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MTG confirms Nova TV sale

By Chris Dziadul

Modern Times Group (MTG) has confirmed earlier reports, quoted in Broadband TV News, by announcing that it has sold its 95% share in Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group. … [Read More...]

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Ampere Analysis: US could have reached limit for SVoD stacking

February 21, 2019 By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Disney+ and other studio-led direct to consumer streaming services could have a tough time displacing Netflix or Amazon from a US consumer's SVoD portfolio, writes Toby Holleran of Ampere Analysis. … [Read More...]

Robert Briel

Ziggo seeks €755,000 in damages from card-sharing pirate

February 21, 2019 By Robert Briel

Dutch cable operator Ziggo is seeking €755,000 in damages from a card-sharing pirate. … [Read More...]

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FTTH advances in Spain

FTTH is already the main mode of access to fixed broadband in Spanish municipalities with over 50,000 inhabitants. … [Read More...]

Latvia’s LMT opts for Harmonic

The Latvian mobile telecom operator LMT has opted for a solution from Harmonic for its live OTT service, which is delivered to TVs via 4G set-top boxes. … [Read More...]

Telestream appoints Osman Salah MENA regional sales manager

Telestream has appointed Osman Salah as regional sales manager, serving the Middle East, Africa and Turkey region. … [Read More...]

Nielsen acquires addressable TV technology provider Sorenson Media

Nielsen has launched a new technology, product and commercial initiative, Nielsen Advanced Video Advertising, that will focus on expanding and innovating addressable advertising for Smart TVs and beyond. … [Read More...]

Kaltura enhances cloud TV platform for mobile viewing

Kaltura has released a new version of its Cloud TV Platform SDK, including a feature to provide faster, smoother playback on low internet connectivity for mobile devices. … [Read More...]

IHS Markit: US D2C market to add $3.6 billion by 2023

Major new subscription services to add $3.6 billion to the US Direct-to-Consumer Video Market by 2023, said IHS Markit. … [Read More...]

European 8K first for Rai

Italy’s Rai has become the first broadcaster in Europe to publicly demonstrate 8K technology. … [Read More...]

Orange progresses in Poland and Romania

Orange Polska saw strong growth in its IPTV customer base in 2018, ending the year with 435,000 customers. … [Read More...]

Central & East Europe

IPTV drives Magyar Telekom growth

Magyar Telekom’s TV revenues rose by 6.4% year-on-year to HUF12.2 billion (€38.4 million) in Q4 2018 thanks to the growing IPTV subscribers base in the two countries it operates in. … [Read More...]

Challenging times for Telekom Romania

Telekom Romania saw a 9% year-on-year fall in its revenues in Q4 2018. … [Read More...]

Bulgarian businessman “buys Nova TV”

The Bulgarian businessman Kiril Domuschiev is understood to have acquired the national broadcaster Nova TV from Modern Times Group (MTG). … [Read More...]

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KKR acquires Tele München Group

Austrian media entrepreneur Dr Herbert G. Kloiber sells his German media group Tele München to US financial investor KKR. … [Read More...]

New Vivid linear launches in Croatia and Portugal

Los Angeles-based Vivid Entertainment has made another launch in Croatia and Portugal. … [Read More...]

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery reinforce streaming venture

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery are extending the management of their joint streaming service around CEO Alexandar Vassilev, scheduled to launch in summer 2019. … [Read More...]

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Jeroen Bergman steps aside from Liberty Global

Liberty Global’s managing director of programming is to step down, the company has confirmed. … [Read More...]

Canal linked with beIN purchase

Sports channel beIN Sports has been linked with a possible acquisition by Canal Plus, French broadcaster Europe1 has reported. … [Read More...]

New-look BBC Studios makes its Showcase debut

The merger that led to the creation of BBC Studios was quite a seamless process, according to Paul Dempsey, its president global markets. … [Read More...]

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Chris Dziadul Reports: BBC Showcase – a CEE perspective

February 22, 2019 By Chris Dziadul

The demand for BBC content has increased dramatically in Central and Eastern Europe. … [Read More...]

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