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Pay TV Operators
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What does a streaming-only Sky Q box mean for the UK pay TV market?
After years of silence, Sky may be on the verge of launching a streaming-only version…
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FilmBox available on Canal Digitaal IPTV and OTT platforms
FilmBox has launched on Canal Digitaal’s IPTV and OTT platforms in the Netherlands. The launch…
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Xavier Niel advances move to take Iliad Telecom/Free private
French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free has submitted documentation regarding its planned public offering to acquire…
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Russia’s RSCC enters Brazilian market with Romantis Brazil
Russian satellite operator RSCC has entered the Brazilian market through a partnership with service provider…
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Comcast Technology Solutions launches managed terrestrial distribution service
Comcast Cable-owned Comcast Technology Solutions has launched a managed terrestrial distribution service designed to support…
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Streaming overtakes TV Everywhere in US
Streaming services have overtaken TV Everywhere in the US. TV Everywhere (TVE) – the model…
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New Zealand set for fixed communications growth
The fixed communications market in New Zealand is set to reach US$1.2 billion by 2026….
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Orange Slovensko launches new Android TV STB with CommScope
Orange Slovensko has partnered with CommScope to launch a new generation of Android TV-powered set-top…
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US video subscriber loss slows
Cable, telco and satellite video services in the US lost 1.5 million subscribers during the…
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Allente completes integration of Google’s Common Broadcast Stack for Android TV
Nordic pay TV provider Allente is to deploy set-tops with Google’s Common Broadcast Stack. The…
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Liberty Global partners with Plume for intelligent WiFi rollout in Netherlands and Poland
Liberty Global has rolled out an ‘intelligent WiFi’ update to its Connect box routers in…
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DAZN hit by Serie A problems as Sky, TIM reach agreements on bars
Sports streamer DAZN has begun streaming coverage of Italian Serie A football to the Italian…
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T-Mobile offers one year free Apple TV+ to customers
Deutsche Telekom-owned US mobile operator T-Mobile is giving new and existing Magenta and Magenta Max…
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DStv Media Sales taps Tata Elxsi for digital ad sales workflow
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice’s ad sales arm, DStv Media Sales, has tapped design…
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Sky eyes online-only Sky Q box for UK
Sky is reportedly eying a launch of a streaming-only version of Sky Q for the…
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Sky’s streaming partnership with ViacomCBS should bring out the best in both companies
Seemingly out of nowhere, Comcast-owned Sky this week announced a European collaborative streaming project with…
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Boost for Bezeq expected from yes merger and infrastructure-ISP combo
Israeli service provider Bezeq’s merger of its Bezeq International consumer business with direct-to-home pay TV…
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Polsat pay TV base declines but broadband and mobile subs rise
Polish pay TV service Cyfrowy Polsat – now renamed Polsat Box – saw its TV…
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Finland’s DNA adds Amazon Prime Video to TV Hubi service
Finnish cable and telecom service provider DNA has added Amazon Prime Video…
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DirecTV Stream to launch next week
AT&T TV and AT&T TV Now will be rebranded and repackaged as DirecTV Stream from…
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US pay TV operators lost almost 1.25 million subscribers in Q2
The US pay TV industry lost 1.23 million subscribers during the second quarter of 2021,…
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Cyfrowy Polsat unveils new 4K DUO hybrid 4K set-top
Cyfrowy Polsat, the Polish pay TV operator that is to change its name to Polsat…
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BeIN Media and Movistar+ secure Serie A deals
BeIN Media has struck a deal with Serie A’s international media rights partner Infront giving…
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Comcast and ViacomCBS team up for SkyShowtime European streamer
Sky owner Comcast has teamed up with ViacomCBS to launch a new joint venture streaming…
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Telefónica stakes claim to 5G transmission leadership
Telefónica has staked a claim to be the leader in the use of 5G technology…
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Allente names new CFO
Allente, the joint venture between Telenor and Nordic Entertainment combining the former Canal Digital and…
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Vodafone Deutschland adds Bild to TV offering
Vodafone Deutschland is to add Bild TV, the TV channel based on the popular news…
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US operator JEA taps Nagra for multi-distributor platform
Jackson, Tennessee-based utility outfit Jackson Energy Authority (JEA) has tapped TV technology company Nagra for…
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Vodafone adds TV Now Premium, promises targeted ads in expanded RTL deal
Vodafone Deutschland has agreed with broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland to expand the pair’s long-term partnership,…
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TDC sees legacy TV decline but YouTV and Bland Selv rise
Danish telco TDC continued to see its TV base decline in the 12 months to…