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Viewers turning to tablets for long-form video
Viewers are increasingly turning to tablets, mobile devices and especially connected TVs and game consoles…
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Meo passes one million
Portugal Telecom’s Meo IPTV service has passed the milestone of one million customers, three and…
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Netflix confirms Lionsgate deal
Netflix announced a programming deal with US producer and distributor Lionsgate today for its soon-to-launch…
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France to annul bonus channels law
The French government is preparing a law that will formally withdraw the allocation of so-called…
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BSkyB urges shareholders to back James Murdoch ahead of AGM vote
The directors of BSkyB have written to shareholders, urging them to back under-fire chairman James…
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Czech Republic first in CEE to complete switchover
The Czech Republic has become the first country in central and eastern Europe to complete…
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Omlet.ru movies on-demand available via Philips Smart TV
Russian service provider MTS has made its Omlet.ru portal available on Philips Smart TVs, Blu-ray…
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A+E Networks hires marketing boss
A+E Networks UK has hired Anna Priest as vice president of marketing and communications. She…
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TVN’s ‘n’ sees solid growth in subscription and pre-paid
Polish broadcaster TVN’s pay TV platform ‘n’ added 32,000 subscribers in the last quarter and…
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ITV says it will outperform market in 2011, but cautious on 2012
ITV will outperform the wider TV advertising market in 2011, but remains cautious on its…
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Telekom Austria sees strong IPTV growth
Telekom Austria had 186,000 A1TV customers in Austria at the end of September, up 39%…
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AP introduces HD Entertainment
The Associated Press has launched a high-definition AP Entertainment news service, the first phase of…
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AsiaSat contracts new satellites
Satellite operator AsiaSat has signed contracts with Space Systems/Loral for the construction of its planned…
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Al Jazeera dismisses Kids channel chief and senior staff
The general manager and a swathe of senior staff at the Al Jazeera Children’s Channel…
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Adobe pulls back from mobile, TV to focus on HTML5
Adobe will no longer provide Flash for mobile devices and is also pulling back from…
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Blizoo launches Fiber Power, new triple-play package
Bulgaria’s leading cable operator Blizoo has launched a new Premium HD triple-play package combining 150…
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Al Jazeera launches in the Balkans today
Al Jazeera’s news service for the Balkans rolls out today. From 18:00 local time today,…
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UPC Poland adds Canal Plus On Demand
Cable operator UPC Poland has added Canal Plus Poland’s on-demand service to its video-on-demand line-up….
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French VOD market expected to pass €200 million
France’s video-on-demand market should produce revenues of €200 million this year, according to the latest…
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TF1 lowers guidance as ad market suffers
France’s leading commercial broadcaster TF1 has lowered its revenue guidance for 2011 as a result…
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Telefónica sees TV growth
Spanish telco Telefónica had 3.2 million TV customers at the end of September, up 18%…
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SES sees order backlog growth
Satellite operator SES has seen its contract backlog increase to €7.1 billion, up 9% since…
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AMC Networks increased programming costs offset revenue increase
An increase in international revenue at AMC Networks international business was offset by increase programming…
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Sony’s Stringer: industry needs to focus on new kind of TV
TV manufacturers will need to focus their efforts on “a different kind of TV set”…
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Fox turns to Technicolor for Sons of Anarchy app
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is to launch an interactive application for its show Sons…
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BBC Worldwide names general counsel
BBC Worldwide, the UK broadcaster’s commercial arm, has named Martyn Freeman as its new general…
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Denmark to get new sports channel
A new sports channel for Denmark, Kanal Sport, is expected to launch on the YouSee…
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Sky Deutschland beats analyst expectations
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has turned in a solid set of results, beating analysts’…
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NHK and BBC will use Olympics to showcase Super Hi Vision
Japanese public broadcaster NHK and its UK counterpart the BBC have confirmed that they are…
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Lovefilm releases first Android app
Movies-on-demand service Lovefilm has released its first app for Android devices. The app, which is…