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Pay TV Operators
Malaysia pay TV segment expects minimal growth in coming years
Malaysia’s pay TV services revenue is set for sluggish growth in the coming years. According…
Sky Deutschland combines movies and series in new Ticket offering
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has revamped its flexible OTT offering Sky Ticket, combining movies…
Alchimie takes content from ORF for VOD channels
Streaming content enabler and aggregator Alchimie has struck an agreement with ORF-Enterprise, the marketer and distributor…
Google to invest US$4.5 billion in Reliance’s Jio Platforms business
Indian media giant Reliance Industries has said that it will receive US$4.5 billion in investment…
Canal+ Polska moves ahead with IPO plan
Canal+ Polska is moving ahead with plans for an IPO and has filed a prospectus…
Tele2 TV numbers hit by coronavirus sports lockdown
Nordic service provider Tele2 was hit by the impact of the coronavirus crisis in the…
Orange Spain targets low cost convergence and premium TV viewers with new offerings
Orange España is attempting to capture a slice of Spain’s growing market for low-cost offerings…
Beeline updates cloud gaming service with Nvidia
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has updated its cloud gaming…
Virgin Media taps Globecast for pop-up playout
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has tapped media services provider Globecast to provide playout for its…
Virgin Media adds Sky Cinema channels to Go app
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has added Sky’s Sky Cinema channels, as well as movies on…
SPI International/Filmbox takes raft of channels to Net1
Channel provider SPI International/Filmbox has struck a deal with Bulgarian telecom operator Net1 that will…
KPN names A1’s Plater to supervisory board
Dutch telco KPN has named A1 Telekom Austria COO Alejandro Plater to its supervisory board…
Orange ‘resilient’ in face of COVID-19
Orange’s performance has been “impressively resilient” in the French and Polish markets and the company…
AfricaCom and AfricaTech become virtual events as part of new Virtual Africa Tech Festival
Industry trade events AfricaCom and AfricaTech will move forward as fully events in 2020 as…
Upstart Armenian operator TEAM wins approval to acquire Veon’s Beeline business
TelecomArmenia (TEAM), a new telecommunications company in Armenia, has won approval from regulators to buy…
Denmark’s Norlys opens fibre net out to all providers
Danish energy utility and broadband service provider Norlys, owner of the Stofa cable network, is…
Australian pay TV sector to see accelerated decline as a result of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic is set to accelerate the decline of the pay TV sector in…
Higgins promoted to lead commercial strategy for Virgin Media Ireland
Virgin Media Ireland has announced the promotion of Paul Higgins to the role of VP…
Sky Deutschland updating Sky Q service
Sky Deutschland’s Sky Q users are to see their service updated with a revamped user…
Akado taps into Moscow makeover to connect 100 apartment buildings
Russian service provider Akado is to connect about 100 metropolitan residential buildings in Moscow being…
Comcast adds Sling TV app to Xfinity Flex broadband-only offering
US cable giant Comcast is launching a Sling TV app on its Xfinity Flex service,…
Sky gets green light for Elstree studio development
Sky’s new large-scale UK production facility, Sky Studios Elstree, has secured planning permission, enabling the…
ViacomCBS launches Pluto TV on Virgin Media
ViacomCBS has announced the launch of the Pluto TV app on Virgin Media. The free-to-view…
Free launches new box as SFR adds Amazon Alexa
French service provider Free has launched the latest variant on its line-up of TV boxes,…
Showmax adds live sport to streaming offering
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice’s streaming service Showmax has begun to offer live sports…
Canal+ hails anti-piracy victory in Rennes
Five individuals responsible for creating and maintaining around 20 pirate sites in France have been…
CuriosityStream signs distribution deal with Com Hem
Swedish TV operator Com Hem has signed a partnership with factual media company CuriosityStream. The…
Netgem to acquire French ISP Comcable
Consumer service provider Netgem has acquired French fibre operator Comcable. Comcable operates on public initiative…
Euskaltel strikes deal to use new Orange fibre nets
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel Group has signed a new agreement with Orange to use…
Movistar+ adds picture-in-picture for simultaneous viewing
Customers of Spanish telco Telefónica’s TV service Movistar+ now have the ability to watch two…