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Arabsat-owned Hellas-sat to launch joint satellite with Inmarsat

Hellas-sat, a majority owned subsidiary of Arabsat, has signed an agreement with Inmarsat to launch…

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iPlayer TV traffic from tablets exceeds PCs for the first time

BBC iPlayer TV programme requests from tablets were higher than from computers for the first…

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Hong Kong ISP HKBN pleads for local Netflix launch

The chief financial officer and co-owner of internet service provider Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN),…

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Fox channel to launch on Com Hem in Sweden

Fox International Channels is launching its flagship Fox channel in Sweden and is staffing up…

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US online TV consumption climbs 246%, says Adobe

Online TV consumption in the US reached an all-time high in the first quarter of this…

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Xbox adds 45 entertainment apps

Microsoft said it is adding more than 45 new “entertainment app experiences” to its Xbox One…

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Wuaki.tv launches in Windows 8.1 devices

Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has launched a new app that will make it…

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World Cup to be watched online by 13 million Brits

Some 13 million Britons are set to watch the World Cup online this year, according…

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Com Hem eyes up to €688 million through IPO

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has said that it will raise gross proceeds of up…

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OTT revenue to grow by 28.1% per year, says PwC

Revenue generated by over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services is set to grow at an annual…

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Analysts question Netflix’s German chances

German market-watchers have questioned whether Netflix will be able to catch on-demand market leader Amazon…

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Viacom to launch Paramount Channel in Romania

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching the Paramount Channel in Romania and increasing its…

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YouTube net Barcroft TV, Rightster to ‘supercharge’ partnership

Barcroft TV, the high-performing UK-based YouTube channel, has signed an extended strategic partnership with multichannel…

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Spain tops 400,000 TiVo customers

Spanish cable operator ONO has passed the 400,000 TiVo customer mark, with users of the…

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TVN launches Player.pl VoD service on PlayStation consoles

Polish broadcast group TVN is launching its VoD service Player.pl on PlayStation 3 games consoles…

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Abertis sells final 5% Eutelsat stake for €275 million

Spanish infrastructure firm Abertis has sold its remaining 5.01% stake in satellite operator Eutelsat to…

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LG webOS smart TV sales pass one million mark

LG has sold more than one million units of its webOS-enabled Smart+ TVs since the launch…

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Sky Deutschland selects Inside Secure for Snap security

Security solutions firm Inside Secure has been selected by Sky Deutschland to secure the latter’s…

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Deutsche Telekom’s Videoload launches on Panasonic TVs

Deutsche Telekom’s Videoload service is now available on 2014 models of Panasonic smart TVs, thanks…

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Telefónica seals deal to take control of Canal+ Spain

Prisa and Telefónica have definitively agreed the sale of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV…

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World Cup to be ‘mobile’ this summer, predicts Arris

This year Brazil will play host to a “mobile World Cup,” according to Arris’ senior…

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Google looking at new TV initiative

Google may launch a new Android TV platform at its developers’ conference later this month,…

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Brightcove adds support for HbbTV

Online video platform provider Brightcove has used the final event in its global customer conference…

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Volia taps ADB for hybrid and OTT TV services

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added ADB to its list of suppliers of OTT and…

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Espial and Samsung to provide RDK devices

IPTV middleware provider Espial has teamed up with Samsung to deliver a joint RDK solution…

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Warner Bros completes Eyeworks deal

Warner Bros. has completed its multimillion dollar takeover of Netherlands-based production group Eyeworks. The US…

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Scripps’ Fine Living launches on Vipnet

Scripps Networks International’s Fine Living Channel has secured carriage with Telekom Austria-owned Croatian pay TV…

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Netia launches new Player

Polish ISP Netia has launched a new TV set-top to support it delivery of linear…

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Online sports consumption now second only to TV

Online has overtaken print media for the consumption of sports content, according to a new…

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Russian social media leader Vkontakte to launch on smart TVs

Russian social media leader Vkontakte has tapped local interactive TV technology specialist SPB TV to…