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Time Warner chief hails UltraViolet and HBO Go growth
Use of UltraViolet ‘digital lockers’ grew by 65% last year, while HBO Go, the premium…
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BBC Trust calls for review into YouView investment
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has called on the broadcaster to “carefully review…
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Digital boost for TV4 but C More drags
Pay TV unit C More acted as a drag on TV4 Group’s 2013 financials, but…
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TVN’s x-news offers TVP content
X-news, the online news service operated by Polish broadcaster TVN’s TVN Media unit, which provides…
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BT launches digital movie store on YouView
BT has launched an electronic sell-through service, allowing YouView users the option to buy digital…
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YouView partner structure in doubt as funding talks near end
UK pay TV operators BT and TalkTalk could emerge as the major shareholders in web-connected…
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Channel 4’s viewer database hits 10 million people
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has reached a milestone 10 million registered viewers, which it says…
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Former Lovefilm exec lands ProSieben digital role
Lesley Mackenzie, the former group digital officer of streaming site Lovefilm, has landed a role…
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Channel 5+24 launches on Freesat
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has launched a 24-hour timeshifted version of its channel on the…
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Fashion TV extends deal with SatLink
Israel-based teleport provider SatLink Communications has extended its deal with Fashion TV for the global…
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NBC Olympics announces tech partners for Sochi
Harmonic is providing its MediaGrid shared storage and MediaDeck integrated media playout server system to…
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Fox channels reshuffles European execs
Fox International Channels has moved several of its senior executives in Europe into new positions…
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Super Bowl generates 1.8 billion Twitter TV impressions
Sunday’s Super Bowl generated 1.8 billion Twitter TV impressions, reaching a unique audience of 15.3…
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Euronews claims record YouTube figures
Euronews logged record YouTube viewing figures in 2013, claiming a 160% rise in viewing figures…
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France Télévisions taps Hubee for Pluzz.fr on Free
Broadcaster France Télévisions has tapped existing on-demand TV partner Hubee to provide its video-on-demand and…
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EBU taps Newtec for pan-European news exchange
The European Broadcasting Union has signed a contract to deploy technology provider Newtec’s satellite broadcast…
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Freetime connected TV boost for Freesat
Freetime connected TV set-tops now account for 40% of UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat’s installed…
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AMC Networks completes US$1bn Chellomedia purchase
AMC Networks has closed its US$1 billion (€750 million) acquisition of global channels operator and…
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BBC Worldwide launches Top Gear Facebook app
BBC Worldwide has launched a Top Gear virtual Facebook app, to coincide with the start…
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Slovak Sport.TV2 delivers Premier League to freeSAT homes
Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm UPC DTH has added sports channel Slovak Sport.TV2 to its…
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Disney expands HD offering in German-speaking region
Disney XD and Disney Junior are launching in HD in the German speaking region for…
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Motive Television joins the HbbTV Consortium
UK-based TV technology services firm Motive Television has joined the HbbTV consortium in a bid to…
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IMG uses RRsat for SuperBowl
Sports media specialist IMG has used Israel-based RRsat to distribute coverage of Sunday’s American Football…
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Blinkbox re-launches UK VoD service with multiple studio deals
Blinkbox has signed deals with nine distributors as it brings back its ‘Try TV on…
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TVN chooses Brightcove for online video
Polish broadcaster TVN has chosen Brightcove’s Video Cloud online video platform to manage and distribute…
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New film channel for Poland debuts with Cyfrowy Polsat
A new film channel for Poland from channel provider SPI international-owned Kino Polska, FilmBox Arthouse,…
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Eurosport hails record digital month
Pan-European sports channel Eurosport, currently celebrating its 25th year, has aid it achieved its best-ever…
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TVN pleased with TVN24 Biznes i Świat performance
TVN-owned business and international news channel TVN24 Biznes i Świat saw a peak audience of…
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At800 scales back UK DTT service disruption efforts
At800, the UK body set up to test for interference from 4G networks on DTT…
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Sky, HBO target co-production in content deal renewal
The UK’s BSkyB and pay TV counterpart HBO are to up their partnership by co-developing…