Broadband TV News : ARD to decide about channel closure by the end of
German public broadcaster ARD wants to decide by the end of the year which linear TV channel it will discontinue as part of its cost-saving measures. “In fact, there is […]
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Broadband TV News : KPN launches W-Sport in the Netherlands
KPN has launched a new channel dedicated to women’s sports on the Netherlands. Available through the basic package, W-Sport shows football, motor sports, basketball, volleyball, amongst others. ESPN, Viaplay and […]
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Broadband TV News : Canal+ buys up SPI International
Canal+ has completed the acquisition of the remaining 30% of Digital SPI International it did not already own. In a stock exchange announcement published by Bankier, the management of Kino […]
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Broadband TV News : BBC Earth to expand in Slovakia
BBC Earth will soon be more widely distributed in Slovakia, where it has until now only been offered by Slovak Telekom. Quoting a spokesman at the latter, Zive reports that […]
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Broadband TV News : RTVE to broadcast Women’s World Cup Final in Ultra HD
RTVE has announced plans to broadcast the final of the Women’s World Cup, between Spain and England, in the Ultra HD format. The Spanish public broadcaster has been broadcasting all […]
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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Focus on Polsat
Poland’s Polsat Plus Group features strongly in what is an otherwise quiet time of year on the Central and East European TV industry news front. Two specific statistics in its […]
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Broadband TV News : Canal updates French offer
Canal+ will revise its line-up on 29 August, a few days ahead of the launch of its new channel, Canal+ Box-Office, and Canal+ Cinéma on Friday 1 September. Canal+ Box […]
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Broadband TV News : RTÉ ends negotiations with Ryan Tubridy
RTÉ has parted company with Ryan Tubridy, the former presenter of The Late Late Show, whose renumeration engulfed the Irish public broadcaster. As well as the Friday night show, Tubridy […]
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Broadband TV News : Latest SSAI techniques on display at IBC 2023
Yospace is returning to Amsterdam for IBC in September and will use the event to promote the latest developments to its industry-leading server-side ad insertion (SSAI) solution for live streams and […]
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Broadband TV News : 3.8 million stream England v Australia in Women’s World Cup
7.3 million watched England take on Australia in the semi-final of the women’s World Cup on BBC One with an additional 3.8 million streams on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport […]
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Broadband TV News : Record for Women’s World Cup streaming
An audience of 21.2 million watched BBC Television coverage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The tournament was streamed 25.7 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport. The figure […]
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Broadband TV News : Elisa hires Finnair’s Topi Manner as new CEO
Finnish operator Elisa has announced the appointment of current CEO of Finnair Topi Manner as its new CEO. He will replace Veli-Matti Mattila, who has decided to retire by March […]
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Broadband TV News : Eurosport and Discovery+ to screen US Open across 45 markets
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe has announced plans for coverage of the US Open in 45 markets across Europe, with exclusivity in 40 of them. Discovery+ and the Eurosport App […]
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Broadband TV News : Europe’s public service media in need of support
Consumer research carried out by Ampere Analysis over the last six years has revealed that engagement with public service media (PSM) linear or their Video on Demand (BVoD) services has […]
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Broadband TV News : CITV will close following launch of ITVX Kids
Children’s TV channel CITV will close in. September, following the launch of ITVX Kids, the children’s service on ITV’s new streaming service ITVX. A spokesperson for ITV told Sky News: […]
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Broadband TV News : Dutch pirate streamer served over 1.3 million customers
According to the prosecution a Dutch pirate streaming service allowed customers to watch unlimited films and series from Netflix, Videoland and Disney+ and Viaplay for €10 a month. The pirate, […]
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Broadband TV News : LaLiga FAST channel launches
Spain’s LaLiga has launched its new FAST channel LaLiga+ with the help of The Channel Store. LaLiga+focuses on bringing multiple and varied sports competitions to the Spanish audience, including broadcasts […]
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Broadband TV News : Major US pay-TV providers continue to lose subscribers
Leichtman Research Group found that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 96% of the market – lost about 1,730,000 net video subscribers in 2Q 2023. This […]
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Broadband TV News : Polsat secures Saudi Pro League rights
Poland’s Telewizja Polsat has secured the rights to the Saudi Pro League, otherwise known as Roshn Saudi League, until 2025. As a result, games from the competition will be shown […]
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Broadband TV News : Doubts over Czech channel Sport 5
Operators in the Czech Republic have begun to remove the channel Sport 5 from their schedules. Digizone reports that it stopped broadcasting on July 13 without giving an explanation and […]
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Broadband TV News : Google TV adds another 25 channels
Google TV is adding another 25 channels to its line-up, meaning US viewers can now view some 825 channels, many of them in the FAST TV format. Google says the […]
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Broadband TV News : Freevee expands FAST channel offer
Amazon’s Freevee is adding a new slate of channels to its UK line-up. Freevee will carry four new streaming channels launched this week by UKTV on Samsung TV Plus and […]
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Broadband TV News : CNN to relaunch streaming news service
Max has announced it will offer its US subscribers a new 24/7 news service branded CNN Max. Featuring a full seven-day schedule, CNN Max will launch on September 27, and […]
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Broadband TV News : Portuguese opt for bundled services
Bundled services are becoming increasingly popular in Portugal, with growth being driven by 4P and 5P packages. According to figures published by the regulator ANACOM, there were a total of […]
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Broadband TV News : beIN Sports extends US Open Tennis rights
beIN Sports has confirmed it will remain the home of the US Open Tennis Championships until 2027 after renewing exclusive media rights to the tournament for a further five years. […]
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Broadband TV News : Twitter/Biontech: German regulator investigates possible breach of media law
