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Serbia on course for 2015 digitisation deadline
Serbian’s switch from analogue to digital TV is due to be completed by June 17…
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Participant Media lines up cable net
Participant Media, the film and TV production company behind movies including Lincoln and An Inconvenient…
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BBC opens up TV Application Layer to industry
The BBC has made its open source TV Application Layer available to the industry at…
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Discovery’s TLC to launch in UK
Discovery Networks is to launch its female-oriented lifestyle channel TLC in the UK and Ireland…
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Netflix tipped to hit 46 million US streaming users
Netflix is predicted to hit 46 million streaming customers in the US by 2021, up…
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Ericsson eyes Microsoft IPTV business
Ericsson is reportedly in discussions to buy Microsoft’s TV software unit. According to a Bloomberg…
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Freeview hits 11 million users
UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview is now used on the main TV set in more than…
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Mediaset suffers historic first loss
European media giant Mediaset suffered a net loss of €287.1 million last year as effects…
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Elemental launches cloud-based video processing platform
Multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies has launched a platform for hosting premium live and on-demand…
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UK online video viewing hit 323m hours last month
UK web users spent 323 million hours watching online video last month, a 45% year-on-year…
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CBS buys 50% stake in TV Guide Network
CBS has acquired a 50% stake in US cable network TV Guide Network, which will…
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Rightster to distribute Future content
Online video distribution specialist Rightster has struck a deal with international media group and digital…
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Management changes for UPC Cablecom
Koen Verwee, vice-president of marketing and products at Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom…
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Rostelecom chief expected to quit today
Russian state-backed telecom operator Rostelecom is expected to approve the replacement of CEO Alexander Provotorov…
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Volia updates EPG
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched a new EPG for its new Smart HD interactive…
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Russian DTT platform will not be encrypted, says report
Russia’s ministry of communications has decided not to introduce encryption on the first and second…
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Ooyala launches revamped video discovery guide
Online video delivery firm Ooyala has launched a new personalised discovery guide that combines scheduled…
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VimpelCom names Moscow marketing chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Marina Pak as director of marketing for the Moscow…
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4oD launches on Samsung TVs
Samsung has launched an app for Channel 4’s video-on-demand service, 4oD, on its connected TV…
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BBC says goodbye to HD channel
The BBC has shut down its BBC HD channel and replaced it with a simulcast…
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Hulu board talking to potential buyers
The board of US video-on-demand site Hulu has held discussions with a number of potential…
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Spotify reportedly eyeing video service launch
Music streaming service is rumoured to be planning to launch an on-demand video service to…
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Only 10% of UK homes use VCR, but two thirds still own one
VCR use in the UK has gone into sharp decline, with only one home in…
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3net expands ultra HD programming slate
US 3D network 3net has unveiled a new slate of ultra HD programming, as the…
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Brightcove launches cloud transcoding service
Online video specialist Brightcove has launched a live cloud video encoding API, designed to let…
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Tablet ownership boosting news audiences
Tablet ownership has boosted viewing of TV news, while audiences are increasingly receptive to advertising…
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My-HD Media widens reach with Arabsat deal
Dubai-based My-HD Media has signed a deal with satellite operator Arabsat that it says will…
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Access networks will look for new peering terms, says report
New business models are likely to emerge for over-the-top content and ISP peering as local…
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Amazon and Lovefilm to air Zombieland original pilot
Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…
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Shalimov takes over Star
The Russian ministry of defence has named Yuri Shalimov as CEO of its broadcasting division,…