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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…
Blinkbox taps Akamai for viewer diagnostics
UK-based, Tesco-owned TV and movie streaming service Blinkbox is using the viewer diagnostics capabilities of…
Numericable adds Voyage in HD
French cable operator Numericable has begun broadcasting travel channel Voyage in HD. Voyage offers a…
Fox restructures Europe and Africa management
Fox International Channels (FIC) has unveiled a new structure for its management team for Europe…
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…
Discovery and Viacom partner for Dutch ad sales
Discovery Networks Western Europe and Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) are set to launch a…
OpenTV sues Netflix in the Netherlands
Kudelski Group-owned digital TV solutions firm OpenTV has filed a lawsuit against Netflix in the…
BFI launches Player VOD site
The British Film Institute is set to make hundreds of films available online with the…
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…
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…
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….
Hungarian VOD firm Fuso signs Miramax deal
Hungarian video-on-demand firm Fuso has signed a deal with film and TV studio Miramax, marking…
Sundance Channel gets new Euro launches
AMC Networks-owned Sundance Channel has found new carriage in France, Belgium and Hungary. The AMC/Sundance…
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…
Volia extends HDTV services in western Ukraine
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched digital and HDTV services in the city of Ternopil…
KPN approves sale of E-Plus
Dutch telecom incumbent KPN has approved the sale of its German subsidiary E-Plus to Telefónica…
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…
Sky upgrades Sky+ search functionality
Sky is updating its Sky+ HD box with new functionality, designed to make it easier…
Telekom Slovenije moves forwards with strategic reorientation
Telekom Slovenije’s supervisory board has approved the sale of its Albanian enterprise-focused telecom service provider…
Vision247 launches cloud-based Perception
Hybrid TV platform provider Vision247 has officially launched its cloud-based Perception platform to enable content…
TTK upgrades backbone network
Russian service provider TransTeleCom (TTK) has launched a 100G ultra long-haul DWDM network connecting its…
Loewe files for insolvency, plans entertainment platform shift
German TV manufacturer Loewe has filed for insolvency, as attempts to restructure the business and…
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…
Viacom re-launches MTV in Russia
The MTV channel has relaunched in Russia. Viacom International Media Networks announced it would be…
Orange Poland launches triple-play bundle with 300Mbps internet
Orange Poland has launched a new bundled service including 300Mbps internet, over 100 TV channels,…
Doctor Who 50th anniversary show to simulcast globally
The upcoming fiftieth anniversary episode of British sci-fi series Doctor Who will launch with a…
French Senate adopts new public audiovisual media law
The French Senate has adopted legislation to secure the independence of the country’s public broadcast…
Turkish OTT service TVYO taps Harmonic for technology
Turkey’s Doğuş Media Group has chosen video technology provider Harmonic to deliver the multiscreen technology…
Numericable adds J-One to programming line-up
French cable operator Numericable is adding Japanese general interest and anime channel J-One to its…
A+E Networks UK appoints Nordic director
A+E Networks UK has appointed former Discovery executive Christian Høyer to the newly created role…