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Broadcasters
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Baltcom adds two HD channels
Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to add Animal Planet HD and Eurosport 2 HD to…
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iPlayer hits record February
The BBC’s on-demand service the iPlayer new record highs for average daily and weekly content…
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Syfy Kids heads for CEE
KidsCo is set to launch its joint Syfy Kids programming block in Central and Eastern…
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BBC opens up TV Application Layer to industry
The BBC has made its open source TV Application Layer available to the industry at…
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Discovery’s TLC to launch in UK
Discovery Networks is to launch its female-oriented lifestyle channel TLC in the UK and Ireland…
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Freeview hits 11 million users
UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview is now used on the main TV set in more than…
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Mediaset suffers historic first loss
European media giant Mediaset suffered a net loss of €287.1 million last year as effects…
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CBS buys 50% stake in TV Guide Network
CBS has acquired a 50% stake in US cable network TV Guide Network, which will…
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BBC says goodbye to HD channel
The BBC has shut down its BBC HD channel and replaced it with a simulcast…
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Hulu board talking to potential buyers
The board of US video-on-demand site Hulu has held discussions with a number of potential…
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Only 10% of UK homes use VCR, but two thirds still own one
VCR use in the UK has gone into sharp decline, with only one home in…
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3net expands ultra HD programming slate
US 3D network 3net has unveiled a new slate of ultra HD programming, as the…
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Tablet ownership boosting news audiences
Tablet ownership has boosted viewing of TV news, while audiences are increasingly receptive to advertising…
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Amazon and Lovefilm to air Zombieland original pilot
Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…
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Shazam hires BBC iPlayer chief
Media recognition and engagement specialist Shazam has hired BBC on-demand chief Daniel Danker as chief…
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Sky not betting on online commissions
Sky has no plans to follow the BBC in commissioning programming exclusively for online, according…
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BBC to launch Peter Kay comedy on iPlayer
The BBC is due to debut a new Peter Kay-starring comedy series on the iPlayer…
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Scripps revamps Travel Channel
Scripps Networks Interactive has revamped its international Travel Channel with a new logo, identity and…
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Watchever snaps up CBS content
German OTT service Watchever has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International. The Vivendi-backed…
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Al Jazeera launches in HD with all-new look
News channel Al Jazeera Arabic has launched a new look with a complete redesign of…
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TV4 Group secures long-term deal for Swedish football
Swiss pay and free TV broadcaster TV4 Group has struck a deal with Svensk Elitfotboll…
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BBC launches The Voice app
The BBC has launched a companion app for the second season of singing competition show…
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BBC orders original dramas for iPlayer
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a strand of original dramas for its iPlayer…
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Lovefilm strikes deal for BBC kids series
Lovefilm has bought a raft of classic BBC kids content including iconic series Teletubbies. The…
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Viacom makes two board appointments
Viacom has elected World Economic Forum advisor Cristiana Falcone Sorrell and TV journalist Deborah Norville to its…
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Baltcom strikes deal with MTG for TV3 and LNT
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has struck a deal with Modern Times Group to include the…
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iPlayer boss: smart TVs must adopt common standards
The TV industry must adopt common standards for connected TVs or risk these devices becoming…
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HBO’s Zitter: 3D TV with glasses is dead, 4K is unlikely to succeed
3D TV – at least the version that requires glasses – is “dead”, while 4K…
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Poland’s nc+ goes live
Poland’s new TV platform nc+ goes live today, with the firm confirming that a ADB-manufactured…
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Freesat appoints CTO
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has appointed Nagra’s vice president of product marketing, Matthew Huntington, as…