Digital TV News: Vodafone

Omdia sees surging SVOD growth in Central and Eastern Europe
Jun 12, 2024 – Data from Omdia reveals that ~25% of SVOD subscriptions in Central and Eastern Europe originate from pay TV and telco bundles. Such indirect additions will drive SVOD growth in the region until 2028.
News categories: Omdia, Maria Rua Aguete, Adam Thomas, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming

Zegona completes acquisition of Vodafone Spain
May 31, 2024 – Zegona Communications has completed the acquisition of 100% of Vodafone Spain for €5.0bn. Vodafone is the No. 3 player in Spain with significant market shares in mobile, broadband and TV.
News categories: Zegona, Vodafone, Eamonn O'Hare, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Mobile, Spain

India's SVOD market to generate $2.1 billion in 2028
May 29, 2024 – GlobalData expects SVOD revenue in India to grow at a CAGR of 6.7% from $1.5bn in 2023 to $2.1 billion in 2028, driven by healthy growth in subscriptions and unique household penetration.
News categories: GlobalData, Hrushikesh Mahananda, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Streaming

Vodafone TV customers down 656,000 in 1Q 2024
May 14, 2024 – VodafoneGroup has announced FY24 results for the year ended 31 March 2024. TV customers in Germany fell 653,000 in the quarter owing to changes in bulk TV contracting regulations for MDUs.
News categories: Vodafone, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, IPTV, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Nokia and Vodafone trial L4S over end-to-end PON network
Apr 3, 2024 – Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test L4S technology over passive optical networks. L4S consistently achieves near-zero packet queuing delay, no matter how much load the network experiences.
News categories: Nokia, Vodafone, Azimeh Sefidcon, Gavin Young, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, UK, Worldwide

Swisscom to acquire Vodafone Italia
Mar 15, 2024 – Swisscom has entered into binding agreements with Vodafone Group to acquire 100% of Vodafone Italia for €8 billion, with the aim of merging it with Fastweb, Swisscom's subsidiary in Italy.
News categories: Swisscom, Vodafone, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA, Mobile

Swisscom negotiating to acquire Vodafone Italia
Feb 28, 2024 – Swisscom has confirmed it is in negotiation with Vodafone Group regarding the acquisition of 100% of Vodafone Italia. Swisscom plans to merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb.
News categories: Swisscom, Vodafone Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA

EU approves Orange, MásMóvil joint venture with conditions
Feb 20, 2024 – The European Commission has approved the proposed creation of a joint venture by Orange and MásMóvil, subject to full compliance with a commitments package offered by the two companies.
News categories: European Commission, Orange, MásMóvil, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Regulation, Spain

Turkcell partners with Qwilt and Cisco to boost content delivery
Feb 21, 2024 – Cisco and Qwilt have partnered with Turkcell to bring superior streaming experiences and faster data delivery to Turkcell's mobile and fixed broadband subscribers.
News categories: Qwilt, Cisco, Turkcell, Alon Maor, Theodore Tzevelekis, Emre Erdem, Elif Yenihankaya, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Streaming, Turkey