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Rai given special award as Eutelsat hails year of UHD

Rai was recognised with a special award for its pioneering work in 4K at Friday’s…

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BBC World News unshaken by new Russian legislation

The BBC has said that it will continue to broadcast the BBC World News channel…

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Netflix boss predicts the end of broadcast TV

Netflix CEO Reed Hasting has said that broadcast TV’s days are numbered. The boss of…

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Vivendi completes SFR sale to Numericable

French media firm Vivdendi has closed its €13.37 billion sale of telco SFR to cable…

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ProSiebenSat.1 tech SVP moves to Dentsu Aegis Network

Former ITV executive Paul Dale has left his post as senior vice president, technology for…

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BitTorrent enters original drama series market

Peer-to-peer sharing company BitTorrent has taken the surprising step of launching an original online drama…

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Switzerland’s Sunrise calls for fibre regulation

Swiss service provider Sunrise has called for the Swiss Federal Council to introduce regulatory framework…

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Ireland’s Eircom notches up 28,000 TV customers

Irish telco Eircom recorded 28,000 customers for its IPTV offering eVision as of September 30,…

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iPlayer breaks radio streaming record

The BBC recorded 80 million requests for users listening back to radio programmes on the…

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Virgin TV Anywhere adds six channels

Virgin Media has added 4Music, CBS Action, CBS Drama, Extreme Sports, The Horror Channel and…

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RTL to operate Hungarian channels under Luxembourg licence

RTL Group confirmed that it plans to operate its cable channels in Hungary under a…

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EC backs net neutrality, removal of geo-blocking

New European Commission vice-president Andrus Ansip has backed “solid” and “clearly defined” net neutrality and…

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BBC outlines another £400m in cost cuts

The BBC is set to outline how it can make an additional £400 million (€505…

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Fox merges Turkish free, pay arms

Fox International Channels’ pay and free TV businesses in Turkey are merging. Fox International Channels…

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BBC goes multiplatform with interactive WW1 drama

The BBC is launching Footballers United, an interactive drama to tie in with its World…

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Discovery to relaunch HD Showcase channel

Discovery is set to relaunch its Discovery HD Showcase channel in Europe, the Middle East…

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Home networking devices to gross US$13.4 billion

Home networking devices are expected to bring in US$13.4 billion (€10.7 billion) globally in 2014,…

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Ex-BBC, Turner exec Cohen returns to TV

Former BBC multiplatform commissioner Nick Cohen has returned to the TV industry after three years…

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Streaming media devices to top holiday gift sales

Streaming media devices, games consoles and other connected entertainment goods, as well smart watches, will…

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Poland’s nc+ selects ADB for multi-screen offering

Poland’s nc+ has selected set-top box maker ADB to provide its new platform, set-top box…

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Channel 4 launches Hollyoaks mobile game

Channel 4 has launched a mobile and tablet game based on its youth-oriented soap opera…

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TalkTalk launches cut-price sport and entertainment offer

UK service provider TalkTalk is offering customers three months of half price Sky Sports and…

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Wuaki.tv launches in Germany, adds 4K titles

Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki has officially launched in Germany and has announced plans…

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ASA calls for ad transparency on YouTube vlogs

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has called for YouTube video bloggers to be clear upfront…

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Digital UK awards contracts for connected Freeview service

Digital UK has signed contracts for the building and testing of Freeview’s new branded connected…

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Analysts bullish on CME after Time Warner bailout

Analysts have said the outlook is positive for central and eastern Europe-focused broadcast group CME…

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4K TV shipments jump by 500%

Shipments of 4K TVs increased by more than 500% year-on-year in the third quarter to…

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TiVo passes 5 million subscribers mark

TiVo added 328,000 subscribers in its fiscal third quarter, a 32% year-on-year increase that brought…

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Footballers invest in video startup Grabyo

English Premier League football legends Robin van Persie, Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas are among…

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Netflix sues former vice-president of IT

Netflix has reportedly sued former vice president of information technology operations Mike Kail – who…