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Intelsat sees improvement in revenue

Satellite operator Intelsat has posted revenues of US$644.3 million (€461.6 million), up 4.3% and a…

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Blinkx expected to register profit from next year

Online TV technology company Blinkx has exceeded its own guidance and analysts expectations with first…

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European DTT switch-off targets in doubt

All of the major territories in Western Europe will have launched a DTT service…

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Swisscom sees near doubling of IPTV base

Swisscom had 358,000 IPTV subscribers at the end of September, up 92.5% year-on-year. The telco…

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Nilesat takes additional Eutelsat capacity at 7° West

Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat has signed a 10-year contract for five transponders from Eutelsat at…

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Ad rebound drives RTL revenues and profit growth

RTL has recorded a 48% increase in EBITA profit and 8% revenue uptick in its…

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Numericable and Orange launching new 3D services

French cable operator Numericable has launched what it describes as France’s first 3D TV channel….

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Advertising rebound compensates subscription decline for Prisa

The audiovisual sector contributed €1.206 billion to Spanish media group Prisa’s revenues for the first…

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KDG adds new HD channels

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has added six new HD channels to its programming…

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Simultaneous Danish cinema and VOD release for Phoenix movie

Danish cable operator YouSee is to make the Joaquin Phoenix movie I’m Still Here available…

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New Fastweb chief named

Alberto Calcagno has been named a general manager of Swisscom-owned Italian ISP Fastweb. Calcagno,…

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European cable losing TV market share


Cable remains the leading platform for pay TV services in Europe, but it is steadily…

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France Télévisions installs disaster recovery

French public broadcaster France Télévisions has installed a disaster recovery system supplied by Thomson Video…

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NTV Plus adds Playboy TV

Russian pay TV provider NTV Plus has added Playboy TV to its programming line-up….

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Azerbaijan chooses Arianespace for first satellite launch

The government of Azerbaijan has chosen Arianespace to launch the country’s first telecommunications satellite. …

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TV fails to contribute to Lagardére ad revenue boost

Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, reported revenues of €1.289 billion for…

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Bid TV renews its contract with Arqiva

UK shopping channel Bid TV has renewed its contract with broadcast services provider Arqiva. …

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KidsCo launches on Greek IPTV

NBC Universal, Cookie Jar and Corus Entertainment-owned kids channel KidsCo has secured carriage on…

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BBC iPlayer available on Blackberry

UK public broadcaster the BBC’s iPlayer online catch-up service is now available on Blackberry devices….

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RTL 2 HD to launch in December

Commercial broadcaster RTL plans to launch an HD version of its German RTL 2 channel…

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UPC Netherlands to carry SBS catch-up, moves forward with upgrade

Commercial broadcaster SBS’s Dutch catch-up TV service, SBS Gemist, is expected to be made available…

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Kroes calls for rethink on copyright

Neelie Kroes, the EU’s digital agenda commissioner, has called for a debate about reform of…

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BSkyB breaks 10 million barrier ahead of schedule

UK pay TV operator BSkyB has achieved its long-term target of 10 million TV…

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AXN HD rolls out in Poland

AXN HD is launching in Poland after securing carriage on Polish pay TV platform ‘n’….

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Cyfrowy Polsat gives access to extra channels

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is making a number of additional channels available free…

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M6 beats analyst expectations on advertising rebound

French commercial broadcaster M6 Group’s third quarter revenue grew by 7.3% year-on-year to €317.7 million…

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FLO TV exit will cost Qualcomm up to US$175m

Technology company Qualcomm’s exit from the mobile TV business will cost it up to US$175…

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Ofcom starts work on News Corp-BSkyB probe

UK communications regulator Ofcom has commenced its probe into the proposed News Corp deal to…

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Pace acquires Latens

UK-based set-top box provider Pace has acquired Northern Ireland-based conditional access provider Latens for approximately…

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Zon provides streaming music service to TV subs

Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia has added music streaming service MyWay to its digital…