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Discovery’s Zaslav: Eurosport will be “ESPN of Europe”

Discovery plans to deepen Eurosport’s local presence in key markets, including the acquisition of local…

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More box sets to come from BSkyB

UK pay TV operator BSkyB has added new TV box sets to its on-demand line-up,…

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Eurosport to air World Tennis Day matches

Eurosport will be the exclusive pan-European broadcaster for six classic tennis matches to be held…

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Comcast to pay US$45 billion for Time Warner Cable

Comcast has confirmed it has struck a deal to buy rival Time Warner Cable (TWC)…

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MTG reports revenue growth following ‘year of investment’

European broadcasting firm Modern Times Group (MTG) reported its fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth…

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NDVR growth to outpace cloud, but STB remains king for now, says report

Network DVR services will grow slightly faster than public cloud DVR services over the next…

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Telenet sees triple-play and SVoD boost

Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet saw its triple-play base edge closer to half its…

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Virgin Media reaches two million TiVo customers

UK operator Virgin Media reached a milestone figure of two million TiVo customers this week,…

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Apple reportedly in talks with cable for new set-top launch

Apple is reportedly in talks with US cable operators to secure video content rights for…

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Technicolor buys display technology patents

French technology company Technicolor has bought 156 patents, in a move it said would strengthen…

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Sky Deutschland’s acquisition of Sport1 stake approved

The German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has cleared Sky Deutschland’s acquisition of a minority stake…

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UPC DTH adds new services

Liberty Global-owned satellite TV unit UPC DTH is adding new services to its freeSAT service…

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Tele Columbus set to play consolidator role, says chief

German cable operator Tele Columbus says it aims to take a leading role in the…

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nc+ arrests decline and TVN sees modest recovery

Polish pay TV operator nc+, backed by TVN and Canal Plus Group, had 2.2 million…

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Scripps appoints international content and strategy boss

Scripps Networks International has appointed Kevin Chorlins its US-based senior VP, international content and brand…

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Movistar TV launches dedicated Formula 1 service

Telefónica’s Movistar TV service is to launch a dedicated Formula 1 channel and enhanced coverage…

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Regulator throws lifeline to Raduga TV

Russian satellite pay TV operator Raduga TV has been granted two licences to operate new…

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UPC Cablecom launches range of new offerings

Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched anew range of internet, telephony and…

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Ericsson to launch Future TV Anywhere platform

Ericsson is due set to launch its ‘Future TV Anywhere’ platform, in a bid to…

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ITV to launch new female-focused channel

UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a new female-focused channel, ITVBe, that will feature…

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ONO board backs IPO plan, posts strong TiVo growth

Spanish operator ONO’s board of directors have backed plans to take the company public, despite…

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MTG tipped to win race for channel operator Trace

A deal for Trace is close to completion with the Modern Times Group tipped to…

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Social TV startup Grabyo hires Sky product development chief as CEO

London-based video clip sharing platform Grabyo has hired BSkyB product development director Gareth Capon as…

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Mobile accounts for 20% of all video views

Mobile devices accounted for more than 20% of global video views, with this share set…

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Brightcove enables cloud ad platform for Chromecast

Content providers developing apps for Google Chromecast can now use Brightcove’s cloud ad insertion platform…

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Kaltura raises US$47m for expansion

Online video platform provider Kaltura has raised US$47 million (€34 million) in funding, which it will…

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Telenor records TV gains

Norwegian operator Telenor reported improved TV numbers in its Q4 and full year 2013 figures,…

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Warner Bros. toons for Lovefilm Germany

Lovefilm’s German SVOD service had added classic cartoon such as Tom and Jerry and The…

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TalkTalk adds Nicktoons to YouView line-up

UK operator TalkTalk has added children’s channel Nicktoons to its YouView pay TV service line-up….

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New documentary channel launches in Africa

Natura, a documentary and nature channel owned by Chello Multicanal, has launched on South Africa’s…