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Pay TV grows in Spain

Pay TV penetration in Spain has grown by 10% over the last year, while 28%…

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Former France Télévisions boss dies at 62

Former France Télévisions director-general Rémy Pflimlin has died at the age of 62. Pflimlin died…

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US deal for UHD net 4KUniverse

A new 4K UHD channel, 4KUniverse, has take capacity on SES’s satellite platform to broadcast…

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Amazon channels service adds HBO

Amazon has struck a deal with HBO to include HBO and its Cinemax offering on…

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EBU gives thumbs-up to content portability

European public broadcaster organisation the EBU has expressed approval of the EC’s proposed changes to…

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Netflix introduces downloading

Netflix has introduced the ability to download content as well as stream, enabling users to…

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TF1 buys into MinuteBuzz

French broadcaster TF1 has taken a majority stake in local online video entertainment MinuteBuzz as…

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Ofcom names C4 board members

UK media regulator Ofcom has announced four new board members for UK public broadcaster Channel…

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Virgin Media launches downloads and TellyTablet

Virgin Media has unveiled its new ‘home entertainment experience’, based on its new 4K UHD…

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AT&T launches OTT service DirecTV Now

AT&T will launch its much-anticipated OTT TV service DirecTV Now tomorrow, along with two other…

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AT&T launches OTT service DirecTV Now

AT&T will launch its much-anticipated OTT TV service DirecTV Now tomorrow, along with two other…

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German pubcasters miss Discovery Olympics deal

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have failed to secure a deal with Discovery to…

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Netflix rival Viu passes subs milestone

PCCW-owned South-East Asian OTT TV service Viu has passed the milestone of pulling in four…

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HBO launches in Spain with Nick and Disney fare

HBO has launched its Spanish service. HBO España is currently available exclusively to Vodafone customers…

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Closing pay TV ‘worst option’ for Mediaset

Closing Mediaset Premium would be the worst of the choices on offer to the Italian broadcaster, but…

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Hooq launches in Singapore

Video streaming service Hooq has launched in Singapore. Hooq has struck a deal with one…

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Youfone launching TV service in the Netherlands

Dutch SIM-only mobile operator Youfone is planning to launch a new IP-delivered TV service in…

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TV4 hires ex-Zodiak Americas creative exec

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has made two key content appointments, bringing…

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Alden could walk free in Kenya murder case

Richard Alden, the former CEO of Wananchi TV and Spanish cable operator Ono, may not…

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Discovery hands digital chief control of Nordics

Discovery Networks International has upped Michael Lang, its UK-based corporate development and digital chief and…

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4K TV on threshold of mass-market, says report

Ownership of 4K Ultra HD TVs is on the threshold of becoming a mass-market phenomenon,…

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Amazon ‘exploring’ live sports offering

Amazon is weighing up plans to break into the world of live sports streaming, according…

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Croatian pubcaster names acting general manager

Croatia’s parliament has named Blago Markota as the new acting general manager of public broadcaster…

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Mediaset ‘to explore Sky deal’ if Vivendi war ends

Mediaset is in contact with Sky over a possible deal for control of troubled Italian…

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Former Canal+ boss Meheut joining SFR

Bertrand Méheut, the former CEO of Canal+, is to join cable and telecom group Altice’s…

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Canal+ suffers further subs, revenue losses

Strong revenue growth in Africa helped to partially offset a continued precipitous decline in pay…

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Growing SVOD sector ‘will drive Maxdome’

Growing demand for SVOD in Germany will drive growth for ProSiebenSat.1’s Maxdome service, with curation…

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Mediaset demands Vivendi honour pay TV deal

Mediaset still expects Vivendi to honour the terms of the aborted strategic agreement between the…

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Films, series dominate pay on-demand services

Film and series channels account for over three in five of all paid-for on-demand services…

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Hulu takes binge-viewing route for first time

US streaming service Hulu is to follow the example of rival services such as Netflix…