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US 4K TV adoption to reach 80% in 10 to 12 years
Ultra HD TVs will be found in 80% of US households in approximately 10 to…
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Belgacom sells Telindus France to Vivendi for €95 million
Belgian telco Belgacom has agreed to divest 100% of the shares in IT services company…
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Amazon denies free streaming service report
Amazon has denied a Wall Street Journal report, claiming it is looking to launch an…
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Microsoft partners with Ooyala on multiscreen TV services
Microsoft and Ooyala have partnered to develop and accelerate the deployment of next-generation IP video…
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London Live to launch in UK today
A new channel is launching on digital free-TV in the UK today. London Live will…
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Verimatrix signs security deal with Russia’s MegaFon
Content security specialist Verimatrix has signed a deal with Russian telco MegaFon, which will use…
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UPC DTH to carry Da Vinci Learning
Da Vinci Learning has launched on Liberty Global-owned UPC DTH’s satellite TV platforms in Hungary,…
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New chief for Ukrainian state TV
The Ukrainian government has named Zurab Alasania as the new director-general of state broadcaster the…
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Tricolor TV in running for new capacity at 75° East
Russian DTH leader Tricolor TV has reportedly applied for licences to operate transponders on Asia…
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Finland’s URHOtv goes off air
Finnish sports channel URHOtv will cease broadcasting from tomorrow after failing to put its finances…
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Play increases revenues and subscribers
Russian on-demand service Play increased its revenues by 11 times and passed the 100,000 subscribers…
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New CEO for Beltelecom
Sergey Sivodedov has been named as Belarusian service provider Beltelecom’s new director-general. Sivodedov was previously…
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France’s SACD calls for overhaul of rules ahead of Netflix launch
France’s audiovisual distribution rules must be reformed ahead of the arrival of Netflix in September,…
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BBC iPlayer tops 300 million for second month running
BBC iPlayer requests broke the 300 million barrier in February for the second consecutive month,…
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Dish, DirecTV shares up on merger rumours
Shares in US satellite pay TV companies DirecTV and Dish Networks have spiked after rumours…
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YouView partners agree to back platform
All seven of YouView’s shareholders have agreed to back the UK smart TV platform for…
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New Kabel Deutschland CEO Cubero named to Vodafone board
Manuel Cubero, who will take over from Adrian von Hammerstein as CEO of Kabel Deutschland…
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Netflix explores 3D printing
Netflix has exclusively acquired the documentary Print the Legend for all of its global territories….
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Telenet names new chairman
Bert De Graeve is to succeed Frank Donck as independent chairman of Belgian cable operator…
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Vivendi treads fine line between Altice and Bouygues
Vivendi president Jean-René Fourtou has given a commitment to Bouygues proprietor Martin Bouygues to study…
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IneoQuest names new CEO
Quality assurance specialist IneoQuest has named Calvin Harrison as its new president and CEO. Harrison…
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Lagardère Active names new head of programmes
French conglomerate Lagardère’s media arm Lagardère Active has named Caroline Cochaux as director-general of programmes…
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UPC Slovakia adds Bratislava city channel
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has added Bratislava local channel Staromestská TV to its…
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Orange France launches Livebox Jet
Orange France has launched a new multi-play offering with no minimum subscription called Livebox Jet,…
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Modern Times Group creates new combined digital unit
Modern Times Group is to merge its Viaplay online pay TV business with the MTGx…
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TDF agrees sale of Antenna Hungária
French transmission services provider TDF has agreed the sale of Hungarian subsidiary Antenna Hungária to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys stake in US multichannel operator
Germany’s ProSieben.1 Group has acquired a 20% stake in US-based multichannel network Collective Digital Studios….
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AOL unveils One advertising platform
AOL has unveiled plans for a cross-screen programmatic advertising platform, One by AOL, combining the…
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Ex-KidsCo boss Robinson joins Your Family
Former KidsCo CEO Paul Robinson has joined Germany’s Your Family Entertainment to lead expansion of…
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Competition regulator clears playout merger
The UK Competition Commission has confirmed its clearance, by a majority of Ericsson’s acquisition of…