Bavarian media authority BLM is investigating whether Twitter (today X) and pharmaceutical company Biontech tried to prevent a public debate on vaccination patents in 2020. “BLM will examine the facts […]
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Broadband TV News : OTT viewing takes off in Czech Republic
The viewing of video content on the internet is growing by around a third each year in the Czech Republic. At the same time, according to the national transmission company […]
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Broadband TV News : Netflix password crackdown growth continues
The spike in Netflix sign-ups following the company’s password sharing crackdown in the US in late May seems to be continuing. According to Antenna, Netflix had 2.6 million gross adds […]
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Broadband TV News : TCL launches streaming service
The electronics brand TCL has launched a new online streaming service named TCLtv+ that allows its customers in North America access to a wide variety of complimentary entertainment programming. Dedicated […]
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Broadband TV News : Liberty Global Telenet bid reopens
Telenet has announced the mandatory reopening of Liberty Global’s voluntary and now unconditional public takeover bid for the 6.57% of Telenet shares that it does not already own or that […]
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Broadband TV News : ITVX hits 2bn streams
ITVX has achieved two key milestones, reaching 2 billion streams since in launch in December 2022 and winning the UK’s Best On Demand Service at the Edinburgh TV Awards. ITV […]
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Broadband TV News : Bulsatcom opts for “Sports Module”
The Bulgarian pay-TV operator Bulsatcom has decided to employ “Sports Module”, an advanced streaming platform designed exclusively for OTT and IPTV operators. Sports Module has been developed through a strategic […]
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Broadband TV News : Google suffers legal blow in Russia
The Arbitration Court in Moscow has rejected the cassation appeal by Google requiring it to unblock the YouTube channels of Moscow Media. ComNews reports that the channels were blocked following […]
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Broadband TV News : Czechs voice opinions on pay-TV
The number of Czechs who do not wish to receive pay-TV services remains stable at just over 40%. Furthermore, according to Atmedia, quoting research it undertook in the first half […]
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Broadband TV News : Slovenian TV head Uros Urbanija dismissed
The Council of RTV Slovenia (RTVS) has unanimously agreed to dismiss Uros Urbanija, the acting head of Television Slovenia. N1 reports that the main reason for his dismissal was serious […]
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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Eutelsat’s Russian problems
Eutelsat has once again found itself in the spotlight over the distribution of sanctioned Russian TV channels. Recently the Denis Diderot Committee pointed out that at the end of July […]
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Broadband TV News : TiVo’s IPTV platform expands into EMEA
TiVo, which has been offering its IPTV platform to pay-TV and telecom operators across North and Latin America for nearly five years, is now extending its reach to include EMEA. […]
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Broadband TV News : Freevee expands FAST channel offer
Amazon’s Freevee is adding a new slate of channels to its UK line-up. Freevee will carry four new streaming channels launched this week by UKTV on Samsung TV Plus and […]
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Broadband TV News : CNN to relaunch streaming news service
Max has announced it will offer its US subscribers a new 24/7 news service branded CNN Max. Featuring a full seven-day schedule, CNN Max will launch on September 27, and […]
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Broadband TV News : Former BBC director-general to run CNN
Sir Mark Thompson has been appointed to the role of Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. Thompson will report to David Zaslav, chief executive officer, Warner Bros. Discovery. He replaces […]
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Broadband TV News : T-Mobile and Vectra join forces in Poland
T-Mobile Polska and Poland’s leading cable operator Vectra have signed an agreement on wholesale network access. Under it, T-Mobile will be able to provide internet access within Vectra’s network. According […]
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Broadband TV News : Radix launching new version of its Android TV Manager
Radix will showcase its enterprise device management solutions at this year’s IBC exhibition (Amsterdam, Sep 15-18 2023). The Tel-Aviv company is launching a new version of its Android TV Manager, […]
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Broadband TV News : Boom time for Hungarian TV ads
TV stations in Hungary have in recent years experienced “a veritable flood of advertising”. The specific period in question, according to a long-term study between 2006-2022 by the regulator NMHH, […]
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Broadband TV News : RTL AdAlliance partners with Xiaomi
Xiaomi has entrusted RTL AdAlliance advertising sales rights for Xiaomi TV+. The international media sales house will add the free advertising streaming TV (FAST) platform, integrated into Xiaomi smart TVs […]
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Broadband TV News : Canal+ launches new channels Canal+ Box-office and Canal+ Cinéma September 1
French paycaster Canal+ is further enhancing its movie offer with two new channels. Canal+ Box-office and Canal+ Cinéma(s) will debut on Friday alongside the existing myCanal streaming platform and Canal+ […]
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Broadband TV News : ntv launches new HbbTV app for news and videos
German news channel ntv has launched a new HbbTV app, enabling viewers to access current news and videos directly on their TV screen. The service, which is available via the […]
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Broadband TV News : EBU welcomes Radio Spectrum Policy Group’s draft opinion
The EBU has given its support to a draft paper published by the European Commission’s Radio Spectrum Policy Group backing the use of the lower UHF band for DTT transmissions. […]
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Broadband TV News : Redge Technologies teams up with NPAW
Redge Technologies, the provider of the CEE end-to-end streaming platform Redge Media, has partnered with NPAW, a leader in SaaS video streaming analytics solutions, to offer advanced analytics as an […]
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Broadband TV News : Growth returns to Russian ad market
Total ad spend in Russia amounted to R315 billion (€3.05 billion) in the first half of this year. According to Association of Communications Agencies (AKAR), this was 27% more than […]
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Broadband TV News : ARD to drop SD distribution on January 7, 2025
German public broadcaster ARD will cease the SD distribution of its TV channels across all transmission infrastructures on January 7, 2025. ARD confirmed this in a press release, pointing out […]
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Broadband TV News : Viasat channels back on Kyivstar
