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Fox International Channels renews French playout deal
Fox International Channels (FIC) has renewed a broadcast services contract with TDF Group-owned Arkena for…
Global Invacom to join the London Stock Exchange
Satellite industry technology manufacturer, Global Invacom, has announced plans to join the AIM market of…
IBC president John Wilson dies
John Wilson, the long-standing chairman of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) has died aged 82. …
DVB to demo UHD and mobile TV in a single DVB-T2 channel
The DVB is to demonstrate the delivery of HEVC-encoded ultra-high definition and mobile TV in…
Three-quarters of Germans now ‘second-screening’, says Pro7Sat.1
Media consumption in Germany has reached a massive 11 hours and 12 minutes per day,…
Report: Liberty and Discovery in talks to buy 49% F1 stake
Liberty Global and Discovery Communications are reportedly in talks with CVC Capital Partners and Lehman…
Magine to offer all World Cup matches in Germany
Internet TV service Magine will broadcast every World Cup game, both live and on-demand in…
Netflix looks to up quality of experience with new data team
Netflix has set up a new team to work on “innovative approaches” for using data,…
Canis sells off Sit-Up EPG slots to Turner, Gems TV
UK broadcast management company Canis Media has sold off the Price Drop and Bid TV…
Numericable launches World Cup app for LaBox Fibre
French cable operator Numericable has launched an applicaton and portal for the football World Cup…
Fox International sets strategic deal with Star Sat
Fox International Channels (FIC) has unveiled a strategic alliance with South African digital subscription TV…
BBC adds new features to online World Cup coverage
The BBC has added new features to its online coverage of the football World Cup,…
Dutch broadcasters team up to launch SVoD service
A new Dutch subscription video-on-demand service, NLziet, has launched, with a range of programmes from…
New technical and innovation chiefs for TV4
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Jan Rizvi as technology development…
Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels
French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s channels on YouTube. Zac &…
ATVOD freezes fees
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has frozen the fees paid by UK on-demand operators to the…
UK TV retailers set for World Cup boost
The World Cup is set to deliver a £170 million (€210 million) boost to TV…
Sky Sports extends golf rights
BSkyB’s Sky Sports has struck a deal to show the US Open golf championship for…
Trust sets out framework for BBC’s commercial activities
The BBC Trust has published a draft framework setting out the remit and requirements of…
Fox names research and audience strategy chief
Fox International Channels (FIC) has named Christian Brent as senior vice-president of global research and…
News channels stake rival claims to top spot
Leading international news channels have each placed their individual spin on the results of the…
Eurosport hails “best ever” French Open
Eurosport has recorded what it says was its “best ever French Open” tennis championship with…
YouView still on course despite Freeview challenge, says Halton
YouView’s long-term strategy will not change in the face of new competition from Freeview’s new…
BBC launches new CBBC iPlayer
The BBC’s rollout of updates to its iPlayer catch-up TV service has continued with the…
UHD boost for flat panel sales in first quarter
Sales of flat-panel TVs were higher than expected in the first quarter of this year,…
BSkyB adds ITV Player to Now TV
BSkyB has added ITV Player, the catch-up service from the UK’s leading commercial broadcaster to…
TalkTalk launches new TV Player
UK service provider TalkTalk has launched a new TV player to deliver on-demand movies and…
MultiChoice signs up for new Intelsat satellite
South Africa-based DTH pay TV provider MultiChoice has signed a new 15-year service agreement with…
Measat and Newtec demo 4K on new satellite standard
Malaysian satellite operator Measat and satellite technology provider Newtec have teamed up to showcase satellite…
Wimbledon clips available for Facebook, Twitter and Google+ users
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has teamed up with UK startup Grabyo to…