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Nordic Choice bans porn channels
Scandinavia’s largest hotel chain Nordic Choice has removed porn channels from the pay TV service…
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Trace Sports secures carriage on Yes
Sports lifestyle channel Trace Sports has secured carriage with Israeli satellite TV operator Yes. Trace…
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TV4 to shut down news channel, expand online coverage
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 is to shut down its premium news channel and expand the…
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Liberty Global launches Horizon TV in Ireland
Liberty Global has launched its next generation Horizon TV set-top service in Ireland, enabled by…
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Russian VoD service Ivi.ru hits 19 million monthly uniques
Russian online video streaming service Ivi.ru claimed it exceeded 19 million monthly unique visitors for…
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Connected TV market surging in MENA
The connected TV market is rapidly evolving in the Middle East and Africa with increasing…
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EBU sets sights on open personalisation standard
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has set up a group to develop a non-proprietary, cross-platform authentication…
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Zeebox ‘TV Room’ engagement passes 1 million minutes
Second screen TV service Zeebox said that its recently-introduced TV chat-room function has surpassed one…
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Lithuania’s TEO appoints food packaging exec as general manager
Lithuanian service provider TEO has appointed Tetra Pak executive Kęstutis Šliužas as its next general…
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FIC to launch crime channel in South Africa
Fox International Channels has launched its Fox Crime channel on South African pay TV platform…
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Multimedia Polska launches TV app
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a free app to allow customers to watch…
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Ensequence appoints former Disney exec
Interactive TV technology specialist Ensequence has appointed former Disney and ESPN Media Networks executive Gary…
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Turner UK launching time-shifted TCM
Turner Broadcasting System is today launching a time-shifted version of pay channel TCM in the…
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FTV Prima appoints programme director
Czech broadcaster FTV Prima has upped research director Roman Mrazek to the role of programme…
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NBCU’s Telemundo channel launches in Africa
The international Telemundo channel has launched in Africa. The pay TV network is distributed by…
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BT Sport reaches a million customers
BT’s new sports package can now be received by a million customers, the UK telco…
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America Movil plans €7.2 billion KPN bid
Latin American telco America Movil has announced plans to make a €7.2 billion bid for…
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Scripps targets international growth as revenue grows
Scripps Networks Interactive is targeting more international growth following new launches in Europe, LatinAmerica and…
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Netflix hires Chief Platform Officer
Netflix has apparently upped product development vice-president Greg Peters to chief platform/ partnership officer. The…
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Telekom Austria reports TV gains
Telekom Austria made TV gains in its first half and second quarter results but reported…
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Pace launches first TiVo deployment
North American cable operator General Communication Inc (GCI) is rolling out a TiVo-powered Pace video…
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FilmOn launches affiliate TV platform service
Over the top live TV service FilmOn is launching a system that automatically builds branded live…
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ADB Group upbeat despite sales dip
Digital TV technology firm Advanced Digital Broadcast Group (ADB Group) remained upbeat despite reporting a slowdown…
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Smart TV owners the most likely cord cutters
Adult broadband users with a smart TV are twice as likely as those with non-…
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Moody’s upgrades ITV
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded ITV’s debt ratings after the UK broadcaster reported an…
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BBC News Director takes up role
UK broadcaster the BBC’s new director of news and current affairs, James Harding, takes up…
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YouTube founders launch new video service
YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen have launched a new video app and website…
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Multi-channel video subscriptions have peaked, says study
Some 86% of US households subscribe to multi channel video services though penetration is on…
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YouView to expand IP offerings
UK connected TV service YouView has had applications for more than 130 IP channels “which…
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Kantar Media takes minority stake in SecondSync
Kantar Media, a market research firm owned by ad giant WPP, has bought a minority…