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Lithuanian OTT deal for Fashion One

Fashion and lifestyle channel Fashion One has struck its first online TV deal with Lithuanian…

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New marketing chief for CTC Media

Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Elmira Makhmutova as its new chief marketing officer. Makhmutova…

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SeaChange loses board member Feld

Peter Feld has resigned from TV technology provider SeaChange International’s board of directors. Feld’s resignation…

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Zappware providing OTT platform for SBB

Interactive TV technology provider Zappware is providing an over-the-top TV platform to Serbian cable provider…

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English Club TV launches in HD

English language teaching channel English Club TV has launched an HD version. CEO Andrei Semchenko…

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Digisoft.tv integrates HbbTV

Digital TV software provider Digisoft.tv has integrated the HbbTV hybrid standard to its Iris platform…

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Mobile and tablet use takes BBC iPlayer to record year

BBC iPlayer saw a record 2.32 billion TV and radio programme requests in 2012, with…

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Kabel Deutschland offers concessions to secure Tele Columbus networks

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has offered a range of commitments to secure the…

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Canal Plus Cyfrowy wins ENEA rights

Polish pay TV provider Canal Plus Cyfrowy has secured rights to ENEA Ekstraligi speedway for…

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Thema supplies KPN with three new channels

Channel distributor Thema has struck a deal with Dutch telco KPN that will see three…

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New deal for French TV fiction writers

France Télévisions, Groupe 25 Images and four groups representing French content creation professionals – the…

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CTC, MTS and Ailove launch online content competition at MIPCube

Russia’s largest independent broadcaster CTC is launching a transmedia content competition at MIPCube, the digital…

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CTC Media names Weinstein to board

Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed Timur Weinstein to its board of directors, replacing Dimitry…

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Record year for A+E Networks UK

A+E Networks UK’s History and Bio UK channels recorded their highest-rating year ever in 2012….

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Videofutur sees growth in second half

French DVD rental and video-on-demand specialist Videofutur, which is in the process of being acquired…

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TeliaSonera outlines shape of year-end results

Nordic telco TeliaSonera, has outlined a number of non-recurring items that it says in total…

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Netflix sees strong growth – but no more international launches in first half

Netflix says losses from its international business will get smaller, but it has no plans…

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Netgem to acquire Videofutur

French technology company Netgem is to acquire DVD rental and video-on-demand specialist Videofutur. Netgem has…

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Ziggo sees strong triple-play growth

All-in-1 triple-play  bundle subscribers now represent over half of Dutch cable operator Ziggo’s base after…

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DTG creates new group for spectrum efficiency

UK digital TV association the Digital TV Group (DTG) has created a new group to…

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UPC Slovakia to sell set-tops to subscribers

Cable operator UPC Slovakia is to begin selling set-tops and other equipment including routers as…

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Vietnam’s VTC launches international OTT service

Vietnamese telecom and media group VTC Digilink and Chinese online TV service provider PPTV have…

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More capacity for Georgia’s MagtiSat

Georgian mobile and telecommunication company MagtiCom signed an agreement with satellite operator SES for a…

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ER Telecom expands HD service

Russian service provider ER Telecom’s Dom.ru service has launched HD TV in five cities across…

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Manchester Utd takes control of MUTV

Manchester United is acquiring the one third stake in the English Premier League football club’s…

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New deals for Sundance Channel

AMC Networks has concluded several new carriage deals for Sundance Channel Global and has picked…

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BBC Worldwide digital exec exits for All3Media role

The international arm of UK-based super indie All3Media has poached digital specialist Gary Woolf from…

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SVT to offer entire TV line-up online

Swedish public broadcaster SVT is to offer its entire broadcast output free of charge online….

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OTT and pay to drive TV revenue growth

Global TV advertising and subscription revenue will reach about US$400 billion (€300 billion) this year,…

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Broadcasters and sat ops team up to fight jamming

Broadcasters, satellite operators and equipment manufacturers have begun discussing the development of countermeasures to tackle…