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Pay TV Operators
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Ukraine’s Volia revamps TV offering with thematic packages
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has introduced six new thematic packages that will initially be available…
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CSA intervenes in Canal+ dispute over sale of movie to Amazon Prime
French media regulator the CSA has intervened to secure the amicable resolution of a dispute…
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Two thirds of pay TV operators ‘set to gain subs’ over next five years
Despite the well-documented trend towards cord-cutting in developed markets, two-thirds of the world’s pay TV…
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Synamedia teams up with AWS for cloud video
Video technology outfit Synamedia has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable the…
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Broadband providers see growth across the globe amid pandemic
Streaming companies are not the only ones which have benefited during the coronavirus pandemic, with…
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Italian fibre network must be independent from operators says Enel CEO
Any single ultra-fast fibre network in Italy must be operated independently, believes the CEO of…
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NENT Group expands Swedish distribution deal with Bahnhof
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has announced an expanded distribution deal with Swedish broadband and…
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Over half of sports fans watching pirate services
Over half of sports fans in 10 countries watch pirated services at least once a…
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Vodafone Spain extends smart TV availability of service
Vodafone Spain has become the latest operator to strike a deal to provide its TV…
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Com Hem upgrades Android TV service
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem has upgraded become one of the first European operators…
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Change of CFO at Sky as Armstrong returns to Comcast
Jason Armstrong, who was named as pay TV operator Sky’s chief financial officer at the…
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Premier League reportedly reaches £170 million deferment agreement with Sky Sports
Ahead of the English Premier League’s planned restart on June 17, the league has reportedly…
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Nordics ahead of rest of Europe on pay TV ARPU and OTT adoption
The average revenue per user for pay TV in the Nordics is at record levels,…
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Canal+ makes peace with French rugby league
French pay TV provider Canal+ has struck an agreement with the country’s Ligue Nationale de…
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Russia’s Akado changing ownership
AVK Investments, the vehicle of Russian businessman Maxim Mayorets, has taken a majority stake in…
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Movistar+ connected devices surpass 10 million
The number of devices connected to Telefónica’s Movistar+ pay TV service has surpassed 10 million,…
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BC Partners strikes deal for United Group to take stake in Forthnet
Private equity group BC Partners has struck an agreement with Greek pay TV outfit Forthnet’s…
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NENT Group and Sky Sports to resume billing customers in June
With sports events around Europe beginning to restart, both Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and…
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KKR and Cinven bid for MásMóvil could pave way for Spanish shake-up
Private equity groups KKR and Cinven have teamed up to make a friendly takeover bid…
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SFR and Bouygues Telecom launch box-free TV with Samsung smart TVs
French service providers SFR and Bouygues Telecom have simultaneously launched box-free TV offers with TV…
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Google eyes 5% Vodafone India stake
Google is reportedly eyeing a stake in Vodafone Idea, the indian operations of the British…
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Britbox launches on BT set-top boxes
Britbox, the joint venture SVOD from ITV and the BBC, has launched on BT TV…
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TV usage on the up in US amid pandemic
More than half of adults in the US have been watching more TV since the…
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Pay TV revenues to fall to US$150 billion by 2025
Global pay TV revenues are set to take a nosedive to US$150 billion by 2025…
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Nordic households spending €149 per month on media
Nordic households are spending an average of €149 per month on media services. According to…
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NENT names Alexander Bastin CEO of studio ops in leadership reshuffle
Alexander Bastin has been appointed as SVP and CEO of Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s Studio…
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Nordija taps Yospace for Telenor Sweden media project
Ad tech outfit Yospace and middleware provider Nordija have completed an integration that will Nordija…
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Premiere Digital completes testing for new EIDR stack
Media services and distribution specialist Premiere Digital has completed reliability testing for metadata technology EIDR…
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Tele Columbus off to ‘solid start’ but TV numbers decline
The coronavirus crisis had “no impact” on German cable operator Tele Columbus’s first quarter results,…
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Euskaltel outlines Virgin telco ambition to be national Spanish player
Spanish regional operator Euskaltel has taken the first steps towards its national launch, which will…