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    New research carried out on behalf of the UK content protection organisation FACT has found illegal sports streaming sites expose fans to financial fraud, dangerous scams, and explicit content. The research from Opentext Security Solutions, which investigates cyber resilience, found all 50 streaming sites analysed were found to have malicious content. More than 90% of […]

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    Broadband TV News : Radioplayer added to Sky Q in Germany and the UK
    Radioplayer, which offers public and commercial radio stations online, has been added to Sky Q in both the UK and Germany. In the UK, Radioplayer is offering stations from the commercial and community sectors, as the BBC already has its own BBC Sounds app on the platform. The app is currently found on the home […]

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    Broadband TV News : New Warner Bros. Discovery leadership team
    Jamie Cooke, who was appointed general manager Warner Bros. Discovery CEE, Baltics, Middle East, Mediterranean and Turkey (CEE MENAT) in June, has announced his leadership team. Under it: Roni Patel will be responsible for managing Content Licensing for the combined region and the Nordics. Andrei Grigorescu will be responsible for Ad-Sales for the combined region. […]

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    Broadband TV News : Telekom Srbija maintains regional lead
    Telekom Srbija was the leading telco in the countries of the former Yugoslavia for the second year in a row in 2021. Quoting a study by the Croatian publication Media Daily that looks at the 20 largest telcos in the region, b92 reports that the Serbian incumbent came top in terms of business income, income […]

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    Broadband TV News : Hungary’s 4iG strengthens management
    The Hungarian info-communications group 4iG has decided on a new management structure in response to the increased tasks and the size of the company. Effective September 1, it will see the strategic and operational management and thus the positions of president and CEO separated: Jászai Gellért will be the group’s majority shareholder and continue to […]

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    Broadband TV News : Gazprom-Media looks to Iran
    The top management of Russia’s Gazprom-Media has held a meeting with a delegation from Iran. According to the company, the delegation was received by CEO Alexander Zharov, his deputy and Rutube CEO Alexander Moiseev and Vadim Vershchagin, the CEO of Central Partnership. It included Mohommad Khazan, the deputy minister of culture and head of the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Russian OTT update
    This is turning out to be an interesting year for Russia’s OTT industry. Last month we saw Rostelecom and National Media Group (NMG) enter into an agreement of intent to merge their platforms Wink and more.TV. The move, which is aimed at strengthening the position of both parties in the Russian content production and distribution […]

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    Broadband TV News : Service List Registry introduces Pilot Programme
    Channels wanting to join the Service List Registry will be able to sign up to a pilot programme during IBC 2022 (Amsterdam, September 9-12). Based on the open DVB-I standard, the SLR database enables compatible displays, devices and applications to discover and access audiovisual services across multiple networks, including fixed and wireless internet connections and […]

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    Broadband TV News : Discovery pulls out of GB News in £60m refinancing
    Discovery has sold its share in GB News after the merger with WarnerMedia in May this year. Its holding has been acquired by existing backers Legatum Ventures Limited and Sir Paul Marshall as part of a Series B funding round that has also resulted in co-founders Andrew Cole and Mark Schneider resigning from the Board […]

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    Broadband TV News : Q&A with Jim Owens, CommScope
    Broadband TV News speaks with Jim Owens, Sr. Director, Product Management, Advertising and Video Optimisation, CommScope, about the company’s activities and plans for the future. The CommScope Advertising and Video Optimisation business focuses on two areas of IP Video, namely manifest manipulation and Multicast Adaptive Bitrate streaming (MABR). How did that come about? The CommScope […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Brussels approves RTL/ProSiebenSat.1 joint venture

    The European Commission has approved, under EU merger regulation, the creation of a joint venture for addressable TV by German broadcast groups RTL Deutschland and ProSiebenSat.1. The Commission concluded that the proposed transaction by RTL and Seven.One Entertainment Group, part of ProSiebenSat.1, would raise no competition concerns, given the limited revenues and assets of the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Channel first for Türk Telekom
    Türk Telekom will launch Turkey’s first ever History channel on its Tivibu digital TV platform on August 30. Commenting on the upcoming launch of Tarih TV, Türk Telekom TV/OTT content and patform management director Emre Botan Kümet said: “As Turkey’s leading information and communication technologies company, Türk Telekom offers our customers an enhanced audience experience […]

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    Broadband TV News : Portugal’s Meo introduces interactive football
    Altice’s Portuguese operator Meo has announced the launch of what it calls a “new interactive football experience” on its Meo TV service. It is based on personalisation and includes such features as: The possibility of following six sports broadcasts simultaneously, on the same TV screen, with the audio of the selected broadcast. Quick access to […]

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    Broadband TV News : BT TV goes aerial-free
    New and existing BT TV Box Pro customers in the UK can now access TV shows, browse channels and apps all in one place, without the need for an aerial. BT TV Box Pro is BT’s latest set-top box, designed to allow customers to make the most of TV packages on BT TV, which offer […]

