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Content & TVTelefónica and Hispasat renew acquaintances (again)
Three year-deal to transmit services from AMC Networks-owned channel provider. Group extends longstanding and multi-purpose partnership with former investment.
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BT in cross‑fire over pay‑per‑view matches
Broadcasters switch to pay‑per‑view model for Premiership football. Flak taken for pricing, but pegged as an interim measure to survive COVID .
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BT TV: A tale of two UIs
The evolution of BT TV reflects a BT journey from an outward‑looking “ buy ” approach to new technology, to a more self‑reliant “ build ” mindset. Divisional BT architects said to have re‑focused on project delivery, with strategically-minded enterprise architects taking a Group‑wide perspective. ...
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Vodafone rethinking content partner strategy
New unit in London charged with refreshing approach to content buying and alliances with the likes of Amazon and Netflix. As ever, “ innovation ” is emphasised but the underlying onus appears on consolidation and efficiency.
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Telefónica nets UEFA tournament hat-trick
Movistar+ to air Champions League , Europa League , and newcomer Europa Conference . Winning €975m bid a relative steal as COVID‑19 topples Telefónica’s competitors.
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BT Sport: 5G could breathe new life into grassroots
Mobile Strategy Director Matt Stagg says BT Sport is pondering new production possibilities made evident by coronavirus restrictions.
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Movistar Chile overhauls IPTV service, integrates Netflix and Amazon
Operating business gives pay-TV service a major refresh with platform of platforms feel.
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COSMOTE TV eyes 4K expansion with Synamedia
Synamedia boasts another telco contract, this time with the Greek incumbent. Cosmote looks to pursue 4K streaming and growing OTT proposition with deployment of scalable, edge solution.
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Telefónica intent on seeing off F1 rivals
Telefónica could pay up to €100m for in‑demand motorsport rights as it defends its bundled content price premium.
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BT launches digital skills TV campaign
BT launches digital skills TV campaign Source: BT BT Consumer launched a three‑week advertising campaign to deliver digital skills training, in partnership with terrestrial broadcaster ITV, during the coronavirus quarantine period. The Beyond Limits: Top Tips on Tech campaign features well‑known celebrities demonstrating ...
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Telefónica set to win UEFA cups
Economic uncertainty said to have left Telefónica as the only serious bidder for Spanish rights to UEFA club competitions for planned 2021‑24 seasons. Deal expected to see operator shell out €1.1bn, the same price it paid when it sub‑licensed rights for the 2018‑21 period.
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Movistar Play IPTV platform gets Colombian original series
Telefonica premiered its first Colombian-made original series on the Movistar Play IPTV platform in mid‑April 2020.
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BT Sport may back-peddle on Six Nations bid
Public negativity towards potential pay‑TV broadcasting of Six Nations rugby may deter BT Sport from participating in bidding for upcoming rights.
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Vodafone feels frozen out by Movistar’s Disney+ win
Rival claims foul play in behind-scenes negotiations with Disney.
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BetaFilm buys Movistar+’s Libertad series
Beta Film, a Germany-based distributor that has been closely involved with international sales of Telefónica’s original titles, acquired the worldwide broadcast rights to Movistar+’s new Spanish‑language historical drama series “ Libertad ”.
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Updated BT TV aims for platform flexibility
Integration of Sky’s Now TV into BT’s YouView ‑based platform enabling Consumer to offer a more rounded pay‑TV product with simplified access to a range of OTT services. New packages built on apparently contradictory goals of leveraging demand for flexible on‑demand services while also tying customers ...
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Wilder-Fury bout exclusive on BT Sport
The Deontay Wilder–Tyson Fury heavyweight boxing rematch broadcast on BT Sport’s pay‑per‑view (PPV) channel was tagged as one of the most lucrative PPV TV events ever held.
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Telefónica signs deals to transmit RTVE channels overseas
Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales (TSA), Telefónica’s television broadcast services arm, agreed a “ multi‑year ” renewal agreement with satellite operator Hispasat to distribute the channels of Spanish national broadcaster Radio y Televisión Española (RTVE) across Latin America.
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Telekom Deutschland in talks for 2024 UEFA contract
Talks are underway with free‑to‑air broadcasters on sub‑licencing of rights to matches in the 2024 UEFA European Championship .
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BT adopts encoder to fight broadcast piracy
BT becomes first UK broadcast provider to use encoder. Video compression solutions specialist Ateme gets partnership.
