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Brit telco Brsk confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ customer records www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/b...
Brsk confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ records
: Crims claim to know which customers are marked 'vulnerable'
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December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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UK government tells telecoms to do more to protect customers www.techradar.com/pro/uk-gover...
UK government tells telecoms to do more to protect customers
Telecoms customers must have access to all the pricing details, presented in a clearer way.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Karlén named EVP and CEO Viaplay Group Sweden www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/01/k...
Karlén named EVP and CEO Viaplay Group Sweden
Viaplay Group has appointed Jonas Karlén as Executive Vice President and CEO Viaplay Group Sweden. Johan Johansson and Christian Albeck, who have previously sh
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December 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Openreach Delay Pilot Closure of Two UK Exchanges Due to Active Customers www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
Openreach Delay Pilot Closure of Two UK Exchanges Due to Active Customers
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has provided an important update on the planned (pilot) closure of their next two legacy exchanges in Ballyclare (9,500 p
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December 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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MPEG news: a report from the 152nd meeting multimediacommunication.blogspot.com/2025/11/mpeg...
MPEG news: a report from the 152nd meeting
This version of the blog post is also available at ACM SIGMM Records MPEG News Archive The 152nd MPEG meeting took place in Geneva, Switzer...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Morgan Stanley vehicle to launch Tele Columbus squeeze-out www.decodetv.com/2025/11/28/m...
Morgan Stanley vehicle to launch Tele Columbus squeeze-out - Decode TV
Kublai, the Morgan Stanley-owned vehicle that is cable operator Tele Columbus’s main shareholder, is to squeeze out minority investors
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December 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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iPlayer growth lifts BBC viewing as BVOD climbs www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/11/28/i...
iPlayer growth lifts BBC viewing as BVOD climbs
Ofcom’s latest annual report on the BBC shows that increasing use of BBC iPlayer is now propping up overall BBC television viewing, as traditional broadcast audiences continue their long-term decli…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Allente adds profiles and kids mode to streaming app www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/11/28/a...
Allente adds profiles and kids mode to streaming app
Nordic pay TV operator Allente has introduced user profiles and a dedicated kids mode in its Allente TV app, as it continues to push a more personalised, household-focused streaming offer.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Australia: Content quota for streamers becomes law www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/28/a...
Australia: Content quota for streamers becomes law
Australia’s federal parliament has passed legislation that will enforce content quotas for major SVoD platforms such as Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video. The
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December 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Telenet to drop Play Sports on legacy TV platforms www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/11/28/t...
Telenet to drop Play Sports on legacy TV platforms
Belgian operator Telenet is removing its Play Sports channels from legacy TV hardware from 1 December, as it accelerates plans to migrate customers to its newer IP-based TV box.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Virgin Media O2 Quarterly Results www.thinkbroadband.com/news/virgin-...
Virgin Media O2 Quarterly Results
Read about Virgin Media O2 Quarterly Results. Broadband news from the longest running independent information website.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Canal+ Poland promotes Adriana Sławińska to programme director www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/11/27/c...
Canal+ Poland promotes Adriana Sławińska to programme director
Canal+ Poland has promoted Adriana Sławińska to programme director, following the resignation of long-serving programming chief and vice-president for programming, Małgorzata Seck.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Telenor bundles Netflix and other streamers in new Streamix package www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/11/27/t...
Telenor bundles Netflix and other streamers in new Streamix package
Telenor has launched Streamix, a streaming bundle that lets Norwegian customers combine multiple subscription services under a single monthly bill.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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MFE takes 32.9% stake in Portugal’s Impresa www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/11/27/m...
MFE takes 32.9% stake in Portugal’s Impresa
MFE–MediaForEurope has taken a 32.9% stake in Portuguese media group Impresa, extending its footprint to six European markets and strengthening its position on the Iberian Peninsula.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Report: UK full fibre connections overtake FTTC www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/27/r...
Report: UK full fibre connections overtake FTTC
The UK broadband market regained momentum in Q3 2025, adding 64k subscribers and returning to growth across a total base of 28.94 million lines according to dat
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November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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TV rule change continues to hit Tele Columbus despite broadband growth www.decodetv.com/2025/11/27/t...
TV rule change continues to hit Tele Columbus despite broadband growth - Decode TV
The continued negative impact of the ending of the bundling of TV services with rental agreements hit Tele Columbus.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Romanian court acquits Digi in long-running criminal case www.decodetv.com/2025/11/27/r...
Romanian court acquits Digi in long-running criminal case - Decode TV
Romania-based pan-European operator Digi has won relief in a criminal case that has been hanging over it for over a decade.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Why the future of television lies beneath the screen www.tvbeurope.com/media-manage...
Why the future of television lies beneath the screen - TVBEurope
Amitabh Dixit, chief technology director, Nokia Technologies, provides an insight into the standards and collaborations that are making immersive experiences available to everyone, wherever and whenev...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Ofcom updates on Media Act implementation www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/27/o...
Ofcom updates on Media Act implementation
Ofcom is publishing two updates as part of its ongoing work to implement the Media Act. The Media Act imposes new standards requirements on streaming service
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November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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4iG completes takeover of Direct One’s Hungarian TV business www.csimagazine.com/csi/4iG-comp...
4iG completes takeover of Direct One’s Hungarian TV business
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November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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France: Thematic channels under pressure www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/27/f...
France: Thematic channels under pressure
Over the last ten years, French thematic channels have lost some €800 million in distribution revenues, which decreased from a total of €2.55 billion in 20
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November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Macquarie sells off Arqiva stake www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/27/m...
Macquarie sells off Arqiva stake
Macquarie Asset Management, on behalf of Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund II and other Macquarie-managed vehicles, has agreed to the sale of their interes
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November 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Zegona announces proposed use of proceeds from FibreCo sales www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/27/z...
Zegona announces proposed use of proceeds from FibreCo sales
Zegona Communications has announced the proposed allocation of the €1.8 billion proceeds from two recent FibreCo transactions. The proposal is to return €1.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Virgin TV offering free UHD content in December www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/27/v...
Virgin TV offering free UHD content in December
This December, Virgin TV customers can watch a range of family favourites in Ultra HD at no extra cost. Customers can access channel 175 and 999 in UHD for an e
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November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Chair of ISPA Steve Leighton on Solving the UK’s Full Fibre Take-up Problem www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20...
Chair of ISPA Steve Leighton on Solving the UK's Full Fibre Take-up Problem
The Strategic Advisor for fibre supplier Altnets and Chair of the UK Internet Service Provider's Association (ISPA), Steve Leighton, has made a number of recomm
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November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM