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Nielsen adds demographics to Twitter
Nielsen has launched a new service measuring Twitter TV demographics across 250 US channels. The…
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US multichannel video providers have best quarter in two years
The US multichannel video industry had its “best quarter in two years” with cable providers…
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Smart TVs to be in 35% of US homes by end of the year
Roughly 42 million US households will have a smart TV by the end of 2014,…
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Liberty Global selects Irdeto Rights for video security
Liberty Global has selected Irdeto Rights to offer content security for the delivery of content…
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S&T hires former technical director of Teletext
UK-based interactive TV specialist S&T has hired former technical director of Teletext and founder of…
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ATVOD appoints economist Robin Foster to board
The UK’s Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD) has appointed economist and founding member of…
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Appear TV extends F1 video processing
Video processing platforms provider Appear TV has been chosen to provide additional TV reception and…
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Tank Top TV publishes discovery APIs
London-based Tank Top TV has published a new suite of APIs, designed to make entertainment…
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AT&T agrees US$48.5 billion buyout of DirecTV
US telco AT&T has agreed to buy satellite pay TV operator DirecTV for a total…
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OSN launches OTT service
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has launched online TV service allowing its subscribers to…
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YouTube reportedly buying gaming video site Twitch for US$1 billion
YouTube is reportedly buying Twitch, a video platform and community for videogame enthusiasts, for more…
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Numericable in exclusive talks to buy Virgin Mobile France
French cable operator Numericable has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Virgin Mobile France in…
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Constantin calls off Sky Deutschland talks
German TV business Constantin Media has called an end to talks with pay TV operator…
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UPC Austria adding 11 HD services
Liberty Global-owned UPC Austria is adding 11 new HD channels o its line-up. The move…
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Euronews launches BBM service
News channel Euronews has launched a service for Blackberry’s BBM messaging service users. The Euronews…
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Eurosport extends 360HD service to Telefónica
Eurosport has struck a new partnership agreement with Telefónica in Spain to extend the reach…
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BBC updates iPlayer for Sky
The BBC is “updating and improving” the interface for its iPlayer catch-up service on the…
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Multimedia Polska RGU increase fails to boost revenues
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska added 23,500 revenue-generating units in the quarter to March but…
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Bloomberg names first EMEA media chief
Bloomberg Media Group has named Adam Freeman as the first managing director for its EMEA…
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Belgacom backs ‘football for everyone’
Belgacom has submitted a bid to Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League that will allow fans to…
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SES launches new cable headend neighbourhood for Lat Am
Satellite operator SES has launched a new video distribution platform for Latin America at the…
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Eutelsat’s Satmex integration on track
Eutelsat is on-track to integrate Latin American satellite operator Satmex following the close of its…
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Connected TVs now in 42 million US homes
In the first quarter of the year, some 42 million homes in the US had…
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RTL Croatia appoints Enex MD as new CEO
RTL Hrvatska (Croatia) has appointed the managing director of cooperative news provider Enex, Henning Tewes,…
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Com Hem reportedly planning US$1 billion IPO
Swedish cable operator Com Hem is reportedly preparing for an initial public offering that could…
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YouTube teams with UK newspapers for electoral debate bid
YouTube has joined forces with UK national newspapers the Guardian and the Telegraph and the…
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Fox, Apollo plan Endemol, Shine, Core merger
21st Century Fox plans to create a joint venture with fund manager Apollo Global Management…
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US cable celebrates ‘best quarter in years’ as pay TV subs rise
The US cable TV industry achieved its “best quarter in years,” stemming subscriber losses as…
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Zattoo to manage multiscreen IPTV for Telecom Liechtenstein
Swiss-based online TV service provider Zattoo is set to roll out an end-to-end multiscreen TV…
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Telenet to invest €1 million in digital innovation
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has pledged €1 million in investment in entrepreneurial talent over…