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    Broadband TV News : beIN tackles Egyptian piracy
    beIN Media Group and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) have confirmed the successful closure of nine additional illegal piracy operations by Egyptian law enforcement. According to beIN, 16 Egyptian police officers were involved in the raids and were supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The raids resulted in the arrest of […]

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    Broadband TV News : KPN wholesale offer “effective immediately”
    The Dutch incumbent KPN has published the new and improved offer for access to its fibre networks for wholesale providers. In a statement, it says the improved offer will be effective immediately as the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) declared KPN’s commitments binding. In the coming years, the CPI-adjustment to wholesale providers will […]

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    Broadband TV News : Wind Hellas boosts United Group figures
    United Group ended the first half with 15.384 million RGUs, or 37% more than a year earlier. In Q2 alone, it gained 133,000 RGUs. In its latest results, the company notes that this positive trend was primarily driven by the acquisitions of Greece’s Wind Hellas and Croatia’s Optima Telekom, as well as organic growth of […]

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    Broadband TV News : New streaming service for Poland’s TVP
    The Polish public broadcaster TVP is planning to launch a new streaming platform to replace existing services such as TVP Go and TVP VOD. Speaking to Wirtualne Media, its president Jacek Kurski said that the platform will have very modern functionalities, revive linear TV and reach new viewers. Asked if it would be a free […]

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    Broadband TV News : Lithuanian viewers shun Russian channels
    Russian language channels rebroadcast in Lithuania lost half their audience following the invasion of Ukraine on February 24. According to the findings of a report produced by Kantar for the regulator LRTK, up until that point around half of the Lithuanian population watched such channels and since then that figure has fallen to 24%. In […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Vodafone exits Hungary
    Vodafone’s decision to sell its operation in Hungary is not as surprising as it may at first appear. However, it is still a major development and could raise a question mark as to the future of its other assets across Central and Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Czech Republic and Romania. Although Vodafone has […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Channel first for Türk Telekom

    Türk Telekom will launch Turkey’s first ever History channel on its Tivibu digital TV platform on August 30. Commenting on the upcoming launch of Tarih TV, Türk Telekom TV/OTT content and patform management director Emre Botan Kümet said: “As Turkey’s leading information and communication technologies company, Türk Telekom offers our customers an enhanced audience experience […]

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    Broadband TV News : Portugal’s Meo introduces interactive football
    Altice’s Portuguese operator Meo has announced the launch of what it calls a “new interactive football experience” on its Meo TV service. It is based on personalisation and includes such features as: The possibility of following six sports broadcasts simultaneously, on the same TV screen, with the audio of the selected broadcast. Quick access to […]

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    Broadband TV News : BT TV goes aerial-free
    New and existing BT TV Box Pro customers in the UK can now access TV shows, browse channels and apps all in one place, without the need for an aerial. BT TV Box Pro is BT’s latest set-top box, designed to allow customers to make the most of TV packages on BT TV, which offer […]

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    Broadband TV News : beIN tackles Egyptian piracy
    beIN Media Group and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) have confirmed the successful closure of nine additional illegal piracy operations by Egyptian law enforcement. According to beIN, 16 Egyptian police officers were involved in the raids and were supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The raids resulted in the arrest of […]

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    Broadband TV News : KPN wholesale offer “effective immediately”
    The Dutch incumbent KPN has published the new and improved offer for access to its fibre networks for wholesale providers. In a statement, it says the improved offer will be effective immediately as the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) declared KPN’s commitments binding. In the coming years, the CPI-adjustment to wholesale providers will […]

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    Broadband TV News : Wind Hellas boosts United Group figures
    United Group ended the first half with 15.384 million RGUs, or 37% more than a year earlier. In Q2 alone, it gained 133,000 RGUs. In its latest results, the company notes that this positive trend was primarily driven by the acquisitions of Greece’s Wind Hellas and Croatia’s Optima Telekom, as well as organic growth of […]

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    Broadband TV News : New streaming service for Poland’s TVP
    The Polish public broadcaster TVP is planning to launch a new streaming platform to replace existing services such as TVP Go and TVP VOD. Speaking to Wirtualne Media, its president Jacek Kurski said that the platform will have very modern functionalities, revive linear TV and reach new viewers. Asked if it would be a free […]

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    Broadband TV News : Lithuanian viewers shun Russian channels
    Russian language channels rebroadcast in Lithuania lost half their audience following the invasion of Ukraine on February 24. According to the findings of a report produced by Kantar for the regulator LRTK, up until that point around half of the Lithuanian population watched such channels and since then that figure has fallen to 24%. In […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Vodafone exits Hungary
    Vodafone’s decision to sell its operation in Hungary is not as surprising as it may at first appear. However, it is still a major development and could raise a question mark as to the future of its other assets across Central and Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Czech Republic and Romania. Although Vodafone has […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Football postponed following Queen’s death

    Premier League and other football league games due to take place this weekend in the UK have been postponed as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday, September 8. In a statement, Richard Masters, Premier League chief executive, said: “We and our clubs would like to pay tribute to Her […]

