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Australian pay TV set for decline
The Australian pay TV market is set for steady decline in the coming years. According…
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Australian shock as unknown start-up acquires UCL rights
A major sports rights coup has occurred down under, with a relatively unknown start-up acquiring…
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Virgin Media widens TV 360 to all customers
Virgin Media has announced wider availability of its TV 360 platform. First announced in November…
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beIN introduces new UI, channels and subscriber packages for MENA
beIN Media Group has announced the launch of upgraded packages, new channels and a facelift…
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NENT Group secures Latvian distribution with Tet ahead of Viaplay launch in Baltics
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has announced a distribution deal with Latvian tech and entertainment…
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BT TV adds Eurosport
BT has expanded its sports offering with the addition of Discovery-operated Eurosport. The channel will…
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Manchester United brings MUTV to Africa in deal with StarTimes
English football club Manchester United will roll out its in-house TV network MUTV in Africa….
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APAC pay TV revenues to fall by US$1 billion over next five years
Pay TV revenues in the Asia-Pacific region are set to drop by almost US$1 billion…
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MTV Play comes to Virgin TV
ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has launched its MTV Play SVOD on Virgin TV. The…
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Sprint merger drives Deutsche Telekom beyond €100 billion in 2020 revenues
Deutsche Telekom experienced a record year, with net revenues up by 25.4% to €101 billion….
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AT&T takes huge DirectTV hit as it spins-off video businesses
AT&T has announced plans to spin-off its video businesses, including DirecTV, into a new company…
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Bharti Airtel launches advertising business
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has entered into the ad business with its new brand Airtel…
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Sky and SES renew deal to 2027
Sky has extended its contract with SES for satellite capacity through to 2027. The deal…
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Virgin Media gets Sky UHD channels
Virgin Media has announced a deal with Sky which will bring Ultra HD channels to…
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O2 says it has ‘addressed concerns’ over Virgin Media merger in record quarter for Telefónica
O2 and Virgin Media have addressed concerns raised by Sky ahead of their merger, the…
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Worst of North American cord-cutting is over, but losses still on the horizon
The number of pay TV subscribers in North America will continue to drop, but subscriber…
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TIM announces Serie A deal with DAZN ahead of rights tender announcement
TIM has agreed a distribution deal with DAZN that will see the Italian pay TV…
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Sky ups prices in UK
Sky has announced price increases in the UK. Broadband and TV customers will be stung…
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Orange meets targets in spite of Spanish struggles
Orange met its 2020 targets but struggled in Spain, the French operator has revealed Reporting…
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Vodafone and TiVo extend licencing deal
TiVo has announced the renewal of its long-term relationship with Vodafone across Europe and Africa….
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Virgin Media/O2 merger on course for mid-2021, says Fries
The merger of Virgin Media and O2 is on course, Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries…
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Liberty Global meets targets in pandemic year
Liberty Global rounded out 2020 meeting its quarterly guidance after a difficult year. The operator…
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MBC Group switches to Mediagenix for BMS
Leading MENA media company MBC Group has selected Mediagenix to provide its broadcast management systems….
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VOO launches personalisation-focused VOO TV+
Belgian telco VOO has launched a new redesigned TV experience. Dubbed VOO TV+, the operator…
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Former Discovery exec Honeycutt in at IBC as chair
John Honeycutt, the former Discovery and Fox exec, has been appointed as the chair of…
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Movistar+ launches edutainment app
Movistar+ has announced the launch of a new edutainment app. Sitting within its new Living…
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M6 Group and Orange renew carriage deal, implement segmented advertising
RTL-owned M6 Group has agreed a new deal with Orange for segmented advertising and channel…
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Former Vodafone CEO Colao appointed Italy’s new tech minister
Vittorio Colao, the former CEO of Vodafone Group, has been appointed as Italy’s minister for…
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O2 handed £10.5 million fine for decade of overcharging customers
Telefónica’s UK mobile operator O2 has been handed a fine of £10.5 million for almost…
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Virgin Media extends free channels offer
As the UK heads into another school holiday period in lockdown, Virgin Media is making…