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Freesat launches new TV ad campaign

UK free-to-air platform Freesat is launching a new TV advertising campaign with a 30-second spot…

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Blinkbox taps Akamai for viewer diagnostics

UK-based, Tesco-owned TV and movie streaming service Blinkbox is using the viewer diagnostics capabilities of…

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Numericable adds Voyage in HD

French cable operator Numericable has begun broadcasting travel channel Voyage in HD. Voyage offers a…

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Fox restructures Europe and Africa management

Fox International Channels (FIC) has unveiled a new structure for its management team for Europe…

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Amazon Instant and Lovefilm to air new comedy pilots

Amazon has greenlit three new half-hour pilot comedy originals for the Amazon Instant Video and…

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Discovery and Viacom partner for Dutch ad sales

Discovery Networks Western Europe and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) are set to launch a…

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OpenTV sues Netflix in the Netherlands

Kudelski Group-owned digital TV solutions firm OpenTV has filed a lawsuit against Netflix in the…

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BFI launches Player VOD site

The British Film Institute is set to make hundreds of films available online with the…

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Oi and Portugal Telecom to merge to create Brazil-based mega-telco

Portugal Telecom and Brazilian telecom operator Oi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge…

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BT and Microsoft to participate in Ofcom white space trial

BT and Microsoft are among the firms that are due to take part Ofcom’s ‘white…

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Antena Group indicted in blackmail case

Romanian free-to-air Antena Group been indicted by the country’s new anti-corruption body on blackmail charges….

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Hungarian VOD firm Fuso signs Miramax deal

Hungarian video-on-demand firm Fuso has signed a deal with film and TV studio Miramax, marking…

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Sundance Channel gets new Euro launches

AMC Networks-owned Sundance Channel has found new carriage in France, Belgium and Hungary. The AMC/Sundance…

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Two fifths of Chromecast users stream Netflix daily, new study finds

Among users of Google’s new Chromecast internet TV dongle, 43% were found to stream Netflix…

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Volia extends HDTV services in western Ukraine

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched digital and HDTV services in the city of Ternopil…

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KPN approves sale of E-Plus

Dutch telecom incumbent KPN has approved the sale of its German subsidiary E-Plus to Telefónica…

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Google expands Fiber to Utah, faces competition in Texas

Google is to begin offering its Google Fiber ultra-high-speed internet service in Provo, Utah this…

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Sky upgrades Sky+ search functionality

Sky is updating its Sky+ HD box with new functionality, designed to make it easier…

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Telekom Slovenije moves forwards with strategic reorientation

Telekom Slovenije’s supervisory board has approved the sale of its Albanian enterprise-focused telecom service provider…

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Vision247 launches cloud-based Perception

Hybrid TV platform provider Vision247 has officially launched its cloud-based Perception platform to enable content…

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TTK upgrades backbone network

Russian service provider TransTeleCom (TTK) has launched a 100G ultra long-haul DWDM network connecting its…

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Loewe files for insolvency, plans entertainment platform shift

German TV manufacturer Loewe has filed for insolvency, as attempts to restructure the business and…

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Intel Media exec Erik Huggers reportedly eyes Hulu role

Intel Media’s corporate vice president and general manager Erik Huggers has reportedly expressed interest in…

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Viacom re-launches MTV in Russia

The MTV channel has relaunched in Russia. Viacom International Media Networks announced it would be…

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Orange Poland launches triple-play bundle with 300Mbps internet

Orange Poland has launched a new bundled service including 300Mbps internet, over 100 TV channels,…

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Doctor Who 50th anniversary show to simulcast globally

The upcoming fiftieth anniversary episode of British sci-fi series Doctor Who will launch with a…

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French Senate adopts new public audiovisual media law

The French Senate has adopted legislation to secure the independence of the country’s public broadcast…

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Turkish OTT service TVYO taps Harmonic for technology

Turkey’s Doğuş Media Group has chosen video technology provider Harmonic to deliver the multiscreen technology…

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Numericable adds J-One to programming line-up

French cable operator Numericable is adding Japanese general interest and anime channel J-One to its…

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A+E Networks UK appoints Nordic director

A+E Networks UK has appointed former Discovery executive Christian Høyer to the newly created role…