Ukraine’s Kyivstar has resumed broadcasting Viasat channels on its OTT platform. According to Mediasat, this was noticed by UkrMediaGlory’s Telegram channel, adding that the channels in question are Epic Drama, […]
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Broadband TV News : Streaming and multiplex changes at TVP
The Polish public broadcaster TVP is encouraging viewers to switch from one of its streaming services to the main TVP VOD. In a statement on the stream.tvp.pl sit it says: […]
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Broadband TV News : Digi growth continues in Spain
Romanian-owned Digi continues to gain more subscribers than any of its competitors in Spain. According to Cinco Dias, quoting figures still to be confirmed by the regulator CNMC, it acquired […]
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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: On demand, in demand in CEE
What are the prospects for subscription on demand (SVOD) services in Central and Eastern Europe? A new report published by Digital TV Research paints an optimistic picture, forecasting there will […]
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Broadband TV News : DVB-I and DVB-NIP ready for market
The DVB Project will celebrate its 30th anniversary at this year’s IBC by demonstrating the progress made towards the market implementation of its IP-focused specifications for media delivery. The German […]
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Broadband TV News : Disney accused of misleading investors on Disney+ growth
A lawsuit has been filed in a California federal court against Disney, alleging the Walt Disney Company misled investors over its streaming service’s growth and profitability targets. The lawsuit, filed […]
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Broadband TV News : Swedish TV losing SEK 900 million in streaming revenue due to sharing
The sharing of streaming accounts between households in Sweden is widespread. According to the consultancy Mediavision, close to 1.4 million SVOD subscriptions were shared outside the paying household at the […]
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Broadband TV News : High View takes over Sony Pictures channels
German media company High View takes over the Sony Pictures channels Sony AXN and Sony Channel as well as the SVOD service Sony One in German-speaking countries on September 1, […]
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Broadband TV News : Service List Registry announces recommendations for National Numbering Plan
The Service List Registry has released its recommendations for a new Logical Channel Number plan for TV and radio services in the UK. The recommendations adopt a network-neutral approach that […]
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Broadband TV News : Czech pubcaster outlines new strategy
The Czech public broadcaster Ceska Televize (CT) will re-introduce its channel CT3 in late 2024 or early 2025. The news was given by Jan Soucek, the new CEO of CT, […]
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Broadband TV News : Serie A considering own video service
Italy’s Serie A may launch its own video service offering live coverage of football matches if broadcasters do not improve their offers for rights. Quoted by Reuters, Serie A chief […]
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Broadband TV News : ThinkAnalytics to launch new personalisation and targeted advertising solution at IBC
ThinkAnalytics is adding voice, chatbot and other solutions that combine generative AI, personalised recommendations, content metadata and natural language interaction to its portfolio at IBC2023 (Hall 5, stand B82). At […]
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Broadband TV News : Merapar appoints Alex Terpstra as new CEO
Technology consultancy and software engineers Merapar have appointed Alex Terpstra as their new CEO. Terpstra previously worked with Civolution and Philips and led the spin-off of the leading watermarking technology […]
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Broadband TV News : New brand identity for RTL Group’s smartclip
Smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech development unit and provider of adtech solutions, has unveiled a new brand identity and website. According to smartclip, the new look reflects itsevolution into a company […]
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Broadband TV News : Allente Stream completes OTT launch thanks to 3SS 3 Ready
Nordic pay-TV platform Allente has gone live with new apps for for hybrid Android STB & OTT Dongle, Apple TV, LG, Samsung and Android Smart TVs, Web, and iOS and […]
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Broadband TV News : TVMonaco goes live
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene have opened Monaco’s first public broadcaster. TVMonaco went live on Friday 1 September from a 1,200 metre-squared site in Fontvieille. The launch event took […]
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Broadband TV News : Movistar Plus+ becomes the broadcast home of basketball EuroLeague
Movistar Plus+ has been named as the new broadcast partner of the basketball EuroLeague in the Spanish market. Spain is one of the most traditional pan-European basketball markets, with four […]
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Broadband TV News : Divitel opens LATAM office
Divitel has opened a satellite office in Colombia to serve clients throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. The expansion is led by Gioberto Balinge, who has been appointed the regional […]
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Broadband TV News : Atresmedia opts for Enensys solution
Spain’s Atresmedia has selected the AdsReach ad insertion solution from Enensys Technologies for its international channels Antena 3 Internacional and Atreseries Internacional, distributed over IP in North America. Commenting on […]
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Broadband TV News : Player+ secures deal with Universal Music Group
UK-based streaming service Player+ has announced an agreement with global media giant Universal Music Group which will give its audiences access to concerts from some of the world’s biggest artists.The […]
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Broadband TV News : GREAT! Christmas back on TV
They say that Christmas gets earlier every year, but for some UK viewers that’s nothing to worry about. GREAT! Christmas returned on Thursday evening with its feel-good seasonal films on-air […]
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Broadband TV News : iWedia launches WatchParty to connect content with social media
IWedia has launched a new solution that combines popular messenger apps with video content to allow family and friends to watch TV content together. WatchParty will be showcased on iWedia’s […]
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Broadband TV News : Portuguese pay-TV market slows
Portugal ended the first half of this year with 4.5 million subscribers to pay-TV services. According to the regulator ANACOM, this was 117,000 more than in the same period last […]
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Broadband TV News : Cellnex proceeds with French asset sale
Cellnex has completed the sale of 2,353 sites in France to Phoenix Tower International (PTI) and a joint venture of PTI and Bouygues Telecom. According to Cellnex, the transaction is […]
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Broadband TV News : Thema launches Maghreb TV+ in Spain
Canal+’s Thema has partnered with Tivify in Spain to launch a package of nine premium Moroccan TV channels. Known as Maghreb TV+, the package costs €3.99 a month and consists […]
