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Sky Deutschland is following the trend towards price-reduced, ad-supported versions of subscription streaming services. Sky’s streaming service WOW now offers a basic subscription for series fans with advertising for €7.99 […]

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Broadband TV News : US approves 5G Broadcast test
The US’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted special temporary authority (STA) to Malachi Media to undertake 5G Broadcast trials over the next few weeks. According to several reports, Malachi […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky running 3D campaign on roadside sites across the UK
Sky has launched a new outdoor campaign to promote its dishless TV product Sky Stream. The broadcaster is working with Global, which is offering advertisers access to its large format […]

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Broadband TV News : The Out-Laws continues Netflix run
Comedy adventure The Out-Laws has moved up to the top spot of the most-watched Netflix films in the UK. It moves the documentary into the 1980s pop band Wham! Into […]

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Broadband TV News : Strong growth for SES’s Astra 1 Sports
Live sports and news events in the last 12 months have driven uptake on SES’s dedicated sports and events satellite distribution platform Astra 1 Sports. Covering Europe, the Middle East […]

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Broadband TV News : Telekom Srbija takes over Globaltel
Telekom Srbija has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake the telco Globaltel for an undisclosed fee. According to N1, the change in management and ownership was registered on July […]

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Broadband TV News : Igor Prerovsky to head Yettel Hungary
PPF Telecom Group has appointed Igor Prerovsky the new CEO of Yettel Hungary, effectively September 2023. He will oversee the company’s business in the Hungarian market and join PPF’s telecoms […]

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Broadband TV News : Emitel secures over €350m credit
The Polish national transmission company Emitel has signed a new loan agreement with a syndicate of banks securing financing of up to PLN1.57 billion (€353 million). The funding includes a […]

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Broadband TV News : Record streaming usage in US
Streaming accounted for a record 33.7% of overall TV usage in the US in June, with YouTube and Netflix achieving their largest shares to date. According to Nielsen’s The Gauge, […]

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Broadband TV News : DAZN goes on tivùsat
The sports streaming service DAZN Italia has entered into a new distribution agreement with the satellite platform tivùsat. As a result, the latter’s viewers will be able to watch a […]

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28 years after its launch, German TV channel Super RTL is getting a new name: RTL Super. The move comes as part of the unification of RTL’s brand architecture, reports […]

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Broadband TV News : Major relaunch for Spain’s Movistar Plus+
Telefónica’s Movistar has enhanced its entertainment, fiction and sports television proposal by relaunching Movistar Plus+ . As of August 1, the new offer will be available to miMovistar customers and […]

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Broadband TV News : Call for PSBs to take on Viaplay’s Scottish Football rights
BBC and STV are being urged to take on the broadcast rights for Scottish football currently held by the troubled streaming service Viaplay. The Stockholm-based company announced yesterday that it […]

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Broadband TV News : Altice USA suspends key executive
The son-in-law of Altice’s co-founder Armando Pereira has been suspended by Altice USA. According to Diario de Noticias, news of Yossi Benchetrit, who is responsible for purchasing and real estate […]

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Broadband TV News : Virgin Media O2 boosts Wi-Fi guarantee to 30Mbps
Virgin Media is now promising customers a minimum download speed of 30Mbps or they’ll receive a £100 refund. The extended Wi-Fi guarantee is included at no extra cost in Gig […]

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Broadband TV News : United Group lambasts Telekom Srbija
United Group has hit back at “slanders” from Telekom Srbija and in particular its head Vladimir Lucic. In a wide-ranging article in N1, which is part of United Group, it […]

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Broadband TV News : Czech Prima changes management structure
The Czech broadcaster Prima has changed the management structure of its online segment. Following the departure of Igor Kalash, the long-time business director of Media Club’s radio division, will take […]

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Broadband TV News : DTT tender and new OTT channels in Ukraine
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has announced a competition for broadcasting licences for the multiplex MH-7. In a summary, it says that the multiplex has capacity for 12 TV channels […]

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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Viaplay’s downward spiral
What does the future hold in store for Viaplay’s operations across Central and Eastern Europe? Thursday, July 20 was a day of important announcements. It began with the Scandinavian group […]

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Broadband TV News : Canal+ invests in Viaplay
Canal+ has acquired a 12% stake in Viaplay for an undisclosed fee. It announced the move on the same day Viaplay reported its Q2 results and revealed far-reaching cuts including […]

