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Antenna Hungária begins testing fifth multiplex
Hungarian transmission services provider Antenna Hungária is beginning test broadcasts on its fifth national digital-terrestrial…
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OSN adds Arabic version of Investigation Discovery
Middle East pay TV broadcaster OSN is to begin offering true crime channel Investigation Discovery…
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World Cup sees Twitter boost, set for record audiences
This year’s football World Cup could produce record audiences, while World Cup viewers are engaging…
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Netflix collars Horrid Henry
Netflix has acquired seasons one to three of animated series Horrid Henry for its services…
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Ziggo recommends Liberty Global offer, Coopmans to be new CEO
The board of Dutch cable leader Ziggo has recommended a €35.74 per share offer by…
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Bonnier’s TV4 Group takes full control of C More
Bonnier, the parent company of TV4 Group, has taken full control of Nordic pay TV…
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Bouygues Telecom launches low-cost FTTH, looks to Google for next TV box
French service provider Bouygues Telecom, which lost out to cable operator Numericable in its attempt…
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Aereo ruling ‘will not end tech threat to broadcasters’
“Disruptive” business models of emerging tech firms still threaten broadcasters, despite the US networks’ legal…
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Mediaset breathes sigh of relief as it secures Serie A rights
Italy’s Mediaset has expressed “great satisfaction at the balanced outcome” of Italy’s football clubs’ allocation…
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YouTube updates to include crowd-funding options
YouTube is planning a number of site enhancements in the coming months, including tools that…
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Channel 4 revamps 4oD app with mobile focus
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has launched an updated, “fully mobile” version of its 4oD…
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TV and video revenues to remain flat
Total TV and video revenue will remain flat over the next five years, despite the…
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BT tops TV complaints list
BT was by far the most complained-about UK TV service in the quarter to March,…
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MTG completes Trace deal
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed its 75% buyout of youth-orientated, Europe-based channel group, Trace,…
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Beamly adds features, claims 30% user growth
Social TV service Beamly has added a number of new features and claims a 30%…
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Scripps invests in YouTube food network Tastemade
Scripps Networks Interactive has led a US$25 million round of Series C funding in US…
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Channel 4 to launch two new HD channels
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 is due to launch two new high definition channels on…
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MTG extends Danish football rights
Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its rights to show top-flight Danish football for the…
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Discovery to manage ad sales for Eurosport in Romania
Discovery Networks Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA), has started to manage…
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Sony buys UK channels group
Sony Pictures Television has bought CSC Media Group, the UK channel operator. The deal, for…
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Wuaki.tv plans French, German and Italian expansion
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv is expanding its European footprint to a total of…
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Google makes new Android TV push
Google unveiled its latest living room plans at its I/O developer’s conference in San Francisco…
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BBC plans Ultra HD Commonwealth Games coverage
The BBC has unveiled plans to make the first live Ultra High Definition broadcast of…
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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’
Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…
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Europe rejects Dutch regulation request over Liberty-Ziggo deal
The European Commission has rejected a request by the Dutch competition authority (ACM) to review…
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A+E Networks makes senior EMEA hires
A+E Networks has made two senior European appointments, hiring Nickelodeon UK exec Kiaran Saunders as…
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Broadcasters celebrate as Aereo ruled illegal
US broadcasters have come together in celebration after the Supreme Court ruled OTT streaming service…
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TV remains at forefront of cable business, say CEE operators
TV remains at the forefront of what cable operators in central and eastern Europe are…
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Three-quarters of viewers ‘super binge’ says TiVo study
Some 75% of TiVo subscribers ‘super binge’ on content, watching an entire season (or more)…
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Warner Bros France partners with Civolution on second screen app
Warner Bros France has partnered with Civolution, which will provide automatic content recognition for the…