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Broadband TV News : Viaplay partners with Vodafone Greece
Viaplay Group and Vodafone Greece have signed a multi-year agreement bringing the Viaplay Select branded content concept to Vodafone TV. As a result, the latter’s 180,000 subscribers in Greece can […]
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Broadband TV News : Netflix strengthens its grip in Poland
Netflix now accounts for over half of all streaming viewing time among internet users in Poland. According to Wirtualne Media, quoting Mediapanel, its share stood at 55.75% in August, with […]
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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Focus on Ukraine
Much has happened in Ukraine’s electronic communications industry since February 2022. Set against the backdrop of the invasion by Russia, it includes the closure of one of its leading broadcasters […]
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Broadband TV News : Virgin Media O2 to begin 3G switch off in 2025
Virgin Media O2 has announced that it plans to commence the switch-off of 3G services in 2025 as part of an ongoing network transformation. The company says it will be […]
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Broadband TV News : Eluvio demonstrates FAST Experiences at IBC2023
Content Fabric pioneer, Eluvio, has announced a suite of new capabilities to deliver and monetize live, FAST channels, PVOD, and interactive media experiences using its Eluvio Content Fabric and a […]
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Broadband TV News : Synamedia puts counter-piracy and password sharing strategy at centre of IBC2003
Synamedia has announced its putting the ContentArmor headend watermarking solution at the head of its anti-piracy solutions. With piracy now an online business Hollywood studios are increasingly mandating watermarking in […]
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Broadband TV News : Drama becomes Casualty of Ofcom Broadcast Code
BBC Studios-run channel Drama has been found in breach of Ofcom’s Broadcast Code after offensive language was broadcast within the subtitles of a popular drama series. Casualty, which has been […]
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Broadband TV News : Bedrock migrates RTLplay to new streaming platform
The European streaming technology company Bedrock has announced the migration of RTLplay to its brand new streaming platform. RTLplay offers users in Belgium a state-of-the-art user experience on connected TV […]
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Broadband TV News : Cellnex seeking financial partners
The tower company Cellnex is looking for partners with a financial profile for its operations in the Nordic countries. According to Cinco Dias, they can be either pension fund managers […]
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Broadband TV News : OTT revenues to grow by $53bn
Global OTT TV episode and movies revenues are forecast to reach $215 billion in 2029. This, according to the latest report from Digital TV Research, will, be up by $53 […]
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Broadband TV News : Vodafone TV Hungary adds streaming service
Vodafone has made the streaming service TV2 Play Premium available its Vodafone TV customers in Hungary. According to the company, TV 2 Play Premium has been in some Vodafone Hungary’s […]
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Broadband TV News : SkyShowtime hires former Netflix executive Kai Finke as Chief Content Officer
Former Netflix executive Kai Finke has been appointed Chief Content Officer for SkyShowtime. Finke will be based in Amsterdam from where he will lead the programming team at the Comcast-Paramount […]
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Broadband TV News : Bouygues Telecom opts for Kaltura
France’s Bouygues Telecom has unveiled its selection of Kaltura’s technology to power its next-generation IPTV and OTT digital TV service. The service will employ Kaltura’s cloud-based TV platform providing content, […]
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Broadband TV News : Netflix reappoints Susan E. Rice
Netflix has reappointed Ambassador Susan E. Rice to its board of directors, which she previously served on from 2018 to 2020. Commenting on the development, Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and […]
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Broadband TV News : Dyn chooses AI video solution from Pixellot
Pixellot, a provider of sports video and analytics solutions, and German sports streaming platform Dyn have completed the implementation of AI-automated cameras at 38 sports venues throughout the country. Dyn, […]
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Broadband TV News : A1 Hrvatska hit by industrial dispute
The Croatian Telecommunications Union (HST) has announced a protest for the employees of A1 Hrvatska in Zagreb on October 7. In a statement is says that “the management of A1 […]
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Broadband TV News : Israel’s FreeTV chooses Redge Media
A new OTT internet TV platform named FreeTV has made its debut in Israel. Operating as an end-to-end deployment on the Redge Media platform that encompasses SDP and VDP, including […]
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Broadband TV News : Schibsted buys into Viaplay
Norway’s Schibsted has acquired a 10.1% stake in Viaplay for an undisclosed fee. Commenting on the transaction, Schibsted CEO Kristin Skogen said: “Schibsted has a long history of investing in […]
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Broadband TV News : Lithuania blocks Russian TV IP addresses
The Lithuanian regulator LRTK has blocked 53 IP addresses that give access to Russian TV channels prohibited from broadcasting in the country. In a statement it says: “This decision was […]
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Broadband TV News : Samsung TV Plus adds slate of sports channels
Samsung has added new sports-based channels to its line-up of FAST channels on the Samsung TV Plus service. Available on Samsung Smart TV and Galaxy devices in the UK, the […]
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Broadband TV News : TiVo UK Video Trends Report finds content services remain resilient
Almost half of UK consumers have maintained their existing expenditure on paid video content services, despite cost of living pressures. In its first UK Video Trends Report, TiVo Platform Technologies […]
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Broadband TV News : ESPN renews Eredivisie football matches
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has renewed its contract to show top flight Dutch football until 2030. The €750 million deal is a blow to the consortium of Dutch cable and […]
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Broadband TV News : Qvest acquires TeraVolt
Qvest Group is strengthening its portfolio with the acquisition of TeraVolt, a developer of smart TV applications based in Hamburg. Financial details were not disclosed. The new member of Qvest […]
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Broadband TV News : United Media launches Fantasy League
United Media has launched the Fantasy League on its sports websites in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Greece in partnership with EuroLeague. As a result, basketball fans can now register and […]
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Broadband TV News : iKO Media Group to merge with STN
