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Digital growth boosts overall viewing for TV4

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 say viewing on digital platforms double last year,…

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Cisco takes Sky AdSmart to US customers at CES

Cisco has partnered with European pay TV operator Sky at the Consumer Electronics Show in…

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All3Media hires former Zodiak and BBC Worldwide exec

Sales veteran Steve Macallister is taking on the CEO job at All3Media International. The former…

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Netflix to give Marco Polo a second run

Netflix’s big-budget action adventure series Marco Polo has been handed a second run less than…

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ITV Studios hires former C5 and Xbox exec as drama buyer

ITV Studios has recruited Kate Barnes as its head of coproduction and drama acquisition. Barnes…

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Inmarsat appoints former KLM CFO to board

Satellite operator Inmarsat has appointed Robert Ruijter, the former CFO of firms including KLM Royal…

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Hisense to bundle UltraFlix 4K streaming app in new TVs

Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense has partnered with NanoTech Entertainment, announcing plans to bundle the latter’s…

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US consumer electronics sales to reach all-time high

Consumer electronics industry revenues will grow 3% in 2015 to reach an all-time high of US$223.2…

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UPC Ireland launches 240Mbps broadband

UPC in Ireland has launched unlimited 240Mbps fibre broadband, providing what it claims to be…

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Cisco to provide cloud-based TV platform for Kabel Deutschland

Cisco is to provide a new advanced TV platform for Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel…

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BBC reports record-breaking Christmas for iPlayer

The BBC reported a record-breaking 227 million programme requests for its iPlayer catch-up service during…

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Google gears up for spring Android TV launches

Google’s new television-optimised Android TV operating system will start to ship this spring in TVs…

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Liberty backs Broadcom DOCSIS 3.1 chip

Liberty Global has said that it will deploy Broadcom’s newly unveiled DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem…

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Sony puts support behind Android TV, unveils new 4K line

Sony has said that all of its new 4K and some new Full HD Bravia…

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ZapperBox teams up with Access to deliver cable-targeted HDMI dongle

TV technology providers ZapperBox and Access and connected home chipset specialist Entropic have teamed up…

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CEA predicts 208% rise in 4K display shipments

Ultra High-Definition, 4K TV is “poised for strong growth in the coming years” according to…

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SPI/FilmBox International secures deals in Hungary

Channel provider SPI/FilmBox International has secured carriage for its FilmBox Premium Pak package with Hungarian…

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Netflix to debut Ed Norton’s Man

Streaming service Netflix will debut an Edward Norton-produced documentary about a man that immerses himself…

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BBC names Children’s chief

The COO of BBC England, Alice Webb, has been named as Joe Godwin’s replacement as…

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Universal Networks International names marketing chief

NBCUniversal’s international channels arm, Universal Networks International (UNI), has named Nicoletta Gelli to the new…

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Sony Pictures Television’s Young to take senior distribution role

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Mark Young as senior vice president of distribution, UK,…

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Daystar Television launches full-time on Freeview

Religious channel Daystar Television has launched on the Freeview digital-terrestrial platform in the UK on…

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Cable investor Drahi in talks to buy L’Express

Cable and telecom networks investor Patrick Drahi is in exclusive talks to acquire French weekly…

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Portuguese regulator takes over BEREC presidency

Portuguese regulator ANACOM’s president Fátima Barros has taken over the presidency of BEREC, the international…

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Moviepilot.de teams up with Kaltura

Webedia-owned German entertainment site Moviepilot.de has enlisted Kaltura to provide it with HTML5 video player…

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Consumer interest in HDTVs and tablets slowing

The pace of growth in sales of video display devices including HDTVs and tablets could…

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Netflix to put streaming stamp of approval on smart TVs

Netflix is partnering with electronics makers to put ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ logos on smart TVs,…

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UHD Alliance launches at CES

A powerful coalition of Hollywood studios, consumer electronics makers, content distributers and technology companies has…

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Canal OTT moving forward with pay plans

French pay TV operator Canal+’s recently formed over-the-top arm, Canal OTT, is moving forwards with…

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Samsung calls for more collaboration on Internet of Things

Samsung Electronics president and CEO BK Yoon has called for more openness and collaboration across…