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The loss of 36,000 broadband subscribers has left VodafoneZiggo looking at a negative number for the second quarter. The Dutch cablenet recorded a loss of €117.4 million compared to €136 […]

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Broadband TV News : CME looking to enter FAST market
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is planning to launch FAST channels. Quoted in PPF Group’s annual report, Didier Stoessel, chief investment officer PPF Group, CEO, CME, said the company is […]

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Broadband TV News : Virgin Media O2 to cut 2,000 jobs
Virgin Media O2 is planning to cut the size of its work force by around 2,000 positions by the end of 2023. The number includes 800 job losses reported earlier […]

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Broadband TV News : Netflix adds new My Netflix feature
Netflix has replaced the Downloads tab on its mobile app with a new feature designed to make it easier to discover and play new movies, series and other content. My […]

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Broadband TV News : Polish streamer WP Pilot under investigation
Netwizor, the operator of the Polish streaming service WP Pilot, is facing the prospect of being fined up to 10% of its turnover. According to the Office of Competition and […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky Deutschland adds Dyn to Sky Q
Sky Deutschland will integrate the new German sports streaming service Dyn as an app in the user interface of the Sky Q box. The move is part of a long-term […]

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Broadband TV News : Huge growth for Turkish telecom market
Turkey’s electronic communications sector had total net sales of TL41.5 billion (€1.51 billion) in the first quarter of this year. This, according to Hurriyet, quoting a quarterly report by the […]

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Broadband TV News : Eutelsat 10B goes into service
Eutelsat 10B is now operational at the 10 degrees East orbital position. Responding to strong growth in demand for mobile connectivity, the satellite is carrying two multi-beam High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) […]

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Broadband TV News : América Móvil raises Telekom Austria stake
Mexico’s América Móvil has acquired shares corresponding to 5.55% of the voting rights in Telekom Austria Group. As a result, the overall shareholding of América Móvil in Telekom Austria has […]

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Broadband TV News : Veset integrates with AWS Elemental MediaTailor
Veset’s cloud playout platform Nimbus is now integrated with AWS Elemental MediaTailor, making it simple for users to build channels and insert personalised ads entirely in the cloud. Users can […]

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The European Commission has extended its investigation into the proposed merger of Orange and MásMóvil to further assess the impact on competition in the Spanish market. According to Cinco Dias, […]

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Broadband TV News : Eutelsat revenues impacted by Russia loss
Eutelsat’s video revenues fell by 8.3% in the last years as the loss of a contract with Digitürk conspired with sanctions against Russian and Iranian channels. Video represents 62% of […]

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Broadband TV News : Roku gains subs but losses mount
Roku ended the second quarter with 73.5 million active accounts. This, according to the company’s latest results, was 16% more than in the same period last year. Meanwhile, streaming hours […]

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Broadband TV News : Licence renewal for Virgin Media Television
Ireland’s new media regulator and development agency, Coimisiún na Meán has signed a new national free-to-air Television Programme Service Contract with Virgin Media Television Limited. The broadcaster was previously awarded […]

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Broadband TV News : Early success for Czech Prima+
The Czech streaming service Prima+ already has over 85,000 paying subscribers five months after its launch. Speaking in an interview with Media and Marketing and quoted by Digizone, Prima CEO […]

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Broadband TV News : Virgin Media O2 launches suite of FAST channels
Virgin Media O2 has partnered with A+E Networks EMEA, All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Blue Ant Media, Extreme International, Fremantle, Little Dot Studios and Tastemade to produce a selection of FAST […]

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Broadband TV News : Ukraine registers first OTT platform
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has registered the first OTT platform in accordance with the country’s new audiovisual legislation. Known as 1+1 Video, it is operated by 1+1 Media, one […]

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Broadband TV News : Major breakthrough for 4iG in Montenegro
Hungary’s 4iG and the Government of Montenegro have mutually terminated their inherited litigations and confirmed their future strategic cooperation in a Memorandum of Understanding. 4iG entered the telco market of […]

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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Focus on PPF Group
PPF Group’s 2022 annual report provides some useful insights into the company’s strategy and ambitions in the media and telecoms sectors. In a wide-ranging interview, Didier Stoessel, chief investment officer, […]

