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Xbox creator joins HBO
Otto Berkes, one of the original creators of Microsoft’s games console Xbox is becoming head…
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Accenture to improve KPN’s TV services
Dutch telco KPN has selected Accenture to develop and maintain innovative TV services based on…
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Magyar Telekom celebrates 300,000 IPTV subs
Hungarian telco Magyar Telecom has reached the landmark of 300,000 IPTV customers. Magyar’s T-Home Interactive…
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Antik launches “world’s first” BitTorrent set-top
Slovakia-based set-top box provider Antik Technology has launched what it claims to be the world’s…
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Sky boosts HD line-up on KDG’s platform
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is adding eight HD channels to the service it…
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Cosmos TV adds international news channels
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV has added news channels from France and China to…
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Belgacom launches TV app store
Belgacom TV has launched a series of TV apps giving access to its own and…
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BT cancels Pace YouView deal
UK telco BT has confirmed that it will not be using YouView boxes from manufacturer…
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New French DTT channels to launch this week
This Wednesday will see the launch of six new free-to-air HD channels on the French…
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KDG expands VOD platform
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has rolled its VOD service out to around 290,000…
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Lovefilm launches on Nintendo Wii U
Following last week’s launch on the Nintendo Wii, OTT video-on-demand service Lovefilm has launched on…
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NBC Universal to relaunch G4 as Esquire Channel
NBC Universal is to revamp youth skewing US network G4 as the Esquire Channel after…
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EBU elects nine board members
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has elected nine members to its board for a two-year…
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History expands in Hungary
A+E’s History channel has expanded in Hungary following a carriage deal with Digi. The joint…
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Lithuanian homes left without TV after switchover
About 15,000 homes in Lithuania were left without a TV service following analogue shutdown at…
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ESPN promotes executives
European sports broadcaster ESPN has promoted a number of programming and digital executives as part…
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BEREC vice-president named
Gábor Mátrai has been named as vice-president of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic…
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Deutsche Telekom to massively increase investment in broadband
Deutsche Telekom plans to invest over €6 billion in rolling out broadband infrastructure in Germany…
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Google close to selling Motorola’s set-top business
Google is close to selling off Motorola’s set-top box business, according to a Wall Street…
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KDG’s acquisition of Tele Columbus faces competition hurdle
Germany’s competition authority the Bundeskartellamt has initially rejected the acquisition of Tel Columbus by rival…
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Canal Plus teams up with Spotify for Music
Canal Plus France has created a new music site in partnership with Spotify. The service,…
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CNN inks deal with News7
CNN has inked a deal with soon-to-launch news channel News7. The Bulgarian free-to-air channel will…
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MTG appoints EVP for central Europe
Pan-European broadcaster Modern Times Group has appointed Marek Singer as executive vice-president of the group’s…
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BlinkBox signs raft of kids deals
Tesco-owned digital platform Blinkbox is aggressively moving into the kids space with a raft of…
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UPC DTH adds Animal Planet HD
Liberty Global’s satellite TV platform UPC DTH is adding Discovery Network’s Animal Planet HD on…
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OTE launches Travel Channel HD
Greek telco OTE has added Travel Channel HD and Ant1 to its pay TV line-up….
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Turkish debut for Fox’s 24Kitchen
Fox International Channels (FIC)-owned food lifestyle channel 24Kitchen is to launch on Turkish Cable Platforms…
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ATVOD names new director
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has named Paul Whiteing, CEO of PhonepayPlus, to its board as…
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ESPN launches iPad Player app
Sports channel ESPN has launched a free ESPN Player app on the Apple iPad across…
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Branded VOD increases usage, says Disney
Branded video-on-demand from channel providers can provide significant uplift in usage by pay TV subscribers,…