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    Broadband TV News : Zattoo secures Visual Online as new customer
    Zattoo is set to announce Visual Online, one of Luxembourg’s most renowned internet and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) service providers, as its latest new customer at IBC 2022 in Amsterdam. The company will showcase its end-to-end white label IPTV platform, including Bridge, a powerful analytics and monitoring suite, plus its new Start Page, Operator Shop and In-App-Messaging […]

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    Broadband TV News : New milestone for Portuguese bundled services
    The number of subscribers to bundled services in Portugal reached 4.5 million in the first half of this year. This, according to the regulator ANACOM, was 151,000, or 3.5%, more than in the same period last year. The growth recorded was lower than in previous years (+3.9% at the end of the same period of […]

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    Broadband TV News : MediaKind and Arqiva in OTT headend play
    Arqiva and MediaKind have announced the launch of a new “headend-as-a-service”. Arqplex has been designed as a fully managed service for broadcasters and network or platform operators, including leading global, regional, and national broadcasters and regional cable and satellite network operators. It will provide secure and reliable content aggregation, encoding, multiplexing and packaging for content […]

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    Broadband TV News : Scale a driver within Warner Bros. Discovery technology teams
    A senior Warner Bros. Discovery executive has given IBC delegates an insight into the company’s thinking around technology and distribution. Chief Information Officer Dave Duvall said the merged company was working on the combination of the existing Discovery+ and HBO Max propositions, along with its sports offer where appropriate. “Scale is a big driver and […]

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    Broadband TV News : A1 Telekom Austria to work with Luxe.TV
    A1 Telekom Austria Group’s international business team and Luxe.TV are to start co-operating in the European and Asian markets. A1 Group’s broadcasting division will provide technical satellite services for the Luxe.TV channel, delivering it to cable, IPTV and DTH operators channel in Europe. In addition, A1 will act as the main technical distribution partner of […]

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    Broadband TV News : ARCOM asked to act against Eutelsat
    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has formally asked France’s broadcasting regulator ARCOM to order Eutelsat to stop carrying the three leading Russian TV channels Rossiya 1, Perviy Kanal and NTV. It notes that as these three TV channels are broadcast by a French TV satellite operator, they come under French jurisdiction and, in particular, are subject […]

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    Broadband TV News : Slovak Telekom renews Intelsat contract
    Intelsat has signed a multi-year renewal for a managed service and network extension with Slovak Telekom. The agreement provides Slovak Telekom with a robust managed solution to deliver content from Bratislava to Intelsat’s Fuchsstadt teleport in Germany where it is distributed to millions of homes. The solution consists of space capacity on the 1West neighbourhood, […]

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    Broadband TV News : Romania makes 5G concessions
    The Romanian regulator ANCOM has made a number of concessions following a consultation on an upcoming tender for 5G licences. According to Ziarul Financiar, the most important of these are maintaining the starting price at €693 million, extending the validity of the licences from 20 to 25 years and reducing the annual fee for the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Pressure grows on Eutelsat
    The French broadcasting regulatory authority ARCOM has been asked to stop Eutelsat distributing Russia’s three leading TV channels. This follows a detailed report prepared by the Denis Diderot Committee that claims to demonstrate “the depth of Eutelsat S.A.’s collaboration with the main players in the satellite and audiovisual system of the Russian Federation”. The report […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Slovakia’s Joj outlines news channel plans

    The Slovak broadcaster Joj Group has announced that its upcoming news channel Joj 24 will be launched “in just a few weeks”. The eighth proprietary channel in its portfolio, it will offer most news programmes but also journalism and political discussion. Joj 24 will be distributed terrestrially and free of charge by several operators including […]

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    Broadband TV News : Datagroup-Volia invests in Ukrainian infrastructure
    The Ukrainian telco Datagroup-Volia has completed the first stage of its network modernisation programme in partnership with Cisco. To date, it has spent UAH500 million (€13.47 million) on the programme. According to Andrii Val, technical director of Datagroup-Volia, “After the completion of the project, our network will become one of the largest and most flexible […]

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    Broadband TV News : Netflix to retain SVOD top spot
    Global SVOD subscriptions are forecast to increase by 475 million between 2021 and 2027, reaching a total of 1.68 billion. According to the latest report from Digital TV Research, six US-based platforms will account for 47% of the world’s total in 2027. Commenting on the findings of the report, Simon Murray, principal analyst at Digital […]

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    Broadband TV News : Albania’s Tring opts for SmartLabs
    The Albanian triple-play operator Tring has chosen SmartLabs to deploy its multiscreen solution. The solution is built on the SmartTUBE TV service management platform, SmartMEDIA content delivery system, and SmartCARE analytics engine, which helps operators understand audience behaviour and changes in viewing habits. SmartLabs’ solution will be deployed on third-party hybrid DVB-T2 + IP STBs, […]