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Broadband TV News : Comcast’s Sky continuing to lose subscribers
Comcast says higher operating expenses within streaming platform Xumo and certain Sky operations contributed to an EBITDA loss within its Corporate segment. The owner of Sky and NBCUniversal increased its […]

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The government in Kosovo has suspended the licence of the country’s leading privately owned TV station Klan Kosova. Reuters reports that it did so due to a registration error, something […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky court order blocks illegal streaming
Sky has won a court order intended to block the illegal streaming of Premier League football and Sky Atlantic content including HBO shows screened as part of its output deal […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky upgrades Entertainment OS 1.2 OS
Sky has introduced a series of improvements to Entertainment OS, the operating system behind its Sky Glass and Sky Stream devices. Among the new features on Entertainment OS 1.2 are […]

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Broadband TV News : LG to offer “limitless sports content”
LG Channels is set to offer LG smart TV owners around the world an “almost limitless stream of sports content”. Recently launched channels it is now providing include FIFA+, which […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky Media to join Planet V Trial
Sky’s advertising sales arm, Sky Media, is to join ITV’s Broadcaster VOD advertising platform, for a trial period. Sky Media, which is the UK’s second largest TV sales house, will […]

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Broadband TV News : BT appoints Allison Kirkby as new chief executive
BT Group plc has turned to the Nordics for its new chief executive. Allison Kirkby has been President & CEO of Telia Company since early 2020. She will take over […]

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Broadband TV News : United Media secures key handball rights
United Media and the Handball-Bundesliga have signed a multi-year contract on exclusive rights to broadcast matches of the top German handball league on Sport Klub channels in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, […]

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Broadband TV News : José Manuel Aisa to leave Cellnex
Cellnex’s CFO and M&A director José Manuel Aisa has resigned and will leave his position at the end of October. According to Cinco Dias, news of his resignation was provided […]

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Broadband TV News : Veon hires Faisal Ghori
Faisal Ghori has been appointed group director investor relations at the global digital operator Veon, effective August 1. Ghori will be based in Dubai and report to Veon Group CFO […]

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SES has launched a share program of up to €150 million following positive first half results. Under the scheme, the satellite operator will purchase up to 20 million A-shares and […]

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Broadband TV News : Sports management change at TVP
Krzysztof Zielinski has been appointed the director of the Polish public broadcaster’s thematic channel TVP Sport. Sebastian Staszewski has become the deputy director – editor-in-chief and Jaroslaw Idzi remains deputy […]

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Broadband TV News : CME’s Voyo grows customer base
The streaming service Voyo, which is operated by Central European Media Enterprises (CME), now has over 570,000 paying subscribers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Furthermore, according to TV Nova’s […]

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Broadband TV News : Digital revenues prop up ProSiebenSat.1 advertising fall
ProSiebenSat.1 has seen a significant fall in advertising revenue amid ongoing economic uncertainty in the DACH region. Second quarter revenues collapsed from €1,043 million in the second quarter of 2022 […]

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Broadband TV News : WBD loses streaming subs
Warner Bros. Discovery lost 1.8 million global DTC subscribers to its streaming services in the second quarter. As of the end of Q2 it had a total of 95.8 million, […]

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Broadband TV News : Intelsat launches Galaxy 37/Horizons-4
Intelsat has successfully launched Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 (G-37/H-4), thereby setting a new record for the commercial satellite industry by sending eight geostationary satellites into space within 10 months. When operations start […]

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Broadband TV News : Collapse in broadcast TV viewing as even older viewers turn to streaming
The UK regulator Ofcom says it has seen a steep decline in mass audience moments with fewer numbers tuning into the traditional linear channels. According to today’s Media Nations Report, […]

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Broadband TV News : OTE maintains TV sub growth
The Greek incumbent OTE ended the second quarter with 647,897 subscribers to its TV services. This, according to the company in its latest results, was 1% (6,319) more than in […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky Media adds Search Behaviour Targeting
Sky Media, the advertising sales arm of Sky, has announced a new Search Behaviour targeting capability for its AdSmart addressable platform. Search Behaviour attributes allows brands to target audiences based […]

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Broadband TV News : BBC joins Mastodon in experiment on decentralised social media
BBC Research & Development is exploring how the BBC can establish a presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse. The most common software used in […]

