(Telecompaper) StarzPlay and media and entertainment studio Image Nation Abu Dhabi, have announced the launch of StarzPlay’s first Arabic language original, Kaboos… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/starzplay-launches-arabic-original-series-with-image-nation-abu-dhabi–1451396

(Telecompaper) Germany’s United Internet group and private equity group Warburg Pincus are hoping to raise around half a billion euros with the initial public offering of shares in hosting company Ionos… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ionos-sets-price-range-for-ipo-to-raise-up-to-eur-543-million–1451427

(Telecompaper) Telefonica has secured a EUR 360 million five-year loan from a total of seven banks to meet the rollout targets set by its Spanish rural fibre unit Bluevia, reports business daily Cinco Dias… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telefonica-raises-eur-360-mln-funding-for-rural-fibre-rollout–1451397

(Telecompaper) New Zealand operator Chorus has announced that the UFB rollout was completed in December 2022, with uptake remaining at 71 percent… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/chorus-hits-1-million-fibre-connections-milestone–1451356

(Telecompaper) Dutch operator Glaspoort announced a new partnership with Allinq to roll out its fibre network in new-build areas… https://www.telecompaper.com/nieuws/glaspoort-allinq-agree-partnership-to-cover-new-build-areas-with-fibre–1451349

(Telecompaper) Azerbaijan state-owned operator Aztelecom has appointed Elchin Niyazov its new acting CEO of the operator, reports Trend. Niyazov succeeds Klaus… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/aztelecom-appoints-new-acting-ceo–1451346

(Telecompaper) Russian operator Megafon has fully acquired mobile commerce company Inglat from funds managed by USM, Megafon’s main shareholder, reports Cnews.ru. The deal closed this January… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/megafon-acquires-mobile-commerce-company-inglat–1451341

(Telecompaper) The sale of smart speakers in Russia totaled around 3 million units in 2022, according to a study from mobile and electronics retal chain M.Video-Eldorado… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/smart-speaker-sales-double-in-russia-over-2022-study–1451336

(Telecompaper) Russian operator TTK has appointed Alexander Romanov its new deputy CEO, responsible for finance. Romanov started working at TTK in 2022… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ttk-appoints-new-deputy-ceo–1451334

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has started providing telecom services for the newly-built sport arena Gazprom Arena Ivanovo… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/rostelecom-connects-sport-arena-schools–1451328