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ESPN is exploring the creation of a feature on its website and app that would link users directly to a live sporting event that is being streamed. The project is […]

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Broadband TV News : Orange secures €500m loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Orange has provided Orange with a €500 million loan. According to the group, the funds will be used to partly finance its deployment of its […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky Kids added to Virgin Media line-up
Virgin Media is adding new launch Sky Kids HD to its Kids TV bundle. Customers will be able to view both On Demand Sky Kids content and the recently launched […]

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Broadband TV News : Epic TV launch in Malta
The Maltese alternative telco Epic has launched a new multiscreen TV service, powered by technology supplied by Zattoo. While a first for Malta, the service builds on similar launches by […]

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Broadband TV News : Red carpet launch for SkyShowtime in Spain
Legendary singer Miguel Bosé joined model and TV host Martina Klein to launch SkyShowtime in Spain this week. SkyShowtime is screening a biopic of the legendary singer’s career, Bosé. Iván […]

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Broadband TV News : M7 and A+E ink triple channel agreement
M7 Group has concluded a multi-year capacity agreement with A+E Networks EMEA for the satellite distribution of its flagship History and Crime+Investigation channels across Europe. The agreement allows A+E Networks […]

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Broadband TV News : United Media secures national Bosnian licence
United Media’s N1 Television has received a national terrestrial broadcasting licence from the Bosnian and Herzegovinian regulator RAK following a public competition. Commenting on the award, United Media executive director […]

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Broadband TV News : Comedy Central launches in Ukraine
Comedy Central has been added to the list of TV channels distributed by the Ukrainian media group 1+1. It replaces Paramount Comedy and can be received via OTT platforms, cable […]

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Broadband TV News : Gazprom-Media buys up data company
Russia’s Gazprom-Media has exercised an option to buy the remaining 19.9% stake in GPM Data from Maxima Telecom. As a result, according to Gazprom Media, it now holds 100% of […]

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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Ukraine’s new trajectory
Ukraine is speeding up legislative alignment with the rest of Europe as the war with Russia enters its second year. In the media space, its parliament (Verkhovna Rada) adopted a […]

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The European investment fund Accession Capital Partners (ACP) is in talks to buy Telekom Romania Mobile. Quoting sources on the financial market, Ziarul Financiar reports that ACP and Telekom and […]

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Broadband TV News : Major infrastructure dispute in Latvia
The Latvian incumbent Tet has accused the telco Balticom of massively damaging its optical internet infrastructure and using it to provide its own services. In a statement, Tet says it […]

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Broadband TV News : Rival bid for Telecom Italia infrastructure
Telecom Italia (TIM) has received a non-binding offer from a consortium formed by CdP Equity (CDPE) and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited for the acquisition of its fixed […]

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Broadband TV News : Spain seeks local Orange and MásMóvil decision
The Spanish regulator CNMC has asked the European Commission if it, rather than Brussels, can make the final decision on the proposed merger of Orange and MásMóvil. According to El […]

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Broadband TV News : GB News in breach after Mark Steyn Covid broadcast
Ofcom has found an edition of the Mark Steyn programme on GB News to be in breach of broadcasting rules. According to the regulator, the programme, broadcast on April 21, 2022, […]

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Broadband TV News : A1 and Blue Ant Media ink Love Nature channel deal
A1 Telekom Austria Group has renewed and extended the distribution of the wildlife and nature channel Love Nature on its pay-TV platforms in Central and Eastern Europe. The linear channel, […]

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Broadband TV News : Euronews poised to make almost 200 redundancies
Euronews is to make close to 200 staff redundant as part of a major deployment of its journalists. In a change to the model that has run since launch in […]

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Broadband TV News : AVOD to match SVOD extra revenues in Latin America
OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 19 Latin American countries are forecast to increase by $7 billion between 2022 and 2028 to reach $16 billion. According to the latest […]

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Broadband TV News : ITV Names Alex Pumfrey as Director of Strategic Partnerships
Alex Pumfrey is to join ITV as Director of Strategic Partnerships, the broadcaster has announced. Ms Pumfrey will be responsible for developing ITV’s relationships across national media players, such as […]

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Broadband TV News : Yes extends use of Amos satellite
Israeli pay-TV provider Yes is to extend the use of Spacecom’s Amos 7 satellite into 2025. The Beseq-owned unit is moving its customer base to a dedicated OTT service. However, […]

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Dan Jedda has been appointed CFO of the streaming company Roku, effective May 1. He will report to Anthony Wood, Roku’s founder and CEO, and succeed current CFO Steve Louden, […]

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Broadband TV News : Georgia drops controversial media law
Georgia’s ruling Dream Party has decided to drop a controversial draft media law modelled on legislation operating in Russia. This follows two nights of mass protests, widely reported in the […]

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Broadband TV News : Lithuania tightens Russian TV channel ban
The Lithuanian regulator LRTK has mandated ISPs to stop access to banned Russian TV channels via IP addresses. In a statement, it says that NTV, Pervyi Kanal, Rossiya 1, Rossiya […]

