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Pay TV & Online Video Report - Central & Eastern Europe - 2019July 17, 2019The 2019 Central and Eastern Europe Pay TV & Online Video Report provides in-depth insight into the pay TV and online subscription video markets of Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). It includes comprehensive market-sizing data and detailed analysis of the key trends shaping the industry, including growth drivers and inhibitors, evolving business models, and mergers and acquisition (M&A) activities.Subscribers Only
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Mediaset builds on partnership with ProSiebenSat1 with $380 million share purchaseMay 30, 2019Mediaset has acquired a 9.6% stake in Germany's ProSieben.Sat1, in a move it describes as 'an investment in the future of European free-to-air television'. Yesterday's acquisition of shares on the open market also gives the Italian group a 9.9 share of the voting capital. Based on the closing share price, the investment would be worth around €340 million ($380 million).Subscribers Only
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Central and Eastern Europe Pay TV 2017June 07, 2018The Central and Eastern Europe pay TV market monitor provides an in-depth insight into the key trends affecting the pay TV market in the CEE region in 2017. It includes data and analysis on pay TV operators, their subscribers and revenues, key M&A activity in the region, and the impact of online TV services on pay TV growth. The report focuses on the top eight CEE markets; Poland, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Bulgaria.Subscribers Only
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Comcast makes its offer for Sky officialApril 25, 2018Comcast has made a formal offer for Sky, valuing the UK-based satellite operator at £22 billion ($30.7 billion). Today's official offer of £12.50 represents a premium of more than 16% over 21st Century Fox’s offer for the 61% of Sky it does not own. Sky's independent board of directors has this morning withdrawn its recommendation of the Fox bid, making a battle for ownership of Sky between Comcast, Fox and possibly Walt Disney Co, seemingly inevitable.
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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Show subscription service in SwitzerlandMarch 07, 2018Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has launched Sky Show, a new subscription video service in Switzerland. The service offers Sky’s extensive library of TV and movies, including first run TV titles such as Game of Thrones, as well Sky’s original productions.
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Sky and Netflix agree European partnershipMarch 01, 2018Pan-European pay TV operator Sky has announced a partnership with global OTT subscription service Netflix, to make Netflix available on its DTH and OTT platforms. Sky is to integrate Netflix into its advanced DTH set-top box Sky Q across all of its markets, starting with the UK and Ireland, via a new subscription TV package later this year.
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Comcast intends to outbid 21st Century Fox for ownership of SkyFebruary 27, 2018US cable giant Comcast has unveiled a possible takeover offer for Sky, aiming to outbid 21st Century Fox. Comcast today made an all-cash offer of £12.50 per share in cash for the UK-based satellite operator, which represents a 16% increase on 21st Century Fox’s offer, implying a valuation of £22.1 billion ($28.5 billion). Fox, which already owns a 39% stake in Sky, offered £18.5 billion ($23.8 billion) to acquire the shares in the operator that it does not own.
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Infographic: Popularity of Netflix across CEE in 2017December 15, 2017The infographic features a map showing Netflix subscriptions as a share of broadband households. This demonstrates the penetration the international service has achieved for its addressable audience over 2017 in each respective market. The infographic is using the updated data from IHS Markit, for service consumption as well as the measure of connected households.Subscribers Only
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Presentation for Digital TV CEE 2017December 06, 2017Present evolution of pay TV environment in region of Central & Eastern Europe, with focus on impact from online subscription services.Subscribers Only
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HBO Go’s move to go standalone crystallises the path to unbundled future for the industryNovember 17, 2017Time Warner’s HBO has made subscription to its online video service, HBO Go, available on standalone basis in four markets of Central & Eastern Europe. With its timing, this is a smart move on the part of HBO. While the service is likely to turn out as an attractive offer for the target market, the move won't be pleasing to company's distributing telecom operator partners.
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The rise of multiplay in PolandOctober 09, 2017
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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Sport in SwitzerlandAugust 18, 2017Sky Sport has launched as an online-only service in Switzerland. Offering live matches from the German Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League as well as tennis, ice hockey, handball and more, Sky Sport is available without a long-term contract, with a monthly subscription of SFr 19.00 ($19.75). Yesterday's launch coincides with the start of the new Bundesliga season.
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Discovery takes Bundesliga to Amazon in Germany and Austria, as online sports distribution gains tractionAugust 17, 2017Discovery Communications, the major factual and sports channels group, has agreed a partnership with Amazon to distribute Discovery’s Eurosport Player via the Amazon Channels online subscription video service in Germany and Austria. The deal opens up a new distribution opportunity for Discovery’s live sports content, the most premium of which is 45 Bundesliga football matches each season.
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IPTV increases share of European pay TVJuly 28, 2017
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DIGI Hungary to acquire rival telco InvitelJuly 27, 2017DIGI, one of the key players in the Hungarian pay TV and telecoms market, has reached an agreement to buy Invitel’s retail and small business customers for €140.7m. Invitel is the leading alternative telco in the market, offering pay TV, internet and fixed line telephony. The company is part of Invitel Group, which was sold to the CEE China fund by Magyar Telekom earlier this year.Subscribers Only
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UPC Switzerland releases MySports Pro offering ahead of full launchJuly 25, 2017UPC Switzerland has started offering the MySports Pro premium package to its Connect & Play TV, internet and telephony customers as well as other Suissedigital cable operators. This package is currently available at no extra charge and offers access to sports channels from providers such as Sky, Eurosport and Sport1.Subscribers Only
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Bulsatcom aims to consolidate its Bulgarian pay TV lead with satellite launchJune 29, 2017Bulgarian operator Bulsatcom has successfully launched the country’s first geostationary satellite, BulgariaSat 1, in cooperation with Ellon Musk’s SpaceX. The satellite, which launched on June 24 2017, is owned and operated by Bulsatcom and is the second satellite to be launched in Europe with 100% private investment. The total value of the project is $235 million, with an estimated return on investment of 10 years.
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Sky expands presence in Switzerland with acquisition of online-video service HollyStarMay 18, 2017Sky Deutschland, the German arm of pan-European pay TV operator Sky, has acquired Swiss online-video provider Homedia, which operates under the HollyStar brand. The value of the deal was not disclosed.Subscribers Only
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Leading Polish video portal by Onet.pl has discontinued its subscription service VOD+February 10, 2017The Polish online video portal VOD.pl has ceased activities of VOD+, its subscription video on demand (SVoD) offering, 31 January 2017.
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Virgin Media revamps TV service around V6 box, as Liberty Global commences wider hardware rolloutNovember 30, 2016UK cable operator Virgin Media has unveiled its new advanced TV platform, centred around the V6 set-top box and supported by several multiscreen apps, a new tablet device and an electronic sell-through (EST) service, Virgin Media Store.