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Apple has topped 1 billion paid subscriptions for services including Apple Music and Apple TV+. The Cupertino company posted quarterly revenue of $81.8 billion, down 1% year over year. “We […]

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Broadband TV News : Nagra helps Tivù say goodbye to the card
Tivù, the operator of the FTA satellite platform tivùsat, has extended its technology partnership with Nagra to include cardless security solutions. The move enables Tivù to extend its premium sports […]

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Broadband TV News : Actors strike heightens perceived lack of content threat for streamers
Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Paramount+ were the three most-popular streaming services in the second quarter, but it was Apple TV+ in fourth position that put on the most subscribers. […]

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Broadband TV News : Magnite integrated into FreeWheel’s TV platform
Magnite has announced a technical integration with FreeWheel to enhance the ability of FreeWheel technology users to see multiple sources of demand in one platform, across both programmatic and direct […]

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Broadband TV News : Christian Hug to lead DEI International department at Warner Bros. Discovery
Christian Hug has been named as Senior Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the international level for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). In the newly created position, Hug will […]

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Broadband TV News : SPI International teams up with LigaT in Portugal
Canal+’s SPI International has launched diverse channels in collaboration with the Portuguese telco LigaT. The newly introduced channels include FunBox UHD, Dizi, FightBox, FashionBox, Gametoon, Fast&FunBox, 360TuneBox, FilmBox Arthouse, DocuBox, […]

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Broadband TV News : Kosovo TV station closure postponed
The Commercial Court in Kosovo has postponed a government decision to close down Klan Kosova, the country’s most popular private TV station. According to Klan Kosova, organisations such as Article […]

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Broadband TV News : Head of Slovenian pubcaster dismissed
The Council of RTV Slovenia has unanimously dismissed the public broadcaster’s acting general director Andrej Grah Whatmough. At the same time, reports N1, it has appointed Zvezdan Martic as his […]

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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: e& looks to Europe
The UAE-based global technology and investment group e&, previously known as Etisalat, has firmly set its sights on Europe. Its strategy first became apparent in May last year, when it […]

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The Lincoln Lawyer is back on top of the list of Netflix’s most watched shows globally after the streamer released another five episodes of the David E. Kelly legal drama. […]

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Broadband TV News : Understanding video-sharing platforms’ rules: a challenge for many, especially the kids
Research from the communications regulator Ofcom has found the complexity of Video-Sharing Platforms’ terms and conditions often requires considerable time and advanced reading skills. It says complexity renders them unsuitable […]

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Broadband TV News : MultiChoice halts DStv services in Malawi
MultiChoice Africa Holdings (MAH) has suspended DStv services in Malawi due to an ongoing pricing dispute with the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA). Last month, MultiChoice increased the subscription fees […]

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Broadband TV News : Telekom Srbija to appeal Kosovo closure
Telekom Srbija has announced it is to appeal a decision by the Kosovan authorities to stop its subsidiary MTS operating in the country. Speaking to Radio Television Serbia (RTS) and […]

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Broadband TV News : Canal+ to show Saudi Pro League football in France and Africa
Canal+ has announced the acquisition of rights to the Saudi Pro League for the French territory and Africa, for the next two seasons. The Saudi Pro League has tempted several […]

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Broadband TV News : More Russians paying for streaming services
Eight streamers in Russia had at least one million subscribers to their paid services as of the end of June. According to Kommersant, quoting research by TelecomDaily, the total number […]

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Broadband TV News : Polsat may close streaming service
Poland’s Polsat Plus Group is looking into the possibility of closing its streaming service Polsat Go. Presserwis reports that it has unofficially obtained information about the closure of ad-funded Polsat […]

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Broadband TV News : Priya Dogra to leave Warner Bros. Discovery
Priya Dogra is leaving Warner Bros. Discovery and her position as president and MD, EMEA will be closed. Dogra joined WarnerMedia as director, mergers & acquisitions in August 2009 and […]

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Broadband TV News : SPI’s Dizi expands in Africa
SPI International has expanded its partnership with ZAP, a leading TV provider in Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. As a result, ZAP will now offer the Turkish series and dramas […]

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Broadband TV News : Paramount narrows streaming losses as linear networks struggle
Revenue from Paramount Global’s streaming operations was up by 40% in the second quarter after improvements in advertising for Pluto and Paramount+. However, the company that also runs CBS, MTV […]

