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Mediaset secures victory against Dailymotion in copyright case
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has secured a victory in its legal battle with Vivendi-owned video sharing…
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Orange to sell 50% stake in rural areas FTTH networks
Orange has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its rural fibre infrastructure arm, creating…
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Discovery+ to go live on VodafoneZiggo in Netherlands
Following its multi-country deal with Vodafone, Discovery has signed a new distribution agreement for its…
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YouSee customers can stream without eating into data allowance
Danish service provider TDC’s YouSee arm is making its streaming apps available to its mobile…
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TVbeat appointed ‘System of Note’ for Sky Media to verify reporting metrics
Sky’s ad sales business Sky Media has expanded its partnership with TV inventory and yield…
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Vodafone Spain integrates Atresmedia premium SVOD offering
Vodafone España is to integrate commercial broadcaster Atresmedia’s premium streaming service, ATRESplayer Premium, into its…
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Canal+ taking legal action over football auction move
French pay TV operator Canal+ is taking legal action against the country’s professional football body,…
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Nordic Entertainment writes down value of studio assets
Nordic streamer and free and pay TV broadcaster Nordic Entertainment (NENT Group) is to write…
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DAZN does Movistar+ deal with Telefónica
Telefónica has signed a major sublicensing deal with DAZN. The agreement will Movistar+ bolster its…
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Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica sign active network sharing pact
Deutsche Telekom has signed a co-operation agreement with Telefónica to share infrastructure in Germany. The…
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Viasat World strikes extended deal with Volia
Channel and on-demand content provider Viasat World has struck a new carriage deal with Volia,…
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Tele Columbus shareholders approve capital increase
Shareholders in German cable operator Tele Columbus have approved a new share rights issue that…
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Serie A launches country-by-country MENA broadcast rights tender
Italy’s Serie A has launched a 24-country broadcast rights tender in the MENA region. The…
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Sky picks up Studiocanal movies in new distribution deal
Sky has announced a distribution deal with Vivendi-owned Studiocanal to bring a range of new…
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LFP launches new bidding process for Ligue 1 rights
France’s professional football league, the LFP, is launching a new call for offers for the…
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MultiChoice denies creating barriers as watchdog probes pay TV dominance
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has denied creating barriers to entry to the local…
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Tele Columbus first with Fritz!
Tele Columbus has become the first German cable operator to offer the Fritz! 6660 Box…
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BT facing £600 million lawsuit for overcharging customers
BT is being slapped with a class action lawsuit over allegations of overcharging elderly customers….
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ViacomCBS and Dish Media partner for first-ever addressable ads within a national broadcast on MVPD STBs
ViacomCBS and Dish Media have announced a “significant industry breakthrough” with what they claim to…
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SPI’s Dizi expands reach in Romania
SPI/FilmBox has expanded its footprint in Romania through a new distribution agreement with digital satellite pay TV…
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Telefónica sells Telxius tower business to American Tower in €7.7 billion sale
Telefónica has announced the €7.7 billion sale of its telecom tower business Telxius to US…
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More than a quarter of Americans plan to cut out cable in 2021
A new report has suggested that more than a quarter of US cable TV subscribers…
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NBCUniversal teams with Movistar+ to launch Universal+ and DreamWorks channel in Spain
NBCUniversal International Networks is to launch streaming service Universal+ and new channel DreamWorks in Spain…
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Canal+ calls for new bidding process for Ligue 1 rights
Pay TV operator Canal+ has called for a new auction of French Ligue 1 football…
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SK Broadband deploys NAGRA watermarking solution for Android TV app
Content protection firm NAGRA has announced a partnership with leading South Korean telco SK Broadband….
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Thai pay TV market to recover from Covid decline in 2021
The Thai pay TV market is set to recover from a difficult 2020 in the…
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TDC names new head of Blockbuster VOD arm
Danish telco and cable operator TDC’s Nuuday services arm has named Louise Stenberg as the…
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RiksTV launches on Samsung Tizen sets
Norwegian DTT provider RiksTV has launched on Samsung smart TVs. Developed by Norigin Media, the…
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Patrick Drahi gets green light to take Altice Europe private
Telecom tycoon Patrick Drahi has received a green light to take Altice Europe private from…
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BeIN Sports extends NBA deal in France, streams Australian Open qualifiers in Doha
The US National Basketball Association (NBA) and Middle East pay TV broadcaster beIN Sports’ French…