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Belgacom unit launches low-cost triple-play

Belgacom has launched a new triple-play package for subscribers to its Scarlet low-cost telecom subsidiary….

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Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm

Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…

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B.net adds sports channels

Vipnet-owned Croatian cable unit B.net has added two sports channel to its line-up. The operator…

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UPC Slovakia adds music channels

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia is adding two new music channels to its line-up….

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Four new channels for Belarus’s Zala TV

Belarusian pay TV operator Beltelecom has added four channels to its Zala TV service. Zala…

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Liberty posts loss but customer numbers boosted by Virgin deal

Liberty Global reported a net loss of US$12 million (€9.09 million) in its second quarter…

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Kit Digital launches legal action against Utd. by Content

Kit Digital has launched legal action against Utd. by Content, formerly known as Content Solutions…

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BSkyB and BBC to lead UK Ultra HD forum

Representatives from BSkyB and the BBC will co-chair a new industry group, designed to help…

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Virgin Media adding 14,000 TiVo customers per week

Virgin Media said that 44% of its TV customers have now opted to take its…

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Chello appoints Tematic to handle Romanian operations

Chello Central Europe has appointed CEE TV channel distribution specialist Tematic Cable to manage its…

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Vice Media appoints Nutopia’s Franses, preps UK online channels

Vice, the publishing-to-TV media company, has hired Laura Franses to run its UK operation. Franses…

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Netflix launches user profiles

Netflix has launched a new feature that will let members of a household create separate…

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YouTube to launch production office

Google-owned video website YouTube is to launch a new production office in New York next…

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Alki David’s FilmOn inks deal with Spain’s RTVE

Over the top service FilmOn has inked a deal with RTVE and will stream the…

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Globecast launches MyGlobeTV app

Broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched an app for its US consumer television service MyGlobeTV. The…

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Travel Channel launches Freeview block

Scripps Networks International has launched a four-hour Travel Channel programming block on UK digital-terrestrial service…

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BBC World News launches in HD in Middle East

BBC World News is launching in HD in the Middle East for the first time…

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Ofcom hails return of digital ‘1950s-style’ living room

More than half of UK adults now media multi-task while watching TV, though an increasing…

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ProSiebenSat.1 boosted by channel and digital gains

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group reported strong second quarter earnings, buoyed by gains in it channels…

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Chello restructures CEE channels unit

Chellomedia has restructured its channels distribution unit at its CEE division. The company, the content…

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Kantar Media partners with Twitter for UK TV analytics

Kantar Media, a market research firm owned by ad giant WPP, has partnered with Twitter…

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BBC Four controller role axed

The BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen has scrapped the BBC Four controller that Richard…

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Amazon orders five more original series pilots

Amazon Studios has ordered five kids series pilots for Amazon Prime Instant Video service in…

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BT Sport goes live

BT today launches its new sports channel line-up today, along with the new BT Sport…

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BBC launches sport app on Kindle Fire

The BBC has launched its BBC Sport mobile app for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire…

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Trace Group signs Beeline TV carriage deal

Music and sports channel provider Trace Group has signed a carriage deal with Russian pay-TV…

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Sky and Microsoft settle trademark dispute

BskyB and Microsoft have reached a settlement over the latter’s use of the SkyDrive brand…

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Facebook reportedly eyeing TV-style ads

Facebook is reportedly looking to sell 15 second TV-style ad spots for its site, with…

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Channel 4 deputy chairman of board appointed

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has appointed non-exec Channel 4 board member Mark Price as deputy…

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Box TV signs broadcast service deal with Red Bee

Box TV, a joint music TV venture between Channel 4 and Bauer Media, has signed…