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Peter Faricy calls time as Discovery D2C chief
Peter Faricy, the CEO of Discovery’s direct-to-consumer business, has resigned. Faricy will leave the company…
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Italian court waves away Vivendi appeal of MediaForEurope plan
The ongoing drama between Vivendi and Mediaset has taken its latest turn, with an Italian…
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Proximus launches Apple TV 4K offer
Belgian telco Proximus has started offering its TV customers discounted Apple TV 4K units. Starting…
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Average Brit spending £25 per month on TV
Viewers in the UK and Ireland are spending an average of £25 per month on…
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Sunrise takes over ‘streaming pioneer’ Wilmaa
Swiss telco Sunrise has taken over streamer Wilmaa, describing the company as a pioneer in…
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Telia confirms Turkcell sale
Nordic telco Telia has confirmed the sale of its stake in Turkish service provider Turkcell….
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Fries: Virgin Media-O2 merger is ‘huge opportunity’ to target wider market
Liberty Global’s agreement with Telefónica to combine Virgin Media and O2 in the UK presents…
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Liberty Global sees ‘some logic’ in Benelux combination but major challenges stand in way
Liberty Global sees “some compelling logic” in a combination of Belgian operator Telenet and its…
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Telefónica and Atresmedia get green light for studio JV
The European Commission has given a green light for Spanish telco Telefónica and commercial broadcaster…
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Gazprom Media names leaders of Premier streamer
Russia’s Gazprom Media has named Ivan Grodetsky as the new CEO of its Premier video…
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Telia in talks to exit Turkcell
Telia has confirmed it is in talks to sell its stake in Turkish service provider…
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Oi initiates restructure with sale of four units including US$2.9 billion mobile business
Leading Brazillian telco Oi is reportedly looking to split off four of its business units…
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Pay TV absorbs the streaming revolution
The revolution brought about by streaming services has to a large extent upturned the old…
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MultiChoice to integrate Netflix and Amazon, launch DStv streaming product
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has agreed to add Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
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Mediaset in move to block free-to-air football initiative
Italy’s Mediaset has sent a warning to the country’s top-tier football league, Serie A, not…
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KPN launches new business TV service
Dutch telco KPN is launching a business TV service for small and medium enterprises. The…
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SuperSport taps Insight TV to fill coronavirus gap
UHD channel provider and action sports and lifestyle producer Insight TV has struck a programming…
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Virgin Media takes STV nationwide and adds All 4
Virgin Media has extended the reach of STV Player, the TV app from Scottish commercial…
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M7 signs up new channels for central and eastern Europe
Canal+-owned pan-European pay TV group M7 Group has added a number of new channels to…
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Europol shuts down global piracy operation with 2 million paying subscribers
European police coordination agency Europol has taken down a pirate streaming operation that was providing…
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A quarter of US vMVPD subscribers still also pay for legacy TV services
While the growth of cord-cutting vMVPD services is set to continue into the future, a…
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Disney+ beats Netflix in US consumer satisfaction rankings
Disney+ has topped the ranks of US streaming services for consumer satisfaction, beating streaming pioneer…
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Vivendi in fresh move to thwart Mediaset’s merger plan
Vivendi is involved in a fresh move to thwart Mediaset’s plans to merge its Italian…
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Pay TV continues to grow in Portugal, driven by FTTH
Pay TV is continuing to grow in Portugal, which saw a 4.1% rise in subscriber…
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SPI/FilmBox signs distribution deal with Telecable
Broadcaster SPI/FilmBox and Bulgarian telecom operator Telecable have announced a distribution deal to add 10…
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DAZN launches direct carrier billing in Germany and Switzerland with Telefónica and Swisscom
Sports streamer DAZN has launched direct carrier billing in Germany and Switzerland. In collaboration with…
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Apple reportedly poaches Amazon’s DeLorenzo as it looks to sports
Apple has reportedly hired Amazon’s James DeLorenzo as it looks to make a push towards…
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Vodafone Deutschland teams up with Discovery for UHD TV
Vodafone Deutschland has expanded its partnership with Discovery to include UHD on-demand content ahead of…
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Sky Italia taps Linius for personalised TV
Pay TV operator Sky Italia has tapped technology outfit Linius Technologies to deliver a personalized…
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DNA turns to Edgeware for next-gen TV service
Finnish cable and telecom provider DNA has tapped technology outfit Edgeware’s StreamBuilder content processing platform…