Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has closed the acquisition of Altice’s Belgian assets, following approval by the Belgian competition watchdog. Telenet and Altice signed an agreement for the former to acquire Coditel Braband and subsidiary Coditel S.à.r.l, collectively known as SFR BeLux, in January. Telenet is pay ing €400 million on a cash and […]
Telefonica-Movistar’s average internet speed dropped from 2.60 Mbps in March to 2.25 Mbps in April, according to Netflix’s latest ISP Speed Index. According to the report, Telefonica-Movistar was the lowest-ranked internet service provider in Spain by speed, while Telecable retained its place at the top of the rankings with speeds of 3.76Mbps. Vodafone was the […]
Altice is launching a new cooking brand with a TV channel, print magazine and digital site. MY Cuisine will encompass a new TV channel to be distributed in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and French-speaking Africa, a print magazine and digital properties including a mobile app and recipe blog. Echoing the concept of ‘horizontal convergence’ recently […]
Spain jumped 13 spots to 16th place in Netflix’s most recent global ISP Speed Index, due to speed gains in the country. Netflix’s monthly ISP index found that Spain had an average speed of 3.36 Mbps in February, up from 3.06 Mbps a year earlier. While Telecable remained Spain’s fastest ISP with speeds of 3.82 […]
RTL Group remains committed to a digital expansion strategy despite uncertainty over the future of multichannel network BroadbandTV and expects digital to account for at least 15% of overall revenues within the next three to five years, according to co-CEOs Anke Schäferkordt and Guillaume de Posch. The affirmation came as the Luxembourg-based media group reported […]
Cable and telecom group Altice has acquired the exclusive TV rights for the next four years to World Series of Boxing (WSB), enabling its SFR Sport channel to distribute coverage of WSB matches exclusively from this year. SFR Sport will air coverage of 36 qualifying stage matches and 14 final round bouts, including between six […]
Liberty Global’s Belgian unit Telenet is to acquire cable operator Coditel Brabant from international cable and telecom group Altice for €400 million in a move that will extend its presence from Flanders to Brussels, French-speaking Wallonia and Luxembourg. Coditel Brabant operates under the SFR brand, providing cable services in Brussels, Wallonia and Luxembourg as well […]
International broadcaster RTL reported a 2.1% increase in revenue of €4.2 billion in the first nine months of the year. EBITA profit increased 5.6%, taking the total to €756 million. Net profit to shareholders, however, slipped to €443 million from €464 million in the same period last year, with the company blaming a higher tax […]
Luxembourg-based M7 Group has named former Zodiak Media CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin chairman of the board as part of a broader management shakeup at the firm. The pan-European satellite pay TV operator said the changes are designed to accelerate growth plans as the firm looks to develop its “content-centric approach”. M7 also upped chief operating […]
Lifestyle and dance music service Clubbing TV has struck a raft of new distribution deal with European platform operators. The service has struck deals with Polish mobile platform Play, Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile/Knippr. Luxembourg’s Post Telecom and Serbian operator Telekom Srbija. The latest deals mean that Clubbing TV is now available in 35 countries with […]
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