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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…
BBC World News unshaken by new Russian legislation
The BBC has said that it will continue to broadcast the BBC World News channel…
Netflix boss predicts the end of broadcast TV
Netflix CEO Reed Hasting has said that broadcast TV’s days are numbered. The boss of…
Vivendi completes SFR sale to Numericable
French media firm Vivdendi has closed its €13.37 billion sale of telco SFR to cable…
ProSiebenSat.1 tech SVP moves to Dentsu Aegis Network
Former ITV executive Paul Dale has left his post as senior vice president, technology for…
BitTorrent enters original drama series market
Peer-to-peer sharing company BitTorrent has taken the surprising step of launching an original online drama…
Switzerland’s Sunrise calls for fibre regulation
Swiss service provider Sunrise has called for the Swiss Federal Council to introduce regulatory framework…
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,…
iPlayer breaks radio streaming record
The BBC recorded 80 million requests for users listening back to radio programmes on the…
Virgin TV Anywhere adds six channels
Virgin Media has added 4Music, CBS Action, CBS Drama, Extreme Sports, The Horror Channel and…
RTL to operate Hungarian channels under Luxembourg licence
RTL Group confirmed that it plans to operate its cable channels in Hungary under a…
EC backs net neutrality, removal of geo-blocking
New European Commission vice-president Andrus Ansip has backed “solid” and “clearly defined” net neutrality and…
BBC outlines another £400m in cost cuts
The BBC is set to outline how it can make an additional £400 million (€505…
Fox merges Turkish free, pay arms
Fox International Channels’ pay and free TV businesses in Turkey are merging. Fox International Channels…
BBC goes multiplatform with interactive WW1 drama
The BBC is launching Footballers United, an interactive drama to tie in with its World…
Discovery to relaunch HD Showcase channel
Discovery is set to relaunch its Discovery HD Showcase channel in Europe, the Middle East…
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,…
Ex-BBC, Turner exec Cohen returns to TV
Former BBC multiplatform commissioner Nick Cohen has returned to the TV industry after three years…
Streaming media devices to top holiday gift sales
Streaming media devices, games consoles and other connected entertainment goods, as well smart watches, will…
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…
Channel 4 launches Hollyoaks mobile game
Channel 4 has launched a mobile and tablet game based on its youth-oriented soap opera…
TalkTalk launches cut-price sport and entertainment offer
UK service provider TalkTalk is offering customers three months of half price Sky Sports and…
Wuaki.tv launches in Germany, adds 4K titles
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki has officially launched in Germany and has announced plans…
ASA calls for ad transparency on YouTube vlogs
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has called for YouTube video bloggers to be clear upfront…
Digital UK awards contracts for connected Freeview service
Digital UK has signed contracts for the building and testing of Freeview’s new branded connected…
Analysts bullish on CME after Time Warner bailout
Analysts have said the outlook is positive for central and eastern Europe-focused broadcast group CME…
4K TV shipments jump by 500%
Shipments of 4K TVs increased by more than 500% year-on-year in the third quarter to…
TiVo passes 5 million subscribers mark
TiVo added 328,000 subscribers in its fiscal third quarter, a 32% year-on-year increase that brought…
Footballers invest in video startup Grabyo
English Premier League football legends Robin van Persie, Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas are among…
Netflix sues former vice-president of IT
Netflix has reportedly sued former vice president of information technology operations Mike Kail – who…