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Trace channel secures US carriage
The Trace Sports Stars channel has struck a carriage deal with US pay TV operator…
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MTS TV chief quits
Russian service provider MTS’s director of fixed-line business and TV Dmitry Bagdasaryan has left the…
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BAFTA appoints BBC Academy director as new chair
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has appointed BBC Academy director Anne…
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Professor Brian Cox to keynote IBC
Broadcaster and physicist Professor Brian Cox is due to give a keynote address at the…
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Rightster buys Base79 in £50m deal, YouTube co-founder joins
UK-based multichannel operator Rightster has acquired rival network Base79 in a deal that could be…
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Tele Columbus confirms it is weighing IPO
German independent cable operator Tele Columbus has confirmed that it may launch an IPO, although…
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UK media buyers planning to spend more on VoD
Over half of UK media buyers plan to increase their spending on video-on-demand advertising by…
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Telekom Austria taps Vipnet for new technology chief
Telekom Austria has named Mladen Pejkovic as chief technology development officer. Pejkovic is currently CEO…
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Young adults not deserting TV, says CAB
It is a myth that young adults are deserting television, with TV’s share of total…
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Russia’s Megafon reportedly testing LTE Broadcast
Russian mobile operator Megafon has reportedly begun testing LTE Broadcast technology from Huawei. According to…
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CTC Media to supply content to Hulu
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is to supply content to US on-demand service Hulu and Hulu…
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OTE to raise €700 million from bond
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telco OTE is raising €700 million after successfully concluding the bookbuilding process…
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ProSiebenSat.1 Group extends Studiocanal deal
ProSiebenSat.1 Group has extended its contract with Studiocanal Germany, giving it exclusive free TV rights…
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Free offering full range of AB HD channels
French service provider Iliad Telecom/Free is now offering the full range of conent provider AB…
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BSkyB enlists Agama for Now TV, Sky Go quality assurance
BSkyB has extended its quality assurance agreement with Agama, using the latter’s monitoring solution to…
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Stanley takes on digital role at Warner Bros
Warner Bros Home Entertainment UK, Ireland, Spain and Nordics home entertainment group chief John Stanley…
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RTR returns to Latvian pay TV offerings
Russian channel RTR is returning to Latvian service providers’ programming line-ups following a three-month ban…
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Telefónica buys into Italian Premium as Mediaset sells in Spain
Mediaset has agreed to sell an 11.11% stake in its Italian pay TV unit to…
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RTL says “confiscatory” Hungarian ad tax will hit profits
RTL said this morning that a new tax on advertising in Hungary will severely impact…
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UK divided on scrapping licence fee
Roughly half of Britons would support abolishing the BBC licence fee, even if it means…
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Russia passes pay TV ad ban
Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill banning advertising on cable and satellite pay TV…
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TeliaSonera buys Tele2 Norway
Nordic service provider TeliaSonera has bought mobile telco Tele2’s Norwegian operations for an enterprise value…
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Constantin seeks slice of Bundesliga rights
Constantin Media chairman Dieter Hahn wants to take part in the next round of bidding…
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EMEA leading global pay TV subscriber growth
Global pay TV subscriptions grew by 5.2% in the year to March and by 1.4%…
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Freesat sues Amazon for trademark infringement
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat is suing Amazon for trademark infringement over its use of…
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A&E set for Germany, Iberia, Africa launches
A&E is to launch in 10 million homes across Europe and Africa this fall. The…
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Tablet shipments to outstrip PCs in 2015
Tablet shipments will outstrip PC shipments next year, despite experiencing a slowdown in 2014, according…
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Eutelsat 3B satellite now deployed
Eutelsat’s 3B satellite is now fully deployed and is providing commercial services at 3° East…
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QVC Extra launches on local TV multiplex
Home shopping channel QVC Extra has launched on the Freeview digital-terrestrial TV platform in the…
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Innowave licenses RDK software
Portuguese TV technology provider Innowave has licensed the RDK software stack to bring its TV…