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Hisense and TCL launch Roku TV models
Electronics manufacturers Hisense and TCL have each launched TVs with web-streaming set-top box maker Roku’s…
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Telefónica offering Vivendi content deal to sweeten GVT offer
Telefónica is reportedly offering Vivendi a TV content deal on top of its €6.7 billion…
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Satellite-delivered Ultra HD TV channels to number 820 by 2015
There will be more than 820 channels of Ultra HD content delivered via satellite by…
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A+E Networks UK to launch channel portfolio on TalkTalk
A+E Networks UK is set to launch its full channel portfolio on TalkTalk’s TV service,…
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Middle East operator My-HD takes Germany’s Yourfamily
Low-cost Middle East pay TV service provider My-HD has added German kids channel Yourfamily to…
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DNA makes Viasat Sport offering available to DTT subscribers
Finnish service provider DNA is to carry Modern Times Group’s Viasat Sport channel package on…
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TDC and YouSee in e-book first for Denmark
Danish telco TDC and cable subsidiary YouSee are making e-books available to suscribers via their…
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London Live to end entertainment shows
UK local TV operation London Live will stop making and buying entertainment series, and instead…
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BBC iPlayer parades Notting Hill Carnival docs
The BBC’s online video service BBC iPlayer is today launching four exclusive documentaries ahead of…
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VimpelCom hires CTC Media exec as legal affairs chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates as Beeline, has hired former CTC Media executive Anton…
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SES expanding in Brazil with two new orbital slots
Satellite operator SES’s Brazilian subsidiary SES DTH do Brasil has secured frequency rights at two…
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Kudelski divests cloud security unit
Mobility security solutions specialist Oberthur Technologies has acquired content security provider Kudelski’s cloud powered security…
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Satellite internet subscribers in Russia pass 5,000
More than 5,000 Russians now access subscribe to Ka-band satellite internet access, with a “mass…
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Vivendi could take reported 20% stake in Telecom Italia in GVT deal
Telecom Italia, having confirmed it is interested in acquiring Vivendi’s Brazilian unit GVT, is reportedly…
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Al Gore suing Al Jazeera for allegedly withholding funds
Former US vice-president Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera, claiming the Qatar-based broadcaster has withheld…
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BT gears up for next Premier League auction
BT is reportedly considering a bid for all Premier League football rights at the next broadcast…
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Endemol Beyond makes YouTube sports net play
The UK arm of digital company Endemol Beyond has partnered with online gamer Olatunji (aka…
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SES to deliver West African DTH for broadcast consortium
SES has signed a deal with a consortium of West African broadcasters, led by Africable…
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US broadband subscribers surpass cable TV customers
The number of US broadband subscribers exceeded the number of US cable TV subscribers for…
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Samsung acquired connected home specialist SmartThings
Samsung has acquired connected home technology specialist SmartThings, which provides technology to allow users to…
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Trace names African COO
Sports and music pay TV channels provider Trace has named a COO for its African…
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Canal+ secures Formula E rights
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured rights to Formula E motorsport, the new category…
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TalkTalk adds sports channels
UK service provider TalkTalk is adding sports channels BoxNation and Premier Sports to its programming…
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Sunrise appoints 20th Century Fox exec as commercial chief
Swiss service provider Sunrise has appointed former 20th Century Fox executive Markus Naef as its…
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Sky makes ethnic minority pledge
Sky has announced a string of measures, designed to better represent black, Asian and minority…
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Survey reveals US TV and digital device habits
Over half of US consumers watch more than two hours of TV a day while…
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YouTube and Vimeo revamp TV apps
YouTube is updating its app for TV, with Microsoft’s Xbox One game console receiving the…
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Netflix stands up for comedy originals
Netflix will show original comedy specials from Bill Cosby, Jim Jeffries, Chelsea Peretti and Bill…
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4K TV to ‘remain niche’ until 2019
4K TV will remain a niche product for at least another five years, with widespread…
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UK viewers still have preference for linear TV
Nine out of 10 Britons still regularly watch linear TV on the main screen, while…