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Stuart Thomson
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A message to our readers
This is the final article to be published by Digital TV Europe. Those of you…
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MultiChoice sees profits plummet as economy takes toll
South Africa’s MultiChoice expects profits for its full financial year to be dramatically lower than…
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No more Champions League on Mediaset
Mediaset in Italy will not be airing Champions League football, CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi told…
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G&L Systemhaus turns to EZDRM for OTT security
Systems integrator and managed service provider G&L Systemhaus has teamed up with content security specialist…
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NBA reportedly close to US$76bn deal with NBC, ESPN, Amazon
The US NBA is close to signing a major media rights deal with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal,…
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Canal+ targets smart TV market with Titan OS
Pay TV giant Canal+ has signed an agreement with Barcelona-based technology outfit Titan OS to…
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ORS’s simpliTV goes live on Hisense smart TVs
Austria’s national broadcast network operator ORS has gone live on Hisense smart TVs with its super-aggregated…
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Globo taps Amagi for Brazilian FAST rollout
Brazilian media giant Globo has tappeed cloud-based SaaS technology and FAST tech enabler Amagi to…
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TurkNet looks to Airties to deliver smart WiFi
Turkish service provider TurkNet has tapped technology outfit Airties’ portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi software and…
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No decision on Paramount sale with Redstone reportedly hesitant
Uncertainty still surrounds the fate of Paramount following Monday’s reports that the media company’s special…
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More pay TV users than cord-cutters watching FAST in US
A third of American adults regularly watch FAST channels, with a higher proportion of pay…
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Premier Sports to air Scottish Premiership matches
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has struck a deal with Premier Sports to show…
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United Group consolidating fibre assets under United Fiber banner
South-eastern European pay TV, broadband and mobile service provider United Group is consolidating its fibre…
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Ginx TV launches Ginx+ membership platform
Esports streamer Ginx TV has launched Ginx+, a new membership platform featuring exclusive and live…
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MultiChoice independent board says yes to Canal+ offer
The independent board set up by MultiChoice to assess Canal+’s bid to take control of…
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Exclusive: 25% of CEE SVOD subs now coming via partnerships, says Omdia
About 25% of all paid SVOD subscriptions in central and eastern Europe now come via…
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Telenet’s BASE adds TV and internet services
Liberty Global-owned Belgian service provider Telenet has added TV and internet services to its low-cost…
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Poland’s Vectra implements wholesale deal with Plus
Polish cable and fibre network operator Vectra Group has begun implementing wholesale access to its…
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Paramount committee reportedly recommends revised Skydance offer
Paramount’s special committee of directors has reportedly recommended a revised offer from David Ellison’s Skydance…
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CommScope to acquire Casa Systems’ cable business assets
Technology outfit CommScope has secured a deal to acquire the cable business assets of Casa…
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Volia to migrate homes from DOCSIS to GPON
Ukrainian cable operator Volia is to begin migrating homes in the cities of Kyiv an…
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BBC First to launch in Czech Republic and Slovakia
BBC Studios’ British drama channel BBC First is to make its debut in Czech Republic and…
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Tele Columbus begins disconnecting ‘collective’ TV customers
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which offers services under the PŸUR brand, says it has…
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UK Media Bill passed ahead of general election
The long-awaited UK Media Bill has passed following a government decision to accept two amendments…
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Xavier Niel mulls Millicom bid
French telecoms and media tycoon Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad Group, is considering making an…
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Polsat Plus sees pay TV base decline in mixed quarter
Polish service provider Polsat Plus saw its pay TV base decline by 3% in the…
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MFE cautiously confirms guidance after strong first quarter
MediaForEurope (MFE) has confirmed its full-year guidance after reporting a rise in operating profit and…
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Norlys names CTO of consumer-facing telecoms-to-energy arm
Danish service provider Norlys has named Kristian Hjort-Madsen as the chief technology officer of Norlys…
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Bedrock delivering M6+ to multiple new devices
RTL-owned technology outfit Bedrock is helping deliver French commercial broadcaster M6’s new AVOD streamer, M6+,…
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TF1 and Daniel Kretinsky seek to build DTT presence in France
Twenty-five applications including two from Daniel Kretinsky’s CMI France and applications for two additional channels…