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Euskaltel names new technology chief
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has named Ángel Olabuenaga Burón as its new chief financial…
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Vivendi in legal move to unblock voting rights ahead of Mediaset EGM
Vivendi has asked an Italian regional administrative court (TAR) to unblock voting rights on the…
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Canal+ Polska names new programming chief
Polish pay TV operator Canal+ Polska has named Małgorzata Seck as its new vice-president of…
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Cord-cutting hits Europe as global pay TV numbers slide
Cord-cutting has begun to hit Europe, with the EMEA region contributing losses of 660,000 pay…
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Ofcom unveils plans to supercharge UK fibre, close down copper network
UK regulator Ofcom has unveiled new plans to accelerate the slow rollout of fibre, including…
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Eleven Sports picks up Portuguese and Polish rights to Spanish Super Cup
International sports network Eleven Sports has picked up rights to this week’s controversial Spanish Super…
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BeIN picks up Euro 2020 in France
BeIN Media has acquired the rights to Uefa Euro 2020 in France. Under the terms…
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Altice launches new tech-focused TV channel on SFR and Orange
Altice France has launched a new TV channel based on its technology news website 01net….
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E-Vision taps Synamedia for multi-country, multi-tenant OTT service
UAE service provider Etisalat’s E-Vision subsidiary has chosen Synamedia’s Infinite platform to underpin a new…
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Indian regulator imposes new price caps and rules on pay TV providers
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has instituted new rules that mean cable and…
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Sunrise names new CFO as consumer chief departs
Swiss service provider Sunrise has named Uwe Schiller, previously SVP of finance and investor relations as…
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Altice Europe sells Portuguese tower stake to Cellnex for €200m
Cable and telecom giant Altice Europe’s Portuguese unit Meo has sold its 25% stake in…
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Enel unit teams up with Melita for Italian fibre offering
Energy company Enel Energia and Melita Italia, the Italian subsidiary of Maltese cable operator Melita,…
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Comedy Central launches on Astro
ViacomCBS Networks International has struck a deal with Malaysian pay TV provider Astro for the…
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Pay TV subs in Africa to grow by 17 million
Pay TV is set to continue its growth in Africa. According to new estimates from…
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Sunrise CEO and chairman quit following botched UPC deal
Sunrise Switzerland CEO Olaf Swantee has resigned from his role following the failed CHF6.3 billion…
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Conseil d’État confirms Altice France was wrong to air Champions League final on BFMTV
France’s Conseil d’État has confirmed that Altice France-owned BFMTV broke the terms of its convention…
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Tencent to take 10% stake in Vivendi’s music arm, with more likely
French media giant Vivendi has signed its deal with a consortium led by China’s Tencent…
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SPI/FilmBox secures Romanian distribution for Timeless Drama
SPI/FilmBox announces has secured distribution for its Turkish scripted drama channel Timeless Drama Channel (TDC)…
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Comcast reportedly in talks to acquire streaming service Xumo
Comcast is in talks to acquire advertising-based streaming service Xumo, according to a report in…
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Proximus signs up 3SS for IPTV service
Set-top box software provider 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has been selected by Belgian telco Proximus…
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KPN announces 2020 gigabit plans
KPN has announced plans to rollout gigabit speeds next year. The Dutch telco will introduce…
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Cellcom Israel CEO resigns
Cellcom Israel has announced the plans for CEO Nir Sztern to resign after eight years…
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Mediapro secures Europa League rights for France following Canal+ deal
Mediapro has secured rights to the second package of Europa League and Europa Conference League…
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Euskaltel launches new mobile TV app, strikes wholesale deal with Telefónica
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel Group has launched a new mobile app that allows customers…
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Lionsgate agrees content deal with Bharti Airtel
India’s Bharti Airtel has struck a deal with Lionsgate that will see the US studio’s…
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ProSiebenSat.1’s ecommerce arm interested in dating app developer
ProSiebenSat.1 is considering buying social streaming app developer Meet Group. As reported by Reuters, the…
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Liberty Global ends all hope of UPC Switzerland-Sunrise deal
Liberty Global has put to bed any idea of resuming talks with Sunrise over the…
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Tele Columbus CEO Degenhardt steps down
German operator Tele Columbus has announced that its CEO, Timm Degenhardt, will leave the company,…
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Sky Deutschland features live EPL in low-cost Sport Ticket
Sky Deutschland has announced the addition of a new package to its Sky Ticket streaming…