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India has given approval for the merger of Zee Entertainment and the Indian unit of Japan’s Sony Group, paving the way for a $10 billion media and entertainment powerhouse. The […]

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Broadband TV News : BBC iPlayer speeds content delivery
The BBC has made a significant ‘under the hood’ update to the BBC iPlayer that will improve the speed at which new programmes are made available. Previously, if viewers missed […]

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Broadband TV News : Rebooted TV4 Play goes live on Monday
C More will be incorporated into the TV4 streaming service when the new TV4 Play is introduced on Monday 14 August. A new pay tier is being introduced, known as […]

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Broadband TV News : Disney joins Netflix in password sharing crackdown
Disney is preparing to take action against subscribers who share their passwords with people outside of their household. Since its launch in November 2020, Disney has quickly established itself as […]

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Broadband TV News : Andrew Georgiou extends Warner Bros. Discovery remit
Andrew Georgiou has been named as the head of Warner Bros. Discovery’s media business in the UK and Ireland. The new position is in addition to his roles as WBD […]

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Broadband TV News : Telia hires Eric Hageman
Eric Hageman has been appointed executive VP, group CFO and a member of the group executive management team at Telia Company. He replaces replaces Per Christian Mørland, who, as previously […]

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Broadband TV News : 3SS adds YouTube recommendation API to 3Ready
German software solutions provider 3SS has integrated the YouTube recommendation API into its video entertainment platform 3Ready. The move will enable video service providers and carmakers to cherry-pick from among […]

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Broadband TV News : Setanta Sports secures Saudi Pro League rights
Setanta Sports has signed an exclusive agreement to broadcast the Saudi Pro League in 14 countries across Eurasia and Ukraine for the next two seasons. As part of the deal, […]

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Broadband TV News : Strong growth for Russian streamer Wink
The Russian incumbent telco Rostelecom has for the first time released operating results for its streaming service Wink. In a statement, it says that it is demonstrating strong growth and […]

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Broadband TV News : New milestone for Poland’s CDA Premium
The Polish multimedia company CDA had 501,000 subscribers to its streaming service as of the end of June. The latter included CDA Premium, CDA TV Start and CDA TV Basic […]

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A trial for illegal access to Sky Deutschland’s pay-TV service ended with a fine at a German court today. The 33-year-old defendant was sentenced to pay €10,000 in the case […]

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Broadband TV News : ZDF undecided about SD switch-off on Astra
German public broadcaster ZDF has not yet made a decision on terminating the SD satellite distribution of its TV channels on Astra (19.2° East). This was confirmed to Broadband TV […]

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Broadband TV News : Amazon devices chief to retire
The man behind the development of Amazon’s consumer devices is stepping down from the role. David Limp has spent 13 years in charge of the parcels to entertainment company’s portfolio […]

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Broadband TV News : Broadcast opportunity for football in US
The latest research from Ampere Analysis highlights the growing popularity of football (“soccer”) in the US, with nearly 20% of sports fans in the country now claiming it is their […]

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Broadband TV News : Media Club launches automatic HbbTV ad buying
The Czech sales agency Media Club has with its technological partner KINET developed a new advertising platform which allows clients to quickly and automatically purchase the Switch-In advertising format on […]

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Broadband TV News : Portugal’s Meo hit by fine
The Portuguese regulator ANACOM has fined Meo €117,500 for non-compliance with rules applicable to the construction, access and installation of networks and electronic communications. In a statement, ANACOM says that […]

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Broadband TV News : NRK chooses Appear for DVB and OTT distribution
Media processing and delivery technology specialist Appear has been chosen by the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK to upgrade its media delivery platform. NRK is looking to take advantage of of […]

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Broadband TV News : Digi gains Romanian pay-TV subs
Digi Communications (RCS&RDS) saw its pay-TV subscriber total in Romania grow by 5.9% in the year to June 30. According to the company, it ended the second quarter with around […]

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Broadband TV News : Liberty Global hands Infosys development of Horizon platform
Liberty Global has expanded its collaboration with Infosys to evolve and scale its digital entertainment and connectivity platforms. Building on their existing multi-year collaboration which has supported Liberty Global’s technology […]

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Broadband TV News : Netflix makes games playable on more devices
Netflix is taking the first step in making games playable on every device on which its subscribers watch the service. It rolled out a limited beta test to a small […]

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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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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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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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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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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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