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European smart TV adoption rates compared
Germany trails behind other European countries in flatscreen adoption but the UK is a laggard…
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French piracy rates stable as government ends three strikes law
Illicit consumption of content in France has increased slightly since October last year but remains…
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Canal Plus files complaint against beIN Sport
Canal Plus has filed a complaint against Al Jazeera’s beIN Sport for anti-competitive behaviour, according…
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BT and Sky square up against each other ahead of football season
BT Sport and Sky Sports are squaring up to take each other on with English…
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ITV takes top prize at Freesat Awards
ITV was named as Freesat Channel of the Year at the Freesat Awards in London…
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Greece public TV signal back on air
Greece has switched it public TV signal back on, as the government looks to transition…
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Malta’s GO extends Premier League rights
Maltese telco GO has retained its exclusive Premier League football coverage, securing rights for 380…
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Virgin Media adds video game-themed TV station
UK cable platform Virgin Media has added what it claims to be the world’s only…
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Opera partners with Dailymotion on TV app technology
Mobile web browser firm Opera Software has launched a next-generation TV app technology and has…
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Volia signs up two new networks for Smart HD
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has signed agreements with two other operators to distribute its Smart…
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Ofcom consults on wholesale broadband price reform
UK regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on proposals to reform wholesale telephony and broadband…
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Nordnet and SES launch on-demand French broadband offering
France Telecom-Orange’s satellite broadband affiliate NordNet has developed a new on-demand satellite broadband offering, using…
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Weather Channel launches smart TV app in Europe
The Weather Channel has launched a European connected TV app, featuring live TV, forecasts, severe…
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Canis Media offering two DTT streams
Media services group Canis Media has made two new city-based digital-terrestrial video channels available for…
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Smart TVs get ‘thumbs down’
Smart TVs are getting a “thumbs-down from early adopters,” with viewers preferring to use tablets,…
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Kroes firms up telecom single market plan, calls for net neutrality
EU vice-president Neelie Kroes has firmed up her proposals for a single market in telecom…
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Race for Hulu narrows
Two outright bidders remain in the battle to take control of Hulu with a third…
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France launches consultation on future of DTT as 700MHz threat looms
France’s Direction générale des médias et des industries culturelles (DGMIC) and media regulator the CSA…
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CTAM Europe EuroSummit to feature Murdoch and Fries in double-header
Cable marketing organization CTAM Europe has announced that James Murdoch and Mike Fries will take…
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TV ad spend in UK grows 5.6%
TV advertising spend in the UK grew 5.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013,…
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Viki makes Spanish push, signs Netflix, Latin American deals
Viki has launched a Spanish-language service and inked a telenovela deal with Netflix and Colombia’s…
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BBC America launches first in-tweet videos
BBC America launched its first ever in-tweet branded videos for an entertainment series this week,…
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Italian media revenue crashes, down €1.6bn
Combined revenues of Italy’s media companies, including broadcasters and online players, fell by €1.6 billion…
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Viacom launches Asian pop culture channel
Viacom International Media Networks is launching J-ONE, an Asian pop culture-themed channel for the French…
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UPC Romania launches new interactive service
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Romania has launched a new interactive service, designed to make…
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Telemach moves forward with Slovenian cable consolidation
United Group-owned Slovenian cable leader Telemach has acquired smaller operator Kabel TV, which operates networks…
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Turkcell offers SinemaTV package
Turkish pay TV service provider Turkcell TV has begun offering a package of channels from…
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Amino enhances Minerva-compatible box functionality
IPTV set-top provider Amino Communications has enhanced the range of multiscreen capabilities for its Aminet…
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Russia’s TTC rows back on IPTV rollout
Russian service provider TransTeleCom (TTC) is scaling back plans to launch IPTV services in small…
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Eutelsat names new executives
Satellite operator Eutelsat has named Antoine Castarède as chief financial officer and Raphaël Mussalian as…