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Former Fox International Channels boss Calemzuk leaves Shine



Emiliano Calemzuk is leaving Shine Group and will not be replaced as CEO, Shine Americas.
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Televes offers fully assembled headends

TV technology company Televes has begun commercialising fully assembled distribution headends. The Spanish company said…

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Connected devices help iPlayer to record year

The BBC’s iPlayer platform received a record 1.94 billion requests for TV programmes last year,…

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Lovefilm inks on-demand deal with Disney

Amazon’s Lovefilm has inked a deal with Disney for ABC TV On Demand service. The…

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Standard definition switch-off in sight

High definition TV penetration in mature TV markets will soon reach a level that means…

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BT preps new Vision

UK telco BT is redesigning its BT Vision IPTV service, according to a report in…

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3D channel launches on Canal Digital

High TV, the 3D TV general entertainment channel, has rolled out on Swedish pay TV…

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Swisscom launches catch-up platform

Swisscom is launching a new catch-up TV service as it revealed the growing popularity of…

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Canal Plus names new TV chiefs

Canal Plus has named Raphaël De Andréis as deputy director-general in charge of pay TV…

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Virgin Media gears up for Formula 1 channel

UK cable operator Virgin Media is adding the new Formula 1 channel from Sky Sports…

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ARD criticises Cartel Office move on football highlights

German public broadcaster ARD has criticised the Federal Cartel Office’s decision on Friday to allow…

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Cyfra Plus launches iPhone app

Cyfra Plus has launched new iPhone and iPad apps giving access to the Polish pay…

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DLNA launches Premium Video

Connected home consortium the DLNA used last week’s CES in Las Vegas to launch DLNA…

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CME launches female-skewed channel

Warner Bros-backed central and eastern Europe-focused broadcast group CME is launching a female-skewing channel in…

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Fox strikes ER-Telecom deal

Russian pay TV operator ER-Telecom has added Fox channels National Geographic and Fox Life to…

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Euronews launches on DTT in Greece and Cyprus

News channel Euronews has launched on digital-terrestrial TV in Greece and Cyprus, targeting full nationwide…

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SeaChange’s CFO leaves company

TV technology company SeaChange International’s chief financial officer, Kevin Bisson, has left the company. Bisson…

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M6’s Téva goes free-to-air on Orange TV

M6’s female-focused channel Téva has moved from pay TV to free-to-air on the Orange TV…

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BSkyB and studios attack Competition Commission’s new movie market remedies

BSkyB and Hollywood studios have criticised the UK Competition Commission’s ‘further remedies’ to its ruling…

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Hulu registers 1.5 million paying subs, says it offers best deal for content providers


Hulu had 1.5 million paying customers at end-2011 and says that subscription services will account…

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CBI lobbies for UK media reform

UK business leaders group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called upon authorities to ensure…

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Microsoft’s web TV plans on hold



Microsoft has put its proposed online subscription video platform on hold, according to news agency…

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Rostelecom strikes deal with Disney, eyes expansion

Russian service provider Rostelecom has struck a deal with Disney to make Disney content available…

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IPTV shows strong growth

Global IPTV subscribers grew by 6.06% in the third quarter of 2011 to total 54.4…

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MTS passes three million pay TV subs



Russian service provider MTS has passed the three million pay TV subscriber mark.
 The operator…

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Dutch cabler appeals order to ban file-sharing site

Dutch MSO Ziggo has appealed a court order that it restricts access to the Pirate…

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KIT Digital provides XBox apps for UK broadcasters

TV technology provider KIT Digital is providing technology to support delivery of services, including voice…

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TV4 to air BBC World News content



BBC World News, the UK public broadcaster’s international news channel, and Swedish broadcaster TV4 have…

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Telemach to restart broadcast of ProSiebenSat.1 channels 


Telemach and other Slovenian cable operators have struck a deal with VG Media, which represents…

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Albertis sells Eutelsat stake



Albertis has sold a 16% stake it held in satellite operator Eutelsat.
The company sold the…