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Globo agrees Olympics content deal with Snapchat 

Brazilian broadcaster and Rio Olympics rights holder, Globo, has agreed to provide content to Snapchat…

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Freesat to offer BBC Red Button Olympics coverage

UK TV platform Freesat will offer eight channels of live coverage of the Rio Olympics…

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YouTube gears up for Olympics highlights and coverage

YouTube has partnered with broadcasters in more than 60 countries to provide official highlights of…

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Digital Olympic Channel to launch post-Rio

A new digital-first Olympic Channel is due to launch on August 21 after the closing…

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Telefónica sees solid TV growth as FX and debt take toll

Telefónica saw solid growth in pay TV customers in the second quarter, with the total…

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Accedo sets up in Brazil

Accedo has set up operations in Brazil and has upped sales manager Paloma Santucci to…

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BBC taps Arqiva for extended Olympics coverage

The BBC is tapping transmission services provider Arqiva’s UK digital-terrestrial capacity to extend its coverage…

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MTG to cover Olympics in virtual reality and UHD

Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat is to provide coverage of the Olympic Games in virtual…

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NBC and Samsung to broadcast VR Olympics coverage

NBC Olympics is due to broadcast 85-hours of virtual reality (VR) content from the Rio…

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KDDI taps Intelsat Epic NG for Olympics contribution

  Japanese telco KDDI is using Intelsat’s new high-throughput Epic NG platform to provide regionalised…