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OTT platforms ‘could buy producers in 2014′
Another report into media industry mergers and acquisitions activity has singled out Netflix and Hulu…
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Orange teams up with AirTies for Spanish set-top deal
Orange Spain has partnered with set-top box firm AirTies Wireless Networks to deploy an advanced…
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Numericable ordered to pay damages to Free
A Paris court has ordered cable operator Numericable to pay €6 million in damages to…
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Catherine Powell to run Disney Australia as Cracknell retires
Catherine Powell is to relocate from London to Sydney to run Disney Australia and New…
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YouSee rebrands mobile arm as founder departs
TDC-owned Danish cable operator YouSee has rebranded its Onfone mobile arm as a YouSee service,…
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Eurosport and IMG secure LTA tennis deal
Sports channel Eurosport and sports agency IMG Worldwide’s media unit IMG Media have secured a…
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Viggle buys entertainment site Wetpaint
US-based second screen TV app Viggle has acquired celebrity gossip and entertainment news site Wetpaint….
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MTS strategy chief leaves for Sistema
Russian service provider MTS’s vice-president for strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, Michael Hecker,…
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TeliaSonera unveils new management structure following Uzbekistan affair
Nordic telco TeliaSonera has unveiled a comprehensive revamp of its management structure and has appointed…
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Russian government scales back digital TV promo funding
The Russian government has decided to withdraw RUB600 million (€13 million) of funding that had…
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BT complaints double after Sport launch
BT TV was the most complained-about pay TV service in the UK during the third…
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Digital UK weighs into TV white space debate
Digital UK has put its support behind broadcast regulator Ofcom’s plans to make better use…
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Verizon and Intel ‘close to agreeing TV deal’
US telco Verizon is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Intel to buy the…
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Endemol invests in social games firm Plumbee
Production and distribution group Endemol has invested in Plumbee, the sports technology firm that run…
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Netflix study notes rise of ‘binge viewing’
Some 61% of US adults who stream TV shows from the web admitted they “binge…
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SNTV moves into Germany
Sports video news agency SNTV is launching in Germany, marking the latest step in its…
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A+E Networks appoints 20th Century Fox TV executive
A+E Networks has appointed 20th Century Fox’s European vice-president of sales for its TV distribution…
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BBC Trust appoints former Lloyds CEO
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has appointed Nicholas Prettejohn, the former CEO of…
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Spacecom puts itself up for sale
Spacecom, the Israeli operator of the Amos fleet of satellites, has put itself up for…
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Envivio makes European exec hire
Video processing technology provider Envivio has appointed Stefan Niesen – who previously worked at connected…
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Sky Deutschland launches Snap OTT service
Sky Deutschland has launched a new TV and movie OTT offering, called Snap, which is…
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Cisco commits to set-top business
Technology giant Cisco has outlined its commitment to its set-top box business, though said it…
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Orange close to US deal for Dailymotion
French video sharing site Dailymotion is close to securing a partnership with a major US…
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Opera launches Chromium/Blink for RDK
Opera Software has launched a version of the Google-supported Chromium/Blink web browser engine that is…
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Vivendi’s GVT abandons plan for pay TV joint venture
Vivendi’s Brazilian subsidiary GVT has ended discussions with US DTH provider EchoStar about launching a…
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MTG in €605m refinancing agreement
European media giant Modern Times Group has refinanced its debt arrangement by agreeing to a…
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YouTube launches live streaming for all
YouTube has opened up live streaming options to all verified YouTube channels that are “in…
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UPC Cablecom launches 500Mbps internet in Bern
UPC Cablecom is launching a 500Mbps internet service in the Bern area. Fiber Power 500…
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Volia adds Ukrainian news channel to line-up
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added news and analysis channel 112 Ukraí̈na to its programming…
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Bloomberg launches on Apple TV
Bloomberg has launched a service on Apple TV, incorporating a live 24/7 stream of Bloomberg…