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Russian channels forced off Ukrainian cable
Ukrainian cable operators have removed a number of Russian channels from their programming line-ups following…
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ProSiebenSat.1 creates new chief investment officer role
ProSiebenSat.1 has named Gunnar Wiedenfels as deputy chief financial officer and Ralf Schremper to the…
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Cyfrowy Polsat to sell DVB-T-enabled smartphones
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is to launch a series of mobile phones with…
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Raduga TV owners reportedly set to sell up
The owners of Russian pay TV platform Raduga TV – Modern Times Group and Russia’s…
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Motive TV begins South African implementation
Hybrid TV technology specialist Motive TV’s services unit has begun the installation of its Content…
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Telenor Broadcast sells Conax to Kudelski
Telenor Broadcast has agreed to sell its Conax conditional access unit to Nagra-owner Kudelski for…
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EBU slams mobile industry spectrum claims
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has criticised claims made by the mobile telecom industry regarding…
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BT TV chief to leave
Marc Watson, the CEO of BT’s television business, is leaving the company. The telco said…
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M6 to launch new online TV channels
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group will tomorrow launch four online TV channels on its 6play…
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YouView shareholders set to back future investment
YouView’s shareholders, including the BBC, are set to sign a new agreement to secure the…
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James and Lachlan Murdoch land key Fox roles
Rupert Murdoch has handed his sons Lachlan and James key new roles within his entertainment…
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BT tops Ofcom pay TV complaints table
Ofcom received more complaints about BT TV service in the last quarter of 2014 than…
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Lattelecom adds Ukrainian channel to line-up
Latvian service provider Lattelecom has added Ukrainian news and information channel Espresso TV to its…
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NovelSat launches new DSNG bandwidth saving technology
Satellite transmission technology specialist NovelSat has launched NovelSat FreeBand, a new solution that it says…
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ProSiebenSat.1 taps Inside for Maxdome security
ProSiebenSat.1’s online video-on-demand platform Maxdome has tapped Inside Secure for its DRM Fusion Agent to…
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Russian VoD market doubles with ivi.ru as leader
The Russian online video-on-demand market more than doubled last year to generate revenues of US$50.5…
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LFP and Canal+ locked in combat over French football rights
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has taken the step of denying that Orange and Eurosport…
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Disney buys Maker for initial US$500 million
The Walt Disney Company has made the largest investment a traditional media giant has yet…
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Ben Sherwood to replace Anne Sweeney at Disney/ABC
Ben Sherwood has been named as Anne Sweeney’s replacement as boss of Disney/ABC Television Group….
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BBC to launch Guerrilla unit
The BBC is to create a new Birmingham-based digital innovation unit called the Guerrilla Group…
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Discovery launching ID Xtra channel in CEE and MEA
Discovery is launching ID Xtra in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The…
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North American pay TV subscribers will continue to grow
The number of North American pay TV subscribers will continue to rise between now and…
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US SCTE looks to international markets with Liberty Global appointment
The US Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has named Liberty Global’s vice-president of technology…
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UK SCTE to host spring lecture in London
The UK-based Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) is to hold its annual Spring Lecture meeting…
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African channels choose Globecast for distribution
African channels Benie TV and Ouest TV have chosen Globecast to distribute their programming via…
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BBC HD takes premier positions on Freesat
The BBC is moving the position of its HD channels on the Freesat platform to…
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Telefónica strikes global partnership with Akamai
Telefónica has struck a global partnership with content delivery network specialist Akamai to provide its…
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AOL to launch premium web video platform in UK
US-based digital company AOL is launching its premium web video platform AOL On Network in…
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Fox International Channels’ Perezagua to step down
Fox International Channels (FIC) executive Jesus Perezagua is to step down at the end of…
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Apple reportedly in talks with Comcast for streaming service
Apple is in talks with Comcast to enter into a deal to allow Apple to…