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BeIN Sport takes World handball championship rights
Al Jazeera-owned French sports broadcaster BeIN Sport has acquired the rights to the World handball…
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CoralTree announces Sky Deutschland upgrade completion
TV software provider CoralTree has announced the successful upgrade to the Titan TV gateway, part of the daVinci portfolio,…
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TV4 to launch new general channel, shut down TV4 Sports Extra
Sweden’s TV4 Group is to launch a new sports and lifestyle channel, TV12, at the…
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Ultra-fast broadband revenues to double in five years
Ultra high-speed lines represented 22% of broadband subscriptions globally in mid-2013 and revenues from ultra-fast…
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Google to expand fibre experiment across the US
Google is in talks with 34 cities around the US about expanding its nascent super-fast…
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Sky Deutschland to launch three new HD stations
Sky Deutschland is due to launch three new high definition channels – TNT Glitz HD,…
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BBC names acting controller of BBC Two and Four
The BBC has named Adam Barker as acting controller, BBC Two and BBC Four. BBC…
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Netia CEO resigns as firm cuts 2014 guidance
Polish IPTV service provider Netia has said CEO Mirosław Godlewski is resigning from the firm,…
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Applicaster appoints FremantleMedia exec Cassidy
White label broadcast solutions provider Applicaster has appointed FremantleMedia UK Interactive’s managing director, Peter Cassidy,…
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Ericsson strikes three global CDN partnerships
Ericsson has struck partnerships with three global CDN provider to integrate their offerings with the…
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Ofcom renews commercial TV licences
UK regulator Ofcom has renewed the broadcasting licenses for Channel 3 – comprising ITV, Scotland’s…
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Fox channels does content deal with ‘Middle East Netflix’
Fox International Channels has agreed a deal with ICFlix, the OTT operator that has been…
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SES targets Latin America with SES-10 satellite
Satellite operator SES has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build its latest satellite, SES-10,…
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Twitter flying in for MIPTV keynote
Twitter’s chief media scientist Deb Roy will give a keynote address at MIPTV in April….
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Arris boosted by Motorola takeover
Video and broadband technology company Arris reported a rise in revenue and profits after reporting “remarkable…
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Numericable adds Benfica TV to offering
French cable operator Numericable has added Benfica TV, the Portuguese football club’s official TV channel,…
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A+E Networks UK names advertising chief
A+E Networks UK has appointed Viviane Paxinos as senior director of advertising sales. In this…
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Kudelski sees strong profit growth on flat revenues
Interactive TV and content security technology provider Kudelski reported strong growth in net income on…
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Ooyala delivers app for Hopster
Video streaming and analytics provider Ooyala is delivering a TV and learning tablet app for…
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BBC passes 300 million iPlayer requests in record month
The BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service celebrated its biggest ever month in January, surpassing 300 million…
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Malone makes share plans with Discovery’s Zaslav, Liberty’s Fries
Media mogul John Malone has given right of first refusal to his holdings in Discovery…
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Buffett takes stake in Liberty Global
US investor Warren Buffett investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway has acquired a stake in Liberty Global,…
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Hulu appoints former Sony exec to CTO role
Hulu has appointed Sony Network Entertainment International’s former senior vice president of product engineering, Tian…
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Ziggo replaces chief commercial officer
Ziggo’s chief commercial officer Marcel Nijhoff is due to step down on March 1, with…
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Media companies looking to HEVC, 4K, says Elemental
Media companies are moving forwards with plans to roll out both HEVC compression technology and…
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Demand 5 launches on Sony smart TVs
UK broadcaster Channel 5’s Demand 5 app is now available on 2012 and 2013 models…
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Pay TV boost for Portugal Telecom, Brazil’s Oi refocuses offering
Portugal Telecom’s pay TV base grew by 7.5% in the course of 2013 to 1.315…
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BBC unveils £8 million investment plan for World Service
The BBC World Service has pledged £8 million of new investment for digital and multiplatform…
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TF1 Group sees drop in pay TV and advertising revenues
French broadcaster TF1 Group suffered reversals in both the advertising market, pay TV and other…
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Vice, FremantleMedia cook up foodie web channel for hipsters
Vice and FremantleMedia have joined forces to make culinary content for a new food channel….