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    Broadband TV News : New CommScope portfolio combines AndroidTV and RDK-based streamer solutions
    Commscope has unveiled a new portfolio that includes technologies from both Android TV and RDK. HomeVista is designed for operators to offer streaming services and live TV with personalization for the customer. HomeVista uses open-source software, including AndroidTV and RDK to deliver pre-integrated streaming applications from the market’s most popular streaming platforms. The announcement was […]

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    Broadband TV News : TF1-M6 merger abandoned
    Bouygues, RTL Group, Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 have announced they are dropping plans to merge French commerical channels TF1 and M6. Earlier this month, the parties were the subject of a series of hearings by the French Competition Authority. In a statement, the four said the merger no longer had any merit. “Following the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Telefónica fined €5m over DTS commitments
    The Spanish regulator CNMC has fined Telefónica €5 million for failing to comply with some of the obligations it undertook when acquiring the pay-TV operator DTS (the former Sogecable) in order to preserve competition in the market. In a statement, CNMC say that in July 2020 it extended the commitments for three years “with the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Canal+ lands agreement to broadcast Sony and Universal films
    Canal+ has reached a new agreement with two giants of American cinema, Universal and Sony Pictures, to broadcast their movies just six months after their theatrical release. The move was announced by Canal+ chairman Maxime Saada during the group’s annual “back to school” press conference. Netflix , Prime Video and Disney+ must all wait 15 […]

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    Broadband TV News : EC adopts European Media Freedom Act
    The European Commission (EC) has adopted a European Media Freedom Act, a novel set of rules to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU. According to the EC, the proposed Regulation includes, among others, safeguards against political interference in editorial decisions and against surveillance. It puts a focus on the independence and stable funding […]

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    Broadband TV News : Sky Italia launches Sky Glass
    Sky has kicked off its launch campaign for its Sky Glass TV in Italy. A specially produced commercial featuring the Italian singer Laura Pausini will introduce the Sky Glass TV product that made its UK debut last October. The brand ambassador is being joined by “four of her friends” Benedetta Parodi, Bruno Barbieri, Stefano Accorsi […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Zee-SonyLIV merger gets green light from competiti

    The Competition Commission of India has given its approval to the merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) and Bangla Entertainment Private Limited (BEPL) with Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited […]

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    Broadband TV News : Strong growth for Turkish comms market
    Net sales in Turkey’s telecom sector amounted to TL29.2 billion (€1.59 billion) in the second quarter, or 32% more than in the same period last year. According to Hurriyet Daily […]

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    Broadband TV News : New director for Spain’s CNMC
    María Jesús Martín has been appointed the new director of the Spanish regulator CNMC for a period of six years. She has 30 years of professional experience in the public […]

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    Broadband TV News : TVP drops music channel plans
    The Polish public broadcaster TVP has said it no longer plans to launch a thematic channel named TVP Muzyka. At the same time, it now plans to launch TeenTV, a […]

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    Broadband TV News : Vidra Milacic to head Montenegro’s Nova M
    United Media has appointed Vidra Milacic to the position of director of Montenegrin television Nova M. Nova M has been part of United Media for four years, during which it […]

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    Broadband TV News : Gigabit speeds available to 68% of UK homes
    The number of UK households capable of receiving broadband at gigabit speeds now stands at 20.2 million, representing 68% of the country. The figures, released by Ofcom as part of […]

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    Broadband TV News : SPI/FilmBox extends Telekom Srbija deal
    SPI/FilmBox and Telekom Srbija Group have announced an extension of their distribution agreement. Under the terms of the deal, mts TV, Supernova, and m:SAT TV subscribers in Serbia, Montenegro, and […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Addressable TV in CEE
    What are the prospects for addressable TV in Central and Eastern Europe? Earlier this week the ad sales house TVN Media, which is part of TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, launched […]

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    Broadband TV News : Eutelsat blames Iran for satellite jamming
    Eutelsat Communications says Iran is to blame for deliberate interference on two of its satellites. In a statement issued by the Paris-based operator, Eutelsat said the interference began on September […]

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    Broadband TV News : Mainstream Media launches FAST channels
    German media company Mainstream Media will soon launch three FAST channels (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV), which will be available on various smart TV platforms and as a smartphone/tablet app in […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Big fall in Orange Polska DTH subs

    Orange lost almost 72% of its DTH subscriber base in Poland between Q3 2014 and the third quarter this year. Quoted by Presserwis, Krzysztof Kacprowicz, the president of the Association […]

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    Broadband TV News : AAPA announces 2022 anti-piracy awards
    The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has announced the 2022 awards given to an individual or team from the public sector for a successful initiative which supports the fight against audiovisual […]

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    Broadband TV News : 8K Association warns of threat to 8K TVs
    The executive director of the 8K Association has warned the European Union could ban the sale of 8K TVs due to energy-saving measures. “We are working to influence the EU […]

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    Broadband TV News : Amazon forecasts tough times ahead
    Shares in Amazon fell by 20% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company raised caution over sales ahead of the crucial Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. Amazon CEO Andy […]

