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Pay TV Operators
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Stonepeak acquires US operator Astound for US$8.1 billion
Private equity firm Stonepeak has announced a deal to buy US cable TV and ISP…
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Sky launches new UK FTTP service
Sky has announced the launch of a new FTTP service in the UK which promises…
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Peacock – the low-risk streamer presenting significant results for cautious Comcast
‘The right streaming strategy at the right time’ is how Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has…
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Sky adds users in UK as aggregation strategy begins to bear fruit
Sky has doubled down on content aggregation being key to its strategy as it…
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Peacock ‘the right streaming strategy at the right time’ as Comcast boasts 22 million sign-ups for streamer
NBCUniversal’s hybrid A/SVOD Peacock has reached 22 million sign-ups in a better-than-expected quarter for parent…
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Return to pre-pandemic revenues could take two years, warns BT
BT reported solid results but has warned that profits may not return to pre-Covid…
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Canal+ Poland launches Android TV-based online TV offering with new box
Canal+ Polska has launched a new Android TV-based hybrid online-digital-terrestrial 4K HDR set-top that is…
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Mixed fortunes for telcos in TV in Q3
A clutch of European telcos across Switzerland and the Benelux reported their Q3 numbers this…
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Telefónica sees OTT growth offset pay TV decline
Telefónica’s TV base continued to grow in the third quarter thanked to the continued success…
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Canal+ signs long-term distribution extension with SES
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has signed a series of long-term agreements with SES for satellite capacity across…
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Orange sees return to growth thanks to fibre deals
France’s biggest telco Orange has seen a return to revenue growth in Q3 in spite…
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Magenta Telekom partners with Whip Media for VOD management
Deutsche Telekom’s Austrian business Magenta Telekom has announced a deal with Whip Media Group. The…
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Com Hem and Telia renew battle over TV4 as deadline looms
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s distribution agreement with rival Telia’s TV4 Media, which was…
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Euskaltel hails strong start for Virgin telco as COVID-19 takes its toll
Growth from Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel’s national launch under the Virgin telco brand has…
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One further round of EPL PPV added before review
The English Premier League has added an extra weekend of domestic pay-per-view matches ahead of…
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DTH and IPTV to emerge strongest post-Covid in the Philippines
The pay TV market in the Philippines is set to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic…
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RDK4 now available, Humax unveils new RDK voice assistant box and gateway
Open source video and broadband platform body RDK Management has made the latest version of…
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SPI/FilmBox launches TDC on DStv in South Africa
SPI/FilmBox is launching Turkish drama series channel Timeless Dizi Channel (TDC) on South African pay…
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‘Exceptionally low’ English Premier League PPV figures could cause u-turn
The English Premier League could scrap PPV broadcasting in the UK after just one month….
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Nova launches Novasports World for Greeks abroad
Greek pay TV operator Nova has launched: Novasports World, a new channel designed to enhance…
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Mirada partners with izzi for ‘first ever’ DVB/OTT Android TV set-top box launch
Mirada has announced the commercial launch of its custom launched-equipped Android TV Operator Tier for…
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Canal+ Polska announces plan to float
Polish pay-TV provider Canal+ Polska has announced its intention to float on the Warsaw Stock…
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Pay TV and ad revenues drop in Spain in Q1, but OTT TV grows
Pay TV and TV advertising revenues tumbled in the first quarter in Spain as the…
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Tele Columbus taps OpenVault for insight into broadband capacity and usage
Analytics and SaaS technology solutions for broadband provider OpenVault and its OpenVault Europe GmbH subsidiary…
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Deutsche TV-Plattform proposes plan for CI+ 2.0 roadmap
Deutsche TV-Plattform – the non-profit association that introduces, disseminates and further develops digital Television in…
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Tele2 chief positive on TV as revenues and subscribers drop
Sweden’s Tele2 is in “a great position to “create value and secure profitability by leveraging…
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Canal+ grows revenue and subs but hit by currency movements
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ recorded strong revenue growth from its international operations in the…
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Swisscom begins airing MySports but UPC hit with CHF30m fine
Swisscom has added Liberty Global-owned rival UPC Switzerland’s premium sports service MySports to its TV…
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Telia sees improvement in TV performance
Nordic telco Telia saw an improvement in its TV performance in the third quarter, with…
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Sky announces surprise move into physical retail
At a time when physical retail is struggling in the UK, Comcast-owned pay TV operator…