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Mediapro moves to boost French football channel with RMC Sport Champions League deal
Altice France-owned sports broadcaster RMC Sport is set to strike an agreement to share next…
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Mediaset’s merger decision pushed back to September by Dutch court
The Dutch court hearing Vivendi’s appeal against an earlier judgement that rejected the French media…
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FranceTV Publicité deals with Orange, Bouygues set stage for targeted advertising
France Télévisions’ advertising arm FranceTV Publicité has struck separate targeted advertising partnerships with service providers…
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Vodafone leans on ‘resilient’ Germany as COVID-19 hits fiscal Q1
Vodafone’s performance in its fiscal first quarter to March was “in line with expectations” and…
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Euskaltel sees strong take up of Virgin telco as it posts record profits
Spanish cable operator Euskaltel’s second quarter performance was boosted by what it said was record…
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HBO Max at four million subs but WarnerMedia revenues down by almost 25% in COVID-19 fallout
AT&T reported a depressed Q2 with sales down across all of its sectors, but premium…
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Canal+ partners with Bboxx to provide ‘underserved’ African countries with energy and TV
Pay TV operator Canal+ has signed a deal with African utilities firm Bboxx in a…
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Italian court rejects Vivendi move to overturn restriction on Mediaset stake
Vivendi has suffered a setback on one front in its ongoing legal war with Mediaset,…
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UPC Switzerland and Swisscom in landmark reciprocal sports deal
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland has struck a reciprocal agreement for the distribution of its premium…
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NOS hit by COVID-19 but convergence progress continues
Portuguese service provider NOS saw a modest rise in pay TV numbers in the second…
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New Moldova appointment rounds off Orange management changes
Mariusz Gaca, currently VP of the management board of Orange Polska, has been named CEO…
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Netgem launches in Ireland with Pure Telecom
Cord-cutting OTT provider Netgem TV has announced an expansion into Ireland in a deal with…
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Vodafone adds Amazon Prime and YouTube Premium as bolt-on benefits
Vodafone has announced partnerships with Amazon and YouTube to become the first UK operator to…
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US cord cutting accelerates, with cord shavers looking to exit
Almost a third of US TV households no longer have a traditional pay TV subscription,…
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Pay TV and SVOD revenues rise and rise in Germany
Both pay TV and subscription video-on-demand in Germany continued to make significant progress in 2019,…
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Movistar+ taps Ateme for pay TV and OTT headend
Telefónica pay TV service Movistar+ has tapped technology outfit Ateme’s Titan solution converged software headend,…
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Byron Allen targeting Middle East after securing du deal
US producer and channel provider Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group division Entertainment Studios has secured carriage for seven of…
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Beeline adds More.tv SVOD offering, names new CFO
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand has launched National Media Group-owned…
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Vodafone pledges to make European network run on renewable energy by 2021
UK-based telco Vodafone has pledged to make its entire European network run 100% on renewable…
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Spanish watchdog extends pay TV restrictions on Telefónica
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has extended restrictions placed on Telefónica related to its acquisition…
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Proximus strikes distribution deal with football rights holder Eleven
Belgian telco Proximus has struck a deal with sports broadcaster Eleven Sports for distribution of…
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Vodafone first to offer Eurosport Player in Spain
Vodafone España has become the first Spanish service provider to integrate the Eurosport Player app…
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M6 to exit home shopping business
French broadcaster M6 Group is to sell its home shopping business, facilitating consolidation of that…
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Israel’s Partner TV launches cloud gaming offer
Leading Israeli telco Partner TV has announced that it has partnered with Blacknut to launch…
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Insight TV expands Russian footprint with Tricolor deal
UHD broadcaster Insight TV has signed a distribution deal with DTH operator Tricolor that will…
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BT to take Champions League final to YouTube for fifth season in a row
BT Sport will broadcast the Champions League and Europa League finals for free on YouTube….
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Telcos launch joint bid for Brazilian Oi’s mobile business
A number of top telcos have launched a joint offer for bankrupt Brazilian operator’s Oi…
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Orange hits out at ARCEP chief criticism
Orange has reacted angrily to criticism levelled against it publicly by the president of French…
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TV investment weighs heavily as Telia recovers ground
Nordic telco Telia’s investment in TV and media assets once again weighed heavily on its…
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Nick+ launches in Portugal with Meo, AXN Now lands on NOS Play
Portuguese service providers Meo/Altice Portugal and NOS have added new offerings to their line-up of…