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Orange Polska elevates video experiences with Viaccess-Orca

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that pay-TV operator Orange Polska is using VO’s Secure Video Player for IPTV and OTT streaming on Sagemcom high-end, new-generation STBs. The VO Secure Video Player converges IPTV and OTT streams, allowing smooth transitions between live, time-shift TV, […]

June 13, 2024

Belgium: BASE rolls out TV and Internet offering

BASE, the Belgian telco which has previously focused on its mobile offering, has added a fixed Internet offer (BASE Internet) and a TV offer (BASE TV) to its existing mobile offering (BASE mobile). ​ With BASE Internet, customers can choose between a limited or an unlimited offer. With limited Internet, BASE customers who surf moderately […]

June 3, 2024

Spain: Max on all platforms

Max, the successor to HBO Max, is available through all the major telcos in Spain: Movistar, Vodafone, Orange as well as cable companies Euskaltel, R and Telecable. All operators are now promoting the service with different optios in their packages. Movistar is offering Max in six different packages from €16 to €36 a month Ficción […]

May 23, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Orange, Nokia strengthen 5G collaboration

Orange and Nokia are expanding their partnership to advance network programmability and monetisation. Using Nokia’s Network as Code platform with developer portal, developers will be able to test and take advantage of Orange’s 5G network capabilities to create applications for customers in France and other parts of Europe. Orange is already providing commercial production grade […]

May 23, 2024

Canal+ to launch Ciné+ OCS in July

Canal+ has restructured its drama and movies offering and will relaunch it under new on-demand brand, Ciné+ OCS, on July 3rd The French pay-TV group acquired the OCS pay-TV bouquet, and its production arm Orange Studio, from Orange France in January. Available via the Canal+ bouquet as well as through services operated by various distributing […]

May 13, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Orange Q1 revenue up 2.1%

Orange has reported Q1 group revenues rose 2.1 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2023 (+€201 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+3.2 per cent or +€232 million ) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-4.1 per cent or -€62 million), mainly related to higher unbundling rates in France. Commenting on […]

April 24, 2024

Spain: Movistar switching off DSL

FTTH lines in Spain grew by 102,921 in February 2024, reaching a total of 15.6 million, according to the latest report from CNMC. Some 5.4 million lines, 34.6 per cent of the total, belong to Movistar with 310,000 new lines added on a year-on-year basis. Movistar, Orange and MásMóvil together control 72.6 per cent of […]

April 18, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

MásOrange launches in Spain

MásOrange (+O), the new brand arising from the merger between MásMóvil and Orange, has launched with a massive presentation to its 7,000 staff under the slogan ‘Estrenamos Futuro’ (We Launch The Future), promising not to cut jobs and guaranteeing huge investments in FTTH and 5G in the coming years. The new company will operate in […]

April 3, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Kohler appointed CEO of Viaccess-Orca

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Thomas Kohler has been appointed as CEO of the company, replacing Philippe Léonetti, who is retiring. Kohler is an established expert in business development, innovation, and company transformations, with over 20 years of international experience in senior […]

April 2, 2024

MásMóvil increases revenue and customers

MásMóvil ended the year increasing its revenues by 3 per cent to €2.97 billion, albeit losing €240 million overall. EBITDA remained flat versus the previous year reaching €1.18 billion with investments totalling €437 million. In term of customers, MásMóvil added 650,000 new lines including mobile and fixed broadband. Overall, the company has 15.9 million lines, […]

March 19, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid