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Egyptian TV body takes action against Al Jazeera over World Cup
The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) is to take legal action against Middle Eastern…
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News Corp bid for Sky rejected as directors call for higher price
UK pay-TV operator BSkyBs eight independent directors have said they would recommend a price of…
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HD popularity growing in Finland
Nearly half of Finnish homes have a HD television set and 35% of the population…
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Prisa to invest in US Hispanic programmer
Spanish media company Prisa will invest 31.4m to acquire a 51% stake in US Hispanic…
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CSA launches consultation on protection of minors from VOD services
French media regulator the CSA has launched a new public consultation on protection of minors…
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Primacom seeks insolvency protection
German cable operator Primacom will file for insolvency protection from its creditors. The troubled…
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Eurosport makes new appointments
Eurosport has made a series of new appointments. Jean-Thierry Augustin has extended his current…
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CIMG appoints ad sales chief
Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has appointed Nigel Ponder as executive director, ad sales, EMEA….
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Russian kids show launches simultaneously on TV and internet
The latest series of popular Russian kids animated show Masha and the Bear is being…
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EBU appoints new Technical Committee
The EBU Technical Assembly has appointed a new 13-member Technical Committee. Chair Alberto Morello from…
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Akado to carry new PPV sports channel
Russian service provider Akado has begun to carry a pay-per-view sports channel, 2Sport2. The…
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Virgin Media begins marketing cheaper Sky Sports and Movie channels
Virgin Media has begun marketing Skys premium channels at a cut-price fee following OfcomÂs ruling…
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Kewego strikes deal with YouTube
French video platform provider Kewego has formed a strategic partnership with YouTube, allowing its 450…
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ARCEP launches consultation on FTTH in less densely-populated zones
French telecom regulator ARCEP has formally launched a public consultation on the deployment of very…
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UPC provides details about multimedia gateway
Cable operator UPC provided details about its new integrated multimedia home gateway and set-top box…
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Virgin Media backs Canvas but wants it to be more ÂopenÂ
Neil Berkett, CEO of Virgin Media, would like to see more open standards from Project…
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HD Freeview viewing restricted to certain set-tops
UK communications regulator Ofcom has agreed to a BBC proposal that allows it to restrict…
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French VOD market shows rapid growth
The French video-on-demand market this year could be worth 150m, according to a new study….
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FIFA backs Al Jazeera during World Cup jamming
Football governing body FIFA has criticised attempts to jam Al-Jazeera Sport channel’s World Cup transmission,…
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ITV apologises for England World Cup own goal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has issued an unreserved apology after a transmission error caused soccer…
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Sony kicks off UK 3D marketing push
Sony has kicked off a major marketing push of 3D consumer electronics and associated content…
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Telekom launches first three-screen service in Macedonia
Deutsche Telekom has launched what it describes as its first three-screen offer, in Macedonia. …
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MyTF1 on Orange
MyTF1, the IPTV portal operated by the French commercial broadcaster, is set to launch on…
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Spotify launches TV service
Online music service Spotify is to launch on TVs across Sweden and Finland after striking…
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TF1 completes NT1 and TMC acquisition
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has completed its acquisition of digital channels NT1 and TMC from…
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Akamai acquires mobile specialist Velocitude
Content delivery network provider Akamai has acquired mobile services platform Velocitude. Akamai said the…
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FranceÂs VOD via DTT could launch next year
France could see the launch of video-on-demand via its digital-terrestrial platform next year following the…
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BBC HD launches on Cyfra Plus
Polish pay-TV platform Cyfra Plus has added BBC Worldwides BBC HD channel to its line-up….
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Canal Plus 3D available on Free and SFR
French pay-TV provider Canal Pluss 3D channel is now available via IPTV providers Free and…
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Pace delivers second generation DVRs to Multichoice
Set-top vendor has been selected to provide new HD DVRs to African pay-TV service Multichoice….