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Netflix: UHDTV needs standardisation of formats
Netflix sees ultra-high definition TV as a great opportunity but believes there is a need…
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BBC taken to task over Digital Media Initiative
The BBC was too optimistic about its ability to implement its ill-fated Digital Media Initiative…
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Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi join Sky catch-up service
UK channel provider UKTV has made its Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi channels available view…
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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion (€4.8 billion) but parent…
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Russia’s MTS makes digital gains, following analogue switch-off
Russian service provider MTS has rolled out digital television to almost 150 cities across the…
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Trace Sports Stars launches in Malta
Sports- and celebrity-themed channel Trace Sport Stars is launching in Malta. The deal with quadruple…
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Tricolor TV sees subscriber bounce
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV reported an 18.4% increase in satellite TV customers last…
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France 24 renews Ericsson playout contract
News channel France 24 has signed a new five-year broadcast services contract with Ericsson, including…
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Russian cable association calls for free access to apartment buildings
Russia’s cable association, the ACTR, has called for adequate financial compensation for the must-carry status…
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Twitter says TV tweeters make better viewers
Twitter users recall TV advertisements at a far greater rate than non-users, according to an…
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Global TV connected devices to double by 2017
The global installed base of TV-centric connected devices will grow from one billion last year…
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BBC Worldwide announces male-skewing BBC Brit channel
BBC Worldwide is due to launch a male-skewing factual entertainment network called BBC Brit, completing…
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E! Entertainment launching in Russia
Celebrity gossip and entertainment channel E! Entertainment Television is launching in Russia and the CIS…
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TV advertising spend up 4.3%
TV advertising represented 57.6% of total global ad spend in Q3 2013 – up 4.3%…
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Second screen still holds ‘tremendous potential,’ says new research
Second screen viewing is an “inevitable part of the future” and presents “tremendous potential” when…
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Portugal Telecom extends Meo brand in quad-play drive
Portugal Telecom has decided to rebrand all its consumer services, including mobile, under the Meo…
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Antenna Group partners with Vice Media
Greece-based Antenna Group has partnered with youth media brand and digital content studio Vice Media,…
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Eutelsat adds three to Romanian line-up at 16° East
Satellite operator Eutelsat has signed long-term capacity deals with three leading Romanian channels – Kanal…
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DNA to air new Yle HD services on cable
Finnish service provider DNA is to air HD versions of all four of the country’s…
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CTC Media launches Peretz in central Asia
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched its Peretz channel in Kyrgyzstan following a deal with…
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RTR taps Megafon for CDN ahead of Sochi
Russian state broadcaster RTR has tapped telecom operator Megafon to provide CDN services for internet…
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Akado highlights new products
Russian service provider Akado is using the CSTB trade show in Moscow to highlight new…
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Liberty agrees Ziggo takeover
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Ziggo, in a deal that values the Dutch cable…
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Netflix must support French content creation, says minister
Netflix will have to sign up to France’s content creation support regime if it launches…
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Euronews to launch pan-African news network
Euronews has unveiled plans to launch what it claims will be the first pan-African rolling…
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Sky to air full shows on new YouTube channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is set to launch a new YouTube channel that will…
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Orange names new innovation chief
Orange has named Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière as head of its innovation, marketing and technologies division. Jégo-Laveissière,…
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Com Hem in IPO talks
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has reportedly held preliminary talks with London-based private-equity firm BC…
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Nauka Telecom chooses RGB Networks for new OTT service
Russian network operator Nauka Telecom has chosen RGB Networks’ transcoding and packaging technology for its…
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Multimedia Polska adds new channels
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has added three new channels to its programming line-up. The…