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SFR launches low-cost Android-and-app-based TV offering
Altice Europe-owned French service provider SFR has launched an Android TV-based TV option as part…
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Forthnet sees pay TV revenues fall
Greek pay TV operator Forthnet, now wholly owned by Serbia-based United Group, saw its overall…
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Key Tele2 executives to leave in September
Tele2 chief financial officer Mikael Larsson and EVP and chief commercial officer Samuel Skott are…
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Positive quarter for Sky as operator prepares for life after Covid
Sky has weathered the storm of the Covid-19 pandemic to increase its subscriber base in…
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HISPASAT agrees deal with Telefónica Group to take over Media Networks Latin America
Telefónica Group has agreed a deal with satellite operator HISPASAT for the latter to take…
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Discovery passes 15m D2C subs, looks to AdLite version of discovery+ for growth
Discovery now has over 15 million paying direct-to-consumer subscribers, four months after the launch of…
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Telenet focuses on FMC as TV and triple-play numbers dip
Liberty Global-backed Belgian service provider Telenet has posted mixed Q1 results, with growth in its…
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BT reportedly exploring BT Sport sale, holds talks with Amazon, Disney and DAZN
In a move which could have huge implications for the state of sports broadcasting in…
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Rugby Super League renews Sky Sports deal, promises FTA matches
Rugby’s Super League has extended its broadcast rights deal with Sky Sports for a further…
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ViacomCBS renews and expands Comscore measurement deal
ViacomCBS has announced an expanded partnership with TV measurement firm Comscore. The expanded renewal agreement…
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OTT to overtake US pay TV spend
Americans will soon spend more on streaming services than pay TV, claims a new report….
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Strong TV and media performance lifts Telia
Sweden-based service provider Telia has posted solid first-quarter results, with a strong performance from its…
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Tele2 combines Tele2 and Com Hem brands to create single converged offer
Swedish service provider Tele2 has merged its Com Hem cable and Tele2 mobile brands to…
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Orange holds close to 75% of Belgian unit
Orange has secured control of just under 75% of Orange Belgium shares after the closure…
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Mediaset revives MediaForEurope plans, extends olive branch to Vivendi
Mediaset is reviving its plans to launch a pan-European media group and move its headquarters…
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Sky Italia contests DAZN’s Serie A deal
Sky Italia is contesting the award of exclusive Serie A football rights to DAZN, with…
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Bouygues Telecom teams up with NRJ for addressable ads
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has struck an addressable advertising agreement with NRJ Global that…
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Canal+ sees stable revenues in quarter of modest progress
French pay TV operator Canal+ saw its revenues for the quarter to March remain stable…
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Mixed fortunes for Orange TV: growth in France, decline in Spain
Orange had 10.437 million TV customers as of the end of March, out of 21.9…
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WarnerMedia touts high ARPU as HBO Max closes in on 10 million subs
HBO Max is approaching 10 million subscribers as it comes up to one year on…
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Slow pay TV growth in India
The Indian pay TV market is set for sluggish growth in the coming years. According…
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MTS launches KION OTT platform
Russian telco Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has launched the KION OTT streaming platform. The service features…
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Sky Italia MD and programming chief to leave
Sky Italia’s MD Maximo Ibarra and programming chief Nicola Maccanico are set to leave the…
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Viaplay subs jump by a quarter as NENT Group targets new markets
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) saw its Viaplay streaming service’s subscriber base jump by 25%…
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Tele2 sees TV base and revenues decline
Swedish service provider Tele2 saw its domestic TV revenues and subscriber base decline in the…
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Berenberg: NENT stands apart as European SVOD ‘champion’ as other broadcasters look to AVOD
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) stands apart as a ‘traditional’ broadcaster that has successfully captured a…
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Proximus picks Velocix to scale-out Pickx OTT service
Belgian telco Proximus has announced a partnership with video streaming and advertising technology provider Velocix….
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Disney+ launches on Orange France bundled with family package
Orange has launched the Disney+ app on its set-top boxes. The streamer launched in France…
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Italian court rejects Mediaset damages claim
Vivendi has achieved a partial victory on one front of its ongoing legal battle with…
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Kublai completes Tele Columbus takeover
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners’ investment vehicle Kublai GmbH has completed its takeover of German cable…