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Name change and Romanian carriage deal for Museum

The Museum HD offering has been rebranded The Museum Channel and has just launched on…

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Nangu.TV names new CEO

OTT TV technology specialist Nangu.TV has named Jakub Kabourek as its new CEO.  Kabourek was…

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Akado launches Amedia package

Russian service provider Akado has launched the two channels provided by production group Amedia on…

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Arris appoints former Verizon exec to board

Technology provider Arris has appointed Doreen Toben, the former chief financial officer of US telco…

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Antenna Hungária prepares for switchover

Transmission services provider Antenna Hungária is gearing up for the first wave of Hungary’s digital…

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New chief executive for Net Insight

TV infrastructure provider Net Insight has named Fredrik Tumegård as its new CEO, replacing Fredrik…

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Get tests EuroDOCSIS 3.0 modem

Norwegian cable operator Get has tested a EuroDOCSIS 3.0 cable gateway from Cisco that can…

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Trace Sports extends Swiss reach

Sports entertainment channel Trace Sports has secured carriage with Swiss IPTV provider Sunrise Telecom. Sunrise…

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Lovefilm launches Instagram trailer competition

Amazon-owned video-on-demand and DVD rental service Lovefilm has launched a competition inviting users to create…

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NBC News renews broadcast deal with Civolution

NBC News has signed a renewed multi-year contract with TV technology firm Civolution to use…

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Numericable launches 200Mbps in three new cities

French cable operator Numericable has extended its up to 200Mbps internet offering to three new…

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Viewster names UK sales chief

Switzerland-based video-on-demand service Viewster has named Jeremy Playle as its UK sales director. Playle will…

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Ericsson buys Red Bee Media

Ericsson has agreed to buy TV technology and media services company Red Bee Media, in…

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Catch-up accounts for a fifth of UK TV viewing

Catch-up or on-demand viewing from services like the BBC iPlayer now account for a fifth…

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YouSee goes à la carte

Danish cable operator YouSee has made the pay TV channels on its platform available on…

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Television X launches VOD service on YouView

UK adult TV service Television X has launched a new on-demand movies service on the…

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Netflix signs exclusive deal with Fox

Netflix has inked a deal with Fox for Zooey Deschanel comedy series New Girl. The…

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Elemental signs Teleste deal

Multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies has partnered with Finland-based technology company Teleste to power the…

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Virgin Media adds Viacom channels to TV Anywhere

Virgin Media has added a range of new channels from Viacom to its Virgin TV…

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Intel CTO steps down, CEO cautious on TV move

Intel’s chief technology officer and director of Intel Labs, Justin Rattner, is stepping down from…

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Vimeo launches in day-and-date movie release

Online video service Vimeo has made the new Neil Labute feature film Some Girl(s) available…

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Cyfrowy Polsat signs VOD deal with NBCU

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has signed a deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution…

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Vectra adds sports channels to offering

Polish cable operator Vectra is adding more sports channels to its offering.  From August 1,…

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News Corp completes split

News Corp’s entertainment and publishing arms begin trading under separate companies today following the completion…

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Cyfrowy Polsat offers Samsung tablet and new range of data packages

Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new series of offers that include…

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MultiChoice opens new customer service centre in Durban

South African pay TV provider MultiChoice has opened a new customer service centre in Durban…

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BBCWW looking to commission more content, seeking longer runs of BBC shows

BBC Worldwide is looking to commission more of its own content and is seeking longer…

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BT plans TV rebrand, entertainment push

BT is planning to slowly rebrand its TV service from BT Vision to BT TV,…

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Vodafone agrees Sky Deutschland deal

Vodafone and Sky Deutschland have agreed a deal that will see all Sky packages launch…

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Middle East ‘Netflix’ scores Miramax deal

Upcoming Middle Eastern streaming service icflix has scored another deal with a US studio –…