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Altice Europe turns in solid Q1 performance
Altice Europe has turned in what founder Patrick Drahi was able to describe as “a…
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Thema brokers two deals for Russia
Wildlife channel Love Nature 4K has launched on Russian service provider Rostelelecom’s Wink service. The…
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Tricolor and Sony Pictures Television extend partnership
Russian service provider Tricolor and Sony Pictures Television have extended their relationship for a further…
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Altice’s NextRadioTV axes sports news channel, downsizing pay TV operation
Altice Europe’s French media arm NextRadioTV is to axe its sports news channel and has…
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Canal+ Poland launches standalone streaming service
Canal+ Poland has launched a new streaming offering available to non-pay TV subscribers, with a…
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Foxtel to launch ‘home of HBO’ streaming offering next Monday
Australian pay TV group Foxtel has confirmed it is to launch its new streaming service…
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Nordic Entertainment takes Viaplay to Baltics
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is rolling out its Viaplay streamer into the Baltics and…
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Virgin Media tops Ofcom’s list as UK’s most complained about pay TV operator
Virgin Media has claimed the unfortunate title of being the most complained about pay TV…
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Millions tune in for Bundesliga comeback
The Bundesliga made its comeback last weekend after a 66-day hiatus to positive viewing figures…
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Telia agrees OTT licensing deal with Discovery for TV4 and C More channels
Nordic telco Telia has secured EC approval for a deal that will see it license…
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Sunrise turns to Salt for Swiss fibre JV
Swiss service provider Sunrise has teamed up with rival alternative provider Salt to create a…
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A1 Slovenia launches advanced TV with Zappware
Telekom Austria’s Slovenian subsidiary A1 Slovenia has launched an advanced TV service using technology supplied…
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Cyfrowy Polsat takes majority stake in transmission outfit
Polish free-to-air broadcaster and pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has taken a majority stake in…
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Volia launches multiscreen service
Leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a new multiscreen TV service providing streaming content…
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TV4 secures La Liga rights
Telia-owned TV4 Media has followed up last week’s acquisition of UEFA Champions League rights from next year by extending…
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NENT Group launches Viaplay sports package in Iceland
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has launched its Viaplay sports package in Iceland. Coinciding with…
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Strong results for Deutsche Telekom with ‘limited impact’ from coronavirus
Deutsche Telekom has boasted stable results with the coronavirus pandemic having a limited impact on…
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La Liga, Mediapro and Super Sports Media partner for launch of Spanish Football Commercial & Marketing Company
Spanish football league La Liga has announced a partnership with Media Group and Asian sports…
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US pay TV down 2 million subs in Q1
Major pay TV operators in the US lost more than 2 million subscribers in Q1….
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BT could fund fibre rollout with Openreach sale, report claims
BT has reportedly opened talks over a possible sale of its stake in Openreach. Openreach…
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US telcos add over a million customers in record-breaking quarter
Telcos in the US grew by over a million broadband customers in Q1 2020. A…
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Pay TV subscribers to reach 1.06 billion by 2025
The total number of pay TV subscribers around the world is set to top 1.06…
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Vodafone mulling UK TV offering and ‘organic’ convergence after Liberty-Telefónica deal
Vodafone will focus on developing its own organic converged offering in the UK market in…
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Mediaset hit by coronavirus in Q1
Mediaset saw its revenues hit by the Italian and Spanish markets’ exposure to the coronavirus…
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Vodafone sees German TV base fall but recovers ground in Spain
Vodafone saw its overall TV base decline by 245,000 in the year to March, which…
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UPC Poland to extend reach by half a million via open fibre net
Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland is using open fibre network Fiberhost, owned by rival cable operator…
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Youfone taps Red Bee Channel Store for TV aggregation
Technology outfit Red Bee is providing channel distribution services for the Dutch independent telecom provider…
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Polsat’s Plus first up with 5G in Poland
Plus, the mobile unit of Polsat Group, the Polish free and pay TV broadcaster, has…
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Production on MultiChoice shows resumes as South Africa lockdown rules are revised
Production on a number of telenovelas aired on the MultiChoice pay TV service has resumed…
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ViacomCBS to launch international pay streamer ‘within year’
ViacomCBS plans to launch an international pay TV streaming product in multiple markets within the…