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UPC Czech signs up Ogilvy & Mather
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has turned to Ogilvy & Mather to provide…
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TalkTalk launches African mini-pack
UK telco TalkTalk has launched a new mini-package of African TV channels including services from…
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Unitymedia Kabel BW adds two HD channels
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW has added Sony’s AXN HD and A+E…
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BT launches multi-room YouView+ offering
BT is launching a multi-room YouView service, offering customers the option of having two YouView+…
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Former Intel OnCue chief Huggers leaving Verizon
Erik Huggers, the former chief of Intel’s OTT TV initiative, is to leave Verizon five…
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Discovery completes US$1.2 billion Eurosport takeover
Discovery has completed its deal to acquire a majority stake in international sport broadcaster Eurosport…
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Astra 5B begins operation
SES’s Astra 5B satellite has gone live at the 31.5° East position over central and…
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Global eSports viewing doubles in a year
The global market for video game competition viewing or ‘eSports’ almost doubled last year, with…
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Altice granted Numericable exemption
France’s financial markets regulator, the AMF, has granted Altice an exemption from an obligation to…
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LG webOS TV sales top one million
TV manufacturer LG has now sold over one million of its webOS-enabled smart TVs following…
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BBC condemns Ethiopian jamming of Arabsat
The BBC, along with representatives of Germany’s Deutsche Welle, France 24 and Voice of America…
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Hungarian state completes acquisition of Antenna Hungária
The Hungarian state has completed the acquisition of local broadcast services provider Antenna Hungária from…
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Deutsche Telekom closes GTS Central Europe acquisition
Deutsche Telekom has closed the acquisition of central European business-to-business service provider GTS Central Europe….
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MetraWeather launches clip store
Weather forecasting tools specialist MetraWeather has launched a new weather graphics content portal for broadcasters…
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Sophie Turner Laing to leave Sky
BSkyB’s head of content, Sophie Turner Laing, is to step down from her role and…
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Multimedia Polska shelves IPO plans
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has called off plans to float on the Warsaw stock…
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Russian digital TV penetration to hit 98% by 2020
Digital TV penetration in Russia will reach 98% by 2020, up from just under 50%…
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Kevin Reilly to exit Fox
Kevin Reilly is to leave his role as Fox Broadcasting’s entertainment chairman. Fox has been…
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CCAP sales rise 177% in first quarter
Sales of CCAP (converged cable access platform) equipment climbed by 177% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2014,…
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Arabsat complains of jamming from Ethiopia
Middle East satellite operator Arabsat has complained that a number of channels on its platform…
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A+E Networks expands reach in Slovakia
A+E Networks has expanded the reach of two of its channels in Slovakia. A+E’s true…
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Cyfrowy Polsat launches new iOS version of Ipla
Cyfrowy Polsat-backed OTT service Ipla has launched a new version of its app for iOS…
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Google must do more to stop piracy, says UK IP advisor
Google “must do more” to help combat piracy in the UK, according to a new…
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Teo names new technology chief
Lithuanian service provider Teo has named Andrius Šemeškevičius as its new head of technology and…
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Portugal Telecom teams up with RTP and Hispasat for Ultra HD broadcast
Portugal Telecom/Meo has teamed up with public broadcaster RTP to deliver ultra HD coverage of…
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Elemental appoints CFO, runs Japanese 4K encoding trial
Video solutions and delivery firm Elemental Technologies has appointed former Palo Alto Networks’ vice president of…
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Numericable best placed to benefit from consolidation, say analysts
Exane BNP Paribas has raised its target for French cable operator Numericable and upped its…
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Rai turns away from YouTube
Italian public broadcaster Rai has decided not to renew a deal with YouTube that saw…
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Ofcom could auction DTT spectrum off as early as 2016
The loss of the spectrum currently used by digital-terrestrial broadcasting in the UK has moved…
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Content creators must become marketing experts, says Maker Studios
Content creators will soon need to also become “marketing and branding experts” as online content…