iKO Media Group (iKOMG) and STN Storitve (STN) have announced their merger. It fuses iKOMG’s tailored media solutions with STN’s advanced satellite teleport capabilities, expanding the range of services offered […]
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Broadband TV News : Ukraine bans more Russian OTT services
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has added four more Russian OTT services to those already banned in the country. In addition to ivi and Tvigle, the list now also includes […]
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Broadband TV News : New Telekom role for José Perdomo Lorenzo
José Perdomo Lorenzo is leaving his position of CEO at T-Mobile Czech Republic and Slovak Telekom. He will stay within the Deutsche Telekom Group, becoming the strategy lead for the […]
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Broadband TV News : Amazon demands 30% share of ad revenue from TV networks’ apps
Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters are up in arms after Amazon demanded a 30% slice of any advertising revenue that passes through its FireTV devices. Financial Review said networks Seven, Nine, Ten […]
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Broadband TV News : Vestel first to market ahead of Italian DVB-I test
Italian broadcasters will be able to test the new DVB-I standard after Vestel announced plans to release the first DVB-I-compatible Smart TV. The Italian Market Trial will allow Vestel customers […]
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Broadband TV News : IBC2023: DVB commemorates 30th Anniversary
The DVB Project has commemorated its 30th Anniversary with a party alongside IBC2023. A packed room heard Ulrich Reimers describe how the organisation’s founders had persuaded Brussels that Europe should […]
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Broadband TV News : Hannes Heyelmann to leave Warner Bros. Discovery
Hannes Heyelmann, the EVP & general manager Warner Bros. Discovery Germany, Switzerland and Austria, has stepped down from his role. In a note published on his LinkedIn page, he said: […]
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Broadband TV News : Mediapro develops Basque platform
Mediapro Group has developed a new streaming platform in Basque which has made its debut today (September 15). A project of Basque Country Television (EITB), Primeran offers more than 3,000 […]
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Broadband TV News : First FAST platform for Eutelsat’s Hotbird
The global AVOD and FAST channel programmer and distributor wedotv is expanding its distribution strategy to include satellite platforms with the launch of a new wedotv FAST channel platform for […]
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Broadband TV News : t4h looks to sustainable innovations
t4h (Tech4home) says it will emphasise its dedication to sustainability at IBC 2023, showcasing award-winning designs and high-tech remote controls that utilise 100% recyclable or bio-based materials. Visitors to its […]
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Broadband TV News : Swisscom adds Paramount+
Swiss telco Swisscom is making streaming service Paramount+ available to its customers. The subscribers of Swisscom’s TV platform blue TV can sign up to Paramount+ from now on, gaining access […]
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Broadband TV News : Davie: Freely is about trust
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said Britain is “miles away” from a new digital switchover. Davie told an audience at RTS Cambridge he anticipated that by 2030, most people would […]
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Broadband TV News : Liberty Global to reopen Telenet offer as simplified squeeze-out
Liberty Global’s takeover of Telenet has entered its final stages with the company offering to buyout the remaining smaller shareholders. With 95% of shares already secured, the Flemish cablenet will […]
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Broadband TV News : ZEE Entertainment launches FAST channels via Freeview
Zee Entertainment has launched four FAST channels on Freeview via channel 278. The Asian broadcaster is working with Global Distribution Services and Synapse TV for the IP-delivered service. Synapse serves […]
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Broadband TV News : Channel 5 catches Cricket World Cup highlights
Channel 5 has agreed a partnership with Sky to bring daily highlights of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 The event will run from 5 October to 19 November […]
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Broadband TV News : A+E Networks EMEA launches fast channels on Rakuten TV
A+E Networks EMEA is bringing its three free ad-supported FAST channels to the Rakuten TV platform. The three curated platforms Inside Crime, Mystery TV, and World War TV continues A+E […]
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Broadband TV News : New Polish TV streaming viewing record
Streaming usage on TV reached a new record figure of 7.1% in Poland in August. This, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge, was 0.2 pp more than the previous month. YouTube […]
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Broadband TV News : Spanish telco market update
Spain’s telecom market had retail revenues of €5.720 billion in the first quarter. According to data published by the regulator CNMC, this was barely changed (+0.1%) on the same period […]
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Broadband TV News : Streaming gains and pay-TV loses in Hungary
Nearly half (44%) of households in Hungary now watch streaming services. Furthermore, according to the regulator NMHH, fewer subscribe to pay-TV services than two years ago. Referring to its annual […]
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Broadband TV News : Czech TV stations protest licence fee increase
The Czech commercial broadcasters Nova, Prima and Ocko have demanded the withdrawal of an amendment to media legislation that will lead to an increase in the receiver licence fee. According […]
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Broadband TV News : Committee wants Media Bill to strengthen PSB promi
The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has said obligations on smart TVs, firesticks and set-top boxes to ensure public service broadcasters (PSBs) are prominent on their platforms […]
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Broadband TV News : RTS Cambridge: ITVX growing amid struggling UK economy
ITV’s chief executive has told the RTS Cambridge Convention the number of people registered to the platform has now reached 28 million. Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster’s investment in the […]
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Broadband TV News : Amazon to introduce ads on Prime Video
Amazon will introduce ads in Prime Video content in the United States, UK, Germany and Canada in early 2024. This will be followed by France, Italy, Spain, Mexico and Australia […]
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Broadband TV News : Zegona “planning to buy” Vodafone Spain
The UK telecom investment group Zegona Communications is reportedly in advanced talks with investment banks to secure funding to buy Vodafone’s Spanish operation. Quoting a source close to the matter, […]
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Broadband TV News : RDK: IBC2023 Round-up interview
RDK President Jason Briggs gives Julian Clover an update on the rollout of the new RDK6.
