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Telekom Austria to merge fixed and mobile units
Telekom Austria is to merge its mobile and fixed operations Mobilkom Austria and Telekom Austria….
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Jazztel increases ADSL subs by 55%
Spanish ISP and IPTV operator Jazztel increased its ADSL sub base by 55% in 2009,…
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Italian officials issue arrest warrant for Fastweb co-founder Scaglia
Italian justice officials have issued arrest warrants for Silvio Scaglia, the billionaire co-founder of broadband…
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CME appoints CFO
Central and eastern European broadcast group CME has appointed David Sach as chief financial officer….
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Comcast ups Donati
Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has promoted Duccio Donati to executive VP. Donati will now…
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STN to provide headend services for Slovenian DTT
Slovenian teleport operator STN is to provide headend services for the second Slovenian digital-terrestrial TV…
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Sky launches on Nokia Ovi
UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has extended its mobile TV service to Nokia phone users after…
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Casbaa adds News, France 24
Asian pay-TV trade association Casbaa has added four members to its ranks. The new…
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Universal Channel launches on Turksat
The Universal Channel has launched on Turkish pay-TV platform Turksat Cable TV. The channel made…
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iPlayer hits weekly record requests in January
The BBCs iPlayer recorded a weekly record of 23.8 million requests for TV programmes during…
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UPC consolidates DTH activities
Liberty Global-backed pay-TV operator UPC has consolidated its European DTH activities. The DTH services in…
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Prisa delays debt repayment
Spanish media group Prisa, owner of pay-TV company Sogecable, has struck an agreement with its…
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News Corp to take stake in Rotana
Saudi media group Rotana has agreed to sell a 9.09% stake to News Corp for…
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S&T provides MHEG engine for Freeview HD box
Interactive TV specialist Strategy & Technologys RedKey 2 MHEG engine is powering the text and…
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Google acquires video compression specialist
Google has acquired video compression technology company On2 Technologies for US$106m (78m). The deal is…
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NBC rebrands Sci Fi UK
NBC Universals channels division, Universal Networks International, is rebranding its UK science fiction channel Sci…
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UPC Netherlands launches Ajax on-demand
UPC Netherlands has launched an on-demand portal dedicated to Amsterdam football club Ajax. UPC…
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KDG confirms IPO plan
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has confirmed that it will launch an IPO on…
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Egyptian channels join Arabsat platform
The channels will form the basis of a new bouquet of Egyptian channels on the…
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YLE names new director-general
Finnish public broadcaster YLE has named Lauri Kivinen as its new director-general. Kivinen, who…
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STV and ITV lock horns again
STV, the ITV franchise holder for Scotland, will reportedly launch another legal claim against ITV…
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KDG IPO in prospect as junk bond market dries up
German cable operator Kabel Deutschlands (KDG) owners Providence Equity Partners are believed to be moving…
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M7 chooses Pace for HD set-tops
Set-top vendor Pace has been chosen by Luxembourg-based DTH operator M7 to develop HD and…
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Eurosport goes live on iPhones
The British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2 channels are available on the iPhone from today…
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Swisscom strikes deal for rollout of FTTH in Swiss capital
Swisscom has struck an agreement with utility Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) on the rollout of…
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MTG takes control of Ukrainian DTH
Swedish media company the Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired an additional 35% stake in…
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Sky Deutschland secures deal for Luxembourg distribution
News Corp-owned German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck an agreement with Luxembourg telco P&T…
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New challenge to South African switchover proposal
South Africas National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAFCOC) is mounting a legal…
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Zon moves forward with Angola plan
Portuguese pay-TV provider Zon Multimédia last week secured a preliminary agreement to launch a new…
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CNBC launches on Freesat
Business news channel CNBC is launching on Freesat, the UK free-to-air satellite platform. The channel…