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Ofcom refers Sky and Viacom dispute back to VOD regulator
The UK’s Authority for Television on Demand (ATVOD) must decide whether content owners or service…
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EBU appoints TV and strategy head
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed new heads of TV and strategy at its…
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Sky Deutschland strikes deal with Constantin Film
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with German film producer and distributor…
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London Olympics marks end of SD for EBU
The forthcoming London Olympics will mark the end of standard definition broadcasting by the European…
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UPC Austria claims victory in A1 advertising case
Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator UPC Austria has claimed victory in a court case over…
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SevenOne International rebrands as Red Arrow International
SevenOne International, a sister company of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has rebranded as Red Arrow International….
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Rostelecom ups 1Q profit
Russian telco Rostelecom has recorded a 38% increase in first-quarter net profit of RUB14.6 billion…
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Pay TV operators add TV Fanda to line-up
Cable operator UPC Czech Republic and M77 Group-owned DTH providers CS Link and SkyLink have…
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GlobeCast providing contribution for Lat Am football
Brazilian sports rightsholder Traffic Sports International has chosen GlobeCast to provide satellite contribution services for…
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UEFA awards Ukrainian broadcast rights
Football governing body UEFA has awarded broadcast rights to the 2012-15 Champions League and Europa…
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TV Solent chooses Canis Media for local TV bid
UK local TV company TV Solent has chosen Canis Media to assist it in the…
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BBC Sport launches Olympic smartphone app
BBC Sport has launched a new Olympic smartphone app for iPhones and Android devices. The…
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Court says Rai must offer all programming unencrypted on Sky Italia
An Italian court has ruled that Italian broadcaster Rai must allow Sky Italia to broadcast…
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SES reveals SAT-IP certification
Satellite operator SES has announced the certification of what it claims to be the world’s…
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Pay TV in Spain achieves modest growth, Telefónica launches international social network
Pay TV in Spain continued to grow, albeit at a very modest level, last year…
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Biétry: 400,000 would be ‘failure’ for beIN Sport
Winning only 400,000 subscribers after one year of operation would be an “enormous failure” for…
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De Pouzilhac quits AEF, French external media faces reorganisation
Alain de Pouzilhac, the president of France’s external media organisation, the AEF, which groups together…
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Georgia seizes Maestro TV satellites, alleging opposition vote-buying plan
The Tbilisi City Court has seized several thousand satellite dishes imported by Georgian broadcaster Maestro…
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Alcatel-Lucent deploying GPON fibre network in Bulgaria
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it is working with Bulgarian telco Vivacom to deploy GPON fibre…
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English Club TV Channel to make African debut
The English Club TV Channel is launching in Africa using capacity on Spacecom’s Amos satellites….
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Network Ten reportedly to invest in Zeebox’s Australian venture
Australian broadcaster Network Ten is to become a shareholder in the Australian offshoot of former…
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EC takes plunge into copyright management reform
The European Commission has introduced contentious new proposals for a Directive on the collective management…
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DVB approves service-compatible 3D TV
Industry consortium the DVB has approved phase 2a of the DVB-3DTV specification, the so-called service…
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Canal Plus: competition authority acting unconstitutionally
Canal Plus has called into question the constitutional validity of the French competition authority’s powers…
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LG to use Smartclip for Smart TV ads
LG Electronics has chosen video advertising specialist Smartclip to monetise all ad inventory on its…
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Sky to launch international distribution arm
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB is eyeing the launch of an in-house distribution arm as…
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Stingray Digital acquires European music broadcaster
Stingray Digital, the operator of music-based VOD channels including Concert TV, The Karaoke Channel and…
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African Movie Channel to launch on African DTT network
The African Movie Channel (AMC) has struck a carriage deal with African DTT operator StarTimes….
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S4C closing HD channel
UK broadcaster S4C is closing its high-definition channel following swingeing budget cuts. The Welsh broadcaster,…
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Facebook gears up for Olympics coverage
Social network Facebook is working with TV rights holders including NBC in the US and…