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Eutelsat KabelKiosk selects HTTV middleware for HbbTV IPTV offering
Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk platform, which serves cable operators in Germany and neighbouring countries, has selected software provider…
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ViXS and Wyplay partner on 4K, HEVC media gateway
Canada-based chipset firm ViXS and software specialist Wyplay have developed what they claim is the industry’s…
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Novabase to launch HbbTV-compliant HDMI dongle
Novabase-owned Novabase Digital TV Technologies is set to launch what it claims is the first…
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Channel 5 reportedly up for sale
Richard Desmond, the owner of UK terrestrial network Channel 5, is reportedly weighing up selling…
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UK digital video market tops £620 million
The UK digital video market grew by 40.2% to reach £621.4 million (€750 million) in…
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Skype co-founder’s Vdio service closes down
Vdio, the video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus Friis,…
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Sky claims 2013 sports milestone
UK satellite operator BSkyB said that Sky Sports delivered a record 55,000 hours of sport…
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Box TV executive director steps down
The executive director of UK channel operator Box TV, Scott Monks, is stepping down after…
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Spacecom’s AMOS-4 satellite moves into orbit
Spacecom’s AMOS-4 satellite has reached its 65° East orbital position and is due to start…
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Deutsche Telekom CFO takes over top job
Deutsche Telekom’s chief financial officer (CFO) Timotheus Höttges has taken over from outgoing CEO René…
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Endemol buys into Israeli broadcaster Reshet
Endemol has acquired a 33% stake in Reshet. The investment is part of a wider…
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Netflix viewers willing to trade armchairs for exercise
More than 50% of Netflix viewers said they were willing to exercise while ‘binge watching’…
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Wuaki.tv hits 1 million users
Over-the-top video service Wuaki.tv now claims more than one million global customers, after adding more…
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Antenna Group buys Romanian music network
Media firm Antenna Group has bought Kiss TV and a string of radio stations from…
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YouTube launches on Roku
Google-owned video site YouTube has launched on Roku internet-connected TV boxes for the first time. …
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Mediaset taps tivùon! and Intertrust Technologies for new OTT service
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has tapped the tivùon! Open standards-based TV platform it built with Telecom…
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Now TV sports pass goes live on Apple TV
BSkyB has launched sports content from its Now TV over-the-top service on Apple TV web…
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YouTube signs up as founding partner for MIP Digital Fronts
YouTube has come onboard as a founding partner of the first MIP Digital Fronts –…
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MTG sells controlling stake in broadband service provider Zitius
Modern Times Group (MTG) has agreed to sell its 80% stake in Swedish broadband service…
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Fox channel to launch in Hungary
Entertainment net Fox is launching in Hungarian pay TV – bringing shows such as The…
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Netflix rolls out Android updates
Netflix has rolled out a new version of its Android app for tablets and smartphones,…
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icflix launches smart TV app for LG, Samsung
Middle Eastern video-on-demand service icflix has partnered with Samsung and LG to launch an app…
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Canal+ to pay less for content creation
Canal+ Group will be required to pay less to the French Centre National du Cinéma…
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Tricolor passes 10 million paying subs
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has passed 10 million paying subscribers, according to the…
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New finance chief for Discovery Networks CEEMEA
Discovery Networks has named a new chief financial officer for central and eastern Europe, the…
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Blinkx partners with REV New Media
Internet media platform Blinkx has partnered with web video producer REV New Media to add…
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Amazon makes 4K production commitment
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…
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Web TV device ownership to double
Connected TV device ownership – including smart TVs, web-connected set-top boxes and other TV-connectable devices…
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MTG to launch pay TV channels in Turkey
Modern Times Group (MTG) is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey…
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African VoD service iROKOtv raises US$8 million
Africa-based video-on-demand service iROKOtv has raised US$8 million (€6 million) in funding, as it looks…