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French SVOD providers partner as Netflix launch looms
French subscription video-on-demand services Videofutur and FilmoTV have struck a partnership that will see the…
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Canal+ buys into YouTube comedy producer
Canal+ Group has taken a majority stake in YouTube comedy channel producer Studio Bagel as…
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Fashion One becomes F.O. after legal dispute
Lifestyle channel Fashion One is to change its name to F.O. in the European Union…
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ProSieben reports results, strikes Deutsche Telekom VOD deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…
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Netflix agrees broadband access deal with Comcast
In a significant break with its existing practice, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable…
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TV4 to launch general channel, shut down TV4 Sports Extra
Sweden’s TV4 Group is to launch a new sports and lifestyle channel, TV12, at the…
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Fall in TV production impacts Lagardère’s numbers
A sharp drop in TV production pushed down revenues for Lagardère Active, French conglomerate Lagardère’s…
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Orange expands video-on-demand with studio deals
Orange France is expanding its video-on-demand service and launching a ‘buy to keep’ and download-to-own…
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Report: Vodafone tables €7bn ONO offer
Mobile telecom giant Vodafone has reportedly tabled a €6.9 billion (US$9.4 billion) bid for ONO….
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Mediaset cries foul in tax fraud case
Italy’s Mediaset has said it is ‘shocked’ at the latest developments in the investigation into…
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TalkTalk extends BSkyB deal, adds subs
UK service provider TalkTalk has reported strong take-up of its YouView-based TV offer for its…
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German HD launch for Disney
Disney XD and Disney Junior are launching in HD in the German-speaking region for the…
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BT Sport channels pass 2.5 million subs
The customer base for BT’s sports channels passed 2.5 million by the end of the…
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ITV to launch pay channel on Sky
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a pay TV channel on the BSkyB platform…
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BBC iPlayer demand up by third
Requests on the BBC iPlayer catch-up service grew by a third in 2013, with 2.2…
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Fox names new Italian chief
Fox International Channels has named Fabrizio Salini as the new managing director of its Italian…
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Canal+ makes competition complaint against TF1
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has filed a complaint against commercial broadcaster TF1 with the French competition authority,…
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Swedish cable launch for Netflix
Subscription video-on-demand service Netflix is available on Swedish cable operator Com Hem’s TiVo platform as…
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MTG launches in Turkey
Modern Times Group is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey for…
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Global TV revenues top US$250 billion
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
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German deal for Netflix’s House of Cards
Sky Deutschland has secured the German rights to the second season of Netflix’s original drama…
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New OTT service launches in Hungary
Telenor Hungary has launched a new OTT TV service, MyTV, offering live TV, catch-up TV…
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Sky Deutschland buys sports prodco
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to acquire 100% ownership of production company Plaza…
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Hodgson in line for Ofcom chairman role
The UK government has named Patricia Hodgson as its preferred candidate to replace Colette Bowe…
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Sky opens up movie rental store
BSkyB hasopened its Sky Store movie rental service up to non-Sky subscribers in the UK…
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MTG cuts Disney deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its content licensing agreement with Disney for first-run and…
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Viacom retakes control of MTV in Czech Rep, Slovakia
Viacom International Media Networks is set to take the operational activities of MTV in the…
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Wuaki to expand into 13 Euro territories
Wuaki.tv, the Spain-based OTT service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, will launch in France,…
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BSkyB adds 14 channels to mobile service
BSkyB has added 14 entertainment channels to its Sky Go mobile TV service. New channels…
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UPC Cablecom launches catch-up service
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched a free catch-upservice with content from…