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TalkTalk to enable users to check broadband on TV

UK service provider TalkTalk is working on the introduction of a tool that would enable…

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YouView infringes regional telco’s trademark, rules court

UK connected TV platform YouView infringes a trademark owned by a Total Ltd, an independent…

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Com Hem prices IPO at €6.44 per share, nets €629 million

Com Hem has priced its over-subscribed IPO offering at SEK58 (€6.44) per share, with trading…

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Telenet buys 50% of De Vijver Media

Telenet has bought a 50% stake in Belgium’s De Vijver Media, after buying Finnish media…

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Ultra HD channels set to boom, says report

There will be close to 300 ultra HD DTH satellite channels on air around the…

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Telenet and Voo abandon plans to operate mobile network

Belgian cable operators Telenet and Voo have renounced their rights to use frequencies that would…

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BBC Worldwide starts web cam study to gauge viewer responses

BBC Worldwide’s Insights team is partnering with digital media startup CrowdEmotion to gauge how viewers…

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DreamWorks launches YouTube channel

Hollywood and family content studio DreamWorks has launched DreamWorksTV, a new YouTube channel programmed with…

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UPC Poland sees strong demand for Horizon app

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland’s subscribers have downloaded its new Horizon mobile TV app…

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New chief executive for C More

TV4 Group-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More has named former Modern Times Group…

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New marketing chief for Ukraine’s Volia

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has named Victoria Tsomaya as its new director of marketing.  Tsomaya…

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SPI launching channels on Ukrainian satellite service

European channel distributor SPI International is to launch a number of its  thematic networks on…

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Eutelsat deputy CEO takes on commercial and development duties

Eutelsat Communications’ deputy CEO Michel Azibert is taking on an expanded role, assuming responsibility for…

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Dozhd begins broadcasting via Astra 4A

Russian independent factual channel Dozhd has begun broadcasting on SES’s Astra 4A satellite at 5°…

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Fox joins Hungary’s MinDig Extra TV

Hungarian transmission services provider Antenna Hungária has added Fox to its MinDig Extra TV digital-terrestrial…

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CNN International names regional sales chief

News broadcaster CNN International has named Antonio Canto as vice-president, regional sales. Canto, who will…

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SES providing capacity for Eurovision ultra HD World Cup coverage

Satellite operator SES has said it is distributing Eurovision ultra HD coverage of the football…

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BT Media and Broadcast teams up with Nevion

Media services unit BT Media and Broadcast has teamed up with video transport specialist Nevion…

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DTG to publish Freeview Connect specifications this year

UK industry association the Digital TV Group (DTG) will publish the technical requirements for the…

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BSkyB chooses banks for pan-European pay TV plan

UK pay TV operator BSkyB has hired Morgan Stanley and Barclays to advise on its…

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MTG launches movie channel in Israel

The Modern Times Group has launched a Russian-language movie channel in Israel. The TV1000 channel…

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Binge viewing now pervasive in UK, US

Binge viewing is now “pervasive” with 89% of UK viewers watching content in this way…

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TV advertising losing market share to internet

TV continues to take the largest share of TV advertising revenue by medium, but the…

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Football for all as Belgium’s Pro League unveils non-exclusive deal

Belgium’s Pro League has decided to allocate rights to the country’s top tier of football…

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Single CFO for Vodafone and Kabel Deutschland

In a further sign of the growing integration of the management of Vodafone Deutschland and…

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Al Jazeera begins AJ+ rollout

Al Jazeera has soft-launched content for its new online and social news service AJ+, ahead…

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EBU elects new technical team

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has elected a new team to lead its technology initiatives. …

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YouSee re-launches information channel

Danish cable operator YouSee is to re-launch its information channel InfoKanal, which was removed from…

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Moldtelecom adds new channels to line-up

Moldovan service provider Moldtelecom has added four new channels to its TV programming line-up. The…

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Tattelecom to launch mobile TV in July

Tatarstan-based service provider Tattelecom is to begin the commercial launch its new mobile TV service,…