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EU court partially overturns EC ruling on collecting societies
The EU General Court has partially annulled the European Commission’s 2008 decision that rights collecting…
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Freesat adds music channels
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added four new music channels to its line-up. From…
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Fox launches companion app for 24Kitchen
Fox International Channels’ cooking channel 24Kitchen has launched a companion screen app. The 24Kitchen Recipe…
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Sky Deutschland expands sports marketing team
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has expanded its sports marketing team. The operator has appointed…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds TVP Rozrywka
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added public broadcaster TVP’s new entertainment channel TVP…
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BBC appoints news director
The BBC has appointed former The Times newspaper editor James Harding as director of BBC…
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Vectra makes Filmbox Extra free
Polish cable operator Vectra is making the Filmbox Extra channel available to its digital subscribers…
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Dish makes US$25.5bn Sprint bid
US satellite TV service provider Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion (€19.5 billion) bid…
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Europe approves Liberty-Virgin Media buyout
The European Commission has green-lit Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Virgin Media, claiming the deal…
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Ericsson plans to develop next-gen IPTV platform following Mediaroom acquisition
Ericsson plans to combine elements of the Microsoft Mediaroom technology with its own IPTV middleware…
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Dish makes Deutsche Telekom approach
US satellite service provider Dish Network has reportedly approached Deutsche Telekom to discuss merging with…
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Arris to complete Motorola acquisition following regulatory clearance
The US Department of Justice has cleared technology company Arris’s acquisition of the Motorola Home…
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Kalejdo Bredband rolls out new TV model in Jonkoping
Sweden-based Kalejdo Bredband, which operates an open IPTV platform that can be used by multiple…
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Poland’s TVP launches entertainment network
Polish broadcaster TVP today launches a new entertainment channel called TVP Rozrywka. The channel will air…
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M6 scores new Fox output deal
French broadcaster M6 Group has secured a multi-year programming agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television…
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UK media firms still creating new jobs, but at lower rate
Just over half of UK firms in the media sector are expected to create new…
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BSkyB and BT set for price war over football
UK pay TV rivals BSkyB and BT seem set for a price war over their…
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Al Jazeera launches Windows Phone 8 app
News channel Al Jazeera has launched a Windows Phone 8 app that will provide full-featured…
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Rostelecom expands interactive TV service
Russian telecom operator Rostelecom has expanded its interactive TV service across the entire Altai region…
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ATVOD finds against adult VOD services
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled against three adult VOD services for failing to block…
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New women’s TV channel for Slovakia
Slovakian production company JOJ Media House has launched a new female-focused TV channel, TV Wau….
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SMIT launches CI+ 1.3 CAM
Conditional-access module supplier SMIT has launched a new CI+ 1.3 CAM that provides new features…
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Russian IPTV service launches Android app
Russian IPTV service KurskOnline has launched an app for Android devices. The app, available now,…
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WISI Communications takes tech prize
German cable technology company WISI Communications has won a technical innovation award for its headend…
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Viewers not engaging with second screen TV apps
Viewers are not commonly using apps designed to enhance second-screen engagement with TV, like Viggle…
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Netflix viewing hits 4 billion hours
Netflix viewers watched more than 4 billion hours of content on the video-on-demand service in…
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Ono reaches 150,000 TiVo customers
Spanish cable operator ONO’s TiVo offering has now surpassed 150,000 customers, according to company stats. The…
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LoveFilm signs Warner TV streaming deal
Amazon-owned video-on-demand service LoveFilm is adding seven seasons of The West Wing and nine series…
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Russia’s Stream-TV sees subscriber growth
Sistema Mass Media’s pay TV offering Stream-TV increased its subscriber base by 21% last year…
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Kids VOD service Kymba goes live
A new video-on-demand service for children, called Kymba, has launched in partnership with German broadcaster…