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Pay TV Operators
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Kaplan and Chien’s KC Global Media acquires SPT Asian channels
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Serie A rightsholders fail to pay final tranche
Rightsholders to Italy’s Serie A have withheld the final tranche of payment due for the…
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Orange Spain creates new premium move pack with AMC’s Somos and FlixOlé
Orange España has boosted its Spanish movie offering by bracketing AMC Networks channel Somos with…
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TDC hit by loss of pay TV customers
Danish telco and cable operator TDC was hit by the loss of pay TV subscribers…
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SPI/FilmBox takes TDC to Africa with StarTimes
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox has partnered with Chinese-owned African pay TV platform StarTimes to launch Turkish drama channel Timeless…
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BT Sports teams up with Gfinity in esports initiative
BT Sport has teamed up with UK esports business Gfinity to deliver a series of…
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Can the O2-Virgin Media joint venture sprint to success?
The £31 billion merger of O2 and Virgin Media makes sense from a financial perspective…
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BT cuts dividends to invest in fibre
Investments in fibre and 5G were at the centre of attention for BT as it…
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Virgin Media Ireland hires Paul Farrell as TV managing director
Following news that it is to merge its UK operations with Telefonica’s O2, Liberty Global’s…
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O2 and Virgin Media confirm £31 billion merger
Telefonica and Liberty Global have confirmed the merger of their UK operations. The 50-50 merger…
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‘Convenience and choice’ – sports streaming comes of age
At the time of writing, the sports world has ground to a halt. The English…
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Viasat Consumer and Canal Digital combine as Allente
The merger of Viasat Consumer, Nordic Entertainment’s (NENT Group) satellite pay TV and streaming business,…
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Bolloré and Vivendi help Lagardère see off activist investor
Arnaud Lagardère, the boss of the French media group of the same name, has seen…
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Pluto TV announces distribution deals with TiVo and Verizon
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD Pluto TV has announced partnerships with TiVo and Verizon that will see its…
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Ex-acting CEO Luiga to leave Telia
Christian Luiga, the chief financial officer and now ex-acting CEO and president of Nordic service…
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Proximus gains TV subs amid lockdown frustration
Belgian service provider Proximus posted modest increases in its broadband and pay TV bases in…
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Atresmedia gains in pay TV but Mediaset wins overall in Spain
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia saw its pay TV base double to 235,000 in the first…
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Liberty Global and Telefonica in talks over Virgin Media-O2 merger
Telefonica and Liberty Global are in talks to merge UK operators O2 and Virgin Media….
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Pay TV: counting the cost of coronavirus
One of the most notable features of the impact of the coronavirus crisis on media…
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Saudi Arabia is a ‘centre of piracy’, says Premier League
Saudi Arabia remains “a centre of piracy”, according to a submission by the English Premier…
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Orange VOD sales ‘double’ during coronavirus lockdown
Orange has seen its video-on-demand sales in France double during the coronavirus lockdown, according to…
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Nordic Entertainment and Telenor get green light for pay TV merger
Viaplay owner NENT Group and fellow Nordic operator Telenor Group have been given the greenlight…
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Polsat to acquire Polish web portal Interia
Polish commercial broadcaster and pay TV group Polsat is to acquire leading Polish-language internet portal…
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Sky TV base and revenues fall as sports lockdown hits home
Sky’s subscriber base was hit by the postponement or cancellation of major sports events in…
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NAGRA hits record 1.5 billion multi-DRM licences served for Bharti Airtel
Kudelski-owned content protection firm NAGRA has announced a milestone of more than 1.5 billion multi-DRM…
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DRG rebrands as Nent Studios UK with Richard Halliwell as CEO
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has resumed the sale of its non-scripted production interests and…
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Viasat World’s Epic Drama launches on Bulgaria’s Bulsatcom
Viasat World-owned scripted channel Epic Drama has launched on Bulsatcom in Bulgaria, stocked with shows…
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Making AI and machine learning pay
The blending of video production and distribution techniques with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning…
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E-Vision and Egypt’s Etisalat Misr team up for new TV app
E-Vision, the streaming subsidiary of UAE-based Etisalat Group, has formed a partnership with Etisalat’s Egyptian…
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United Group owner BC Partners set to acquire Greece’s Forthnet
The creditors of indebted Greek service provider Forthnet – owner of the Nova TV pay…