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Amazon commissions first drama pilots
Amazon Studios has greenlit its first two hour-long drama pilots, which will launch on Prime…
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Ofcom awards new local TV network licences
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has awarded local TV licences for digital terrestrial channels in Cambridge…
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SBS Discovery cuts NBCUniversal deal
The Finnish arm of SBS Discovery has agreed a programming deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement…
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Numericable absorbs Valvision
Cable operator Numericable is to absorb Valvision, a local cable operator with networks in Dole…
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Intelsat lowers revenue guidance citing African oversupply
Intelsat has lowered its full year 2013 revenue guidance citing competitive pressures on network services…
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Ericsson technology for English Premier League production
IMG Premier League Productions has upgraded its content distribution platform with technology supplied by Ericsson….
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Sky Deutschland launches sports news app on Android
Sky Deutschland has made its Sky Sports News HD app available on the Android platform….
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Hungary completes digital switchover
Hungary has completed digital switchover, following completion of the second and final stage of the…
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CTC Media makes executive hire
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed former Nord Gold communications executive Alexey Shchedrin as its…
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CME plans 1,000-person staff cut, looks to shed ‘non-core’ assets
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has said that it plans to cut 1,000 members of…
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Viacom ups Comedy Central UK MD Offman to brand head
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Jill Offman, SVP, Managing Director of Comedy Central…
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Trace Urban signs Nordic deal with Canal Digital
Music channel Trace Urban has signed a deal with pay-TV operator Canal Digital that will…
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BT signs up two million BT Sport customers
BT CEO Gavin Patterson said that BT Sport had made a “confident start” with more…
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Global set-top box revenue drops 9%
Worldwide set-top box revenue dropped 9% year-on-year in the second quarter to US$4.3 billion (€3.15…
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CableLabs launches DOCSIS 3.1 specifications
CableLabs has launched the specifications for DOCSIS 3.1, technology that it says will “enable a…
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Sky takes UKTV online and on-demand
UK pay TV provider Sky has signed a new multi-year deal with UKTV that will…
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MTG to launch new Norwegian entertainment channel TV6
Modern Times Group (MTG) is set to launch its latest free-to-air network, TV6, in Norway…
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ProSieben FUN HD to join Sky Deutschland line-up
ProSiebenSat.1 Group-owned youth-skewing TV network, ProSieben Fun HD, will launch on Sky Deutschland early next…
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T-Hrvatski Telekom grows TV base, reports earnings drop
Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom reported a 9.7% year-on-year increase in TV customers in Q3, though…
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Wuaki signs UK content deal with ITV
UK VOD website Wuaki.tv has closed a deal for hundreds of hours of programming from…
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Deezer partners with NetRange for smart TV app launch
France-based subscription music service Deezer is launching a smart TV app after partnering with German…
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Arris makes ‘good progress’ in strong quarter
Video and broadband technology company Arris reported strong Q3 results with chairman and CEO Bob…
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Engage Sports Media signs online video deal with thePlatform
UK-based Engage Sports Media has partnered with white label video publishing firm thePlatform, which will…
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CME management criticises firm’s ‘unacceptable’ performance
The co-chief executive officer of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), Michael Del Nin, has slammed…
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Samsung makes smart TV, multiscreen updates
Samsung released five new software development kits at its developers conference in San Francisco this…
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Intel reportedly close to selling web TV business to Verizon
Intel is reportedly close to signing a deal to sell Intel Media – the division…
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Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite goes into service
Eutelsat and Es’hailSat’s jointly owned Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite has successfully gone into commercial service…
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Germany’s Motorvision HD to launch in France
German auto channel Motorvision HD is launching in France for the first time after securing…
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Sky Deutschland bags DreamWorks Animation film rights
Germany satellite TV provider Sky Deutschland has acquired first run pay TV and SVOD rights…
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Zuku to expand out of East Africa with Intelvision deal
Wananchi Group-owned pay TV business Zuku will broadcast its channels outside of East Africa for…