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Broadband TV News : ACE shuts down “massive-scale” French pirate sites
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down Uptobox and Uptostream, two of the digital piracy world’s most notorious illegal video hosts. According to ACE, the action, conducted […]
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Broadband TV News : Bedrock: IBC2023 Round-up interview
Bedrock CEO Jonas Engwall tells Julian Clover about how the company upgraded RTL’s Videoland service and the synergies that benefit other streaming customers.
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Broadband TV News : United Media promotes George Makris
George Makris has been appointed the programming director at United Media. With a career spanning over two decades in the media industry, he previously held the roles of programme director […]
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Broadband TV News : Dmitry Limar to head Russia’s 2×2 channel
Dmitry Limar has been appointed the director of the Gazprom-Media TV channel 2×2. Previously the MD of the Match TV channel, he will be tasked with relaunching 2×2 and updating […]
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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Focus on Hungary
Important changes are currently taking place in Hungary’s electronic communications marketplace. Earlier this week the regulator NMHH released figures on the growing popularity of streaming services. As of last year, […]
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Broadband TV News : DFB to launch FAST Channel DFB Play TV
Free football from Germany for international markets: Germany football association DFB plans to launch FAST Channel DFB Play TV soon. The ad-financed streaming service will show live and on-demand content […]
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Broadband TV News : Sunrise deputy CEO Severina Pascu to leave company
Severina Pascu is to step down as Deputy CEO and Chief Consumer Officer of the Swiss telco Sunrise, though she’ll stay on as an executive advisor for a further six […]
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Broadband TV News : WhatsApp holds back in Russia
Meta’s WhatsApp has decided not to launch WA Channels in Russia on the grounds that it may be blocked. Speaking to The Moscow Times, a representative of Meta said that […]
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Broadband TV News : Ofcom fines Islam Channel repeated code breaches
Ofcom has imposed a £40,000 financial penalty on Islam Channel Ltd after “serious and repeated breaches” of its broadcasting rules. Islam Channel is an English-language satellite TV station which broadcasts […]
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Broadband TV News : Munich court rules Netflix Is infringing Broadcom HEVC patent
An injunction has been issued against Netflix ordering the streamer to end the infringement of a Broadcom HEVC/H.265 patent in Germany. It follows a ruling by the District Court of […]
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Broadband TV News : Audiovisual geo-blocking end in sight
The European Parliament is looking into the possibility of ending geo-blocking in the audiovisual sector. Legislation prohibiting geo-blocking between EU member states on the sale of goods and services came […]
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Broadband TV News : Canal+ refuses to bid for Ligue 1 rights
Canal+’s president Maxime Saada has informed the French Football League (LFP) that the broadcaster will not participate in the tender for Ligue 1 TV rights. In a letter to LFP’s […]
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Broadband TV News : ProSiebenSat.1 deepens ties with MFE MediaForEurope
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is intensifying its hook-up with Italian media company MFE MediaForEurope in the face of declining advertising revenues and competition from US streaming players. Executives from ProSiebenSat.1 had […]
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Broadband TV News : MainStreaming expands DAZN Edge platform
MainStreaming is continuing the expansion of the DAZN Edge platform in DAZN’s core European markets. DAZN Edge, introduced in 2021, is responsible for the delivery of the majority of DAZN […]
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Broadband TV News : Vaibhav Global acquires Ideal World assets
Vaibhav Global Limited, which runs shopping channels in Germany and the United States, has acquired the assets of Ideal World Ltd. The Peterborough-based homeshopping channel brought in insolvency experts in […]
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Broadband TV News : Vodafone Spain unveils Android TV decoder
Vodafone has launched its first Android TV-based decoder in Spain. With an ultra-small size and weight (20% less than its previous version), the device offers 50% more processing and memory […]
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Broadband TV News : MediaKind hires Ashish Patel and Tony Goncalves
MediaKind has appointed Ashish Patel president, MediaKind Operator Platforms, where he will identify and pursue long-term growth opportunities for MediaKind TV platforms. Meanwhile, Tony Goncalves has joined the company as […]
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Broadband TV News : Hayu to launch in New Zealand
NBCUniversal’s all-reality SVOD service Hayu will make its debut in New Zealand on October 5. Commenting on the launch, which will be on a full array of devices including mobile, […]
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Broadband TV News : Eutelsat joins London Stock Exchange after OneWeb merger
Eutelsat has placed its entire issued share capital on the London Stock Exchange. The satellite operator has been admitted to the Standard Segment of the Official List of the Financial […]
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Broadband TV News : Stonepeak buys into Cellnex Nordics
The alternative investment firm Stonepeak has agreed to buy a 49% stake in Cellnex Sweden and Cellnex Denmark (Cellnex Nordics) for €730 million. Cellnex will continue to manage the day-to-day […]
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Broadband TV News : Viaplay and Formula 1 ink Netherlands deal
Viaplay Group and Formula 1 have entered into a strategic partnership in the Netherlands that will see Viaplay customers able to access F1 TV Pro as part of their subscriptions […]
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Broadband TV News : Vodafone adds Shop LC HD to cable network
Teleshopping channel Shop LC Deutschland can now be received in HD resolution on Vodafone’s cable network. After the launch in SD resolution in March 2023, Vodafone now also distributes the […]
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Broadband TV News : Ukraine registers first “foreign” TV channel
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has registered the linear channel Music Box Polska for distribution in the country. The move is significant in that Music Box is the first foreign […]
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Broadband TV News : Hrvatski Telekom upgrades consumer offer
The Croatian incumbent Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has added the latest devices, higher broadband speeds and new packages to its Magenta1 offer. In its new fixed service packages, the internet speed […]
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Broadband TV News : MegaFon adds more streaming services
The Russian operator MefaFon is now offering its subscribers more than half the streaming services available on the market. According to the company, this follows the addition of Wink and […]
