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RTL close to NLziet Dutch SVoD launch
RTL Netherlands is close to launching its joint subscription catch-up service with Dutch public broadcasting…
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M7 Group launching new DTH platform for Hungary
Pay TV provider M7 Group is launching a new DTH platform in Hungary as an…
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Sunrise doubles TV customers
Swiss operator Sunrise doubled its TV customer numbers in 2013, in a year that it…
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Endemol UK appoints new games division head
Production company Endemol UK has upped the commercial director of its games division, Owain Walbyoff,…
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TechUK calls for BBC to up tech sector support
Industry organisation TechUK has called on the BBC to “ramp up” its support for the…
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BSkyB teams up with FX Networks for comedy
BSkyB has teamed up FX Networks to work on developing new comedy shows for audiences…
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SES’s Astra 5B satellite to launch this week
SES’s Astra 5B satellite, which was built by Airbus Defence and Space, is due to…
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Telenet adds Medialaan channels to Yelo TV
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet and Flemish commercial broadcaster Medalaan have signed a new…
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Netflix commissions first original comedy
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are to star in Grace and Frankie, Netflix’s first originally-conceived…
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UK, France SVoD platforms buy Corus kids shows
Dailymotion and Canalplay Infinity in France and Hopster in the UK have acquired 345 hours…
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TVN Media to provide ad sales for iTV
Polish broadcast group TVN Media has struck an agreement for its Premium TV unit to…
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Deputies force Ukraine state broadcasting chief out
The head of Ukraine’s state television company has reportedly been forced to resign after being…
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BBC launches iWonder factual homepage
The BBC has launched the homepage for its new factual and educational brand iWonder. First…
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Google launches Chromecast internationally
Google has launched its low-price Chromecast HDMI streaming stick in 11 countries outside of its…
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IPTV is dead and there is ‘no such thing as TV’, claims UUX exec
IPTV is dead and the shift to a multiscreen world means that TV no longer…
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BSkyB taking on iTunes with movie download service
BSkyB will launch a new download to own service dubbed ‘buy and keep’. It will…
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BBC iPlayer launches on Chromecast
The BBC iPlayer has launched on Chromecast, the Google smart TV dongle that launched in…
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VP9 can help YouTube become more ‘TV like’, says Varela
Google’s VP9 video compression codec, the internet giant’s alternative to the H.265 next-generation video compression…
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Numericable outlines plans for SFR
French cable operator Numericable has said it has received financial backing from nine international banks…
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BBC Trust changes approval process for temporary services
The BBC Trust is to change the way that temporary BBC services are approved. Under…
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Standards crucial for second screen, says Sony
Second screen apps related to TV programmes face a range of challenges include the multiplicity…
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Doug Baker takes on wider Discovery role
Discovery has added the COO position to Doug Baker’s current CFO role at its international…
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TV4 strikes deal with YouTube
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has struck an agreement with YouTube to make TV4 Play…
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UPC Netherlands launches Horizon app for Android
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Netherlands has launched a new Horizon TV app for Android…
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ER-Telecom launches new HD set-top
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has launched a new HD…
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Ericsson hails birth of EVE
Ericsson has used TV Connect to announce Ericsson Virtualised Encoding (EVE), a new solution that…
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Elemental delivering services for Viaplay
Compression specialist Elemental Technologies has said it is delivering live channels and video-on-demand content to…
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Sky revamps TV Guide with greater on-demand focus
Sky is rolling out a new homepage for its Sky+HD boxes, in what it claims…
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Amazon readies video streaming device
Amazon is reportedly set to start shipping its much-rumoured video streaming device in the US…
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New Shazam features could extend reach of shows
New features for content recognition app Shazam could radically extend the reach of TV shows…