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Netflix effect to make Sweden first to pass digital milestone
Digital video revenues is expected to exceed packaged video revenues in Sweden for the first…
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Europe approves Vodafone-ONO deal
The European Commission has cleared Vodafone’s planned €7.2 billion takeover of Spanish cable operator ONO…
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Samsung closes Video and Media Hub, transitions to M-GO
Samsung is set to close its Samsung Video and Media Hub at the end of…
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Facebook buys video ad platform LiveRail
Facebook as agreed to buy online video advertising platform LiveRail in an effort to make…
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Four in ten UK internet users watch TV on the web, says Ofcom
Some 39% of UK internet users said they use the web to watch TV or…
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Poland’s Vectra moves in on Netia
Gdynia-based Polish cable operator Vectra has submitted a bid to acquire a one third stake…
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Euro broadcasters welcome EU anti-piracy plan
The European Commission has launched an action plan to deal with infringement of intellectual property…
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Tricolor TV to introduce new audience measurement system
Leading Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has begun testing a new audience measurement system…
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Vodafone Germany extends CEO’s run
Vodafone Germany has extended the tenure of current CEO Jens Schulte-Bockum for a further three…
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A+E’s History extends reach in Baltics with Viasat
A+E Networks’ History has launched with Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned pay TV platform Viasat in…
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Paul Jackson joins Videojug, targets Buzzfeed and Vice
Ex-Eyeworks, BBC and ITV executive Paul Jackson has taken a consultancy role at Videojug as…
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Teo launches personal media on TV
Lithaunian service provider Teo has introduced the ability to view personal media including photos, video…
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Irdeto names sales and marketing chief
Content security specialist Irdeto has named Richard Scott as senior vice-president of sales and marketing. …
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Al Arab news channel selects Vizrt
Middle Eastern news channel Al Arab has selected Vizrt to provide studio automation systems ahead…
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Orange drops plan to acquire Bouygues Telecom
Orange has dropped its ambition to acquire smaller rival French service provider Bouygues Telecom following…
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BBC ups R&D controller to chief technology officer
The BBC has appointed controller of research and development, Matthew Postgate, as its new chief…
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France’s Leclerc launches OTT service
Ahead of Netflix’s planned launch in France this autumn, French supermarket chain Leclerc is launching…
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BBC iPlayer requests up 6% in May
Programme requests to the BBC’s catch-up service, the iPlayer, were up 6% year-on-year in May,…
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A+E’s Lifetime to launch on DStv
A+E Networks is to launch women’s entertainment channel Lifetime on the MultiChoice DStv platform in…
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Russian media groups launch tender for new measurement system
Russian media groups Perviyy Kanal (Channel One), Gazprom Media, National Media and CTC, and state…
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UPC Cablecom buys Geneva cable network
UPC Cablecom has taken full control over the Télé-Pregny-Chambésy glass fibre optic cable network in…
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Amazon making Mena Suvari pilot with Universal
Amazon is making Hysteria, a new one-hour drama starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty). The pilot…
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Ukraine moves ahead with public broadcaster plan
Ukraine is moving ahead with plans to merge National Television of Ukraine (NTU) and National…
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Samsung bundles Now TV offer with Galaxy tablets
Samsung is offering a three-month Now TV Sky Movies Pass to customers that buy a…
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Aereo urges customers to ‘stand together’
Aereo’s CEO and founder Chet Kanojia has called on users of the blocked web TV…
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ESPN Player launches Lacrosse channel
ESPN has launched a new channel on its ESPN Player service for the World Lacrosse…
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Adknowledge buys video ad platform TriVu Media
US-headquartered digital marketing firm Adknowledge has bought video ad firm TriVu Media – which aims…
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French quad-play war heats up
Orange France has reacted to rival Bouygues Telecom’s introduction of a low-cost fibre offering by…
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Sky Deutschland partners with ARD for big budget drama
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is teaming up with public broadcaster ARD to collaborate…
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OTE takes on Vodafone for control of Greece’s Nova TV
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telecom operator OTE has made a non-binding offer to media group Forthnet…