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SES sees record contract backlog

Satellite operator SES reported its contract backlog had reached an all-time high of €7.2 billion…

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Eutelsat names two new board members

Satellite operator Eutelsat has appointed Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun and Elisabetta Oliveri as independent directors. Chaqroun,…

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Megafon IPTV faces delay as company changes supplier

Russian service provider Megafon has decided not to go ahead with an IPTV launch based…

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Netia grows its TV base in disappointing quarter

Polish service provider Netia grew its TV customer base to 72,805 at the end of…

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Telefónica sees growth Lat Am, decline in Europe

Telefónica’s European pay TV base fell by 5% year-on-year to one million at the end…

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Saada joins Canal Plus France directorate

Maxime Saada, deputy CEO of Canal Plus Group, in charge of distribution arm CanalSat, has…

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Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan firm buys US$400m in-flight business

Global Eagle, the media investment company run by Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, has bought…

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Orange: recommendation a key challenge for second screen

Optimising recommendation services remains one of the greatest challenges for second screen TV services, according…

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Connected TVs to more than double in five years, says report

The number of TVs connected to the internet is expected to reach 596 million by…

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Broadcasters must work harder on second screen, says Shazam CTO

Second screen applications offer huge potential for broadcasters, service providers and advertisers, but developers must…

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YouSee merging with MVNO Onfone

Danish cable operator YouSee is to merge with mobile operator Onfone, an MVNO also owned…

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Deutsche Telekom TV subs up by 40% in a year

Deutsche Telekom had 1.9 million customers for its Entertain TV offering at the end of…

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Swisscom sees strong TV growth

Swisscom had 728,000 TV customers in its core Swiss market at the end of September,…

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Multimedia Polska moves forward with consolidation strategy

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has acquired Transmitel Rzeszow, a service provider with about 5,500…

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Al Jazeera’s BeIN Sport passes one million subscribers

Al Jazeera’s French sports venture BeIN Sport has passed the one million subscribers milestone, according…

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BH Telecom to launch OTT service with Beenius

Bosnia and Herzegovina-based telco BH Telecom is to launch an OTT TV service using a…

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Digital growth boosts ProSiebenSat.1

ProSiebenSat.1 has confirmed its full-year outlook following strong third-quarter net income growth, boosted by growth…

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OTTtv World Summit Q&A: Keith Wymbs, Elemental

Keith Wymbs, vice-president of marketing at Elemental, talked to Digital TV Europe about some of…

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OTTtv World Summit Q&A: Peter Fregelius, Swisscom

OTTtv World Summit speaker Peter Fregelius, head of competence team entertainment at Swisscom, talked to…

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Deutsche Telekom considering cloud TV move 



Deutsche Telekom is moving ahead with its plan to launch multiscreen services, initially in Germany,…

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UltraViolet can boost SVOD as well as EST, says Sony’s Stephens



The UltraViolet ecosystem will increasingly enable subscription services as well as electronic sell-through, according to…

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Sky Italia reports tough quarter

Italian DTH operator Sky Italia generated a first quarter operating income of US$23 million (€18…

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Virgin Media rolls out TV Anywhere

UK cable operator Virgin Media has today rolled out its new online video service. The…

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Russian broadcasters to launch local Hulu

Russian broadcasters CTC, Ren TV and Channel 5 have teamed together to launch an online…

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Ono sees some TiVo progress

Spanish cable operator Ono attracted 22,000 TiVo customers during the third quarter, taking the total…

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VIMN hires Russian chief

Viacom International Media Networks has hired Elena Balmont as general manager of its Russian channels…

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Verizon looking for national reach with Redbox Instant service 



US telco Verizon is moving ahead with plans to develop Redbox Instant, its new UltraViolet-enabled…

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YouSee to offer mobile services following Onfone merger

Danish service provider TDC is to merge its cable TV outfit YouSee with its mobile…

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Chellomedia’s Panda moves into original content


Canal Panda has made its first major move into original content with the commission of…

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Inea expands HD offering to 40 channels

Polish cable operator Inea has added two new HD channels to its programming line-up. Entertainment…