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New Buzz for Blinkx

Internet media platform Blinkx is launching a new original video content channel, Blinkx Buzz, in…

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NMHH’s Mátrai to leave by mutual consent

Gábor Mátrai, the vice-president of communications at Hungarian media and telecom regulator the NMHH is…

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Virgin Media signs Netflix deal

Virgin Media has signed a deal to add over-the-top video service Netflix to its TiVo…

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Yahoo launches new video app

Yahoo has launched a new mobile video app called Yahoo Screen and has signed a…

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Discovery preps German launch for TLC

Discovery is preparing to roll out its female-skewing TLC channel in Germany. The service is…

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Eutelsat reshuffles management

Eutelsat has reshuffled its management for the Asian region, after appointing the former CEO of…

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Viacom partners with Brightcove on mobile apps

Viacom has partnered with Brightcove to deliver native video apps across mobile devices and games…

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Netflix to debut Bloomberg Businessweek Films’ first documentary

Bloomberg Businessweek Films’ debut documentary, Hank: Five Years From the Brink, will premiere on Netflix…

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Orange signs multiscreen app deal with Norigin Media

Orange Group has signed a global deal to deploy multi-screen TV everywhere apps designed by…

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Arris partners with Sling Media on multiscreen set-top

Arris has partnered with Sling Media, the makers of the Slingbox streaming media set-top, to…

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BskyB selects Agama for TV quality monitoring

BskyB has partnered with Agama Technologies, which will provide its monitoring solution for TV service…

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Ericsson to receive tech Emmy for VoD ad insertion

Ericsson is set to receive a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for its development of…

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Roku launches Android video streaming update

Streaming set-top box firm Roku has updated its Android app to let users stream videos they’ve…

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Vodafone urges Kabel Deutschland shareholders to accept deal

Vodafone has urged Kabel Deutschland subscribers to accept its €7.7 billion takeover offer, amid reports…

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Facebook targets broadcasters with new TV tools

Facebook is taking aim at the TV industry with two new tools that will allow…

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YouSee expands OTT TV service

Danish cable operator YouSee has expanded its OTT TV service with the addition of 14…

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Sony launches PlayStation Vita TV

Sony has launched a new set-top device called the PlayStation Vita TV, which will let…

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DRM to grow as CAS market contracts

The digital rights management (DRM) market will become a US$1.2 billion (€910 million) market by…

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Russia sets 2018 final deadline for switchover

The Russian government has set a revised final deadline for the switch-off of analogue terrestrial…

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Sky Italia chooses Ericsson platform for HD services

Sky Italia has chosen Ericsson to provide its AVP4000 compression platform for HD services, enabling…

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Volia launches hybrid Smart HD, chooses Dune HD as second STB supplier

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has launched the hybrid version of its Volia Smart HD offering…

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Amazon’s Lovefilm buys Copper for the UK

Lovefilm has acquired Copper, the BBC America period drama series. The show is produced by…

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Canal+ and BFM TV move to head off LCI threat

Canal+ and BFM TV have moved to head off the threat of TF1’s news channel…

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UPC Czech Republic names sales and marketing chief

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has named Jason King as vice-president of sales…

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New board member for Intelsat

Satellite operator Intelsat has named John Diercksen as an independent director. Diercksen, currently an executive…

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Sky hails sporting success

August saw new records being broken by pay TV provider BSkyB for multiplatform usage, according…

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KPN loses finance chief

KPN chief financial officer Eric Hageman is to leave the company due to personal circumstances. …

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Philips Smart TV expands with cloud services

The TP Vision-owned Philips Smart TV platform has been expanded, delivering hundreds of new TV…

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Piksel expands Sky partnership

Piksel, which rebranded from Kit Digital, has expanded its deal with Sky by providing its…

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African countries agree switchover, allocation of 700MHz to mobile

Forty-seven sub-Saharan African countries have agreed on frequency coordination for digital switchover in 2015. According…