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Portugal
Pay TV boost for Portugal Telecom, Brazil’s Oi refocuses offering
Portugal Telecom’s pay TV base grew by 7.5% in the course of 2013 to 1.315…
Vodafone rules out UK quad-play, plays down need for content
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has said he sees no strong need to invest in content…
Fox channels reshuffles European execs
Fox International Channels has moved several of its senior executives in Europe into new positions…
Portugal Telecom extends Meo brand in quad-play drive
Portugal Telecom has decided to rebrand all its consumer services, including mobile, under the Meo…
EBU: Portugal pubcaster underfunded despite deal
The European Broadcasting Union has voiced concerns Portugal’s public broadcaster remains “underfunded” despite a new…
Portugal exceeding EU average for triple-play
The average penetration of multi-play packages in Portugal has now reached 49%, exceeding to EU…
Portugal’s beActive launches TV app
Portugal-based digital content company beActive has launched a TV app that allows consumers to access…
Portuguese regulator approves Zon’s acquisition of Optimus
Portugal’s competition watchdog has formally approved the acquisition by pay TV provider Zon Multimédia of…
Google launches music streaming service in Europe
Google’s new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, has launched in nine countries…
Sport TV says it will challenge competition ruling
Portuguese sports broadcaster Sport TV has said it will challenge the decision by the country’s…
Portuguese TV subscribers reach 3.13 million
There were 3.129 million subscribers to pay TV in Portugal at the end of the…
Zon launching quad-play offering
Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia is launching an integrated quad-play offering, adding mobile voice…
Zon sees record take-up of Iris TV service
Portuguese pay TV and cable service provider Zon Multimédia saw record take-up of its Iris…
Media Capital beats market trend to limit fall in operating income
Portuguese media group Media Capital managed to limit its first-quarter decline in operating income to…
Zon sees strong take-up for Iris and Timewarp
Over 30% of Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimedia’s triple-play customers now take its Iris…
Orange to divest Sonaecom stake
France Telecom-Orange has entered into a put and call option that will allow it to…
Thema strikes deals for Luxe.tv HD
Channel distributor Thema has struck deals to distribute luxury lifestyle channel Luxe.tv HD in Angola,…
Zon adds Woohoo to line-up
Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia has added Brazilian extreme sports and youth culture channel…
Cabovisão chooses Nagra for next-generation TV service
Portuguese cable operator Cabovisão has deployed Nagra conditional access technology to secure premium content on…
Zon Multimedia announces Optimus merger
Portugal’s largest cable operator Zon Multimedia has signed a deal to merge Sonaecom’s telco unit…
PT ships half a million Motorola boxes
Portugal Telecom has shipped its 500,000th Motorola IPTV set-top box. The telco operates IPTV services…
Globo launching new channel for Portugal
Brazilian media group Globo has teamed up with Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia…
Benfica to take TV rights in-house
Portuguese premier league football club Benfica is awarding all TV rights to its matches to…
Disney to debut SVOD service with Zon
Disney is launching its first SVOD movie service in Europe with Portuguese cable operator Zon…
Meo launches A Bola channel
Portugal Telecom has added sports channel A Bola to its Meo TV platform. Operated by…
Opitmus Clix brings Dailymotion to the TV
Portuguese IPTV operator Opitmus Clix has launched a service that lets users watch Dailymotion videos…
Optimus Clix adds AXN Black and White
Portuguese IPTV service Optimus Clix has added two HD channels from Sony to its line-up….
Vodafone Portgual lets iPhone users share videos on TV
Vodafone Portugal has launched a service that enables users to watch content stored on their…
Optimus Clix adds book-exchange service
Portuguese IPTV provider Optimus Clix has added a Winking Books application to its service. The…
Vodafone Portugal launches kids remote
Vodafone Portugal has launched a new TV remote aimed at children. The Klik remote includes…