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TV operators are looking to launch OTT services to provide multiscreen access and compete with…

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Technology group Altech is to sell its Altech Node pay TV venture in South Africa…

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AT&T has completed its US$49 billion acquisition of DirecTV following approval of the deal by…

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Caroline Got, the managing director of TF1’s thematic channels TMC and NT1, is to move…

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France-based startup Afrostream is to launch what it describes as “the Netflix of Afro-American and…

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Al Jazeera has acquired Turkish pay TV operator Digitürk via its BeIN Sports arm. Financial…

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Telefónica has struck a €600 million (US$664.8 million) deal with Spain’s La Liga to secure…

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Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré plans to install long-term confidant and Havas Média CEO Dominique Delport…

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Canal+ has relieved CEO Rodolphe Belmer of his duties and named executive VP and head…

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Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia has launched its planned new male-focused free-to-air channel Mega, using the frequency…

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Google app developer Appfour has launched a YouTube video player for Android smartwatches, enabling users…

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Scripps Networks Interactive has closed its acquisition of a majority stake in Polish commercial broadcaster…

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Vivendi has acquired an 80% stake in French video site Dailymotion for €217 million (US$241…

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Modern Times Group is to acquire a 74% majority stake in Cologne-based e-sports specialist Turtle…

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The pay TV channel business in Europe is continuing to grow in revenue terms in…

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The International Olympic Committee has awarded all TV and multiplatform broadcasting rights across Europe to…

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UK pay TV provider Sky is to launch a dedicated kids app next year and…

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Netflix’s international subscriber base is expected to grow by almost ten million in 2015 to…

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French media regulator the CSA is looking to ease the content creation obligations imposed on…

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US investor Carl Icahn has sold the last of his shares in Netflix and has…

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Danish telco TDC has signed a deal to bring HBO Nordic, the premium content provider’s…

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Vivendi is expected to announce a deal to take a stake in Telecom Italia this…

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Vivendi is weighing the launch of subscription VOD services in a number of Europe countries and…

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Former MTV Networks chairman and CEO Bill Roedy has taken a stake in music-focused multichannel…

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Spanish broadcast group Atresmedia will launch a new male-focused channel, Mega, on the country’s digital-terrestrial platform…

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Growth in emerging markets will help push the number of satellite pay TV homes globally…

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Cable magnate John Malone-backed US cable operator Charter Communications has struck a deal to merge…

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The European Commission does not want to enforce pan-European content licensing as part of its Digital…

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Banaxi, the central European on-demand service backed by OTT technology provider NetRange, has struck a…

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The content strategies of vendors will lead to global sales of OTT television retail set-top…