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History makes headway in Latvia

A+E Networks UK is to extend the reach of its History channel in Latvia following…

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Dom.ru to upgrade WiFi with Ruckus

Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates the Dom.ru brand, has launched a programme of large-scale…

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Du reports profit drop but ‘solid growth’

UAE-based service provider du reported a drop in Q4 profits, but said that its business…

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Virgin Media in small cell backhaul trial with Sub10 Systems

Virgin Media Business has completed a live backhaul small cell trial with Sub10 Systems, a…

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Sky suffers reversal as Court of Appeal sends sports channel case back to CAT

BSkyB has suffered a reversal in its legal battle over the terms under which it…

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NTV+ teams up with Elemental, Broadcom for 4K test

Russian pay TV broadcaster NTV+ has used the Sochi Winter Olympics to test broadcast transmissions…

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Informa: Netflix facing rights competition as rivals step up

Netflix will find it harder to secure premium content this year with increasing competition from…

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Samsung retains smart TV dominance

Samsung retained its lead over the global smart TV market in the fourth quarter of…

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Belgacom rolls out TV Replay in Flanders and Brussels

Belgian telco Belgacom has launched its TV Replay service in Flanders and Brussels, allowing viewers…

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Paramount launching in Russia and Hungary

Viacom has struck new carriage deals for the Paramount Channel in Russia and Hungary. In…

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Mobile viewing to drive in-app ad revenues

Roughly 60% of smartphone and tablet users watch between one and five hours of TV…

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Motive Television plans Freeview tablet service by World Cup

TV technology firm Motive Television said that it expects to launch a UK tablet service that…

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Box Television secures new deals in Hungary, Tanzania

UK-based Box Television has expanded the presence of its channels in central and eastern Europe…

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Dogus Media taps Kaltura for multiscreen TV service

Turkey’s Dogus Media is using Kaltura’s online video platform for its tvyo ad-supported multiscreen TV…

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House of Cards binge viewing soars

Netflix saw a huge spike in subscribers watching its drama House of Cards as its…

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Sony beats PS4 sales target

Sony said it sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4 devices as of February 8,…

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Itsmy.TV launches HbbTV games in Germany

Munich-based TV games startup itsmy.TV has launched a platform of HbbTV-based games for smart TVs….

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Danish OTT services provider Xstream takes substantial investment

Copenhagen-based OTT and TV Everywhere services provider Xstream has received investment from Danish private equity…

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Numericable adds Outremer Telecom chief to administrative council

French cable operator Numericable has named Jean-Michel Hégésippe to its administrative council, replacing Marco de…

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Inview appoints former Thomson set-top chief to board

UK hybrid TV technology provider Inview Technology has appointed former Thomson set-top division CEO Koen…

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Volia adds Unian TV to line-up

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added 1+1 Media-owned sports and news channel Unian TV to…

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Cosmos TV Belarus adds TiJi

Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV Belarus has added two new channels to its programming…

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Liberty Global rules out Spanish push

Liberty Global has denied that it is looking to make a move into the Spanish…

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UK TV viewing still 98.5% done on traditional sets

A massive 98.5% of UK TV viewing was done on a traditional TV set last…

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Time Warner Cable shareholders sue over Comcast deal

A Time Warner Cable shareholder issuing to block Comcast Communications’ US$45.2 billion (€33 billion) cable…

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Sky secures Indian Premier League cricket

BSkyB has secured exclusive rights to Indian Premier League cricket for the first time. Under…

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Scripps sees profits slip, makes Travel Channel write-down

Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive saw profits drop year-on-year in Q4 after writing down the value…

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Dark Prophet makes presence felt on Dailymotion

Online video platform Dailymotion is today exclusively launching a scripted series about a music student…

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TeliaSonera names new commercial chief

Nordic service provider TeliaSonera has named Hélène Barnekow as senior vice-president and chief commercial officer…

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UKTV to move to new HQ in West London

UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has signed a 15-year lease on new premises in West London….