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SFR to withdraw IPTV services, partnership with Canal Plus likely
Vivendi-owned French service provider SFR is to drop its own IPTV service and adopt a…
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Antiques Roadshow game played by 1.5 million users
More than 1.5 million unique users have played the BBC’s interactive Antiques Roadshow game since…
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Akamai targets operator CDN as it completes Verivue acquisition
Akamai has completed its acquisition of Verivue, which provides licensed CDN services for network service…
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CTC launches on Philips Smart TVs
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched a connected TV service in partnership with Philips. CTC…
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BBC Worldwide introduces advertising in Norway
BBC Entertainment in Norway is to have advertising for the first time in the new…
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NTV Plus launches Supermarket TV
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has added shopping channel Supermarket TV to its line-up….
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UPC offers unencrypted local channels
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has begun to offer a number of local channels unencrypted…
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OIPF commissions Digital TV Labs for test suites
The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) has commissioned Digital TV Labs to develop a test suite…
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UK subscribers plan to downgrade, says survey
About 10.3% of UK pay TV subscribers plan to change their service over the next…
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Digisoft.tv integrates RedKey MHEG-5 into its middleware
Set-top middleware provider Digisoft.tv has integrated S&T’s MHEG-5 engine, RedKey, into its Iris set-top middleware…
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Envivio’s Pranger joins RGB to boost TV Everywhere sales
TV technology company RGB Networks has appointed Scott Pranger as vice-president, global channels. Pranger is…
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Half of core demo have registered for 4oD
Half of all 16-24 year olds in the UK have registered to use Channel 4’s…
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Sky Deutschland to launch second screen EPG
Sky Deutschland is preparing to roll out an enhanced second screen EPG designed to make…
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Netflix strikes first pay window deal with Disney
US online video service Netflix has struck a deal with Disney that will give it…
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NBC channels launch on BT
BT has inked a deal with Universal Networks International and three of the studio’s channels…
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Canal Plus to give up control of OCS while remaining shareholder
Canal Plus is to relinquish all control over the Orange Cinéma Series (OCS) channels while…
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PS3 is leading Netflix connected TV device
The PlayStation 3 is the leading connected TV device on which Netflix programming is viewed,…
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Relationships with operators becoming more important, says Discovery
Strong partnerships between pay TV operators and content owners are becoming more important as the…
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TRT chooses SES for Africa
Turkish public broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) has chosen satellite operator SES to…
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Unitymedia KabelBW adds DMAX HD
Cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is to add Discovery Networks Germany’s DMAX HD channel to its…
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SeaChange posts results
Interactive TV technology provider SeaChange International has posted revenues of US$39.2 million (€30 million) for…
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Ziggo adds channels to app
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has extended the number of channels available on the Ziggo TV…
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Com Hem chooses Harmonic
Swedish cable operator Com Hem has chosen Harmonic to provide its NSG 9000 HectoQAM Edge…
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Intel joins MoCA as promoter
Intel has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) as a Promoter member. Jim Crammond,…
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Operators must embrace OTT and cloud services, says DT’s O’Sullivan
Pay TV operators must embrace OTT services and be prepared to adjust the way they…
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Chellomedia’s Curran: broadcasters must adapt in face of market fragmentation
In an era of media and device fragmentation, pay TV broadcasters must future proof their…
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BBC launches Connected Red Button service on Virgin TiVo
The BBC is launching a new red button connected TV service. The UK public broadcaster’s…
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Lovefilm makes Wii debut
Amazon-owned video streaming service Lovefilm has launched on the Nintendo Wii console in the UK….
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Tricolor aiming for 16 million subs with “best content in Russia”
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is aiming for 16 million subscribers by the end…
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Sky Deutschland brings kids zone to Sky Go
Sky Deutschland has added a dedicated kids area on its multiscreen service Sky Go. The…