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M7 ups SES capacity to boost Czech and Slovakian HD output
Luxembourg-based satellite TV provider M7 Group has extended its existing capacity contract with SES to…
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BSkyB completes Sky Europe takeover, rebrands as ‘Sky’
BSkyB has completed its takeover of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland, with the new combined…
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Sky Deutschland taps SES unit for online service
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has tapped satellite operator SES’s media services arm SES…
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Sky slams ITV for lack of clarity on retransmission
BSkyB has slammed UK commercial broadcaster ITV for allegedly failing to provide “concrete details” about…
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Cable operators top Netflix Euro-rankings
Netflix has published its second assessment of internet service providers’ performance in Europe since it…
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Analysts downgrade BSkyB on Sky Europe concerns
Credit analysts have downgraded BSkyB after the UK pay TV platform moved a step closer…
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Sky Deutschland in 4K partnership with hip-hop band
Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Sony Music to deliver live coverage in 4K of…
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Ball in Ofcom’s court as CAT rules against Sky on wholesale must offer
After four years of litigation, the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that BSkyB…
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Sky strikes Now TV deal with Vodafone
Sky is making Now TV available to Vodafone Red 4G customers in its first deal for…
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BSkyB investing £3 million in arts and culture projects
BSkyB is investing £3 million (€3.8 million) in new arts and culture TV projects over…
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Sky Deutschland launches Info
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched Sky Info, a new information channel carrying…
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Sky Deutschland back in the black, plans on-demand service
Sky Deutschland has returned to profit in the quarter to September and announced plans to…
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Sky Deutschland launches OTT service
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is launching an OTT TV service, Sky Online, that will…
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Sky Deutschland extends Warner deal
German pay TV provider Sky Deutschland has agreed a multi-year extension to its programming agreement…
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Reality check – does the traditional channel model make sense?
Channel providers are adapting to the growing appeal of non-linear consumption and OTT by adapting…
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Sky invests US$7 million in YouTube sports MCN Whistle
UK pay TV operator Sky has invested US$7 million (€5.5 million) in Whistle Sports, a…
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Sky News to programme new Australia Channel
Hong Kong-based distributor and channel operator Lightning International is rolling out Australia Channel, a new…
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Wuaki.tv secures international dramas
On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films…
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The linear path – the changing nature of the pay TV channel business
Growth in on-demand consumption and multiscreen viewing are changing the rules of the game for…
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Crispin Odey makes Sky Deutschland U-turn
The finance company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s formerson-in-law, Crispin Odey, has agreed to sell almost…
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Pay TV customers value TV and quality more, says Sky Deutschland
Sky Deutschland says its pay TV viewers value TV more, place a higher value on…
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Amazon Fire TV goes on sale in the UK
Amazon has started shipping its Fire TV internet streaming box to customers in the UK…
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BSkyB adds photo feature to Sky+ app
BSkyB has added a feature to its Sky+ app to enable users to view photos…
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Kings of content
Pay TV operators, mobile providers and tech giants are all investing in content assets, and…
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Skylink launches multiscreen service on M7 platforms
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV platform Skylink has launched SPI International/FilmBox’s multiscreen service….
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Sky Deutschland to launch Star Wars channel
Sky Deutschland is due to exclusively launch a channel in December to show all six…
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BSkyB defies sceptics with strong Q1 growth
BSkyB has managed to defy continued downward economic pressure on consumer spending to beat analysts’…
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Pay TV operators gearing up for sell-through
Pay TV operators are gearing up to tap into what they expect to become a…
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Murdoch talks Shine-Endemol and Sky Europe in Cannes
James Murdoch spoke publicly about the Shine-Endemol merger yesterday at MIPCOM. Speaking about the deal,…
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4K can help TV take on “the new barbarians” says France Télévisions
MIPCOM attendees heard yesterday that broadcasters will continue to experiment with 4K TV as a…