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Pay TV Operators
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Tricolor makes its service available for free
Leading Russian pay TV operator Tricolor has become the latest major service provider to decrypt…
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CableLabs releases DOCSIS 4.0 specification
Cable industry standards body CableLabs has released the specifications for the next generation of data-over-cable…
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Telia takes Coronavirus hit through exposure to free TV market
While the majority of telcos are weathering the Coronavirus storm well relative to other sectors,…
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ViacomCBS counts cost of Coronavirus crisis
The newly merged ViacomCBS has been forced to withdraw its previous 2020 financial guidance in…
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Tele Columbus/PŸUR posts solid results but TV numbers slide
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, has posted solid Q4…
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Tricolor agrees licensing deal with ViacomCBS
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor has agreed a major licensing deal with ViacomCBS Global Distribution…
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Nordic Entertainment’s Viaplay to launch in Iceland
Nordic free and pay TV outfit Nordic Entertainment (NENT) is to launch its Viaplay streaming…
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Altice expects to ‘remain resilient’ after exceeding 2019 expectations
Service provider Altice Europe expects its cash-flow to “remain resilient” in the face of the…
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Dutch ruling ‘unlikely’ to impact Belgian cable wholesale regulation
The rejection by a Dutch court of cable wholesale regulation is unlikely to be followed…
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Mediaset buys up more of ProSiebenSat.1 fuelling merger speculation
Mediaset has effectively doubled its stake in German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 since last year with…
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Virgin Media adds BBC Sound to TV platform
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has become the first UK pay TV provider to add the…
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Short form streamer Flix Snip launches on Russian Beeline TV
Short form VOD service Flix Snip has announced a partnership with Russian operator Beeline to…
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Canal+ rows back on free-to-view move
French pay TV operator Canal+ has rowed back on its decision to de-encrypt its channels…
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Pay TV future more likely for Six Nations after government rejects ‘A list’ appeal
The UK government has declined to place the Six Nations rugby tournament on a list…
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Sky Deutschland to add Nick Jr and Nicktoons as ViacomCBS extends deal to Germany
ViacomCBS Networks International has struck a multi-year distribution deal with Sky covering German-speaking markets that…
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Pay TV providers respond to Coronavirus with new offers
Pay TV providers are continuing to respond to the Coronavirus crisis and the confinement at…
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APAC ‘most vibrant pay TV region in the world’ claims new report
The pay TV sector in the Asia Pacific region is set to add 45 million…
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Virgin Media to show new NBCUniversal releases as cinemas shut down
Liberty Global-owned UK service provider Virgin Media has struck a deal with NBCUniversal that will…
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Nordic Entertainment in further cost-cutting moves
Nordic pay and free TV and streaming provider Nordic Entertainment (NENT) is taking further cost-cutting…
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MTS and Channel One Russia team up for advanced TV JV
Russian service provider MTS and state-owned broadcaster Channel One are to create a joint venture…
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BT sells ‘selected domestic operations’ in 16 Latin America countries
BT has announced that it is selling a number of its domestic operations and infrastructure…
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IPTV gains in Spain as pay TV revenues increase
IPTV pay TV revenues in Spain, increased by 16% year-on-year in the third quarter of…
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VodafoneZiggo wins appeal on open access ruling
Liberty Global and Vodafone’s Dutch JV VodafoneZiggo has secured a legal victory that overturns a…
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Eleven Sports secures complete Belgian football deal after intensive negotiations
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Belgium has confirmed that it has secured live and exclusive rights…
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Sky allows customers to pause sports subscription during pandemic
Comcast-owned Sky will give residential customers an option to pause their sports subscriptions while the…
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Over half of Portuguese broadband now fibre
Over half of Portuguese fixed broadband connections were via fibre by the end of 2019,…
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Telecom Italia names new head of procurement
Telecom Italia (TIM) has named Nicola Grassi as head of procurement. Grassi, who will report…
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Proximus and Orange resume work on network sharing
Belgian service providers Proximus and Orange are fully resuming preparations for the implementation of a…
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France’s CNC seeking to suspend VOD window rules as Coronavirus closes cinemas
France’s Centre National du Cinéma (CNC) is looking to suspend the country’s stringent video-on-demand windowing…
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Canal+ makes premium channel free to view in response to Coronavirus
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to make its premium channel available free to view…