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Orange
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Orange close to finalising Bouygues deal
Orange is moving towards finalising its deal to acquire rival French multi-play operator Bouygues Telecom,…
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Orange ventures unit invests in VR firm
Orange’s investment arm Orange Digital Ventures has take stake in four more tech firms, including…
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Mobistar Belgium to take Orange brand
Belgian telco Mobistar will adopt the Orange brand, in a move it said will strengthen…
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Orange chief confident of Bouygues deal, but hurdles remain
Orange chief executive Stéphane Richard has expressed his confidence that talks with media-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues…
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Orange-Bouygues deal faces delay as French state seeks to protect its position
Orange’s acquisition of Bouygues Telecom has run into a hurdle in the shape of the…
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Orange passes fibre milestone
Orange now has over one million fibre broadband customers. The milestone was marked by the…
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Telefónica offering beIN Sport at no extra cost to subscribers
Following its recent deal with Catalan broadcaster Mediapro, Spanish telco Telefónica has added the beIN…
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Mediapro reportedly ready to distribute football to Telefónica rivals
Spain’s Mediapro is capitulating to pressure from the country’s competition watchdog and leading service providers…
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AB Group launches kids channel and SVoD offering
France’s AB Group is to launch a kids educational channel and associated subscription video-on-demand service…
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BT’s EE buyout gets final approval
BT’s £12.5 billion (€16.7 billion) buyout of UK mobile operator EE has gained final approval,…
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Vodafone and Orange demand Telefónica shares football rights
Vodafone Spain and Orange Spain have called on Telefónica to be forced to distribute its…
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Telefónica strikes football deal with Mediapro
Telefónica has struck a €2.4 billion deal with broadcaster Mediapro that will enable it to…
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Orange acquires more mobile assets in Africa
Orange has struck a deal with mobile operator Bharti Airtel International to acquire Airtel’s operations…
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Spanish commercial channels call for level playing field
UTECA, the body that represents Spanish TV commercial terrestrial channels, has called on the next…
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Orange to acquire Cellcom Liberia
Orange has entered an agreement to acquire 100% control of mobile operator Cellcom Liberia via…
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Orange and Bouygues reportedly ‘open’ to TF1 discussions
French telco Orange and telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues are open to including the latter’s 44% interest…
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Orange confirms talks to take over Bouygues Telecom
Orange has confirmed that it has renewed preliminary discussions with telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues Group to…
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Orange reportedly in talks with Bouygues for TF1 and telecom unit
French conglomerate Bouygues has said it has “no plan to exit the telecom and TV…
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Globecast appoints former Orange exec as new CEO
Globecast has appointed former Orange Group executive Philippe Bernard as its new chairman and chief…
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Orange unveils plans for Internet of Things network
Orange has unveiled detailed plans for the rollout of a low-power narrowband Long Range (LoRa)…
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ARCEP closes bidding for 700MHz spectrum
French telecom regulator ARCEP secured €2.8 billion from this week’s auction of 700MHz spectrum, currently…
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France’s ARCEP completes first day of 700MHz auction
French telecom regulator ARCEP has announced the successful completion of the first day of its…
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Orange names ex-diplomat as advisor to CEO
Orange has named Michel Reveyrand-de Menthon as advisor to chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard, in…
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Orange to launch new version of Watch with Twitter internationally
Orange is planning to launch a new version of its Watch with Twitter social TV…
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Orange sells stake in Kenyan operator to Helios
Orange has struck deal to sell a 70% stake in Telkom Kenya to Helios Investment Partners….
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Spanish consumer groups slam Mediapro’s TotalChannel
A range of Spanish consumer groups have filed a complaint with the country’s industry ministry…
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Swisscom takes stake in SoftAtHome
Swisscom has taken an equity stake in smart home technology specialist SoftAtHome, along with existing…
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Orange could step in to fill fibre gap left by SFR
Orange could consider stepping up its investment in high-speed internet access in France to fill…
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Orange TV numbers boosted by Spain
Orange had 7.658 million TV customers at the end of the quarter, up from 7.435…
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Sundance Channel launches on Orange TV in France
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has launched Sundance Channel Global on Orange TV through its ADSL…