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Red Bull Media House signs Viewster VOD deal

Red Bull Media House is launching a raft of its content on the Viewster video-on-demand…

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YouTube partner Maker Studios buys distribution provider Blip

YouTube partner network Maker Studios is acquiring US online video maker and distributor Blip. The…

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Thomson Video Networks adds DVB-S2 to contribution platform

Video compression specialist Thomson Video Networks has enhanced its ViBE CP6000 multichannel video contribution platform…

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AirTies launches 802.11ac wireless bridge

Video technology provider AirTies Wireless Networks has launched an 802.11ac wireless bridge solution that it…

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Saffron Digital hires Brightcove sales exec for EMEA

Video service delivery specialist Saffron Digital has named former Brightcove sales executive Enda Parker as…

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One in four homes to receive satellite TV by 2018

By 2018 almost 400 million homes will receive TV signals via satellite, up by almost…

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Virgin Media signs up as UK ISP partner for PlayStation 4

Virgin Media is teaming up with Sony as the UK internet service provider (ISP) partner…

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Com Hem launches 500Mbps broadband

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has launched a 500Mbps broadband services and upped the speed…

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Netflix: Weinstein deal will ‘reinvent’ pay TV window

Netflix’s efforts to secure first-run content have resulted in an exclusive US pay TV deal…

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HbbTV Association extends logo licensing to CE manufacturers

The HbbTV Association has extended licensing of its logo to consumer electronics manufacturers, meaning that…

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Most European broadband to still come from copper lines in 2020

Most of Europe will still get its broadband delivered over copper phone lines, despite the…

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YouTube updates Android and iOS apps

YouTube has updated its Android and iOS mobile apps to include new search and playback…

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Comux names infrastructure partners for UK local TV

Comux UK, the community-owned business selected by broadcast regulator Ofcom to build and operate the…

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Discovery leads Volia channel popularity poll

Factual channels and movie services are the most popular TV channels amongst Ukrainian cable operator…

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NTV Plus begins selling SMIT CI+ modules

Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has begun selling CI+ conditional access modules supplied by…

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MTS sees small pay TV decline as it restates acquisition sub bases

Russian service provider MTS saw its pay TV base fall slightly in the second quarter,…

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German trade groups produce pocket guide to smart TV

German consumer electronics and trade organsiations have grouped together to produce a consumer guide to…

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DNA TV subscriber base declines slightly

Finnish service provider DNA saw continued low-level attrition of its cable TV and broadband base…

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TV4 Group names new marketing director

Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has named Johan Seidefors as its new marketing director.  Seidefors,…

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Djazz.tv secures carriage with Magyar Telekom

Music channel Djazz.tv has secured carriage with Hungarian service provider Magyar Telekom. Magyar Telekom will…

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Beltelecom launches TV banking

Belarus service provider Beltelecom has introduced TV banking as part of its Zala TV offering. …

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ThinkAnalytics reports ‘record-breaking’ year

Multiplatform TV search and recommendation firm ThinkAnalytics said it had a “record-breaking financial year” for the…

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OSN launches first international channel in UK

Middle East pay TV provider OSN has debuted its first international channel venture with the…

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Hollywood studios “could go OTT” in UK

Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…

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EBU to cease streaming Greece’s ERT

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it will stop streaming former Greek public service broadcaster…

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TiVo launches Roamio DVRs

DVR maker TiVo has launched a new generation of set-top boxes marking its first major…

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Es’hailSat partners with Arabsat

Qatari satellite company Es’hailSat has partnered with Arabsat to broadcast TV on the 26 degrees…

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Dawn Airey joins Yahoo!

Ex-Channel 5, ITV and RTL executive Dawn Airey has joined internet firm Yahoo! as senior,…

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Scripps appoints chief information officer

Scripps Networks Interactive has named the chief operating officer for its international business, Bob Baskerville,…

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Al Jazeera America launches today

Al Jazeera’s new US channel launches today, taking on existing news services such as CNN…