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Pay TV Operators
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Iliad enters Italian fixed-line market
French Telco Iliad will offer fixed-line service in Italy following a deal with broadband operator…
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Orange hires new CEOs for Belgium, Poland
Orange has announced the appointment of two new CEOs for its Polish and Belgian businesses….
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Ex-Veon and Telenor exec Johnsen to take helm of Tele2 from Nilsson
Tele2 president and CEO Anders Nilsson is to step down after six years in the…
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Vivendi in fresh move to reverse Italian ruling on Mediaset stake
Vivendi has filed a fresh appeal with the Lazio regional administrative tribunal (TAR) in Italy…
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TDC’s YouSee to launch OTT streaming app with multiple services
Danish telco and cable operator TDC’s YouSee cable arm is to launch a new streaming…
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ViacomCBS extends deal with Orange in France
ViacomCBS Networks International has struck a new distribution deal with Orange that will extend the…
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Virgin Media reveals impact of coronavirus on TV consumption
Liberty Global-owned UK service provider Virgin Media has unveiled statistics revealing the impact of the…
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Telefónica’s Movistar+ secures Champions League rights
Telefónica’s Movistar+ platform has secured rights to the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa…
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Akado creates integrated broadband and streaming bundle with Okko
Russian service provider Akado has forged a partnership with OTT TV provider Okko that will…
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ER-Telecom and Beeline make new appointments
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has named a new chairman and set about reorganising its structure…
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UK seeks final say on Virgin Media-O2 merger from EU
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to ask Brussels for full control…
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Cosmo On streaming service launches on Orange España
Hearst-owned Spanish female-focused network Cosmopolitan TV has launched a new on-demand streaming offering, Cosmo On,…
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Sky Deutschland revamps offering to ‘enhance flexibility’
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has redesigned its programme packages and revamped its pricing structure…
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ViacomCBS premieres for Comhem Play+ in Sweden
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck a deal with ViacomCBS to bring a…
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VodafoneZiggo launches new Go app tethered to screens at home
Liberty Global and Vodafone-owned Dutch service provider VodafoneZiggo has launched a new version of its…
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Altibox to move to cloud SaaS security with Verimatrix
Nordic service provider Altibox, which operates in Norway and Denmark, is to migrate its content…
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UPC adds Starzplay in Switzerland
UPC has become the first Swiss telco to sign a distribution deal with Starzplay. Starzplay,…
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Sky Italia renews F1 deal
Sky Italia has announced a two-year extension of its broadcast rights deal with Formula One….
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Virgin Media refreshes bundles
Virgin media has announced a massive refresh of its bundle packages. The move is designed…
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Eleven Sports and Belgian Pro League sign five-year rights deal following protracted impasse
Eleven Sports has signed its five-year domestic rights deal with Belgium’s Pro League after more…
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Orange renews La Liga deal with Telefónica
Orange has announced a sublicensing agreement with Telefónica for domestic broadcast rights to the 2020/21…
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Plume expands in Japan with J:COM distribution deal
Smarthome vendor Plume has announced a partnership with Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Japan’s largest cable TV…
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Industry all-in on MediaForEurope says Mediaset chair
Fedele Confalonieri, the chairman of Italian broadcaster Mediaset, said that the company has received a…
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What Disney’s linear switch-off means for the pay TV industry
Streaming is the future of Disney’s TV business – at least that’s the message sent…
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Vivendi blocked from voting in Mediaset AGM
The trust that holds the majority of Vivendi’s stock in Mediaset has been barred from…
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Sunrise offers accessory plans for Internet devices and TV sets
Swiss operator Sunrise has launched a number of installment plans for internet devices and TV…
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Global linear TV consumption up 24% during lockdown
Worldwide linear TV consumption has increased by almost a quarter during the ongoing global pandemic….
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Portugal sees biggest pay TV subscriber growth in four years
Pay TV subscribers in Portugal increased by 160,000 in Q1 2020, the strongest year-over-year growth…
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Saudi Arabia vows to clean up piracy involvement as Newcastle takeover hangs in balance
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has admitted it has a “responsibility” to help tackle…
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Exec shakeup for Telia
Following the sale of its Turkish unit, Telia has announced a shakeup of its executive…