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    Broadband TV News : Athan Stephanopoulos Named EVP and Chief Digital Officer for CNN Worldwide
    Athan Stephanopoulos has been named EVP and Chief Digital Officer of CNN Worldwide. Stephanopoulos will be responsible for the digital worldwide business, including editorial, product, technology, business operations and innovation […]

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    Broadband TV News : Serbia Broadband threatened with legal action
    Kopernikus Corporation has told United Group’s Serbia Broadband (SBB) to prove it has asked for €38 million for the distribution of its channels Prva TV and B92. Quoting a statement […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Russia eight months on
    Russia’s TV industry has been adapting to new realities since the start of the war in Ukraine. In the absence of a multitude of leading international companies, ranging from premium […]

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    Broadband TV News : Comcast considers selling Sky Deutschland
    US media company Comcast is apparently considering the sale of its German pay-TV business Sky Deutschland. Comcast is working with an adviser as it studies this option, reports Bloomberg with […]

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    Broadband TV News : Musk finally takes Twitter for $44 billion
    Elon Musk has said it’s important to civilisation to have a “digital town square”. The world’s richest man has sacked the social networking platform’s top executives after completing his protracted […]

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    Broadband TV News : Sky Austria adds Canal+ First
    Austrian pay-TV channel Canal+ First is now also available on the Sky Austria platform. Sky Q customers with DTH satellite reception can find the movies and series channel in the […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Telekom partnership gives boost to RTL streaming s

    RTL Group now has 4.784 million paying subscribers for its streaming services in Germany and the Netherlands. Paying subscribers for RTL+ increased by 53.8 per cent year on year to […]

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    Broadband TV News : Telefónica loses pay-TV subs
    Telefónica’s pay-TV subscriber base in its home market Spain fell by 5.4% in the year to September 30. According to the company’s latest results, it stood at 3,553,100 at the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Warner Bros. Discovery brings forward streaming combination
    Warner Bros. Discovery now has 94.9 million streaming subscribers, but disappointed analysts with less favourable results. The company posted a third-quarter loss of $2.3 billion including $1.5 billion in pre-tax […]

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    Broadband TV News : Lionsgate/Starz withdraws from seven major markets
    Lionsgate is to drop its direct-to-consumer streaming service in seven international markets after clocking up a $1.8 billion quarterly loss. The company attributed the loss to restructuring costs around Starzplay, […]

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    Broadband TV News : Public broadcasting appeal remains in Spain
    More than half (56%) of Spaniards view the public broadcaster RTVE’s channels. According to the latest Household Panel produced by the regulator CNMC, the figure is for Q2 and slightly […]

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    Broadband TV News : Sunak to spare Channel 4 privatisation
    Rishi Sunak is poised to abandon the controversial privatisation of Channel 4 as the newly appointed prime minister looks to reduce the burden of an extensive legislative programme. The latest […]

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    Broadband TV News : MFE-MediaForEurope buys further into ProSiebenSat.1
    Silvio Berlusconi’s MFE-MediaForEurope NV has bought further equity in ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. The company created out of Mediaset has purchased an additional 4%. It takes the total holding in the […]

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    Broadband TV News : SkyShowtime sets out CEE plans
    The new international streaming service SkyShowtime will officially launch in Central and Eastern Europe on December 14. In will initially be made available in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, […]

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    Broadband TV News : Telekom Srbija to work with Amazon
    Telekom Srbija has discussed three ways of working with Amazon, one of which has already been agreed on. B92 reports that the telco’s head Vladimir Lucic has had talks with […]

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    Broadband TV News : TVP to launch youth channel
    The Polish public broadcaster TVP plans to launch a channel aimed at viewers aged 10-16, reportedly as soon as the end of this year or in early 2023. According to […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : 4iG joins O-RAN Alliance

    The Hungarian infocommunications group 4iG has become a full member of the O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) Alliance. O-RAN is an industry association that provides an open platform for the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Forced ownership change for Albanian TV station
    An Albanian court has confiscated and transferred the ownership of the Tirana-based TV station Ora News to the state. According to Balkan Insight, it has until now been owned by […]

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    Broadband TV News : Talpa set to lose European football rights
    Talpa, which runs the Dutch free-to-air networks SBS6 and Veronica is on the verge of losing the rights to Europa League football. Appearing on Veronica’s own Vandaag Inside TV programme […]

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    Broadband TV News : MBC planning IPO next year
    The largest broadcaster in the Middle East is working with HSBC Holdings Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co on an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO could take place in […]

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    Broadband TV News : Top speakers to headline HbbTV Symposium 2022
    Top-level executives from major market players and leading industry experts will discuss the latest developments in the connected TV market at the 10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards in Prague this […]

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    Broadband TV News : United Streaming supporting Viaplay UK launch
    The arrival of Viaplay’s streaming service in the UK market is being backed by the Amsterdam-based United Streaming. The company’s Unified Origin software production is playing a key part in […]

