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Social media driving viewers back to linear schedules
TV viewers are starting to “shift back” towards linear TV schedules thanks to social media,…
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New CEO for Stofa as SE completes integration
Danish cable operator Stofa has named Ole Fruekilde Madsen as its new CEO following its…
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BBC World Service director to step down
The director of the BBC’s World Service Group, Peter Horrocks, is due to step down…
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Vikings, Extant lead Amazon UK ‘ratings’
The first seasons of Vikings and Extant are the most popular content on Amazon’s Prime Instant…
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Ericsson trials LTE broadcast with Polkomtel in Poland
Ericsson and Polish telco Polkomtel have carried out what they claim to be the first…
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NTV+’s Sport Plus on Akado
Russian service provider Akado has added NTV+ channel Sport Plus to its Antenna Akado service…
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Trace Group extends African TVCabo deal
Europe-based channel group, Trace, has extended it partnership with Angola and Mozambique pay-TV operator, TVCabo,…
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Sky Deutschland takes exclusive Formula E rights
Sky Deutschland has secured exclusive German broadcasting rights for Formula E racing and is due…
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Finnish deal for English Club TV
English-language teaching channel English Club TV has secured a deal with Finnish technology provider and…
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4K TV shipments reach 2.1 million in the second quarter
Global shipments of 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV sets reached 2.1 million in the…
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Ex-Financial Times chief to oversee the BBC
The UK government has selected Rona Fairhead as its preferred candidate for the vacant role…
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BBC commissions three originals for iPlayer
The BBC has commissioned three programmes on the forthcoming London Fashion Week to air exclusively…
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Netflix’s Hastings makes German production pledge
Netflix aims to produce an original series in Germany, according to CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings…
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A+E beats Time Warner to US$250m Vice stake
A+E Networks will acquire a 10% stake in hipster content brand Vice Media, beating off…
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DOCSIS channel shipments pass 1 million
DOCSIS channel shipments reached 1.2 million in the second quarter, marking the first time the…
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Channel 4’s Million Pound Drop app hits 3 million downloads
UK terrestrial network Channel 4 has notched up more than 3 million downloads of The…
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Sky News launches new youth-skewed digital platform
BSkyB’s Sky News has launched a new digital platform aimed at giving young people an…
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1+1 accuses Russia of sabotaging new Ukrainian channel
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 has accused Russia of attempting to discredit its fledgling international news…
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YouTube makes Chromecast-focused update
YouTube is updating its service to make it easier for Google Chromecast users to queue…
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Free makes fixed-line progress despite tough competition
French multi-play operator Iliad Telecom/Free had close to 15 million fixed and mobile subscribers at…
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Telefonica Deutchland’s acquisition of E-Plus cleared by EU
Telefonica Deutschland’s acquisition of E-Plus, a subsidiary of Dutch telecoms group KPN, has received final…
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Akado adds two channels
Russian service provider Akado has added channels Zoo TV and CBS Drama to its programming…
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Unitymedia Kabel BW expands channel offering
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW is adding Animal Planet in both HD…
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Vivendi chooses Telefónica for GVT, international growth boosts Canal+
Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with Telefónica for the sale of its…
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Telenet to spend €500 million in 1GHz network upgrade
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet is to invest a total of €500 million to…
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MTG appoints Viaplay Nordic programming director
Modern Times Group’s MTGx digital division has upped company executive Fredrik Ljungberg to programming director…
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Amazon launches third pilot season
Amazon has launched five new pilots and is asking its Prime Instant Video subs in…
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Cyfrowy Polsat’s pay TV numbers climb
Cyfrowy Polsat reported 4.26 million pay TV customers – up 3.1% year-on-year – in the…
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Dom.ru TV passes half million milestone
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, passed the milestone of 500,000…
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Trace Sport Stars signs Nigerian DTH deal
Trace Sport Stars has extended its African footprint after signing a carriage deal with new…