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Baltcom adds Setanta Sports
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has added the Setanta Sports channel to its programming line-up. The…
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YFE’s RiC on Vodafone in Germany
Your Family Entertainment-owned kids channel RiC is now available on the Vodafone mobile platform in…
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HbbTV symposium to take place next week
The HbbTV Association and the French HD Forum will run a symposium for the HbbTV…
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SES signs Astra Connect broadband deal with Swisscom
Satellite operator SES has signed a deal with Swisscom to provide its Astra Connect broadband…
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BBC to integrate EST Store with iPlayer, initial launch scheduled for Q215
BBC Store, the UK public broadcaster’s planned electronic sell-through proposition, will be launched in the…
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Home entertainment industry must sell on value and quality to combat Netflix model, says Sony chief
The rise of Netflix and like-models is reducing the overall value of the entertainment industry…
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Tele Columbus to launch €300 million IPO this year
German cable operator Tele Columbus plans to launch an initial public offering by the end…
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Netflix gets into the movie business
The latest entertainment medium to feel the impact of Netflix’s march for exclusive content is…
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Sky invests US$5 million in ad tech firm Sharethrough
Sky has invested US$5 million (€4 million) in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough, as part…
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Virgin Media calls for Ofcom review into football rights sale
Virgin Media has asked UK broadcast regulator Ofcom to launch a formal review into how…
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Smart TV ownership in Spain and Germany higher than UK
More than 40% of broadband households in Germany and Spain own a smart TV, while…
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UltraViolet making progress, but challenges remain, says DECE
The UltraViolet digital locker system for electronic sell-through is making strong progress, but serious issues…
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MTG rebranding London broadcast ops
European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) is renaming its Viasat-branded broadcast operations base in London….
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Russian media law amendments pass second and third reading
Proposed amendments to Russian media law, which would block foreign investors owning more than 20%…
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SatLink partners with Pi Telecom on cloud-based platform
Global teleport, content management and playout services provider, SatLink Communications, has agreed a new partnership…
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Eurosport takes rights to MotoGP in Netherlands and Belgium
Eurosport has bought the exclusive TV and digital rights for MotoGP in the Netherlands as…
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Belgacom agrees Netflix deal, makes Proximus its main brand
Belgacom has signed a carriage deal with Netflix, at the same time as it begins…
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Competition watchdog sets sights on Numericable-SFR deal
France’s competition authority is to set out its analysis of cable operator Numericable’s acquisition of…
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Turner Laing named as Shine-Endemol-Core chief
Former BSkyB content boss Sophie Turner Laing has landed what is perhaps the biggest job…
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Arts Council England to create MCN for the arts
Arts Council England has unveiled plans for a new online multichannel network (MCN) for the…
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Kofler tipped as possible investor in Watchever as founders quit
German media executive Georg Kofler, the former CEO of Premiere, which later became Sky Deutschland,…
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Comcast to shut down Streampix VoD service
Comcast is shutting down its Streampix subscription VoD offering, citing “minimal interest” from consumers. In…
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SVT adds two channels to HD DTT offering
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has signed a six-year deal with transmission services provider Teracom to…
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AMC Networks secures Formula 1 rights in Czech Republic, Slovakia
AMC Networks International Central Europe has struck a three-year deal to broadcast all Formula 1…
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Dailymotion launches video ad marketplace
France-based Dailymotion has launched a new video ad marketplace, to allow automated purchasing of ad…
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Baltcom adds comedy channel
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has added Russian-language comedy channel Comedy TV to its programming line-up…
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Al Arabiya News launches BlackBerry app
Al Arabiya News, the English language platform of the Al Arabiya News Channel, has launched an…
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Wuaki.tv launches in France
Wuaki.tv, the streaming video service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has launched in France,…
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Russia’s Okko to stream 4K movies to LG smart TVs
Russian streaming video-on-demand service Okko – formerly known as Play – is to make its…
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Discovery winds down 3net, rebrands The Hub
The Hub will be rebranded as Discovery Family Channel, with Tom Cosgrove taking over as…