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Amazon and Facebook involved in US-Japan cable scheme
Amazon and Facebook are part of a powerful consortium building a new underwater cable that…
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Intelsat-OneWeb deal collapses over failed debt swap
Intelsat said it expects its planned Softbank-backed merger with affordable internet provider, OneWeb, to now…
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VR firm Improbable raises US$502 million
London-based virtual reality (VR) technology company, Improbable, has raised US$502m in a Series B funding…
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Intelsat to merge with OneWeb in major SoftBank-backed deal
Satellite operator Intelsat has agreed to merge with affordable internet provider OneWeb, in a deal…
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Warner Bros. buys DramaFever SVOD service
Warner Bros. has acquired DramaFever, the US-based SVO service that specialises in South Korean TV…
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Netflix to sell Japanese service through Softbank
Subscriptions to streaming service Netflix will be sold through telecommunications firm SoftBank when it launches…
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SoftBank launches OTT service
Japanese internet giant SoftBank has launched an OTT pay service for Japan’s smartphone and tablet…
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SoftBank buys Korean drama VoD site DramaFever
Japanese telco SoftBank has agreed to buy US-based DramaFever, a streaming site that offers on-demand…
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Dish makes US$25.5bn Sprint bid
US satellite TV service provider Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion (€19.5 billion) bid…