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Eutelsat targets Latin America with US$1.14bn Satmex deal
European satellite operator Eutelsat has agreed to by 100% of Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) for US$1.142…
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Sky told to end public service retransmission fees
The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to…
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CME hit by low Czech revenues
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported a 14.7% year-on-year drop in revenues and…
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BBC Three to launch all comedies on iPlayer
UK channel BBC Three will begin premiering all of its scripted comedies on the on-demand…
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Discovery says OWN ‘beginning to turn a profit’
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is “starting to pay down the investment Discovery has made…
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Sport1 launches new channel for US sports
German sports broadcaster Sport1 is launching a new pay-TV channel for US sports in Germany,…
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BBC to examine YouView participation
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has launched a review into the BBC’s involvement…
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Telenet cable TV churn hits five year low
Belgian cable operator Telenet said it lost 8,700 basic cable TV subscribers in Q2 2013 –…
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Only 7% of US homes rely on over-the-air TV
Just 7% of US TV households rely solely on an antenna for their television programming, according…
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Pace buoyed by North America demand
UK-based set-top box provider Pace raised its full year profit expectations after reporting strong half-year results,…
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BT to split retail unit in two
BT is due to split its retail unit into two divisions, named BT Consumer and…
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New-look Universal Channel hitting the UK
NBCUniversal’s new-look Universal Channel will debut in the UK on August 5. NBCU has been…
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Netflix ‘not cannibalising traditional TV’ says TiVo study
Over-the-top video service Netflix is not cannibalising traditional TV viewing, according to a new study…
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ITV boosted by online, studio gains
UK broadcaster ITV reported revenue gains in the first half of the year thanks to…
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Russia’s CTC Media appoints new CEO
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed Yuliana Slashcheva, the president of Russia-based communications consultancy Mikhailov and…
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Vodafone launches its Kabel Deutschland takeover
Vodafone has started its public takeover of Kabel Deutschland after its €7.7 billion offer was…
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Lovefilm signs Scripps Networks Interactive deal
Amazon-owned video-on-demand service Lovefilm has signed a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive to offer viewers…
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Sky Deutschland expands MGM partnership
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has expanded its long term output agreement with MGM…
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Intel reportedly drops facial recognition from TV service
Intel has reportedly dropped facial recognition functionality from its forthcoming TV service, which is expected…
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Arris joins MoCA board
Technology company Arris has taken a seat on the board of directors of the Multimedia over…
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Video delivery firm Qwilt raises US$16m
US-based online video delivery and transparent caching solutions firm, Qwilt, has raised US$16 million (€12…
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Local TV provider Comux signs transmission deal with Arqiva
Comux, the group appointed by regulator Ofcom to build and operate the infrastructure for the…
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NHK World goes live in the Opera TV Store
Japanese broadcaster NHK’s English-language channel, NHK World TV, is now available as a connected TV…
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German broadcaster NDR to use Elemental live video processing
German public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) has agreed to use multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies’…
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SES-6 satellite now operational
Satellite operator SES has completed its in-orbit testing of its June 4-launched SES-6 satellite, which…
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Liberty Global ups Ziggo stake to 28.5%
Liberty Global has upped its stake in the Netherlands’ largest cable operator Ziggo to 28.5%…
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YouView partners aim to expand service
The partners behind UK connected TV service YouView – which include UK broadcasters the BBC,…
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Foxtel cites ‘worldwide lack of content’ for 3D channel closure
A “worldwide lack” of content is behind the closure of Australian pay TV platform Foxtel’s…
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Roku adds Channel 5, Toon Googles
Streaming set-top box firm Roku has added UK broadcaster Channel 5’s Demand 5 catch-up service and…
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Hispasat eyes 4K channel launch
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat plans to launch a 4K channel that will allow the industry…