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Canal Plus and TF1 channels dominate pay-TV ratings
Canal Plus Sport, TF1-owned TV Breizh and M6-owned Paris Première have topped cable and satellite…
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Competition could boost Italian pay-TV take-up
Italy could have up to 11 million pay TV subscribers over the next two years…
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UK government to push back broadband target, cancel cross-media rules
The UK government has revealed details of its plans for the media and broadband industries…
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KDG set to benefit from convergence
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) will benefit from the wash away of the borders…
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Net Insight and Ericsson win contract for Polish DTT
Polish transmission network provider Emitel has ordered equipment from Net Insight and Ericsson to build…
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Media Capital sees revenues slide
Portuguese media company Media Capital has posted half year revenues of 120.5m a 9% decrease…
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Ono outsources voice network to Huawei
Spanish cable operator Ono has chosen Huawei to upgrade its voice network. Huawei will…
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OWN names marketing chief
The Oprah Winfrey Network: OWN has hired former Discovery exec Maurizio Vitale as senior vice-president,…
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UK programme spend falls as TV viewing rises
Spending on first-run, UK made programmes continues to fall, according to regulator Ofcoms latest Public…
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Eutelsat and Qatar chose SS/L for joint venture satellite
Eutelsat and Qatar government investment vehicle ictQATAR have chosen Space Systems/Loral to build a new…
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Hungary continues digital TV penetration
Hungary was home to 2.527 million TV subscribers in May, up from 2.517 million in…
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NSN frontrunner to acquire Motorola infrastructure business
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire the network infrastructure business…
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Film4 HD to launch on Virgin Media on July 20
A high definition version of UK film channel Film4 will launch on Virgin Medias cable…
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Tele2 and Ziggo agree analogue resale deal
Dutch cable operator Ziggo and alternative telco Tele2 have finally agreed the terms by which…
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UPC Poland adds three new Discovery channels
UPC Poland has added Discovery HD Showcase, Animal Planet HD and Discovery Historia to its…
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News Corp should pay more for Sky, says analyst
News Corp should pay up to £3bn (3.6bn) more than it has already offered to…
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Orange named as possible Canvas partner
Mobile operator and internet service provider Orange UK is in talks to join the…
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Zon chooses IBM for software systems upgrade
Portuguese pay-TV operator Zon Multimédia is investing 1.2m to consolidate its IT and network management…
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Omneon names southern Europe chief
Playout and broadcast equipment provider Omneon has named Carlos Ferreira as southern European manager. Ferriera…
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Georgian broadcaster loses Eutelsat court case
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has lost a trial against satellite operator Eutelsat, according to…
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Sky planning Arabic news channel
BSkyB is planning to launch an Arabic news service, according to British press reports….
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SwitzerlandÂs MyGate launches VOD service
Swiss triple-play provider MyGate is launching a video-on-demand service later this month. The operator…
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Red Bee provides playout for Five HD
UK commercial channel Five has appointed media services provider Red Bee Media to handle playout…
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Antenna confirms interest in UKÂs Five
Greek broadcaster Antenna has confirmed its interest in acquiring UK commercial broadcaster Five from RTL…
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EU approves Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal
Comcast’s acquisition of NBC Universal moved a step closer after it won European regulatory approval….
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Lagardère looking at fourth-quarter IPO for Canal Plus stake
French conglomerate Lagardère is reportedly aiming for a fourth-quarter IPO of its 20% stake in…
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Eurosport 2 gets Hot deal
Eurosport has expanded global distribution of its Eurosport 2 channel after signing a deal with…
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Rovi signs licence deal with Unitymedia
Rovi Corporation has signed a multi-year licence agreement for interactive programme guide (IPG) patents with…
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German cable operators launch summer promos to attract new subs
German cable operators Kabel BW and Tele Columbus have launched a number of offers to…
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MTS makes offer for Comstar shares
Russian service provider Comstar-UTS has received a voluntary tender offer from mobile player MTS for…