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UK culture secretary calls for clearer web video standards

The online and media industries should work with regulators to make the “age appropriateness” of…

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European consumers experiencing problems with internet video

Two in five European internet users say they are being prevented by their service providers…

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Belgacom sees TV growth accelerate in fourth quarter

Growth in Belgacom’s TV subscriber base accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2013, with an…

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Hulu sells international business to Nippon

Nippon TV has acquired the international business of streaming and catch-up service Hulu. The Japanese…

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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom

Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV…

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Tablet TV proves popular with Finns

Over a third of Finnish internet users have a tablet device and two in five…

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Telekom Slovenije integrates UEFA’s LiveEx with TViN

Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has integrated UEFA’s LiveEx technology into its TViN white label interactive…

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Eurochannel makes African push

TV network Eurochannel has expanded into Africa, as part of a wider expansion effort that…

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TiVo subscription numbers hit 4.2 million

DVR maker TiVo said that total subscriptions to its service have climbed 34% year-on-year to…

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BBC Worldwide’s Brit orders motoring series

The BBC’s new international channel brand Brit has commissioned its first series Mud, Sweat &…

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Etisalat strikes consumer equipment deal with Huawei

UAE-based telco Etisalat Group has signed a new agreement with Huawei to bring new smart…

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Inview names former Man Utd chief to board

TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Manchester United chairman and CEO Martin Edwards…

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MTS confirms Ericsson will build new hybrid TV platform

MTS has confirmed that it has contracted Ericsson to supply its hybrid TV platform combining…

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Trace and MTG look to Africa for growth

Trace’s strength in Africa was a key factor in Modern Times Group’s decision to acquire…

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Fashion One becomes F.O. in EU markets

Lifestyle channel Fashion One is to change its name to F.O. in the European Union…

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Virgin Media to add My Nick Jr app to TiVo

Virgin Media is to make Nickelodeon’s My Nick Jr app available in the UK for…

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BBC’s Hall defends licence fee, calls for extension to iPlayer

BBC director-general Tony Hall has delivered a robust defence of the UK licence fee that…

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Bouygues kicks off triple-play price war in France

French service provider Bouygues Telecom has kicked off a triple-play price war in France with…

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Viacom mines second screen opportunities

The second screen provides an “extraordinary opportunity” for broadcasters as viewer consumptions habits continue to…

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Competition Commission approves Ericsson’s Red Bee acquisition

The UK Competition Commission has provisionally approved the acquisition of Red Bee Media by Ericsson….

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Qualcomm partners with Deutsche Telekom for LTE trial

Hot on the heels of its LTE broadcast trial with Vodafone Germany, Qualcomm has teamed…

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US broadband users watch 1.7 hours of mobile video per week

Broadband users in the US watch an average 1.7 hours of video on their mobile…

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ProSiebenSat.1 targets €1bn in new revenues, Maxdome deal with Telekom

ProSiebenSat.1 has set itself an ambitious new target of realising additional revenues of €1 billion…

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Telefónica sees fourth quarter TV boost

Telefónica had 3.6 million pay TV customers at the end of 2013, up 8% or…

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Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role

Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…

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BT adds new HD channels

BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…

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Stofa to offer 4G mobile services

Danish cable operator Stofa is to launch a 4G mobile offering in partnership with telco…

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BT extends Bundesliga deal

BT Sport has secured the rights to German Bundesliga football until 2017. The new two-year…

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Sky Deutschland extends Paramount deal

Sky Deutschland has renewed and expanded its deal with Paramount for video-on-demand movies. The deal…

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Travel Channel HD launches on RCS & RDS

Travel Channel HD has launched on Romanian cable and DTH platform RCS & RDS. The…