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Telekom Austria buys Macedonian cable operator Blizoo
Telekom Austria Group has bought 100% of Blizoo Macedonia, one of the largest cable providers…
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Telenor Broadcast appoints new CEO
Telenor Group has promoted the senior vice president of its industrial development arm, Ragnar Kårhus,…
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More than half of millennial tablet owners ‘second screen’
Some 56% of US tablet owners aged between 18 and 34 use their device in…
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Scripps lifestyle networks spread in Europe
A pair of Scripps Networks International channels have launched on a number of satellite platforms…
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Swisscom partners with ThinkAnalytics for recommendations
Swiss telco Swisscom is partnering with ThinkAnalytics, which will provide personalised linear, replay TV and…
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Comcast adds Chrome support
US cable operator Comcast has added Google Chrome browser support for its Xfinity TV Go…
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Tata Communications strikes partnership with Kaltura
Tata Communications has partnered with Kaltura to combine Tata’s content delivery network (CDN) with Kaltura’s…
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UKTV presses Play with first digital-only service
UK multichannel operator UKTV is launching its first direct-to-consumer digital service this summer. UKTV Play…
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MultiChoice owner Naspers reports record pay TV additions
South African media conglomerate Naspers, the owner of pay TV service provider MultiChoice, has added…
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BBC trials virtual reality technology
The BBC has started to trial immersive video experiences in its first experiments with virtual…
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Vivendi and Altice-Numericable sign definitive SFR agreement
Vivendi has signed a definitive agreement with Altice-Numericable relating to its sale of French telco…
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Deutsche Telekom reportedly in partnership talks with Netflix
Deutsche Telekom has reportedly held negotiations with Netflix about forming a marketing partnership with the…
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Vintage TV launches on Freeview
Music network Vintage TV has launched on UK digital terrestrial platform Freeview, taking the 242…
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ORF eyes Austrian VOD site Filmmit
Austrian public broadcaster ORF is reportedly in talks to buy domestic video-on-demand portal Filmmit, ahead…
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Former Sony digital strategy chief joins General Harmonics
The former chief digital strategy officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Mitch Singer, has joined Canadian…
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European Audiovisual Observatory appoints new legal chief
The European Audiovisual Observatory has appointed the former head of Italian Regulator AGCOM’s digital rights…
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Sky’s Got to Dance signs new second screen deal with Monterosa
Sky entertainment channel Sky 1HD has signed a new partnership with second screen technology firm…
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Half of children think digital content should be free, says YouGov
Some 49% of children aged eight to 15 years old agree or strongly agree that…
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Twitter buys video platform SnappyTV
Twitter has bought video platform SnappyTV in a deal it said would make it easy…
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Sky claims Turkish trademark victory
Sky has claimed victory in a Turkish trademark infringement case, after an Istanbul court ruled…
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Google rolls out Google Play Movies to more markets
Google has launched its Google Play Movies store in 21 new international markets – including…
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Netflix teams with Chelsea Handler for first talk show
Netflix is getting into the talk show business by signing a pact with Chelsea Handler….
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds HBO Go to set-top boxes
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat is making the HBO Go multiscreen on-demand service available…
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BBC takes extra capacity for summer of sport and music
The BBC has taken an additional transponder on the Astra satellite position at 28.2° East…
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ProSiebensat.1 MCN launches LA-themed YouTube talent channel
German YouTube channels operator Studio71 has launched The Mansion, an online network themed around LA…
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UPC Cablecom extends mobile offering to all customers
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has extended its mobile offer to all customers,…
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Tele Columbus acquires North-Rhine Westphalia network
German independent cable operator Tele Columbus has acquired the North-Rhine Westphalia cable networks of Düren-based…
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Ofcom awards three more local TV licences
UK media and communications regulator Ofcom has awarded three new local digital-terrestrial TV licences. Licences…
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SMPTE and Hollywood Post Alliance to merge
The US Society of Motion Pictures Engineers (SMPTE) and the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) are…
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Ayre reappointed to BBC Trust with extended role
Richard Ayre has bee re-appointed to serve a further four years on the BBC Trust….