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TV helps offset Telekom Slovenije fixed decline

Strong TV and broadband sales helped Slovenian telecom operator Telekom Slovenije maintain its first half…

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TG4 launches on smart TV, updates player and iPad app

Irish language broadcaster TG4 has launched a new smart TV app, available on the Samsung,…

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Sky updates EPG with new recommendation engine

UK satellite TV provider Sky is rolling out a number of new features for its…

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RTL takes €88 million hit from Hungarian ad tax plan

RTL Group has posted a €88 million impairment in its first-half results as a consequence…

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Arris ‘clear winner’ in STB market in Q2, says ABI

Arris was the “clear winner” in the set-top box market in Q2, growing their revenues…

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Doctor Who Extra set for BBC iPlayer

Doctor Who Extra, a new series based on the British sci-fi drama, is launcing exclusively…

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Poland’s TVN signs news deal with Bloomberg

Polish broadcaster TVN has struck a deal with Bloomberg to distribute the latter’s video content…

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ContentWise appoints TiVo exec as CTO

TV personalisation, discovery and recommendations firm ContentWise has appointed TiVo director of product management, Pancrazio…

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Kudelski raises revenue and profit outlook

TV technology provider Kudelski has raised its full year revenue and profit guidance following the…

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Sunrise grows TV base by 54%

Swiss service provider Sunrise increased its TV customer base by 53.5% year-on-year in the second…

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Arqiva chooses Thomson for UK DTT upgrade

UK transmission services provider Arqiva has chosen Thomson Video Networks to provide its ViBE EM4000…

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Forthnet taps Irdeto for DTH upgrade

Greek pay TV operator Forthnet has tapped content security specialist Irdeto to provide conditional access…

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TV loses subs but boosts ARPU for MTS fixed line business

Russian service provider MTS said its modernization of networks outside Moscow with the rollout of…

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Former FilmFlex exec Jeff Henry joins newspaper group Archant

UK regional newspaper group Archant has named former ITV Consumer and FilmFlex executive Jeff Henry…

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TV4 Group names head of new business

Sweden’s TV4 Group has named Carola Lundell as head of new business, effective from August…

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SCTE unveils Balkan Broadband line-up

The UK-based Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) has unveiled the speaker line-up for its forthcoming…

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Numericable launches TV everywhere LaBox service

French cable operator Numericable is launching a raft of new services including TV everywhere service…

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Sky Deutschland cuts Snap price ahead of Netflix Germany launch

Sky Deutschland has slashed the price of its online video service Snap to just €3.99…

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TV ad revenues to hit US$236 billion in 2020

Global TV advertising spend is set to reach US$236 billion in 2020, up by 38%…

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Canal+ reorganises thematic channels under former France 3 chief

French pay TV operator Canal+ has named former France Télévisions executive Thierry Langlois as head…

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Netflix confirms Time Warner Cable payment

Subscription on-demand service Netflix has begun paying another US cable provider fees to guarantee better…

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Conditional Access market to decline as pay TV reaches saturation

The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in set-top boxes is set to…

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UPC DTH adds HBO Go

Liberty Global’s satellite TV arm, UPC DTH, has added OTT TV anywhere service HBO Go…

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Swisscom grows TV customer base by 21%

Swiss telco Swisscom grew its TV customer base by 21% year-on-year in the second quarter,…

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Volia calls for flexibility as Ukraine pay TV hit by crisis

Ukrainian cable operator Volia’s chief executive Sergey Boyko has called on content rights holders and…

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nc+ names Czernuszenko to senior strategy role

Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named former Netia board member and Virgin Mobile executive…

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TTcomm chooses Harmonic

Central and eastern European teleport provider TTcomm has chosen Harmonic to supply video processing gear…

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Euronews launches on TVPlayer

Pan-European news channel Euronews has launched on UK live OTT TV streaming player TVPlayer. TVPlayer…

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Google gears up for YouTube Music Key launch

Google is reportedly preparing to launch a subscription YouTube music service, called YouTube Music Key,…

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Viaccess-Orca names cardless CA partners

Viaccess-Orca has teamed up with set-top box providers Askey Computer Corporation and Aston, and conditional…