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Sony Pictures chief Pascal exiting

Amy Pascal is leaving her post as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and launching a…

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TVN boosted by ad growth

Polish commercial broadcaster reported an uptick in revenue in the fourth quarter, which it attributed…

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Baz Luhrmann making Netflix drama

Baz Luhrmann is making The Get Down for Netflix, an original music-driven drama set in 1970s…

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Skynet Lithuania taps Arris for IPTV set-top

Lithuanian service provider Skynet has launched a new HDTV IP set-top box provided by Arris. …

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Sky plans next-generation Now TV box, Italy device launch

Sky is planning to launch a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and…

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BT agrees £12.5 billion EE buyout

BT has struck a definitive agreement to buy UK mobile operator EE for £12.5 billion…

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Netflix Japan launch confirmed

Netflix is to launching in Japan later this year, as the streamer’s global expansion strategy…

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Ofcom rejects Virgin Media calls to delay Premier League auction

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has reject calls by Virgin Media to delay the current Premier…

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Apple reportedly in talks to launch OTT TV service

Apple is reportedly in talks with content companies about securing rights to launch its own…

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Simplestream raises £2 million for international expansion

Simplestream, an over-the-top live streaming provider for broadcast TV channels, has raised £2 million (€2.65…

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YouTube trials multi-angle video tool

YouTube is trialling a new feature that will allows viewers to view videos from multiple…

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Swisscom sees strong TV 2.0 growth

Swisscom’s advanced TV offering, Swisscom TV 2.0, now has 306,000 subscribers out of a total…

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SeaChange sees board changes as Timeline acquisition closes

TV technology provider SeaChange International has completed the acquisition of social media analytics software developer Timeline…

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Ford leave TV3 to take over at Fox UK

Jeff Ford is leaving Irish broadcaster TV3 to take the helm of Fox International Channel’s…

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Spain’s Popular Party threatens to reverse fibre regulations

The Senate representatives of Spain’s ruling Popular Party have moved to force a reversal of…

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TV becomes more important for TDC

Danish telco TDC expects to earn close to a quarter of revenues this year from…

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XiveTV to provide CuriosityStream OTT rival

Another documentary-focused over-the-top service is hitting the video streaming market. XiveTV promises more than 2,000…

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TV4 sees profits dip but records digital growth

Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group saw a dip in profit in 2014 on flat revenues, but…

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Samsung launches first Tizen-powered ultra HD TVs

Samsung has launched its first Tizen-powered ultra HD TVs in its home market of Korea. …

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Combined Sky reports bumper customer growth

Sky reported strong customer growth in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria in its first…

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Sony to launch YouView-integrated TVs in UK first

Sony has announced that it will integrate connected TV service YouView into its range of…

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KPN names Sickinghe as chairman

Dutch telco KPN has named former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe as its new chairman. Sickinghe…

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Video to account for 72% of mobile data in four years, says Cisco

Mobile video viewing will increase 13-fold between 2014 and 2019, accounting for a massive 72%…

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Vodafone reportedly set to unveil broadband, TV plans

Vodafone will unveil plans to enter the UK fixed broadband market in the next few…

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BBC Trust chief calls for ‘public debate’ over future of the BBC

BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has called for a “proper public debate” over the future,…

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Kabel Deutschland sees strong TV and broadband growth

Kabel Deutschland’s premium TV base grew by 55,000 customers in its third fiscal quarter to…

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Nordic business boosts MTG’s performance

The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…

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Pace names strategy chief

UK-based TV technology provider Pace has named Bruce Gureck to the role of chief strategy…

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Fox names Eurosport’s Bramly as French chief

Fox International Channels has recruited Olivier Bramly as its general manager for France, replacing Frederic…

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TVN launches international channel

Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has launched a new international news and entertainment channel aimed at…