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Elemental completes first 4K HEVC test
Video solutions and delivery firm Elemental Technologies successfully completed what it claimed was the world’s first…
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BT taps PayWizard for BT Sports
BT is looking to access new subscribers for its BT Sports channel line-up, in partnership…
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Microsoft Studios signs up UK chat show host as exec producer
British chat show host Jonathan Ross has joined Microsoft Studios as an executive producer. Microsoft…
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France 24 revamps mobile app
France 24 has updated its free iOS app, with video content now compatible with the…
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Multichoice preps premium channel offer
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice is set to offer its customers access to its…
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Sky’s Now TV adds entertainment channels
Sky has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service, Now TV, by adding ten TV channels –…
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Lagardère sells Canal+ stake to Vivendi for €1 billion
French media company Lagardère Group has sold its 20% stake in Canal+ to Vivendi for…
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Smart TV owners’ sets now 90% web-connected
Some 90% of US smart-TV owners said that they connect their set to the internet,…
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Insolvent TV manufacturer Loewe receives investment offer
German TV manufacturer Loewe has said that it has received a written investment offer in…
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Netflix signs Dexter streaming deal with CBS
Netflix has acquired all eight seasons of the recently ended Showtime serial killer drama Dexter…
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Israeli news channel i24news to launch in Spain
Recently-launched news network i24news is set to launch in Spain tomorrow after agreeing a distribution…
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Channel 4 launches River Cottage game
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is launching a mobile game to tie-in with the latest series…
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EC issues Spanish broadband warning
The European Commission has formally asked the Spanish telecoms regulator (CNMC) to withdraw or amend…
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Platco agrees conditional access deal with Cisco
Platco Digital, the sister company of South African commercial broadcaster e.tv, has signed a conditional…
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Africabox goes OTT
Sub-Saharan channel operator Africabox has partnered with TDF Media Services to take its two pay…
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ABB, Bosch, Cisco, LG partner on smart home standards
Technology firms and device manufacturers ABB, Bosch, Cisco, and LG aim have agreed to set…
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AMC buys Liberty’s Chellomedia for €750 million
AMC Networks has reached an agreement to buy Liberty Global-owned channel operator Chellomedia for €750…
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IPTV services now in more than 80 million homes
Global IPTV household penetration grew by 15 million homes in the first half of the…
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Numericable targets €652 million through IPO
French cable operator Numericable is seeking to raise around €652 million by listing on the…
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Lagardère in ‘ongoing’ talks with Vivendi over Canal+
French media company Lagardère has said that it is in “ongoing discussions with Vivendi” to…
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Multichoice South Africa restructures, CEO steps down
The CEO of MultiChoice South Africa, Collins Khumalo, has decided to take “time out” after…
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BT rolls out new channel packages
BT has launched new channel packages in a bid to attract new customers to its…
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TV3 Ireland launches second screen app
Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 has launched a second screen app in partnership with social TV…
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Base79 trebles online video views
Base79, the UK-based network for video creators, content owners and brands, reached 92 million unique…
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Ericsson and Telstra trial LTE broadcast
Ericsson and Australian telco Telstra have completed what they claim is the world’s first LTE…
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CTC Media makes TV, transmedia exec hires
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed former NTV presenter Alexey Pivovarov as director, television and transmedia…
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Disney Channel joins Turkish VOD service
The Disney Channel has launched on Turkish VOD platform NetD. The deal will allow NetD…
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HBO on basic cable for first time
HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US…
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Amazon adds ‘millions’ of Prime customers
Amazon said that it has added “millions” of customers in the last three months to…
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TiVo launches out-of-home Roamio streaming
DVR maker TiVo has launched out-of-home streaming on its TiVo Roamio Pro and TiVo Roamio Plus…