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    Broadband TV News : ANACOM urges operators to consider cost of living crisis
    The Portuguese telecommunications regulator is calling on the country’s operators to “assess and mitigate” the impact of price rises on consumers. With inflationary pressures piling up, ANACOM says the situation […]

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    Broadband TV News : Strong start for TVP VOD
    The Polish public broadcaster’s new on demand platform TVP VOD saw a 25% increase in its subscriber numbers in just a few days following its launch. Its app also saw […]

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    Broadband TV News : FuboTV gains subs as losses mount
    The sports-first live TV streaming platform FuboTV ended the third quarter with 1,231,000 subscribers in North America, or 31% more than a year earlier. Its revenue in the region also […]

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    Broadband TV News : Canal+ and TF1 settle carriage dispute
    France’s Canal+ and TF1 have reached a long-term agreement that will renew, from Monday, November 7, the distribution of all TF1’s DTT and catch-up services on Canal+. In a joint […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Addressable TV Initiative open to all broadcasters

    The Addressable TV Initiative, the joint venture between RTL Deutschland and Seven.One Entertainment Group, is inviting other European broadcasters to participate in the scheme. Addressing delegates at the 10th HbbTV Symposium […]

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    Broadband TV News : TV shipments will hold up against recession
    TV shipments are beginning to settle down to a post-pandemic level, according to Paul Gray, Omdia’s Research Director, Consumer Electronics. In a presentation to the 10th HbbTV Symposium & Awards […]

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    Broadband TV News : OTE makes steady progress
    Having recorded strong net subscriber additions during two years of pandemic restrictions, the Greek incumbent OTE has secured its market share in a contracting fixed-line market. The company ended Q3 […]

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    Broadband TV News : Magyar Telekom makes TV gains
    Magyar Telekom ended the third quarter with 1,360,145 TV subscribers in its home market Hungary. This, according to the company in its latest results, was 5.6% more than in the […]

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    Broadband TV News : HbbTV Association announces 2022 Award Winners
    Winners of the HbbTV Awards 2022 have been announced at a ceremony in Prague. Local broadcaster TV Nova picked up two awards, the Best use of HbbTV for advertising-based solutions […]

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    Broadband TV News : Croatian frequency auction moves stage closer
    The Croatian regulator HAKOM has received a total of five requests for participation in a frequency auction. In a statement, it says that the bidding process for the frequency bands […]

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    Broadband TV News : Polish regulator re-awards licences
    Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has re-awarded licences to three satellite-delivered channels. Two of the channels are operated by Telewizja Polska, with one (Polsat Seriale) offering films and series and […]

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    Broadband TV News : Queen’s funeral major streamed event for BBC iPlayer
    The Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II contributed to third quarter growth for BBC iPlayer. On the day of the State Funeral, Monday 19 September, the BBC streaming platform recorded […]

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    Broadband TV News : BARB issues invitation to tender on Content ID system
    BARB has introduced an invitation to tender to run its Content ID system, starting in January 2025. The system was introduced in January 2020 and is currently run by MetaBroadcast. […]

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    Broadband TV News : BBC and ITV to share UEFA Euro 2024 and UEFA Euro 2028
    The old guard of BBC and ITV are coming together to share the rights to the upcoming European Football Championships. UEFA announced Wednesday that both public broadcasters will split the […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Universal+ launches on SFR in France

    NBCUniversal’s linear and on demand channel Universal+ has gone live on the French SFR platform. The hybrid offer combines the 13ème Syfy, E! and DreamWorks channels with a wide range […]

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    Broadband TV News : Roku announces US job cuts
    Roku has become the latest tech company to announce it is cutting back its staff. The company said on Thursday that it would cut 200 jobs in San Jose amid […]

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    Broadband TV News : Europeans warm to Qatar World Cup
    Close to two-thirds (61%) of viewers in five key European market – France, the UK, Germany, Poland and Spain – intend to follow the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This, according […]

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    Broadband TV News : BBC launches dedicated World Cup Stream in Ultra HD
    BBC iPlayer is adding a pop-up stream for the duration of the World Cup. World Cup Extra will feature exclusive build-up and post-match analysis for the biggest games, supplementing BBC […]

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    Broadband TV News : Quad play dominates in Slovenia
    Close to half of Slovenians opt for quad-play bundled packages. According to the regulator Akos, 45.54% of households chose a combination of internet, TV, fixed and mobile telephony as of […]

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    Broadband TV News : Foreign channels secure Ukrainian distribution
    The Ukrainian regulator National Council has added a further 16 TV channels to the list allowed to be distributed in the country. They include DTX, AMC Channel, Trace Urban, Cartoon […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: CEE looks to Qatar
    The Qatar 2022 World Cup officially kicks off on November 20 and will be closely followed throughout Central and Eastern Europe. This will be despite the fact that only three […]