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Broadband TV News : IPTV platform BrightBlue convicted of copyright in
TV5Monde and RAI Uno, together with their agent and distributor Pratensis Media BV and Local Insert BV, successfully instigated summary proceedings against IPTV platform BrightBlue. German BrightBlue GmbH & Co […]
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Broadband TV News : DAZN nets Serie A Femminile
DAZN has secured rights to the Serie A women’s competition in Spain, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Portugal, Belgium, Japan and Austria. It will also have […]
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Broadband TV News : Volia makes channel changes
The Ukrainian operator Volia has added seven more channels to its line-up, with most of its subscribers having access to them from this week. The channels in question are History […]
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Broadband TV News : NHK World Premium launches on Freeview 286
NHK World Premium is launching a subscription service, distributed through Global Distribution Services’ IPTV portal at Freeview Channel 286. The international arm of the Japanese public broadcaster is offering documentaries, […]
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Broadband TV News : Disney commences password crackdown in November
Subscribers in Canada will be among the first to be on the receiving end of Disney’s new policy on password sharing. An email sent to Canadian subscribers, first seen by […]
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Broadband TV News : Levira tests 5G Broadcast
Levira and Rohde & Schwarz have demonstrated 5G Broadcast capabilities for public safety during the CREVEX 2023 crisis training exercise in Estonia. The Government Office of Estonia conducted the CREVEX […]
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Broadband TV News : Sky Cinema to offer subscribers free movie tickets
Sky Cinema has launched a partnership with the cinema chain Vue, that offers subscribers two free cinema tickets every month. The offer, available to all existing and new UK and […]
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Broadband TV News : Greek pay-TV piracy tops €160m
The pirating of pay-TV content in Greece has been estimated to be worth up to €160 million a year. Quoting the country’s National Telecommunications and Posts Commission (EETT), Ekathimerini reports […]
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Broadband TV News : Sports rights ownership fragments
The broadcast rights to popular sports competitions are increasingly being split across a growing number of services in major Western markets. According to a new report by Ampere Analysis, changing […]
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Broadband TV News : Joakim Schedvins to leave Net Insight
Net Insight’s CFO Joakim Schedvins has decided to leave his position and the company. He will remain as CFO and a member of the management team until the end of […]
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Broadband TV News : Kosovo bans Serbian sports channels
Kosovo’s Independent Media Commission (IMC) has told operators in the country to stop rebroadcasting Serbian sports channels. According to Balkan Insight, this follows messages the channels carried supporting armed Serbs […]
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Broadband TV News : UPC boosts channel offer in Slovakia
UPC Slovakia has made HD versions of TV Paprika and Spektrum available to its subscribers. Up until now, they have only been offered in SD. The operator has also added […]
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Broadband TV News : Kantar Media signs Romanian deal
Kantar Media has signed an agreement with ARMA, the Romanian industry body for TV measurement, that will see the continued provision of broadcast TV ratings to the market. The new […]
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Broadband TV News : ruwido and Bouygues Telecom make new remote controls from old remote controls
Bouygues Telecom has begun manufacturing remote controls made from 100% recycled plastic taken from its own used remote controls. The French operator has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions […]
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Broadband TV News : Warner Bros. Discovery reshapes international management team
The head of Warner Bros. Discovery’s international business has given details of a new international leadership team following a string of senior departures. Gerhard Zeiler shared the details in a […]
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Broadband TV News : Monika Garbaciauskaite-Budriene re-elected director-general of LRT
Monika Garbaciauskaite-Budriene is to serve a further five-year term as director-general of the Lithuanian public service broadcaster LRT. Ms Garbaciauskaite-Budriene has more than 25 years experience as a journalist, working […]
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Broadband TV News : Europeans are consuming more pirated TV shows and live sports
A new study by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has found the downward trend in piracy seen in recent years has been reversed. Online Copyright Infringement in the […]
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Broadband TV News : Competition authority to examine UK cloud services
Ofcom has referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation. It follows a study into the market earlier this year, which identified […]
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Broadband TV News : Rakuten TV to carry more European premium FAST channels
Rakuten TV has agreed to partner with OKAST for the launch of a new suite of European-based FAST channels. The new partnership is part of the strategy from the European […]
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Broadband TV News : Sport1 founds S1 Technology Hub in Warsaw
German media company Sport1 has founded its own technology subsidiary, the S1 Technology Hub, based in the Polish capital Warsaw. The S1 Technology Hub, which starts operations in Q4 2023, […]
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Broadband TV News : Ringier Axel Springer and Warner Bros. Discovery e
Ringier Axel Springer Polska and TVN Warner Bros. Discovery have announced another joint project in Poland, creating a joint TVN24 Go and Onet Premium package. TVN Go 24 gives access […]
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Broadband TV News : “Extreme concern” over Latvia’s Russian language ban
A number of international media freedom and journalists’ organisations have expressed extreme concern about government proposals to ban the broadcast of Russian language content on Latvian public service media. According […]
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Broadband TV News : Czech Prima develops programming strategy
The video content of the Czech Republic’s Prima Group will now be covered by the programme department headed by Alex Ruzek. Meanwhile, the current director of VOD Josef Benes will […]
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Broadband TV News : Mid tier streamers take the honours in viewer satisfaction
Whip Media’s annual survey into viewer satisfaction on the major US streaming platforms has seen Max hold on to top place while simultaneously experiencing its largest decline in overall satisfaction […]
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Broadband TV News : Roku adds new features and personalisation
Roku has announced new additions to its featureset including updates to its Sports, Live TV, What to Watch, Music Playlists and Roku Photo Streams features. “As the leaders in streaming […]
