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Stuart Thomson
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Nearly 1bn connected TVs by 2020
The number of TV sets connected to the internet globally will rise to 965 million…
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French cabler counters Netflix with SérieFlix
French cable operator Numericable is to attempt to counter Netflix’s arrival in the country by…
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AB International hires digital boss
France-based sales house AB International Distribution has recruited Jeremy Charron as its first digital sales…
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TF1 lines up LCI channel sale
The owners of French newspaper Le Monde have confirmed a “real and serious” interest in…
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Independence vote exclusive for BBC iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a one-off comedy event exclusive to the iPlayer on-demand…
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Swiss Netflix rival launches, preps original comedy
Liberty Global-owned Swiss operator UPC Cablecom has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering, MyPrime, that is…
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Netflix fails to secure Orange and Free for France
French telco Iliad Telecom/Free has joined Orange in declining to distribute Netflix when it launches…
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Vivendi accepts Telefonica’s €7.5bn Brazil cable offer
Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…
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Sjoberg upped in TV4 management restructure
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has promoted director of programmes for general…
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Netflix makes French content pledge
Netflix will win the support of local content creators in France by spending money on…