All Content & TV articles – Page 4
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PremiumGroup charts new course through choppy pay-TV waters
Telefónica Group COO Ángel Vilá notes greater flexibility in Spanish pay‑TV services following freedom from CNMC restrictions.
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PremiumTelefónica people moves: Group makes a pay-TV board upgrade
Telefónica Audiovisual Digital expands Board of Directors, with Rasauro Varo now working as VP and Director of Movistar Plus+ pay-TV service.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone FY22–23: Germany braces for impact as housing association TV contracts come up for grabs
Operator could lose significant chunk of 8.5 million TV customer base within housing associations, which generates around €800m in revenue.
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PremiumDT’s Höttges dares to hope for housing association breakthrough
DT CEO “more optimistic” now that cableco ‘rental privilege’ will be abolished from July 2024. Boost expected for TV services, with Euro 2024 TV rights an added attraction.
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PremiumDT continues to mull TV strategy
Pedro Bandeira acknowledges competitive threat of smart TV content aggregators.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Group: Álvarez‑Pallete calls for caution on fast‑developing GenAI
Álvarez‑Pallete calls for caution on fast‑developing GenAI.
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PremiumBT takes ITV and Channel 4 to the cloud
BT signs multimillion‑pound contract to enable “start‑to‑finish” cloud processing for regionalised TV content across all of D3&4’s Freeview channels.
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PremiumTelefónica and Qwilt team for “hybrid” open CDN drive
New alliance will open up Telefónica’s Movistar Plus+ CDN assets to Qwilt’s content provider partners and expand Telefónica’s distribution network to Qwilt sites.
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PremiumVodafone throws in RCS, TV STB lot with Google
Group to switch to Google’s Jibe Cloud for future RCS messaging support on Android devices.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone agritech partner Moocall stars in Clarkson’s Farm
Irish company’s Calving Sensor IoT solution, which monitors pregnant cows, features in latest series of documentary.
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PremiumUnion “deeply concerned” over BT Sport redundancies
More than 200 BT Sport staff put at risk of redundancy following transfer to Warner Bros. Discovery.
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PremiumElsewhere in Spain: Pay‑TV customers given control over personal data
Telefónica gives pay‑TV customers control over personal data
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PremiumYouView losses mount as JV ups product spend
BT-backed TV platform joint venture flags another uptick in R&D investment in bid to compete with streaming giants. Key shareholder funders BT and TalkTalk up lending to more than £100m.
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Products & ServicesMovistar Plus+ set to launch Netflix challenge
Telefónica’s Spanish pay-TV service aims to beat streaming giant, but subscriber losses continue.
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Partnerships & AlliancesMagyar Telekom picks ThinkAnalytics for user-targeted content
MT becomes latest NatCo to deploy Think360 platform for personalised TV viewing.
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Financial & PerformanceBT to face continued BT Sport losses, despite new JV
New joint venture with Discovery estimated to reduce Group revenue by £300m−£350m for FY22−23, with £500m−£600m cut from future FYs.
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Network & InfraBT-powered VAR ready for Scottish Premiership debut
BT offers critical connectivity services to support roll out of VAR in Scottish top‑flight.
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Products & ServicesVirgin 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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PremiumElsewhere 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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PremiumElsewhere 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.