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300 hours of Channel 5 content added to Sky box-sets
A new content partnership between Sky and Viacom-owned Channel 5 will bring a range of entertainment and factual box-sets to Sky Box Sets and the NOW TV Entertainment Pass. Around 300 hours of Channel 5 content is being released. The box-sets include Brit
Broadband TV NewsGermans ready to pay up to €23/month for video streaming
In the highly competitive streaming market, there seems to be a financial limit for German customers. Users of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services are prepared to spend a maximum of €23 per month on their subscriptions, reports German
Love Nature launches on Sky Ticket
Love Nature, the TV service offering documentaries and series about nature and wildlife, is now available on streaming platform Sky Ticket in Germany. All customers of a Sky Entertainment ticket have access. In the first year of the partnership, over 200
Netgem.tv to reach 12 UK fibre ISPs
netgem.tv says it now has a reach of over a quarter of a million UK homes. 12 ultrafast fibre providers: WightFibre, Pure Broadband, Air Broadband, Pure Telecom, Gigaclear, Lilaconnect, VX Fibre, Cambridge Fibre, Pure Fibre, Voneus, Jersey Telecom and Ori
Ampere: Amazon’s Premier League coverage boosts fan reach by a third
Amazon’s coverage of the Premier League has extended its reach to nearly three quarters of domestic fans, according to Ampere Analysis. The parcels to streaming company hold the rights to screen 20 games each season. The first tranche has been streamed th
3SS, Media Distillery, XroadMedia team up for personalised TV
German Android TV solutions provider 3SS, Dutch AI technology group Media Distillery and Austrian personalised TV solutions developer XroadMedia have created an end-to-end video platform enabling Android TV providers to offer personalised linear on-demand
Chris Dziadul Reports: Focus on Telekom Romania
Major changes are under way in Romania, with the focus very much on the incumbent telco’s upcoming sale. Telekom Romania was effectively put on the market in April, when Greece’s OTE decided to increase the share capital of the telco’s mobile arm TMRC, fo
BBC Studios inks Yandex deal
BBC Studios and Yandex have agreed to a major output deal for scripted content in Russia and the CIS. It will see Yandex’s online cinema and major movie database, KinoPoisk, exclusively host over 100 hours of brand new premium drama, comedy, and children’
Czech cable market consolidates
The Cyprus-registered company Kaprain Industrial Holding has acquired a 100% stake in Czech operator CentroNet from Eco-Investment for CZK226,666,000 (€8.87 million). Digizone reports that Kaprain already owns Nej TV, one of the Czech Republic’s leading c
Media Group Ukraine outlines 2020 strategy
The proprietary sports channels Futbol 1 and Futbol 2 will be broadcast on a la carte basis from next year by their owner Media Group Ukraine (MGU). At the same time, the channel Futbol 3 will continue to be made available to cable networks. Speaking abou
Luxembourg renews SES concession
SES and the Luxembourg Government have reached an agreement to renew SES’s concession to operate satellites flying under Luxembourg jurisdiction for 20 years. The new concession is effective from January 2022 when the current concession expires, with an a
DAZN secures Copa Del Rey deal
DAZN has secured a deal to stream Spain’s premier domestic cup competition, the Copa Del Rey, in Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan. The three-year deal covers the upcoming seasons from 2019/20 – 2021/22, bringing the biggest teams in Spanish
Parks Associates: Top 10 US subscription OTT Video Services for 2019
Parks Associates, ahead of the upcoming Future of Video conference in LA next week, released its updated list of the top 10 US subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services. This list is based on estimated number of subscribers through October 2019, prio
Cellnex acquires 1,500 sites from Orange Spain
Cellnex has reached an agreement with Orange Spain to acquire a portfolio of 1,500 telecommunications sites. Towers and antennas located in urban, suburban and rural areas. The operation involves an overall investment of € 260 million for Cellnex. The acq
DFL tests first football broadcast in 9:16 format
German football association DFL tested producing a Bundesliga match in 9:16 instead of the usual 16:9 picture format for the first time. With the move, DFL is responding to the changed media usage behaviour and the increasing consumption of videos on mobi