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Broadband TV News : Ofcom acts to clear up broadband confusion
The UK regulator Ofcom has announced proposals aimed at giving consumers clearer and more consistent information when signing up to new broadband deals. Under the planned new guidance, broadband providers […]

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Broadband TV News : HbbTV takes off in Poland
The number of homes in Poland with an active HbbTV connection has now passed 1.3 million. Speaking to Wirtualne Media, Jaroslaw Mroczkowski, the strategic advisor at the national transmission company […]

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Broadband TV News : Quincy Jones’ QWEST TV channels debut on Channelbox
QWEST TV, the music streaming service backed by producer Quincy Jones, has launched on Channelbox. UK viewers will be able to view music, concerts, documentaries and archive interviews via Freeview […]

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Broadband TV News : Major licence award in Croatia
The Croatian regulator HAKOM has awarded a number frequencies for mobile communications networks in the RF spectrum. According to HAKOM, the bidding process started on January 16 and the awards […]

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Broadband TV News : Virgin Media O2 creates Connected Playground powered by its own network
Virgin Media O2 has unveiled a new connected playground experience, complete with lights, sound and interactive apparatus powered entirely by its gigabit broadband and 5G mobile networks. The site, in […]

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Broadband TV News : Ocilion adds Bavarian local TV to IPTV platform
Together with Bavarian media authority BLM, IPTV service provider Ocilion has integrated all 14 Bavarian local TV channels on its TV platform. This allows Bavarian network operators to receive the […]

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Broadband TV News : Slovenian pubcaster head appointment illegal
The Higher Labour and Social Court in Ljubljana has ruled that the appointment of Andrej Grah Whatmough as head of the Slovenian public broadcaster RTVS was illegal. However, reports N1, […]

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Roku has announced its Roku Select and Plus Series TVs are available at Best Buy stores in the United States. The streaming platform says its Roku Plus Series TVs deliver […]

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Broadband TV News : ITVX Kids to replace linear channel
ITV is to close its linear children’s channel CITV after 17 years. Instead the commercial broadcaster is launching a dedicated area on its AVOD platform ITVX with an extended range […]

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Broadband TV News : FTTH drives Portuguese pay-TV market
Growth in Portugal’s pay-TV sector is being driven by FTTH offers. According to data published by the regulator ANACOM, at the end of 2022 96.4% of households opted for pay-TV […]

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Broadband TV News : BT moves ITV and Channel 4 to the Cloud
Digital 3&4, the joint venture company run by ITV and Channel 4, is moving its broadcast network into the cloud. BT Media and Broadcast’s new smart broadcast network, Vena, is […]

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Broadband TV News : Telefónica hit by heavy fine
The Spanish regulator CNMC has fined Telefónica €6 million for breaching commitments it accepted when taking over the pay-TV operator DTS. In a statement, it says that in 2015 the […]

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Broadband TV News : Key Polish viewing trends revealed
Polish viewers are becoming increasingly interested in subscribing to TV channels on an à la carte basis. Furthermore, almost one in three who watch streaming services do so on their […]

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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Disunited in Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a market United Group has been particularly active in in recent years. As a result, its assets there now include Nova, one of the country’s two leading commercial […]

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Broadband TV News : New Greek asset for United Media
United Media has acquired a 50% stake in the Greek company Emsa Media for an undisclosed fee. Emsa Media is a digital hub that provides specialized commercial, technical, operational and […]

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Broadband TV News : Georgia drops controversial media law
Georgia’s ruling Dream Party has decided to drop a controversial draft media law modelled on legislation operating in Russia. This follows two nights of mass protests, widely reported in the […]

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M7 Group, Studiocanal – both Canal+ Group companies – and in-car entertainment platform provider ZYNC have teamed up to integrate premium content into cars. The partnership will see Studiocanal’s library […]

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Broadband TV News : Sky Deutschland switches more SD channels to HD
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland will continue the SD switch-off of TV channels in favour of HD-only distribution on March 23, 2023. The switchover, which will take place automatically and […]

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Broadband TV News : Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ most essential for US streaming subscribers
A survey of US streaming subscribers has found two-thirds of Netflix users view the service as “indispensable” to meeting their household needs. Peacock, Apple TV+, Epix Now were found to […]

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Broadband TV News : Airties selected by Astro for Smart Wi-Fi Deployment
Airties has been selected by the Malaysian operator Astro to supply it with a portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi software and services for broadband subscribers across its fibre footprint. Astro is […]

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Broadband TV News : Russia tests own TV encoding system
Alexei Volin, the general director of the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), has revealed that Russia has begun testing its own TV encoding system. Speaking at the Digital Transformation Forum, […]

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Broadband TV News : European broadcasters call for anti-piracy treaty
European broadcasters, represented by the ACT and EBU, have welcomed the continued commitment of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) member states to finalise the WIPO Broadcasting Organisations Treaty. In a […]

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Broadband TV News : XITE enters Dutch FAST market
The music video platform XITE has expanded the entertainment offer on Samsung TV Plus in the Netherlands. The addition of four new TV channels – XITE Hits, XITE Van Eigen […]