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    Broadband TV News : SABC launches OTT platform
    South Africa’s public broadcast has launched its long-awaited OTT platform. The SABC + streaming app will provide the best that the SABC including 19 radio stations and three free-to-air television […]

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    Broadband TV News : Canal in line to buy Orange pay-TV and film business
    Canal+ Group is reportedly in exclusive negotiations to purchase OCA (Orange Cinema Series). Variety reported Thursday that employees have now been told that discussions were underway between the two companies. […]

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    Broadband TV News : Cordiant buys Polish tower company
    Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited has completed the acquisition of the Polish national transmission company Emitel. It signed a contract for the transaction with the company’s previous owner Astatine Investment Partners […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : European Parliament members call for Russian chann

    At the initiative of Nathalie Loiseau and Andrus Ansip, 39 Members of the European Parliament have written to the High Representative Josep Borrell to ask for the suspension of the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Hybrid tiers to boost global AVOD
    Global AVOD revenues for TV series and movies are forecast to reach $91 billion in 2028, up from $38 billion this year. According to the latest report from Digital TV […]

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    Broadband TV News : ESPN joins Dutch DTT platform
    Digitenne is to add ESPN1 to its line-up from January 1 next year. The free-to-air channel joins the second and third ESPN channels that can be added as a paid […]

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    Broadband TV News : DreamWorks launches in France
    DreamWorks, the 24-hour channel from NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer (NBCUIN & DTC) dedicated to kids and family entertainment, has made its debut in France. It is being made available […]

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    Broadband TV News : Vodafone TV enhances Spanish offer
    Vodafone TV has reinforced its position as the largest content aggregator on a single platform in Spain. According to the company, it has integrated the RTVE Play and Clan applications […]

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    Broadband TV News : Salto for sale as partners announce intention to withdraw
    The French streaming platform Salto faces an uncertain future after TF1 and M6 announced their intention to withdraw from the project. There has been tension between the two commercial broadcasters […]

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    Broadband TV News : Funding crisis for Kosovan pubcaster
    Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) has complained that its allocated budget of €8.96 million for 2023 is insufficient. Quoting a statement by its board shortly after the Kosovo parliament approved the […]

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    Broadband TV News : Bob Iger returns to head Walt Disney
    The Walt Disney Company has re-appointed Bob Iger as CEO, effective immediately. He replaces Bob Chapek, who has stepped down from the position after less than three years. According to […]

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    Broadband TV News : Autentic and OneGate Media launch Adventure Earth
    German media companies Autentic and OneGate Media have joined forces to launch the new FAST Channel Adventure Earth, offering high-quality nature and wildlife documentaries. Adventure Earth is initially available on […]

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    Broadband TV News : IFA remains in Berlin
    The world’s most important consumer electronics and home appliances trade show IFA will stay in Berlin. German industry association gfu Consumer & Home Electronics and event organiser Clarion Events have […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Firm action to deploy HbbTV-TA specification

    Major industry players are taking action to ensure the deployment of HbbTV specifications for Targeted Advertising, according to the HbbTV Association. The rollout of HbbTV-TA was a major talking point […]

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    Broadband TV News : Thailand told to tighten World Cup encryption or lose rights
    FIFA has told broadcasters in Thailand to improve the security behind its World Cup transmissions or face being stripped of the rights. No fewer than 17 channels in the region […]

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    Broadband TV News : Hungary launches 5G consultation
    The Hungarian regulator NMHH has discussed the sale of the 32 GHz frequency band with professional stakeholders as part of a consultation. In a statement, it said that representatives of […]

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    Broadband TV News : Ukraine appeals to Eutelsat and threatens sanctions
    The Ukrainian regulator National Council has called directly on the management of Eutelsat to stop the rebroadcasting of Russian TV channels. In a letter delivered personally to Eutelsat’s CEO Eva […]

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    Broadband TV News : SPI’s Dizi launches in Mozambique
    SPI/FilmBox and Moçambique Telecom SA (Tmcel) have signed a distribution agreement that allows the latter’s subscribers in Mozambique to access Dizi via Yabadoo, one of Africa’s leading live TV streaming […]

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    Broadband TV News : Q&A with Ole Ledang, Telenor Satellite
    Broadband TV News speaks with Ole Ledang, Director Broadcasting Division, Telenor Satellite, about the company’s current activities and plans for the future. Telenor Satellite has been described as the most […]

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    Broadband TV News : Redge Media partners with MiSOT Group
    Redge Media CDN has joined EPIX, the largest independent traffic exchange in Poland. EPIX belongs to the MiSOT Group, which provides its partner with global transits of Tier 1 operators […]

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    Broadband TV News : Deutsche TV-Plattform publishes white paper on ADB2
    German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform has published a white paper on ADB2. The specification enables the addressing of up to 12 million TV households in Germany via watermarking technology, which […]

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    Broadband TV News : Successful launch for Eutelsat 10B
    Eutelsat Communications’ newest satellite has been successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by American space launch provider SpaceX. Eutelsat 10B lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 02.57 UTC this morning, […]

