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Commission confirms Sky hold on movies not anticompetitive
The UK’s Competition Commission has confirmed that Sky’s hold on the acquisition and distribution of…
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CSA delivers recommendations on Canal Plus Bolloré acquisition
French media regulator the CSA has said that Canal Plus should be allowed to acquire…
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Olympics fail to win 3D viewers in the UK
Data from UK ratings agency BARB shows that 113,000 viewers watched the Olympics Opening Ceremony…
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PT increases TV and triple-play customer base
Portugal Telecom has defied the country’s tough economic situation to increase pay TV and triple-play…
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BlackArrow launches addressable ad solution
US-based advanced TV advertising specialist BlackArrow has launched a new solution designed to enable pay…
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ZDF holds firm on carriage fees as KDG takes legal action
German public broadcaster ZDF has reacted with equanimity to the threat of legal action by…
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ProSiebenSat.1 posts growth despite Euro 2012 hit
Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 maintained advertising revenues in its core German-language area market more or less…
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Kids TV viewing time in Europe increases
New research from Eurodata TV shows that kids in western Europe watched more TV last…
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Hollande asks CSA to name new AEF chief
French president François Hollande has written to media regulator the CSA to ask it to…
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UPC Poland adds Canal Plus’s HD channels
UPC Poland has boosted its HD line-up with the addition of four channels. The cable…
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3 Plus launches movie channel with Cablecom
Switzerland’s largest commercial broadcaster 3 Plus is launching a new channel, 4 Plus, that will…
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Tricolor adds three
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has added three channels to its line-up. The mass-market…
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KIT digital names ioko founder as CTO
Technology company KIT digital has named Mark Christie as its new chief technology officer. Christie…
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Chellomedia buys MGM’s international channels
Chellomedia has acquired Hollywood studio MGM’s international channels, adding over 40 million homes to its…
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EBU and VRT launch MPEG-DASH trial
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Belgian broadcaster VRT have used the London Olympics to…
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Cisco completes NDS acquisition
Cisco has completed the acquisition of TV software company NDS. Cisco paid approximately $5 billion…
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Now TV launches on Apple devices
Now TV, BSkyB’s new online platform, is now available on iPhones and iPads. The streaming…
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Global IPTV subscribers to triple
Global IPTV subscribers will triple between now and the end of 2017, driven in particular…
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Google pushes back media streamer launch
Google has pushed back the launch of its planned Nexus Q media player, which is…
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CME sees revenues fall
Central and eastern European broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) saw revenues fall 15% as…
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Icahn sells out of MGM, studio preps IPO
Carl Icahn has sold his stake in MGM, clearing the way for the Hollywood studio…
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Tough times for Mediaset’s pay and ad businesses
Revenues from Mediaset’s pay TV platform declined slightly during the first half of the year….
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Apple adds Hulu Plus to Apple TV
Apple has added the Hulu Plus subscription service to its Apple TV device in the…
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ViewSat chooses Harmonic headend
UK satellite service provider ViewSat has installed a digital video headend from Harmonic to deliver…
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Thomson Video Networks enhances NetProcessor
Video compression specialist Thomson Video Networks has launched a new version of its NetProcessor 9030/40…
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MTIS adds Viasat Sport
Belarusian service provider MTIS has dropped the CHL (Continental Hockey League) channel, replacing it with…
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VimpelCom names Moscow technology chief
Russian quad-play service provider VimpelCom has named Sergey Bauman as technology director for its Moscow…
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Broadcast TV should be delivered via the internet, say UK peers
A new report from the UK’s House of Lords has called for TV services to…
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Hans Holger Albrecht leaving MTG; Jørgen Madsen named new CEO
Hans Holger Albrecht is leaving the Modern Times Group after twelve years at the helm…
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BBC iPlayer sets Olympic record
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has set the record for the most number…