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Broadband TV News : Olympic goal for France 2 and France 3 Ultra High Definition broadcasts
A modernisation project is underway in France after the regulator Arcom confirmed it has given the go-ahead for the launch of Ultra High Definition television services from public broadcasters France […]
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Broadband TV News : Orange launches the new Livebox 7
Orange is launching a new version of its Livebox product, compatible with XGS-PON and offering fibre speeds of up to 5 Gbps downstream and 1 Gbps upstream for residential customers […]
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Broadband TV News : Sky Sports and Premier League to trial new ‘Game Mode’ camera
Sky Sports and the Premier League are to trial an innovative new camera angle this Sunday as part of coverage of Arsenal versus Manchester City at Emirates Stadium. Called ‘Game […]
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Broadband TV News : Telefonica could sell stake in tech business
Telefonica is mulling the sale of a stake in its technology business, known as Telefonica Tech. Bloomberg first reported the move, unnamed sources saying investment funds had been approached to […]
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Broadband TV News : SABC and Multichoice strike Cricket World Cup 2023 agreement
SABC and Multichoice have reached a last minute agreement to sub license rights to the Cricket World Cup. Multichoice, which acquired the rights from the ICC for its Supersport channel, […]
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Broadband TV News : LTV Latvia joins ARTE partner network
Latvian public broadcaster Latvijas Televizija (LTV) is joining European cultural channel ARTE’s network of partners. At its general assembly on October 11, 2023, LTV approved the partnership agreement for joint […]
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Broadband TV News : Man jailed for selling streaming sticks with unlicensed Premier League coverage
A man who sold streaming sticks capable of receiving pirated Premier League matches has been jailed for two and a half years. 58 year old Steven Mills from Shrewsbury was […]
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Broadband TV News : Amazon Prime viewers already feel bombarded by advertising
New data from the UK research organisation YouGov has found the majority of Amazon Prime viewers feel “bombarded” by advertising. The data has been released before the introduction of widespread […]
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Broadband TV News : Blackstone targets Disney+ Hotstar
The private equity firm Hotstar are reportedly held talks with Disney about taking a stake in its Indian streaming operation Hotstar. Quoting sources familiar with the matter, Reuters says that […]
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Broadband TV News : Digi Spain completes first FTTH investment
Digi Spain and abrdn have completed the first investment financing the rollout of a FTTH network in Andalusia. The aim is to eventually pass up to 2.5 million homes in […]
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Broadband TV News : inext partners with Sarkor Telecom
Ukraine’s inext has entered into a partnership with Sarkor Telecom, a leading provider from Uzbekistan. Sarkor Telecom was founded in 1996 and its main field of activity is the provision […]
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Broadband TV News : Eredivisie clubs unanimously agree on ESPN deal
Eredivisie CV and the 18 Eredivisie clubs have unanimously reached an agreement on an negotiated outcome that hands the broadcast rights to ESPN through until 2030. The proposal by the […]
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Broadband TV News : ZDF Studios and Samsung TV Plus launch 20 FAST Channels
ZDF Studios and Samsung TV Plus are expanding their partnership and want to jointly set up 20 European FAST Channels. The first two new channels launch in Germany on October […]
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Broadband TV News : ITV launches addressable advertising within linear channels
ITV is opening linear addressable advertising across ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and ITVBe. The new service will be available in 1.3 million households connected to YouView, primarily used by BT TV […]
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Broadband TV News : ADB joins RDK Community
ADB has officially become a Preferred Member of the RDK, thereby taking a key step towards further strengthening its commitment to RDK open-source software development for broadband gateways. According to […]
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Broadband TV News : Sky to broadcast every Super League match live
Sky has announced a new contract that extends its top-flight rugby league coverage for another three years. The announcement between Sky Sports and RL Commercial comes ahead of Saturday’s Super […]
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Broadband TV News : TNT Sports opens new Premiership Rugby season
The new Premiership Rugby season gets underway this evening with broadcaster TNT Sports promising to continue the innovation of its predecessor. With the BT Sport app closing this week, viewers […]
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Broadband TV News : Netflix to open retail experiences
Netflix is to venture into retail with the opening of two that will combine merchansise sales with experiences based around its programme library. “Netflix House will allow fans to experience […]
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Broadband TV News : Comcast to deliver world first DOCSIS 4.0 deployment
Customers in Colorado Springs will have access to upload and download speeds of up to 2 Gbps as Comcast rolls out the world’s first deployment of DOCSIS 4.0 technology. Later […]
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Broadband TV News : €100 million to speed Tele Columbus growth strategy
Germany’s Tele Columbus has received binding commitments for additional capital totalling almost €100 million. The fibre operator said the funds would speed up its growth strategy. The funding comprises commitments […]
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Broadband TV News : United Group denies tax allegations
United Group has issued a statement denying allegations regarding its operations in North Macedonia. In the statement, quoted by United Group’s N1, it said that on October 4 the country’s […]
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Broadband TV News : TV ad costs to rise in Czech Republic
The Czech Republic’s Atmedia plans to raise the cost of advertising on the thematic channels it represents by 15-20% in 2024. According to the company, this is due to the […]
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Broadband TV News : Gazprom-Media promotes Sergey Ivanov
Sergey Ivanov has been appointed the DG of the Russian national video hosting service RUTUBE, which is owned by Gazprom-Media. Using his experience at the vertical video application Yappy, he […]
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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Media ownership in Ukraine
What does the future hold in store for one of the leading media and telecom companies in Ukraine? Earlier this month the Security Services of Ukraine (SSU) announced that Kyivstar, […]
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Broadband TV News : Telia Company names Patrik Hofbauer as new President
The former head of Telenor Sweden and Canal Digital has been appointed President and CEO of Telia Company. Patrik Hofbauer will take up his new role on February 1, 2024. […]
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