All Content & TV articles – Page 4
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Products & Services
Virgin Media O2 looks to extend support for benefit claimants
Essential Broadband package targeted at those on Universal Credit gets 16% price slash as VM O2 responds to recent Ofcom challenge to industry.
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Elsewhere in BT Consumer: BT TV – no aerial, no problem
BT TV made available as aerial‑free, streaming‑only option; BT Sport signs up to Red Bee Media’s automated subtitling service; EE customer call centre staff provide government‑sponsored debt advice referral service.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Core Markets: Deloitte selected to re-audit Telefónica España accounts
Deloitte wins deal with Spanish regulator to re‑audit Telefónica’s accounts; UK call centre staff reject pay offer.
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People
BT’s Balestiero to lead YouView into 'all-IP era’
BT-backed TV joint venture names Riccardo Balestiero Chief Executive.
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M&A
BT Sport enters “exciting new chapter” with Discovery merger
50:50 joint venture rubber‑stamped, combining assets of BT Sport and Eurosport UK.
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Telefónica shutters satellite TV service in Venezuela
Vivo also discontinues DTH service as focus shifts to IPTV.
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Network & Infrastructure
Sky to compete with Vivo after signing with FiBrasil
Satellite player set to challenge FiBrasil’s co-owner in Brazil’s growing ultrafast broadband market.
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DAZN on mission to ‘democratise’ Spanish sport access
Streaming specialist acknowledges similar ‘vision’ of partners Movistar and Orange Spain.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telekom Deutschland, Sporttotal partnership gathers pace
Acceleration follows formation of Sporttotal subsidiary Forty10 in February 2022.
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Public Affairs
CMA investigates BT Sport over “suspected breaches” of competition law
UK Competition and Markets Authority launches probe into possible cartel-like behaviour among sports broadcasting arms of BT Group, IMG Media, ITV, and Sky.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: sports bundle launched
TDE launches new mobile plans and sports bundle; minimum broadband speeds now enshrined in German law.
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DT tames “zoo” of TV products across Europe
Android TV platform is foundation for DT’s Europe-wide streaming offer.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT CTO targets broadcast revenue from all-IP switch
Howard Watson is eyeing up broadcasters’ distribution spend to help fund network investment as TV goes digital.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica faces CNMC probe for Canal+ buyout breach
Operator investigated for alleged contravention of DTS acquisition terms.
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Vodafone sticks to TV guns despite subscriber declines
TV customer base in Germany fell by 309,000 in the past year.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Hrvatski scores on football rights
HT lands football rights; Ciena scores at GTS.
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Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: Regio Centres completed
New regional centre network completed; DTGC gets comfy with Comfone, Moldtelecom, and MTN.
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Liberty refreshes catch-up TV features
In ‘super aggregator’ era, broadcast TV is “still very relevant”.
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Network & Infrastructure
UK telco execs call time on net neutrality
BT’s Allera, VM O2’s Cobian, and Vodafone’s Essam share their views on ‘big tech’ contributions to network investment.
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People
Mahomed leads raft of changes at BT Media & Broadcast
Director Faisal Mahomed takes on broader portfolio role across Enterprise units. Commercial, Portfolio, and Sales leadership changes at broadcasting division.