(Telecompaper) French broadcaster Canal Plus announced that the exclusive distribution partnership signed with BeIN Sports in early 2020 has been renewed with a new multi-year deal… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/canal-plus-to-remain-bein-sports-exclusive-distribution-partner-in-france–1509261

(Telecompaper) Austrian operator A1 has become an authorized business partner for Zscaler Cybersecurity Managed Services. This means that A1 offers the same level of services as cybersecurity firm Zscaler… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/a1-becomes-zscaler-authorized-managed-services-provider–1509239

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has expanded the coverage of its fibre-optic network in the Kirov region, adding 10 kilometres of fibre-optic lines in suburbs of Kirov and Kirovo-Chepetsk… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/rostelecom-expands-fibre-network-in-kirov-region–1509252

(Telecompaper) Warner Bros Discovery said the Olympic Games in Paris attracted record viewership and engagement in Europe across all of its platforms, including free-to-air, pay-TV, streaming, web and social media… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/olympic-games-watched-by-215-mln-europeans-on-warner-bros-discovery-platforms–1509259

(Telecompaper) The Dutch anti-piracy group Brein announced it has succeeded in blocking access to a large database of copyright protected Dutch-language content… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/brein-blocks-illegal-use-of-dutch-media-content-for-ai-training–1509257

(Telecompaper) Orange Poland announced that its fixed broadband services at up to 8 Gbps speed have become available in seven additional cities… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/orange-poland-expands-broadband-at-8-gbps-to-7-additional-cities–1509240

(Telecompaper) Polish State Sanitary Inspection has announced a tender for the provision of VoIP services at its offices. The three-year contract would be worth an estimated PLN 3.690 million, excluding VAT… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/polish-state-sanitary-inspection-announces-tender-for-voip-services–1509237

(Telecompaper) The London Internet Exchange (LINX) announced that UK fibre altnet Toob has become the first ISP to take a 400G port at the IXP for their peering… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/uk-fibre-altnet-toob-takes-400g-port-at-linx-in-london–1509235

(Telecompaper) Infinera said that its USD 2.3 billion takeover by Finnish vendor Nokia has encountered a short delay to allow the US Department of Justice to review the deal… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nokias-infinera-takeover-encounters-regulatory-delay–1509215

(Telecompaper) The UK government has announced funding of up to GBP 800 million to provide ultrafast, gigabit-capable broadband to around 312,000 rural premises across Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/openreach-wins-new-project-gigabit-contracts-in-england-and-wales–1509184