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YouView driving VoD use in FTA homes, says product director
UK connected TV platform YouView is now seeing 2.7 VoD requests a week, with free-to-air…
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TV ‘absolutely key’ for BT’s broadband strategy
TV is absolutely central to BT’s strategy of driving forward its BT Infinity broadband base…
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Russian VOD service Megogo.net to launch live TV feeds
Ukraine-headquartered VOD service Megogo.net is planning to launch live channel feeds through its service, according…
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Viacom to take back control of MTV in Czech Republic, Slovakia
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is set to take the operational activities of MTV in the…
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Volia expands interactive TV functionality
Ukrainian pay TV operator Volia has added new interactive functionality to its Volia Smart HD…
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Disney brings on-demand services under ABC Studios banner
Disney is rebranding its on-demand services as part of a wider initiative to have ‘ABC…
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ITV boosts channel viewing share
ITV said that viewing share for its main channel was up 3% in the first…
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Binge viewing 24% among young people
A quarter (24%) of 16-24s ‘TV binge,’ watching entire seasons in one sitting, while 52%…
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Viaccess-Orca appoints sales EVP
Content security specialist Viaccess-Orca has appointed Chem Assayag, who previously worked for technology company OpenTV,…
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Future is bright for cable industry, says Kurth
The cable industry is not a “dying business” but has a promising future, despite the…
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BSkyB adds 14 channels to Sky Go
BSkyB has added 14 entertainment channels to its Sky Go mobile TV service. New channels…
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UK gambling advertising on the rise
Gambling advertising on UK television has exploded since the market was liberalised six years ago,…
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Poland’s Inea acquires Tesat
Polish cable operator Inea has acquired fellow Poznań-based operator Tesat and will make the full…
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UPC Cablecom to provide 4G backhaul for Orange
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has struck a deal with Orange to provide…
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Harris names former cable exec as new CTO
Video technology giant Harris Broadcast has named Steve Reynolds as chief technology officer and Skip…
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Yahoo cuts music content deal with Vevo
Music video streaming service Vevo has cut a deal with internet service provider Yahoo. The…
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Orange strikes mobile TV deal with collecting societies
Orange France has struck a new deal with rights-holders collecting societies ADAGP, SACD, SACEM and…
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Cyfrowy Polsat adds touch of romance
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added Germany-based channel Romance TV HD to its…
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TV3 and Dozhd compete for vacant Russian DTT slot
Russian channels TV3 and Dozhd will compete for the slot in the country’s second digital-terrestrial…
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Google eyes Chromecast international launches
Google is rumoured to be preparing to launch its internet TV dongle, Chromecast, internationally, after…
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Altice increases stake in Numericable to 40%
Altice, the investment vehicle of Patrick Drahi, is to take its stake in French cable…
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Belgacom looks for new CEO after government fires Bellens
Belgian telco Belgacom has said it is searching for a new permanent CEO after the…
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UPC Cablecom launches catch-up service
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched a free catch-up service with content…
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BBC Playlister service launches out of beta
The BBC’s recently announced music service, BBC Playlister, has now launched out of beta with…
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Netflix gives The Killing another life
US streaming service Netflix has resurrected the US version of The Killing for a fourth…
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Multimedia Polska to launch MVNO
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska is to become an MVNO after striking a deal with…
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Sony sells a million PS4 consoles in one day
Sony said that it sold 1 million units of its new PlayStation 4 console in…
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ATVOD action bans adult service outright for first time
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has take action leading to the banning of a VoD service…
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Cyfrowy Polsat takes more Eutelsat capacity for HD rollout
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has taken additional capacity on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird video…
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Skylink adds Universal Channel
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink has added movie service Universal Channel…