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CTC Media gains from ad growth, but profits slip
Russian broadcaster CTC Media reported a 10% increase in operating revenues in the second quarter…
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Skype co-founder Friis’s Vdio expands into Canada
Vdio, the new video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus…
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Axonista makes UK push with new partnerships director
Irish social TV and second screen technology firm Axonista has appointed Brian Armstrong, who has…
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ThinkAnalytics appoints chief technical advisor
Multiplatform TV search and recommendation firm ThinkAnalytics has appointed former Canoe Ventures, Thomson and Canal+ executive…
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Playboy TV Europe to outsource broadcast, expand VOD
Playboy TV Europe is outsourcing its broadcast operations to Los Angeles-based Encompass and has announced…
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South Africa’s Saffron shuts down
South African DTH operator DStv, owned by MultiChoice, has dropped locally produced channel Saffron from…
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Twitter activity influencing TV viewing
Twitter activity does help drive audience tune-in for TV shows according to a new study…
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Sky Deutschland boosted by football coverage
Sky Deutschland reported strong growth in its second quarter, with viewer numbers boosted by the…
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MTG makes digital acquisition in CEE
MTG has inked a deal for a controlling share of Bulgarian digital conglomerate Darik News…
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Demand 5 launches on Freesat’s freetime
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5’s catch-up service Demand 5 has launched on freetime, the connected…
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BBC Knowledge and HD launch on Digiturk
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Digiturk that will see its BBC Knowledge and…
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Kit Digital restructure approved
TV technology provider Kit Digital said that its plan to rebrand itself as Piksel and relaunch…
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Baltcom bundles electricity with TV and telecom services
Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to offer bundles combining TV and telecommunication products with electricity…
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Russian deputy communications and media minister resigns
Russia’s deputy communications and mass media minister Denis Sverdlov has resigned, according to local press…
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DStv replaces ESPN with SuperSport 9
MultiChoice-owned South African pay TV provider DStv has added sports channel SuperSport 9 to its…
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Belgian online portal goes HD
Belgian telco Belgacom has added high definition feeds of 13 channels to its TV Partout/TV…
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Blinkx buys Grab Media
Internet media platform Blinkx has agreed to buy online video content syndication and advertising platform Grab…
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S4C makes digital push
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C will make all of its content available on the BBC iPlayer from…
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Turner ups Levy to president, TBS
David Levy has been upped to president, Turner Broadcasting System. In his new role, Levy…
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Liberty promises further Horizon improvements
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has said that the company is working to introduce improvements…
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Ericsson and STMicro complete wind-down of joint venture
Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have completed the break-up of their loss-making chipset joint venture ST-Ericsson, with…
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Sky invests in video delivery firm 1 Mainstream
BSkyB has acquired US$2 million (€1.5 million) of convertible debt security in US-based distribution platform…
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Digital media will surpass TV viewing time in 2013
Time spent on digital media will surpass TV viewing this year among US adults, according…
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GlobeCast and Arabsat team up for North African platform
GlobeCast and Arabsat have struck a partnership to offer a new channel platform targeting North…
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Pace strikes deal to make MultiChoice DVRs in South Africa
Set-top manufacturer Pace has struck a deal with South African pay TV broadcaster MultiChoice to…
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Eurosport signs Italian distribution deal with Mediaset
Eurosport Group has signed a deal with Mediaset that will see the Eurosport and Eurosport…
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Viacom reports strong earnings, boosted by channel gains
Viacom reported an increase in revenues and operating income in its fiscal third quarter following…
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Dailymotion airs doc on London riots
Video portal Dailymotion will launch Riot from Wrong, a new documentary about the riots that…
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ESPN channels go off air
ESPN Classic and ESPN America have gone off air outside the US and the UK…
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Amazon picks up Emmy for video discovery
Amazon Instant video has picked up a 2013 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for its…