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• More Dutch households have no TV subscription as popularity of Netflix, Videoland grows

  15-06-2018 13:19
  (Telecompaper) The percentage of Dutch households without a traditional TV connection is almost at 5 percent, an increase of 50 percent compared to two years ago, according to the Telecompaper's Video Behaviour of Dutch Consumers report for the first quarter. Whereas the number of TV connections is on the down, the number of Videoland and Netflix customers continue to grow. The Dutch watch 28 minutes worth of films and series via such services, every day.
  
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• France Televisions, M6 and TF1 join forces to launch common SVoD portal

  15-06-2018 10:21
  (Telecompaper) Public broadcaster France Televisions has reached an agreement with private broadcasters M6 and TF1 on the creation of a common SVoD portal, called Salto. In a joint statement, the three parties said that the new service will offer a choice of subscriptions without minimum contract period. Its content offering will include live TV, replay, and online previews, alongside a large library of programmes.
  
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• EC cancels first 'WiFi4EU' city hotspot tender over technical error

  15-06-2018 10:17
  (Telecompaper) The European Commission said it has had to cancel the first call for municipal applications for free Wi-Fi hotspots under its WiFi4EU voucher programme launched on 15 May after it found that a "technical error" prevented applicants from applying on equal terms. The EC's Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) responsible for the programme will launch a new call for applications in the autumn of 2018, said the EC.
  
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• Orange: The time is now for IoT

  15-06-2018 02:00
  IoT technology has the power to fundamentally redefine the way people do business, not in the mid to long term future, but right now, according to Orange's VP for digital innovation, Patrice SlupowskiSpeaking to Total Telecom during London Tech Week, Slupowski said that it was crucially important that the industry "finds the right words to convince people that they can take advantage of IoT right now&quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom raises concerns over BT's involvement in Openreach's strategic planning

  15-06-2018 02:00
  The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has raised concerns over the degree to which BT is still able to exert influence over Openreach, despite the two companies agreeing to work towards a legal separation. On Thursday, Ofcom published its first report into the separation process of BT and Openreach. While the report found that the pace of progress was broadly satisfactory…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Life after Gavin Patterson - What's next for BT?

  15-06-2018 02:00
  It's been an eventful few months for BT. The UK's former incumbent telco has announced a host of ambitious plans aimed at realigning its public image and helping it deliver innovative and progressive products and solutions to its customers. The company has high hopes for 5G and has publicly stated that it wants to launch next generation mobile networks in the UK by 2019, significantly ahead of other European operators. BT has also announced that it plans to launch its fully converged,
  
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• AT&T completes $85bn mega deal for Time Warner

  15-06-2018 02:00
  US telecoms giant AT&T has completed the $85 billion (£63.5 billion) acquisition of Time Warner Inc, closing a deal that has been nearly two years in the making.
  The deal had been strenuously opposed by US President…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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