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Google Fiber won’t charge to prioritise Netflix
Google has weighed into the recent internet traffic peering debate, claiming that it will not…
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Liberty rolls out Horizon in Poland
Liberty Global has launched its next-generation TV service Horizon in Poland via its operator in…
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Majority of US UltraViolet users now access content on TVs
More than half of the 16 million users of UltraViolet in the US now view…
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BBC Sport launches on Roku in the UK
The BBC has launched a BBC Sport app for Roku connected TV devices in the…
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Sunrise grows TV subscriber base by 65.5%
Swiss operator Sunrise said that its TV subscriber base grew by 32,800 people, or 65.5%…
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Screen Hits launches TV pilot streaming service
Screen Hits is preparing to launch a new online service that will allow consumers to…
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Vivendi to sell half its stake in Activision Blizzard
Canal+ Group owner Vivendi has agreed to sell half its stake in games firm Activision…
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OTT competition heats up as HBO shows land on Amazon
The first wave of HBO programming has landed on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service in…
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Wuaki goes live on Chromecast in Spain
Streaming and download-to-own service Wuaki has launched on Chromecast devices in Spain. The firm said…
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Eutelsat Americas rebrands Satmex fleet
Eutelsat Amercias has renamed its fleet of Satmex satellites, reflecting its strategy of operating under…
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Millicom makes Lat Am DTH move in capacity deal with Eutelsat Americas
International telco and media company Millicom has signed a capacity deal with Eutelsat Americas –…
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AMC ups Mandelup to VP of corporate communications
AMC has promoted Sundance media relations executive Elana Mandelup to vice president of corporate communications,…
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Netflix plans major European expansion for late 2014
Netflix is planning a “significant expansion” in Europe later this year, with launches lined up…
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Cloud-based DVR remains challenging in Europe, say operators
Cloud-based DVR services remain problematic for operators due to restrictions on the use of content…
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M7 may follow up KabelKiosk acquisition with German pay TV launch
Pay TV provider M7 Group may launch a new consumer pay TV business in Germany…
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MEA region pay TV market to be worth US$8 billion in 2014
New research says that digital TV penetration in the Middle East and Africa region will…
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UK’s FITT taskforce makes industry recommendations
The UK’s Future of Innovation in Television Technology (FITT) taskforce has made a number of…
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Facebook expands TV-style video ads to UK, France Germany
Facebook is expanding its premium video ads outside of the US to seven new international…
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MTG completes sale of Zitius to TeliaSonera
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its 80% stake in Swedish broadband…
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Half of TV viewing to be on-demand by 2020, predicts Ericsson
By 2020 consumer TV viewing habits will be made up of 50% live, linear viewing…
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Romania’s RCS & RDS deploys Appear TV in infrastructure upgrade
Romanian cable operator RCS & RDS has selected Appear TV’s head-ends for a major upgrade to…
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Samsung reportedly buys video discovery firm Shelby.tv
Samsung has reportedly bought New York-based social video discovery firm Shelby.tv. According to a GigaOM…
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LoveLive launches music app for LG TVs
London and New York-based music media company LoveLive is launching a live music app for…
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Sky Deutschland will invest in local content, says Sullivan
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will invest in local content when the operator begins to…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: vertical integration with content makes sense
Vertical integration between cable operators and content providers “makes sense” in order to help ensure…
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M7 Deutschland buys KabelKiosk from Eutelsat
TV platform operator M7 Deutschland is buying KabelKiosk, a platform of digital channels and interactive…
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Cable operators express mixed views on fixed mobile convergence
Cable operators expressed mixed views of the importance of mobile in their offerings and on…
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TV bingeing ‘common in the UK’, says Deloitte research
Bingeing on TV programmes is common practise in the UK, with 24% of people polled…
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AT&T-DirecTV deal could spur more consolidation
Analysts have said the AT&T deal for DirecTV will help the merged entity mitigate the…
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Mobile Video Alliance launches in the UK
The Mobile Video Alliance (MVA), an organisation set up set up last year to tackle…