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FC Bayern Munich and ESPN team up
German Bundesliga football club FC Bayern Munich has announced its first international content sharing agreement with US sports broadcaster ESPN. … [Read More...]
Netflix partners with Barack and Michelle Obama
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix. … [Read More...]
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Thierry Beau joins Triax Group as MD France
Thierry Beau has joined the Triax Group as the Managing Director for France. … [Read More...]
Swisscom selects Ateme for virtual IPTV headend
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Romanian broadband: the stats
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Sky Deutschland offers all Sky channels via Sky Go
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is expanding its Sky Go app for smartphones and tablets with a wide range of linear TV channels. … [Read More...]
New Spanish DTT channels underperform
Four of the newest DTT channels in Spain have barely exceeded an audience share of 0.5% two years after their launch. … [Read More...]
New channels and VOD on Freenet TV Connect
German platform operator Media Broadcast has expanded the hybrid service Freenet TV Connect accompanying DVB-T2 platform Freenet TV with new channels and a video-on-demand (VOD) offering. … [Read More...]
Tricolor TV boosts 4K line-up
Russia's leading pay-TV operator Tricolor TV has added the channel Ultra HD Cinema to its offer. … [Read More...]
Central & East Europe
Katarzyna Iwuc leaves Netia
Katarzyna Iwuc has resigned from her role as president of the management board and DG of Netia, Poland’s leading alternative telco, with immediate effect. … [Read More...]
Towercom to launch SVOD service
The Slovak national transmission company Towercom has announced plans to launch an SVOD service as soon as this week. … [Read More...]
DVB-T2 milestone for Czech Republic
Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa) has completed the deployment of its national DVB-T2 transmitter network. … [Read More...]
Channels
Gamma to oversee day-to-day operations of VividTV
Adult entertainment companies Vivid Entertainment and Gamma Broadcast Group have announced a strategic alliance. … [Read More...]
Paramount to rebrand in Spain
Viacom’s Paramount Channel in Spain will officially become Paramount Network on June 10. … [Read More...]
New joint HbbTV-based FTA platform in Spain
Spain's three major broadcasters RTVE, Atresmedia and Mediaset are to launch LOVEStv, a joint HbbTV-based FTA platform to counter Netflix and HBO. … [Read More...]
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Sky to create UK innovation centre
Sky has announced plans to build a dedicated innovation centre at its Osterley campus. … [Read More...]
Belgian pubcaster VRT terminates DTT broadcasts
Belgian Dutch language public broadcaster VRT is pulling the plug out off its DVB-T broadcasts on December 1, citing "changing media consumption usage.' … [Read More...]
Amazon now open to pay-TV integration
Amazon’s director of Prime Video Channels and Sports has signalled a change of direction in the company’s distribution policy. … [Read More...]