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BBC Prime uses GlobeCast for Eurobird capacity

Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has announced that BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK…

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Canal Plus strikes movie window agreements

French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus has said it has now concluded agreements with the bulk…

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TDC records 100 million song downloads

Danish telco TDC, owner of the YouSee cable platform, has received 100 million download requests…

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Russia leads social network use

Russian internet users spend more time on social networking sites than those of any other…

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UK set-top maker Pace on track

In a trading update set-top manufacturer Pace has said it is on target to meet…

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Yahoo spells out Connected TV plans

Yahoo’s vice-president of Connected TV Patrick Barry has revealed future plans for the company’s…

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Premiere CEO acquires 700,000 shares

Mark Williams, CEO of German pay-TV operator Premiere, has bought shares in the company worth…

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Boxer acquires Finland’s PlusTV

Swedish digital-terrestrial pay-TV provider Boxer has acquired a majority stake in Finnish digital-terrestrial pay-TV operator…

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Trust calls for BBC to fill in Canvas as consultation attracts mixed views

The BBC Trust, the UK public broadcaster’s governing body, has told the BBC to provide…

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Canal Plus to provide HD channels to Canal Ready satellite receivers

French pay-TV provider Canal Plus Group has made its line-up of HD channels available to…

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Spanish TV consolidation gets underway



Spanish media company Prisa has confirmed that it is talking to production group Mediapro with…

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Multimedia Polska helps women to discover digital

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a new website aimed at teaching women how…

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myZen.tv heads to Russia

Wellbeing channel myZen.tv, formerly known as Melodyzen.tv, has launched across various Russian IPTV and cable…

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Italy’s BeeTV secures funding

Milan-based video-on-demand recommendation specialist BeeTV has secured US$8m (€5.6m) of funding from Italian venture capital…

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European high-speed access grows but trails behind Asia

Western Europe had 1.553 million fibre-to-the-home and fibre-to-the-building (FTTH/B) customers and 777,000 VDSL customers at…

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Pace launches partner programme for MDU product

UK set-top provider Pace has launched a global partner programme to market its MultiDweller distribution…

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SeaChange reports quarterly revenue rise

Video-on-demand specialist SeaChange has reported first quarter revenues of US$48.9m (€34.5m), up 8% year-on-year, marking…

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French Open final gets 3D treatment

Orange and France Télévisions have announced plans to broadcast the men’s final of the French…

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TNT HD sticks with Dolby Digital Plus

Audio specialist Dolby has announced that its Dolby Digital Plus technology is now the sole…

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Euronews hails Middle East audience growth

Pan-European news channel Euronews said it reached an average 89,000 viewers in the Middle East…

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France Télévisions cuts jobs

French public broadcaster France Télévisions is set to launch a redundancy programme as it looks…

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ARD and ZDF to cut internet activities

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are to significantly reduce their internet activities as a…

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Kudelski criticises OpenTV’s acquisition rejection

Swiss-based technology firm Kudelski said it was “disappointed” by the decision made by a committee…

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Prisa and Mediapro to create holding company

Spanish media firm Prisa and local production company Mediapro are in talks to create a…

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Vectra cuts contract periods in response to downturn

Polish cable operator Vectra has changed its subscriber contract terms in response to the economic…

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Channel 4 signs YouTube sponsorship deal

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has signed its first cross-platform sponsorship deal to include pre-roll ads…

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PMPG in talks to acquire TV Puls

Polish media company Platforma Mediowa Point Group (PMPG) is in talks to acquire a majority…

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Fantasy launch for Portland

Adult TV specialist Portland TV has announced the launch of a new erotic pay-TV channel…

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News Corp confirms Carey to replace Chernin

News Corp has confirmed the appointment of DirecTV CEO Chase Carey as deputy chairman, president…

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Accedo launches games on Meo

TV gaming company Accedo Broadband has launched a gaming service on Portugal Telecom’s IPTV service…