(Telecompaper) The European Commission has cleared the takeover of a 50 percent stake in Polish company FiberForce by the French company InfraVia Capital Partners… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/play-gets-clearance-for-infravia-investment-in-fibre-network–1437152

(Telecompaper) DE-CIX said it entered partnerships with four IX operators in Central and South-Eastern Europe, extending the reach of all the internet exchanges… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/de-cix-announces-partnerships-with-ix-operators-in-bulgaria-czechia-poland-romania–1437180

(Telecompaper) Ukrainian national operator Ukrtelecom said it has started preparations for work on restoring telecommunications infrastructure and services in liberated areas in east Ukraine… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ukrtelecom-prepares-to-restore-connections-in-liberated-areas–1437146

(Telecompaper) CMC Networks has achieved MEF 3.0 certification for its software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) services… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/cmc-networks-achieves-mef-30-sd-wan-certification–1437132

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has completed a project on the deployment of a fibre-optic network in the Gubkin and Krasnaya-Yaruga municipalities in the Belgorod region… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/rostelecom-expands-fibre-networks-in-belgorod-vologda–1437139

(Telecompaper) Liquid Cloud announced that it has been approved by Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Direct Connect Delivery Partner… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/liquid-cloud-brings-aws-direct-connect-to-business-customers-across-africa–1437168

(Telecompaper) TIM (Telecom Italia) said it has reached a deal with MGM Television to air the fifth series of “The Handmaid’s Tale” exclusively in Italy… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tim-to-air-new-series-of-handmaids-tale-exclusively-in-italy–1437182

(Telecompaper) Revenues at gaming company Wargaming Vilnius, controlled by Cyprus-registered Wargaming Group Limited, reached EUR 23.8 million in the first quarter of this year, reports Vz.lt… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/wargaming-earns-net-profit-in-q1-following-move-to-vilnius–1437125

(Telecompaper) Two thirds of the German population (64.2%) listen to online audio regularly, or 45.3 million people over the age of 14, said Vaunet, Germany’s association of private media… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/two-thirds-of-germans-use-online-audio-regularly-relatively-little-music-streaming-revenue-reaches-creators–1437151

(Telecompaper) Roku has announced the launch of an upgraded version of its entry-level Roku Express streaming stick as well as a new subwoofer to accompany its OS 11.5 software update… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/roku-unveils-upgraded-roku-express-and-new-subwoofer–1437116