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Virgin’s Berkett: BBC’s Canvas consultation a “whitewash”

Virgin Media CEO Neil Berkett slammed the BBC Trust’s consultation on the proposed Project Canvas…

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Sky Deutschland buys logistics company

Sky Deutschland has acquired logistics company Loxxess Medienlogistik. The German pay-TV operator would not…

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Numericable hires CFO

French cabler Numerciable has recruited Thierry Lemaitre as its new chief financial officer. He joins…

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KDG to launch four-tuner DVR with OTT

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) plans to launch a four-tuner DVR with the capability…

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Liberty Global to deploy IP home gateway

International cable operator Liberty Global plans to deploy an IP-based home gateway some time this…

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OSN chooses Harmonic for HD launch

Video equipment supplier Harmonic has announced that OSN, the new name for Middle Eastern pay-TV…

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ADB demos 3D user guide

Set-top box supplier ADB is using the Cable Congress event in Brussels to demonstrate a…

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Sky Italia could launch DTT service by year-end

Satellite pay-TV operator Sky Italia may be allowed to launch channels via Italy’s digital terrestrial…

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Warner Bros signs 3 VOD deal

US studio Warner Bros is launching its branded TV service, Warner TV, on the UK…

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Numericable cuts triple-play offer

Numericable has reduced the scope of its cut-price triple-play service. The French cable operator…

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Liberty Global’s O’Neill predicts M&A activity this year, KDG “a bridge too far”

Shane O’Neill, chief strategy officer at cable group Liberty Global, told delegates at the Cable…

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ProSieben reports profit, appoints Dan Marks

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 recorded a fourth quarter net profit in its latest financial results and…

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GlobeCast brings Mandarin animation to European VOD platforms

Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has been selected by Chinese animation house ZN Animation to distribute…

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Meo passes half million pay-TV subs

Portugal Telcom’s pay-TV service Meo nearly doubled its subscriber base last year, reaching a total…

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Discovery plans more international launches to follow TLC

Having announced yesterday its intention to roll out female-skewing cable network TLC internationally, Discovery has…

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Telenor chooses Irdeto for customer care and billing

Conditional access specialist Irdeto has implemented a customer care and billing solution for pay-TV operator…

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Viaccess to collaborate with NEC

Conditional access company Viaccess and NEC Electronics are to collaborate to incorporate the former’s…

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Multimedia Polska passes 100,000 digital subs

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska ended 2009 with 106,400 digital TV subscribers, up 40% year-on-year….

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Kabel BW adds Playboy TV

German cable operator Kabel BW has added adult channel Playboy TV to its Männer…

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Welho launches 200Mbps broadband

Finnish cable operator Welho has launched a 200Mbps broadband service. The move follows a…

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Telenet to launch LTE trial, new investment planned

Flemish cable operator Telenet will launch an LTE next-generation mobile trial in Mechelin in April…

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Ono ups Disney content

Spanish pay-TV operator Ono has boosted the Disney content available via its Videoclub video-on-demand service….

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Digital now over half of cable TV revenues

Digital TV now accounts for over half of cable TV revenues, according to figures released…

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Harris signs Abu Dhabi deal

Broadcast technology group Harris has announced that the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) has placed…

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Cyfrowy Polsat adds FilmBox

Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has added the FilmBox and FilmBox HD channels to its…

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BBC should take care in foreign programming acquisitions, says Ofcom’s Richards

Ofcom is not planning any imminent analysis into the size and scope of the BBC…

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Viasat inks Norwegian IPTV deal

Pay-TV group Viasat has agreed a carriage deal for its channels on the IPTV service…

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International bow for TLC

Discovery Communications is rolling out its female-skewing lifestyle channel TLC internationally. The channel, which currently…

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ITV revenues remain stable

Overall revenues at ITV were £1.9bn (€2bn) compared with £2bn a year earlier. The broadcaster…

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Analysts welcome CME’s Ukraine deal

Analysts have welcomed CME’s sale of Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1. The central and eastern Europe-focused…