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Broadband TV News : wedo movies first FAST channel on German cable in DVB-C trial
FAST channel and AVOD provider Video Solutions AG, cable operators wilhelm.tel and willy.tel and cable association DNMG have launched a trial for the distribution of FAST channel wedo movies on […]

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Broadband TV News : ITV renews horse racing contract
Coverage of horse racing from UK racecourses will continue to be broadcast free-to-air until the end of 2026. ITV has agreed a new three-year deal to show exclusive coverage on […]

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Broadband TV News : Complaints against Croatian telcos dismissed
The Croatian Competition Agency (AZTN) has dismissed complaints against the telcos A1 Hrvatska, Hrvatski Telekom and Telemach Hrvatska that alleged they agreed on a joint price increase for their services. […]

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Technology from Zoom will form the backbone of a new collaboration with Major League Baseball. The video conferencing app will become the Official Unified Communications Platform of MLB and Presenting […]

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Broadband TV News : UK home broadband speeds continue to increase
Data from Ofcom shows the average download speed for home broadband connections in the UK has increased by 10%. The communications regulator compiles its research based on data from volunteers […]

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Broadband TV News : Major Polish pirate site taken down
Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combatting Cybercrime (CBZC) have closed one of the largest pirate site in the country offering viewers movies and series. According to the anti-piracy […]

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Broadband TV News : IPTV take-up grows in Croatia
The number of IPTV subscribers in Croatia is rapidly approaching half a million. According to the latest figures published by the regulator HAKOM, it stood at 457,613 at the end […]

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Broadband TV News : Vodafone Hungary expands streaming offer
Vodafone has introduced a new streaming package that include its entire HBO offer and TV services. Known as TV HD Extra HBO Pak package, it joins its existing Filmbox-Pro streaming […]

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Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Canal+ in CEE
Vivendi’s Canal+ is becoming increasingly active across Central and Eastern Europe. It’s hard to believe that up until four years ago its involvement in the region was confined to Poland, […]

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Broadband TV News : Google raises cost of YouTube TV subscription
Google is raising the price of a YouTube TV subscription. In an email sent to subscribers on Thursday it said customers would now pay $73 per month, an increase on […]

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Broadband TV News : World of Freesports goes international on Rakuten TV
German media company Mainstream Media AG is now distributing its FAST channel World of Freesports across Europe via Rakuten TV. The extreme sports channel, which launched in Germany in October […]

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Broadband TV News : DVB updates Multicast ABR specification and guidelines
The organisation that manages many of the world’s digital broadcasting standards has introduced new transport protocols its specifications for adaptive streaming over IP Multicast. The DVB Steering Board approved the […]

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Broadband TV News : Paramount+ launches mobile-only tier
Consumers in Mexico and Brazil will be able to stream Paramount+ via a new mobile-only tier for smart phones and tablets. Paramount says its “competitively priced plan” will allow subscribers […]

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Liberty Global has launched a “voluntary and conditional” cash offer for Telenet, the Belgian operator has confirmed. Liberty Global has been Telenet’s controlling shareholder since 2007. It currently owns 59% […]

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Broadband TV News : Allente launches Google TV dongle powered by 3SS and SEI Robotics
Nordic Pay-tv operator Allente has launched a new 4K dongle that will stream its Google TV OTT service. The plug-and-play device from SEI Robotics Inc. features a wired Ethernet connection […]

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Broadband TV News : New comms strategy for Russia
Russia is planning to develop a strategy for its communications industry up until 2035. According to ComNews, the government has to this effect formed working groups in a number of […]

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Broadband TV News : Boost for Dynamic Ad Insertion in Poland
The Polish national transmission company Emitel is to undertake a pilot implementation of a system for broadcasting advertising spots in the Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) model. In a statement, it […]

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Broadband TV News : Bedrock extends 6play max to more big screens
The streaming technology company Bedrock has extended the French ad-free streaming service 6play max to Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and LG connected TVs. The announcement comes a few months […]

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Broadband TV News : EC approval for Orange-VOO purchase
The European Commission has given its approval to the acquisition of Belgian cablenet VOO by Orange Belgium. It follows an in-depth investigation by the Commission amid concerns that the purchase […]

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Broadband TV News : Hungary’s 4iG initiates major share swap
The info-communications group 4iG has announced a share swap involving PPF Group subsidiaries, Vodafone Hungary and the Hungarian state. As a result of the transaction, the group’s ownership of Vodafone […]

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Broadband TV News : 100 speakers join ANGA COM line-up
ANGA COM has published details of the 26 panels and 100 speakers that will make up the conference programme this May. A series of Summits includes a wide range of […]

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Broadband TV News : New smart TV app for O2
The O2 TV app is now available to owners of TCL smart TVs in the Czech Republic. It can be downloaded from Google Play by owners of TCL smart TVs […]

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Broadband TV News : End of the Red Slate as BBC updates regional HD output
The BBC will tomorrow (Wednesday) the upgrade of its regional services in England broadcast via Freeview and YouView to high definition broadcasts. It follows the completion of the satellite upgrade […]

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