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UPC Netherlands, Telenet and Virgin Media take top slots at CTAM Europe CAP awards

Cable marketing trade organisation CTAM Europe last night unveiled the winners of its Creative Awards…

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RTL sells stake in Russia’s National Media Group

RTL Group has exercised a put option to sell its 7.5% stake in Russia’s National…

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Virgin Media to reduce headcount

UK cable operator Virgin Media is to cut 600 senior and middle management posts as…

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SES signs new agreement with Arqiva

SES has signed a new long-term multiple transponder contract with Arqiva to serve its television…

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NTV+ promotes Viasat Sport ahead of new package launch

Russian pay TV broadcaster NTV+ has added the Viasat Sport channel to its Viasat West…

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MTG deregisters shares with SEC

Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the deregistration of its Class B shares with the…

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Video Interview IBC 2013 – Simon Trudelle, Nagra

Nagra’s Simon Trudelle talks about the connected home and the challenges faced by service providers…

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Video Interview IBC 2013 – David Sandford, TiVo

TiVo’s David Sandford talks about the challenges service providers face in delivering content inside and…

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Video Interview 2013 – Arnaud Perrier, Envivio

Envivio’s Arnaud Perrier talks about the latest developments in video compression technology and multiscreen distribution.

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Video Interview IBC 2013 – Graham North, Humax

Humax’s Graham North talks about the promise of hybrid TV and OTT multiscreen delivery.

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Video Interview IBC 2013 – Alex Terpstra, Civolution

Civolution’s Alex Terpstra talks about the threat to revenue security posed by illegal streaming and…

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Video Interview IBC 2013 – Steve McKay, Entone

Entone’s Steve McKay talks about the OTT threat to service providers and options for consumers…

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Video Interview IBC 2013 – Doug Webster, Cisco

Cisco’s Doug Webster talks about the challenges of TV everywhere and cloud-based service offerings.

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Liberty Global outlines Horizon upgrade plans, future vision and lessons

Liberty Global is working to address consumer complaints about the existing platform by mailing out…

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“Age of networked intelligence” will drive change for media, EuroSummit attendees hear

The emerging “age of networked intelligence” means that all organisations – including media – will…

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Shazam poaches Hulu exec for TV expansion

Shazam, the music recognition service that is moving into TV, has hired Kevin McGurn as…

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Vivendi hit by legal delay to Activision Blizzard sale

Vivendi has been hit by a delay in its sale of video games subsidiary Activision…

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BBC Worldwide to supply raft of content to Hulu Plus

BBC Worldwide North America and Hulu announced today a non-exclusive, multi-year agreement to offer a…

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Belgacom adds Kanaal Z to TV everywhere offering

Belgacom has added Kanaal Z to its TV everywhere offering. The latest addition means that…

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YouTube to allow offline viewing on mobile apps

YouTube is to allow users to view content offline for short periods of time via…

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Russian public broadcaster secures new loan

Russia’s struggling public broadcaster, launched earlier this year, has secured a reprieve in the form…

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TF1 gives diversification chief additional responsibility

French broadcaster TF1 has given Régis Ravanas, managing director, diversification, responsibility for group development in…

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BSkyB to up its investment in original content

UK pay TV operator BSkyB is to increase its investment in original drama production over…

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Tesco’s Blinkbox challenges rivals with huge marketing push

Blinkbox is taking on Netflix and Lovefilm Instant with its biggest ever marketing campaign. The…

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Maxdome launches in Austria

ProSiebenSat.1-owned video-on-demand service Maxdome has launched in Austria. Maxdome offers about 50,000 VoD titles, subscription…

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Telenet launches two new multiscreen packages

Belgian cable operator Telenet has launched two new TV offerings that span linear TV, video-on-demand…

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SVOD and catch-up accelerate US, UK linear viewing decline

The ubiquity of on-demand and catch-up services continues to impact linear TV viewing, according to…

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Stofa strikes wide-ranging agreement with Viasat

Danish cable operator Stofa has struck an agreement with Modern Times Group-owned Viasat Broadcasting for…

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Ofcom appoints former Lovefilm exec to content board

UK regulator Ofcom has appointed Lesley McKenzie, the former group digital officer at subscription video-on-demand…

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Akado launches CI+ option

Russian pay TV provider Akado has launched a CI+ option enabling viewers to access 200…