Vevo comes to Samsung TV Plus
All-premium music video platform Vevo has confirmed that its catalogue of music videos will now be available on Samsung TV Plus. Vevo will offer five genre-curated linear channels beginning with Vevo Pop, available now. The Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Country, Vev
Positive Results for EBU at WRC-19
The EBU says the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) has closed with positive results for its members. Its after the Sharm el Sheikh event backed the EBU’s stance in rejecting an initiative to set the next WRC’s agenda in a way that would fa
France Télévisions launches digital children’s offer
Okoo, the new children’s on demand platform from French public broadcaster France Télévisions goes live on Monday. Targeting children aged 3 to 12 years old, it will be available mobile tablet and computer. It also has carriage on Orange and Free. The bro
TV3 launches OTT service in Baltics
TV3 Group has launched what it describes as the largest and most advanced OTT platform in the Baltics. Known as Go3, it offers more than 40 live TV channels, 1,000 movies and series and more than 100 hours of live sports every week. Commenting on the deve
IPTV HD first in Lithuania
Lithuania’s Radio and Television Centre (Telecentras) has introduced IPTV-delivered HD services to home TV screens. In a statement, it says that back in December 2016 it was the first in Lithuania, and one of the first in the world, to start broadcasting
Blackrock increases MásMóvil stake
The US investment fund Blackrock has bought an additional 900,000 shares in MásMóvil, Spain’s fourth largest telco. As a result, reports El Economista, its stake in the company now exceeds 5.2%, according to the records of the National Securities Market C
Magyar Telekom to shed staff
Magyar Telekom has reached an agreement with the interest representation organisations operating at the company. It will see it reduce the number of employees by a maximum of 450, with the majority expected to leave in the first quarter of 2020. It is als
Fincons Group and Media Press join Deutsche TV-Plattform
German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform has gained Italian IT consultancy Fincons Group and Media Press, a Swiss provider of TV metadata and technological solutions, as new members. “The additions underline the relevance of the topics and projec
CBS and Viacom complete merger
ViacomCBS has announced the completion of the merger between CBS Corporation and Viacom Inc. The combined company, which is renamed ViacomCBS, creates a premium content powerhouse with global scale, including leadership positions in markets across the US,
DT provides Telekom Romania update
Deutsche Telekom board member Srini Gopalan has met with Romania’s Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, minister of infrastructure and communications Lucian Nicolae Bode and other members of the government. Ziarul Financiar reports that although no details of th
Pantaflix closes content deal with Sony Pictures for AVOD
German media company Pantaflix has acquired a series and movies rights package from Sony Pictures Entertainment Deutschland for its advertising-based video-on-demand service (AVOD). Through the agreement of which financial details have not been disclosed,
NRJ Belgique goes visual with BCE’s StudioTalk
NRJ Belgique has started to video broadcast its radio shows. To do so the Belgium radio station selected StudioTalk, the visual radio solution from Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE). Part of NGroup, the leading French speaking radio group in Belgium, NRJ B
Plex launches ad-supported Video on Demand platform
Streaming media service Plex has announced that thousands of movies and TV shows are now available for free via its new ad-supported video on demand feature. The new platform requires no hardware, and no subscription. People can just sign up for a free Pl
Thales Alenia Space to build Nilesat-301 satellite
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Egyptian operator Nilesat to build the Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite. Positioned at 7 degrees West, Nilesat-301 will work with Nilesat-201 to provide Ku-band services for the Middle E
Orange unveils strategic plan
Orange will create TowerCos in most European countries it is present in as part of its new strategic plan Engage 2025. The first projects will start in France and Spain next year. Following on from Essentials2020, launched four years ago, the plan is base