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Blinkbox snags HBO content


Blinkbox has inked a deal with HBO that gives it UK electronic sell-through rights to…

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Russia’s Kosmos TV to shut down service after 20 years

Russia’s oldest pay TV service Kosmos TV, which broadcasts in the Moscow region is to…

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Sky Atlantic to launch on KDG

The German version of entertainment channel Sky Atlantic will be made available on Kabel Deutschland’s…

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BBC Trust and S4C Authority launch consultation on deal

The BBC Trust and the S4C Authority, the governing bodies of the BBC and Welsh-language…

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Canal Plus España to share Champions League with Telefónica

Canal Plus España is to make UEFA Champions League football, to which it holds the…

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RCS & RDS makes History in Romania

A+E Networks’ History channel has launched on the RCS & RDS, the largest pay TV…

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Canal Plus Polska secures French football

Canal Plus Polska has secured rights to top-tier French football for the next three seasons….

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Capablue teams up with Intrasonics for second-screen solution

Connected TV specialist Capablue has teamed up with watermarking specialist Intrasonics to integrate the latter’s…

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Telenet to change financial structure

Belgian cable operator Telenet is taking on an additional €700 million of debt and has…

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CME raising €70 million

A Czech subsidiary of Time Warner-backed broadcast group CME is raising €70 million that it…

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Eurosport secures German under-21 football rights

Eurosport has acquired rights to show home qualifier and friendly matches of the German under-21…

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TV rights issues could delay La Liga start

Thirteen clubs from Spain’s top football league La Liga are threatening to strike over a…

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DT sees significant TV growth
 


Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain TV service continued to grow during the first half of the year,…

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Magyar Telekom sees IPTV success


Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom ended the second quarter with 822,201 TV subscribers, an 8.6% year-on-year…

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Connected TV games spending to reach US$1.6 billion in 2016



Consumer spending on video games on connected TV sets is set to increase to US$1.6…

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SmarDTV completes CI Plus v1.3 certification

SmarDTV, part of the Kudelski Group, has announced that its latest generation of conditional access…

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South African news channel set for UK launch



South African news network eNews is to launch in the UK after striking a deal…

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Google’s Kyncl to give keynote at MIPCOM



Robert Kyncl, global head of content at Google/YouTube is to give a keynote speech at…

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Volia and Samsung offer discounted services

Ukrainian pay TV operator Volia has entered an agreement with TV manufacturer Samsung. Customers purchasing…

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UEFA awards Kazakhstani rights

Football governing body UEFA has awarded the free-to-air media rights for the 2012-15 UEFA Champions…

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Comux UK reveals Muxco bid details

Comux UK, the first company to announce a bid for the Muxco local TV licence,…

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BSkyB wins battle on regulation of sports channels

BSkyB has claimed victory in its battle with regulator Ofcom after the latter’s imposition of…

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Canal Digital taps NDS for hosted next-gen pay TV platform

Norway-based pay TV operator Canal Digital is to launch its next-generation TV platform as a…

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Court blocks plans for ProSieben and RTL’s online TV service


A German court has blocked plans by ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL to launch a catch-up TV…

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Tricolor sets goal of global number two in pay TV

Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV believes it can reach 17 million subscribers by 2014,…

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Sky Italia loses subscribers

News Corp’s Italian pay TV service Sky Italia recorded a loss of 42,000 subscribers in…

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Swisscom sees strong TV growth

Swisscom had 694,000 IPTV customers at the end of June, up 35.5% year-on-year. Swisscom added…

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Netflix launches kids package in US

US streaming service Netflix has launched its kids package Just For Kids on Microsoft’s XBox360…

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Vivid launches TV division


Adult film producer Vivid Entertainment is launching a new TV division and has announced plans…

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Viasat boosts 3D output with High TV deal

3D channel High TV will be available to viewers in the Nordic region after the…