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Ziggo to sell 20% stake on public market
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has set an indicative price range of between €16.50 and €18.50…
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Kroes backs cable opposition to Dutch open access move
European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes has told European cable CEOs that the EC is opposed…
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Canal Plus and Al Jazeera reach compromise on Serie A rights
Pay TV group Canal Plus and Al Jazeera have agreed to share the French TV…
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Hulu to sell original series internationally
Online video service Hulu is to start selling its original series to international broadcasters after…
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France’s AEF in deal with Qatar Media Corp
Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France (AEF), the umbrella organisation for France24, RFI and Monte Carlo…
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LFP awards Ligue 1 European distribution rights
Media company MP & Silva has been appointed as the European distributer for Ligue 1…
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UPC Hungary to acquire local operator
UPC Hungary has received regulatory approval to acquire local cable operator RubiCom. The country’s Competition…
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Hot adds Russian channels to line-up
Israeli cable operator Hot has added two Russian-language channels from Channel One’s World Network to…
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Martial arts producer to launch TV channel
Mixed martial arms producer Takedown Entertainment is launching a speciality digital television channel. The network…
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Mozambique’s TVM to launch second channel
Mozambican public broadcaster TVM is launching a second channel. The network is launching TVM-2, a…
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France Télécom and SFR move forward with fibre rollout
France Télécom/Orange and SFR have unveiled their joint plan to build a fibre optic network…
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Eutelsat and Es’hailSat select Arianespace for joint mission
Eutelsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar-based satellite company, have selected Arianespace to launch their Eutelsat 25B…
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UK regulator probes BSkyB ownership
Ofcom is widening an investigation into the ownership of UK pay TV operator BSkyB. The…
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No regulatory holiday for telecoms players, says Kroes
The EC’s digital agenda goals can best be met by maximising competition and not by…
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UK’s Channel 4 launches catch-up channel
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is launching a new channel programmed with content it has aired…
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Lagardère Active improves profitability, CSA mulls Elle TV proposal
Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, improved its profitability last year thanks…
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BSkyB cuts retransmission fees
News Corp-backed pay TV platform BSkyB has cut the amount that it charges the BBC…
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Cable operators extending support inside and outside the home
Cable operators will increasingly be forced to extend the levels of support they offer to…
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TV2 joins Stofa’s WebTV To Go
TV 2 is making its channels available on Danish cable operator Stofa’s WebTV To Go…
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Panasonic adds Rovi TotalGuide to connected sets
Interactive TV technology provider Rovi’s TotalGuide solution has launched on Panasonic’s 2012 Smart TVs and…
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African Television to air in Europe following SES deal
SES has signed a capacity and uplink deal with Netherlands-based Scope Media TV for the…
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Rostelecom completes NTC acquisition
Rostelecom has completed its acquisition of a 28.2% stake in Russian cable operator NTC, taking…
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Google gets green light for Kansas City pay TV
Google’s Google Fiber arm has won approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build…
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Mediaset warns of job cuts
Mediaset’s chairman has warned of job cuts at the company if the country’s economy does…
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Digital TV usurps broadband as cable growth driver
Digital TV services are overtaking broadband as the key growth drivers for cable operators, Cable…
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Liberty Global plans MVNO launches this year
Liberty Global plans to launch MVNO services across Europe this year. The operator’s Belgian cable…
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Voddler launches OTT platform in Spain
Voddler, the Sweden-based company that operates a video-on-demand platform, has launched its service in Spain….
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Positive outlook for cable financing
Cable investment is currently more suited to the public market as opposed to private investment,…
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YouTube sees growth in subscriptions following channel revamp
YouTube has seen growth of 60% in daily unique visits to its channels since it…
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50Mbps should be maximum standard speed for now, says Fries
Liberty Global will set 50Mbps as the standard speed for the bulk of subscribers beyond…