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BT Vision performance disappointing

UK telco BT recorded an increase of 18,000 subscribers for its IPTV service BT Vision…

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BoomTV selects Viaccess for DTT

Macedonian pay-TV operator BoomTV has selected conditional access from Viaccess to secure its DTT service….

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Sky Deutschland remains ambitious despite losses

German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland reiterated plans to become profitable in 2011, despite announcing…

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Unitymedia continues to grow digital base

Unitymedia ended September with 1.3 million digital subs, up 17% year-on-year. However, its analogue subscriber…

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Telefónica continues pay-TV growth

Spanish telco Telefónica increased its global pay-TV subscriber base by 15% to a total of…

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Discovery set for Middle East foray

Discovery Networks International is set to launch The Discovery Channel on Middle East pay-TV service…

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Telekom Austria revenues slip

Telekom Austria blamed “weaker economies in foreign markets and negative currency effects” for third quarter…

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Hungarian digital TV homes pass one million mark

Over one million Hungarian homes are now connected to digital TV services, according to the…

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Comstar chooses Miriate for testing services

Russian triple-play provider Comstar-UTS has chosen Miriate, the set-top box testing system from Mirifice, for…

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MTVNI appoints general manager for Hungary

MTV Networks International has appointed Gábor Horváth Dori as general manager, MTV Networks Hungary, which…

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Inmarsat plans high-yield bond

UK satellite operator Inmarsat is planning a US$650m (€434m) high-yield bond. Inmarsat will use the…

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MYtv preps Ukraine launch

MYtv has announced plans for its new DTH service for consumers in Ukraine. The 80-channel…

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Free African SVOD service for France

French ISP Free has launched an African-themed subscription video-on-demand service on its IPTV platform.
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MTV opens comedy hub in Middle East

MTV is opening a production hub in Abu Dhabi to produce comedy content for the…

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Italians probe Auditel ratings

Italian authorities are investigating the country’s ratings agency Auditel, which has been accused of bias…

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Mediaset sees pay-TV revenue increase

Italian broadcaster Mediaset said pay-TV revenue increased by 41% to €379.9m during the nine months…

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Multimedia Polska launches new pay-TV package

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a new 56-channel pay-TV bouquet. The Digital Comfort…

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TF1 returns to profit

French free-to-air broadcaster TF1 has recorded third-quarter net profit of €2m, reversing a net loss…

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Cyfrowy Polsat takes stake in mobile retailer

Poland’s leading DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has acquired a 45% stake in mobile phone retailer…

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Swisscom doubles Bluewin sub base

Swisscom ended September with 186,000 IPTV customers, doubling its subscriber base in 12 months. The…

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MobiTV names European head

Mobile TV specialist MobiTV has named Jan Olin as managing director for Europe. Olin will…

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Gol TV attracts 930,000 subs

Spanish pay-TV channel Gol TV has attracted 930,000 subscribers. The owner of the premium…

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IP Vision signs Carphone Warehouse retail deal

IP Vision, which supplies a hybrid digital-terrestrial receiver and IP and DVR-enabled media centre under…

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Cyfrowy Polsat edges closer to three million subs

Poland’s leading DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat added 73,000 subscribers during the third quarter, giving it…

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CTC Media takes action against former CEO

Russian broadcaster CTC Media is taking legal action against former president and chief executive Alexander…

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UPC Ireland plans €90m broadband investment

UPC Ireland plans to invest €90m in a superfast broadband network. The cable operator will…

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Intelsat reports loss as revenues rise

Satellite operator Intelsat reported a net loss of US$94.3m (€105m) for the third quarter. Revenue…

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Sky Mobile TV launches on iPhone

UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has launched an application that allows users to watch live sports…

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RTL ad revenues down but profits rise

Pan European broadcaster RTL Group saw pre-tax profit increase by 22.7% as a result of…

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Ofcom refuses BBC’s Freeview anti-piracy request

UK communications regulator Ofcom has rejected the BBC’s request for anti-piracy technology to be introduced…