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Orange launches new interface for Canal+ subs
Orange France has launched a new user interface on its TV service for Canal+ subscribers….
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M7 re-introduces Penthouse
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has re-introduced adult channel Penthouse HD…
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Ericsson taps into mobile video, launches LTE broadcast trial with Vodafone
Mobile video traffic will grow more than 75% this year as IT and telecom networks…
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RealNetworks launches cloud video storage internationally
Web streaming specialist RealNetworks has internationally launched its cloud video service, which is designed to make…
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Netflix to pay Comcast for access to network in ground-breaking deal
In a significant break with its existing practices, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable…
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Vivendi confirms Altice approach on Numericable-SFR merger
Vivendi has confirmed that it has been approached by Numericable majority owner Patrick Drahi’s investment…
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Discovery, BSkyB could make Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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Netflix reportedly looking to Orange for French partnership
Netflix has approached several French internet service providers with a view to striking carriage deals…
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Accenture and KPN team up to bring TV apps to Google Glass
Accenture and Dutch telco KPN have developed a proof of concept to bring interactive TV…
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Amazon cuts UK TV content deal with Warner Bros.
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sealed a deal with Warner Bros. for UK rights to…
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Liberty Global and Ziggo making good progress on takeover
Liberty Global and Ziggo are “making good progress” on preparations for the takeover by the…
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Chello Zone taps Polsat for ad sales in renewed carriage deal
CBS Chello Zone has struck a multi-year deal with Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat…
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Dom.ru increases share of Russian pay TV
Russian telecom provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, increased its share of the…
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ADB passes 50 million milestone
Set-top and gateway provider ADB has shipped its 50 millionth device. According to the company,…
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B.net adds new features
Telekom Austria-owned Croatian cable operator B.net has added a raft of new interactive TV services…
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Amazon drops Lovefilm brand for SVoD
Amazon is replicating its US SVoD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to…
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Lower TV sales bring down German CE market
Lower TV sales led the German consumer electronics market to experience a top line decline…
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European Sky platforms in first coproduction
BSkyB-owned UK channel Sky 1, Germany’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia are collaborating to develop…
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Brit Awards hit record Twitter traffic despite ratings slump
This week’s Brit Awards generated what Twitter said was a “record breaking” amount of traffic…
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Telekom Slovenije launches white-label OTT platform
Slovenian telecom operator Telekom Slovenije has launched a white-label OTT platform for operators and content…
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Intelsat hit by African oversupply, lower US government spending
Lower US government spending and oversupply of capacity in Africa delivered lower annual revenues and…
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Channel 5 boss Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5’s owner, Richard Desmond, has quietly stepped down as a director…
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Russia’s Sistema Mass Media appoints president
Russia’s Sistema Mass Media, which counts TV, production and advertising holdings among its assets, has…
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Wuaki.tv joins Samsung WatchON app
Over-the-top video service Wuaki.tv has joined Samsung’s WatchON platform, making its entire catalogue available on the…
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Six Nations YouTube channel sees strong take-up
YouTube has recorded a large increase in the number of viewers to the RBS 6…
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South Africa will not use CA to cut off non-payers, says minister
The South African government has no intention of using conditional access in digital-terrestrial set-top boxes…
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YouTube adjusts site, ups focus on playlists
YouTube is making adjustments to its site in a move that it said would make…
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Vodafone named as best fibre network operator
Vodafone has been named as best fibre-optic network operator in Europe at the FTTH Council…
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Polsat temps new customers with premium channel price cuts
Cyfrowy Polsat is running a cut-price premium channel package promotion in a bid to attract…
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Belarus adjusts to changes on foreign channel licensing rules
Belarusian service providers are scrambling to readjust their programming line-ups following the introduction of new…