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    Broadband TV News : I’m a Celeb returns to Fortnite for ITVX
    ITV’s autumn ratings winner I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Is back on online video game Fortnite. Metavision has announced its again worked with 3D Lab to create […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : Joop van Kammen returns to ACCESS Europe as VP Glo

    Joop van Kammen is back at software solutions company ACCESS Europe. The 30-year sales executive returns from technology and transition firm Consyst BV. At ACCESS he was previously responsible for […]

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    Broadband TV News : Eutelsat recruits Christophe Caudrelier
    Eutelsat has appointed Christophe Caudrelier as CFO, effective at the latest on January 2, 2023. He joins from Tikehau Ace Capital Partners where he served as operating partner – finance. […]

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    Broadband TV News : French regulator sued by Reporters without Borders
    Reporters without Borders (RSF) has filed a lawsuit against the French regulator Arcom for failing to stop Eutelsat from distributing Russia’s three leading TV channels. Both RSF and Arcom have […]

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    Broadband TV News : Edward Miszczak joins Polsat
    Poland’s Telewizja Polsat has announced that Edward Miszczak will assume the position of VP of the management board and programme director on January 16. At the same time, Nina Terentiew, […]

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    Broadband TV News : Veon agrees Russian sale
    Veon has agreed to sell its Russian operations to certain senior members of VimpelCom’s management team, led by its current CEO Aleksander Torbakhov. According to Veon, the management buyout implies […]

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    Broadband TV News : Slovenians to vote on future of pubcaster
    The Slovenian public will be asked to vote on how the country’s public broadcaster RTVS is run in a referendum on November 27. According to N1, the government plans to […]

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    Broadband TV News : Chris Dziadul Reports: Eutelsat and Russia
    Pressure is growing on Eutelsat to finally stop the rebroadcasting of Russian TV channels. It’s now nine months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, and in that time such […]

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    Broadband TV News : Sweden: ad-supported video leads in weekly reach
    AVOD is now the single biggest category of video consumption in Sweden by weekly reach, according to the Stockholm-based consultancy Mediavision. Analysis for Q3 shows that 90% of 15-74-year-olds in […]

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    Broadband TV News : Dotscreen runs app upgrades for TF1 and RTBF
    French multiscreen UI specialist Dotscreen has announced the deployment of two significant upgrades for its European multiscreen UI clients. The MYTF1 Max App developed by Dotscreen has launched on Samsung […]

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    Broadband TV News : Sky opens new innovation centre
    Sky CEO Dana Strong says the broadcaster’s new Innovation Centre deepens its commitment to power the UK’s cultural economy and technology sector. The new facility located on Sky’s Osterley campus […]

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    Default Broadband TV News : BBC gains approval to increase iPlayer’s archive c

    Ofcom has told the BBC it can go ahead with plans to increase the number of library shows on BBC iPlayer, but criticised a lack of inclusiveness in low socio-economic […]

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    Broadband TV News : ITN in first major rebrand since 1970
    News provider ITN has undertaken a major rebrand, its first in more than half a century. The new brand positioning, narrative and visual identity has been headed up by agency […]

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    Broadband TV News : Molotov and Amazon circle Salto
    Salto, the streaming service created by France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, could yet find a buyer. The two-year-old platform is facing an uncertain future after TF1 and M6 announced their […]

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    Broadband TV News : AMC Networks CEO Christina Spade steps down amid mass layoffs warning
    The CEO of AMC Networks has left the company after less than three months in the role. Christina Spade’s departure came ahead of a memo from AMC Networks Chairman James Dolan […]

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    Broadband TV News : 18.7 million watch BBC’s coverage of Wales v England as BBC iPlayer reports best week ever
    BBC coverage of Wales v England on Tuesday evening was watched by a peak audience of 18.7 million. The figure, which combines BARB overnight data with non-TV streaming data across […]

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    Broadband TV News : Wednesday breaks Netflix record for most viewed show
    New Netflix release Wednesday has overtaken Stranger Things 4 as the show with the ‘most hours viewed in a week for an English language series’. Wednesday follows The Addams Family […]

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    Broadband TV News : Netflix boosts Polish producers
    Netflix has introduced a pilot project in Poland under which it is providing creators of popular local productions with additional remuneration. According to Presserwis, under current legislation Polish creators cannot […]

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    Broadband TV News : Dyn Media chooses Deltatre for new German sports OTT service
    Dyn Media has selected technology provider Deltatre to build its new streaming platform aimed at sports fans across Germany and the wider DACH region. The OTT service will play a […]

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    Broadband TV News : Hungarian regulator inks cable association deal
    The Hungarian regulator NMHH and Hungarian Communications Association (MKSZ) have entered into an agreement “in order to more effectively support the development of the electronic communications profession and related activities, […]

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    Broadband TV News : Orange partners with Paramount+
    The global streaming service Paramount+ has entered into a distribution agreement with Orange to coincide with its launch in France on December 1. As a result of the partnership, Orange […]

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