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Freesat adds Argos TV

UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added the Argos TV shopping channel to its line-up….

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Bridge updates microVB for OTT support

Bridge Technologies has updated its microVB miniaturised digital media probe for subscriber premises. The microVB…

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Atlantic Bird 7 enters service

Eutelsat Atlantic Bird 7 satellite has entered commercial operation one month after its launch to…

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Signiant names new CEO

Media technology company Signiant has named Margaret Craig as its new CEO. Craig was previously…

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Volicon launches loudness monitoring for cable

Technology company Volicon has launched the integrated real-time loudness monitoring capabilities of its Observer version…

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EBU using SES for Pan American Games coverage

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has signed an occasional use capacity deal with SES for…

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AsiaSat 7 arrives in Baikonur

The Space Systems/Loral-built AsiaSat 7 satellite has arrived in Baikonur ahead of its planned launch…

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Netflix to launch in UK and Ireland early next year

US-based movie video streaming service Netflix has confirmed it will launch in the UK and…

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Ofcom calls for media plurality comments

Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has invited comments on measuring media plurality, following a request…

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Cartel office extends Kabel BW review, Liberty offers concessions



The German cartel office has extended its review into Liberty Global’s proposed takeover of German…

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Disney Channel going free-to-air in Turkey


Disney Channel is launching on Free Sat in Turkey, taking the kids and family offering…

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Hadopi surveys legitimate VOD market

Some 6,392 films have been made available on video-on-demand platforms in France this year, of …

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BBC Worldwide Channels appoints EMEA development VP

BBC Worldwide Channels has appointed Nina Laricheva as vice-president development for its EMEA business. Laricheva…

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MTG reorganises management team

Nordic free and pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Jørgen Madsen as…

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Prisa grows pay TV numbers

Spanish pay TV platform Canal Plus, which was recently rebranded from Digital Plus, ended September…

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Free’s Niel looking at Orange Switzerland

French quad-play provider Free’s owner Xavier Niel is to take part in the second round…

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nutiTV reaches one in four Estonian homes

Estonian telco Elion’s nutiTV service now reaches 134,600 subscribers, or about one in four Estonian…

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KidsCo launches in Belarus

Kids channel KidsCo has launched in Belarus on the IPTV platform of Cosmos TV. KidsCo…

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Astra 1N operational

SES’s new satellite Astra 1N has entered commercial service at the orbital position of 28.2°…

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Pace troubled by Thailand floods

Flooding in Thailand could negatively impact set-top vendor Pace’s operating profit by up to US$9…

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Netflix hires exec to drive original programming



Netflix has hired a senior production and development executive to expand its moves into original…

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ODG to deliver ITV content to Three

On Demand Group is to distribute commercial broadcaster ITV’s content to mobile operator Three’s customers….

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Voddler begins selling premium US series

Scandinavian online video service Voddler has begun selling premium US series for the first time….

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Discovery Networks makes international appointments

Discovery Networks has announced a raft of international appointments. Doug Baker, formerly chief financial officer…

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TV ownership growing in Poland

Over five million Polish households have two or more TV sets, according to a survey…

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KidsCo names Disney exec as distribution director

International children’s channel KidsCo has named Kimberly Huttnestine as its new distribution director. Huttnestine joins…

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MTG gets NHL hockey rights

Modern Times Group has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the National Hockey League (NHL)…

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Cyfra Plus adds 10 HD channels

Polish cable operator Cyfra Plus will add 10 HD channels to its line-up in the…

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SBS Broadcasting names new CEO

Georgette Schlick is replacing Eric van Stade as chief executive of Dutch broadcaster SBS Broadcasting….

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Sky refutes BBC claim for retransmission fees to be dropped

BSkyB’s group commercial director Rob Webster has hit back at the BBC after the commercial…