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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…

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Global Invacom to join the London Stock Exchange

Satellite industry technology manufacturer, Global Invacom, has announced plans to join the AIM market of…

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IBC president John Wilson dies

John Wilson, the long-standing chairman of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) has died aged 82. …

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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Numericable launches World Cup app for LaBox Fibre

French cable operator Numericable has launched an applicaton and portal for the football World Cup…

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Fox International sets strategic deal with Star Sat

Fox International Channels (FIC) has unveiled a strategic alliance with South African digital subscription TV…

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BBC adds new features to online World Cup coverage

The BBC has added new features to its online coverage of the football World Cup,…

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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…

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New technical and innovation chiefs for TV4

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Jan Rizvi as technology development…

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Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels

French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s channels on YouTube. Zac &…

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ATVOD freezes fees

UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has frozen the fees paid by UK on-demand operators to the…

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UK TV retailers set for World Cup boost

The World Cup is set to deliver a £170 million (€210 million) boost to TV…

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Sky Sports extends golf rights

BSkyB’s Sky Sports has struck a deal to show the US Open golf championship for…

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Trust sets out framework for BBC’s commercial activities

The BBC Trust has published a draft framework setting out the remit and requirements of…

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Fox names research and audience strategy chief

Fox International Channels (FIC) has named Christian Brent as senior vice-president of global research and…

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News channels stake rival claims to top spot

Leading international news channels have each placed their individual spin on the results of the…

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Eurosport hails “best ever” French Open

Eurosport has recorded what it says was its “best ever French Open” tennis championship with…

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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…

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BBC launches new CBBC iPlayer

The BBC’s rollout of updates to its iPlayer catch-up TV service has continued with the…

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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,…

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BSkyB adds ITV Player to Now TV

BSkyB has added ITV Player, the catch-up service from the UK’s leading commercial broadcaster to…

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TalkTalk launches new TV Player

UK service provider TalkTalk has launched a new TV player to deliver on-demand movies and…

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MultiChoice signs up for new Intelsat satellite

South Africa-based DTH pay TV provider MultiChoice has signed a new 15-year service agreement with…

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Measat and Newtec demo 4K on new satellite standard

Malaysian satellite operator Measat and satellite technology provider Newtec have teamed up to showcase satellite…

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Wimbledon clips available for Facebook, Twitter and Google+ users

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has teamed up with UK startup Grabyo to…