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OCS partners with Viaccess-Orca on second-screen Game of Thrones app
Orange Cinema Series (OCS) in France is partnering with Viaccess-Orca on an immersive second-screen app…
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TalkTalk ups Sky entertainment content
Customers of UK service provider TalkTalk can now access seven Sky entertainment channels and 100…
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MTG appoints chief content officer for digital division
Jakob Mejlhede has been named chief content officer of Modern Times Group’s next-generation division, MTGx….
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Discovery open to teaming up with pay TV operators, may take Velocity international
Discovery is open to partnering with European pay TV operators to acquire or develop new…
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BBC Trust approves 30-day iPlayer catch-up window
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved plans by the corporation to extend…
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Dailymotion launches subscription movie service in Turkey
French video site Dailymotion has launched a movie subscription service, Dailymotion Plus, in Turkey –…
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HBO cuts Sky Italia deal
Sky Italia has agreed an exclusive programming deal with HBO as it prepares its own…
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Discovery looking to partnerships for premium sports rights
Discovery boss David Zaslav has told DTVE sister title TBI that it is weighing partnering…
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Liberty Global appoints Telenet exec as VP of strategy
Liberty Global has appointed Telenet’s senior vice president of strategy, investor relations and corporate communications,…
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Tuchman takes control of global MGM channels
AMC/Sundance Channel Global president Bruce Tuchman has added the role of president, MGM Channel Global…
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Swisscom adds Opera TV Store to set-top boxes
Swiss telco Swisscom is set to add the Opera TV Store app platform to its…
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Romania’s Intact Media Group launches ZU TV
Romania’s Intact Media Group has launched a new youth-oriented TV channel called ZU TV. The…
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SeaChange ups Patibanda to CTO
SeaChange has promoted the general manager of its In-Home business, Shiva Patibanda, to senior vice…
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Arab broadcasting union signs Eutelsat deal
The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) has agreed a multi-year contract for Ku-band capacity on…
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Crackle signs AVOD deal with NBCU
Sony Pictures Television’s on-demand service Crackle has signed a multi-year licensing deal with NBCUniversal Television…
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Canal+ Overseas expands Intelsat agreement
Pay-TV operator Canal+ Overseas has expanded its capacity deal with Intelsat, allowing it to extend…
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Malta-based Melita makes board appointment
Melita, a Malta-based telecom services provider, has appointed former Telesystem International Wireless CEO, Bruno Ducharme,…
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The Connected Home and Multi-Device Video: The Big Picture
Multiroom TV – the distribution of pay TV services to multiple TV screens within each…
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ITV lines up summer launch for Encore
UK broadcaster ITV is set to launch its new pay channel, ITV Encore, on June…
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TV ratings start-up TVbeat appoints former TalkTalk TV director
Former TalkTalk and MTG executive Laurence Miall-d’Août has been appointed CEO of London-based TVbeat –…
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BT Sport confirms Chromecast launch
BT Sport is due to launch as a content partner for Google’s Chromecast HDMI streaming…
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Amazon launches Fire TV set-top box
Amazon has launched its much-anticipated TV streaming device, Amazon Fire TV, taking on the likes…
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Sony and FIFA announce 4K World Cup plans
Sony and FIFA have announced plans to produce three full matches from this summer’s football…
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AwesomenessTV pays US$15m for YouTube channel operator
Digital teen channel manager AwesomenessTV has acquired YouTube multichannel network Big Frame for US$15 million…
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Fox International Channels names Euro chief
Fox International Channels has named Jan Koeppen as president, Europe and Africa. He will replace…
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BBC Worldwide picks six startups for 2014 Labs scheme
The BBC’s commercial arm has selected six new start-ups to take part in its BBC…
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Freesat signs smart TV deal with Vestel
UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has signed a deal with TV manufacturer Vestel to offer its…
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ORF ups HD offering with additional Astra capacity
Austrian public broadcaster ORF is set to expand its high definition output after increasing its…
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Kantar Media buys social TV analytics firm The Data Republic
Kantar Media, an audience research firm owned by ad giant WPP, has bought specialist social TV…
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Accenture powers Mediaset Infinity
Management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, Accenture, is powering Mediaset Italy’s new on-demand service…