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Virgin Media O2 reported to have given up on TalkTalk acquisition
Virgin Media O2 has abandoned plans to acquire smaller rival TalkTalk due to regulatory and…
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Telenet downgraded by Jefferies on Fluvius deal
Liberty Global-backed Belgian service provider Telenet faces a series of challenges that make a less…
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Freenet sees waipu.tv growth offset Freenet TV decline
German service provider Freenet saw growth in its Waipu.tv streaming service offset a decline in…
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Vodafone TV base dips as speculation mounts on MásMóvil bid for Spanish unit
Vodafone has turned in a respectable fiscal Q3 trading update driven by growth in the…
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Jefferies mulls Vodafone options in wake of Cevian move
Vodafone’s shares rose significantly after activist investor Cevian Capital was reported to have taken an…
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European telco sector set for resurgence, says Jefferies
The European telecom sector looks set for resurgence in 2022 amid top-line growth, potential consolidation…
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BFM Business: Orange and Vodafone considered merger
Orange and Vodafone were involved in merger talks over a six-month period in the second…
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Jefferies: Liberty Global’s buybacks, upgrades and ‘string of pearls’ will set shares on upward trend
Liberty Global’s commitment to share buybacks, a ‘string of pearls’ strategy that will see local…
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Boost for Bezeq expected from yes merger and infrastructure-ISP combo
Israeli service provider Bezeq’s merger of its Bezeq International consumer business with direct-to-home pay TV…
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Virgin Media O2 passes new fibre milestone as competitive landscape heats up
Liberty Global and Telefónica-owned Virgin Media O2 has added one-and-a-half million homes to its gigabit…
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SES slows decline of video business, highlights HD+
Satellite operator SES has delivered a respectable set of quarterly results, with strong growth in…
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Tele2 sees TV base and revenues decline
Swedish service provider Tele2 saw its domestic TV revenues and subscriber base decline in the…
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Vodafone Deutschland set to lose subs as end of mandatory housing contracts looms
Vodafone Deutschland is likely to lose about two million basic cable subscribers and around €400…
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Netflix price increase likely, predicts analyst
A price increase at Netflix is ‘probable’ but unlikely to turn off many subscribers, claims…
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MásMóvil denies contact with Vodafone over possible Spanish merger
Spanish alternative telecom operator MásMóvil has said it has had no contact with Vodafone following…
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Orange ‘resilient’ in face of COVID-19
Orange’s performance has been “impressively resilient” in the French and Polish markets and the company…
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KKR and Cinven bid for MásMóvil could pave way for Spanish shake-up
Private equity groups KKR and Cinven have teamed up to make a friendly takeover bid…
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Analysts heap praise on Eutelsat as broadcast revenues hold up
Amid problems elsewhere in the satellite sector, analysts have given a strong vote of confidence…
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Orange Belgium slams regulator’s draft ruling on cable wholesale access
Orange Belgium has called for “material improvement” in new wholesale cable tariffs included a draft…
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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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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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Jefferies: Sky more likely to team up with BT Openreach than Virgin Media for fibre
Sky is more likely to partner with BT Openreach to extend its fibre broadband reach…
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Satellite operators cut out as FCC decides on public C-Band auction
The US FCC has unveiled plans to hold a public auction of the C-band spectrum…
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Bouygues Telecom turns in solid Q2
French service provider Bouygues Telecom has posted solid Q2 numbers, with growth in both its…
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Jefferies: Telefónica making ‘rational’ response to aggressive football promos
Analysts at investment bank Jefferies have given an upbeat assessment of Telefónica’s prospects and has…
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Telecom Italia to boost TIMVision following end of Sky dispute
Telecom Italia (TIM) and Sky have ended a long-running contractual dispute in a deal that…
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Virgin Media reportedly looking at large-scale fibre expansion through JV
Liberty Global-owned Virgin media is planning a large-scale expansion of its fibre network in the…
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A tale of three telcos: Telia is best bet for Nordics, says Jefferies
Swedish telco Telia represents a better prospect for investors than its Norwegian neighbour Telenor, despite…
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Telecom Italia says content convergence is paying off
Telecom Italia (TIM) said that its “content convergence strategy” contributed to a 6.5% quarter-on-quarter increase…