media-owned Turkish pay TV operator Digiturk has launched an internet offering and a selection…
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IPVconnect taps Nagra for move from satellite to streaming
US TV, internet and IP voice provider IPVconnect has tapped TV technology outfit Nagra to…
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Virgin Media tops Ofcom’s pay TV complaints list, with Sky generating fewest complaints
Sky stood out as the least complained-about pay TV service, while Virgin Media was the…