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BBC Entertainment to launch on new Romanian platform
BBC Entertainment is among three BBC Worldwide channels launching on a new Romanian DTH TV…
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Canal Digital partners with Red Bee on metadata
Nordic pay-TV platform Canal Digital DTH has signed a mutli-year deal with Red Bee Media,…
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Autonomy sells Blinkx stake
Hewlett-Packard-owned software company Autonomy has reportedly sold its remaining stake in online media platform provider…
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BBC One appoints new controller
The BBC has appointed Charlotte Moore as its new permanent controller of flagship channel BBC…
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BT most complained about pay TV service
BT Vision remained the most complained about pay TV service in the UK in the…
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BBC global news reaches quarter of a billion people
The BBC’s global news services now reach 256m people each week – their biggest ever…
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Eurosport launches Samsung TV app
Eurosport has launched an app for Samsung connected TVs, establishing itself as the first regional…
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TV app developer Axonista partners with Civolution
Irish TV app developer Axonista has partnered with content management technology firm Civolution to use…
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Fragmentation, cost and rights challenge broadcasters in OTT shift
Audience fragmentation, a lack of willingness to pay due to the expectation that online video…
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Cyfrowy Polsat’s ipla feels its way with live OTT services
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat will progressively test the market by adding more services…
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UKTV and YouView sign ‘landmark’ on-demand deal
UKTV has signed a catch-up agreement with connected TV service YouView, in what the UK…
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Setanta takes BT Sport to Ireland
Setanta Sports has signed a deal with BT to add the latter’s new sports channels…
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Telemundo launches in Africa
NBCUniversal-backed Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo is launching a pay TV channel across almost 50 African…
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Intel gears up for TV push
Intel is trailing its forthcoming TV product among some 2,000 company employees and has started…
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Zeebox partners with video discovery firm Digitalsmiths
TV companion app Zeebox has partnered with video discovery firm Digitalsmiths on a new ‘recommended…
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YouView launches Android app
YouView has launched an Android app that includes a full programme guide and remote record…
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Sky restructures factual department
UK satcaster BSkyB is saying goodbye to head of factual entertainment commissioning Michele Kurland as…
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HbbTV looks to up global deployment
The HbbTV consortium is launching a marketing campaign in a bid to increase awareness of…
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Prisa refinancing plan ‘in final stages’
Spanish pay TV and media group Prisa TV is “in the final stages” of refinancing…
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Cyfrowy Polsat launches DVB-T channel promotion
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat is running a promotion this week that will give its…
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Vodafone agrees €7.7bn Kabel Deutschland deal
Vodafone has agreed to buy Kabel Deutschland in a €7.7 billion deal that will establish…
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DTV households to reach 1 billion
Digital TV households will exceed 1 billion globally by the end of 2014, up 32.5%…
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Sundance Channel launches dedicated Polish feed
AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, is launching a dedicated Polish feed of…
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RTL Netherlands to expand VOD offering
RTL Netherlands is planning to expand its VOD service RTL XL with more movies and…
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Virgin Media downgraded by Moody’s
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Virgin Media two notches, citing the firm’s “weakened credit…
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Wimbledon takes tennis to YouTube
Wimbledon’s Rolex-sponsored YouTube channel will offer viewers exclusive interviews, behind the scenes footage, press conference…
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Lovefilm signs CBS Studios deal
Amazon-owned on-demand platform Lovefilm has secured CBS Studios International-distributed scripted programming including The Good Wife,…
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Hispasat and LG to promote ultra-HD
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has agreed a deal with LG Espana to promote the “development,…
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DSAT Cinema beams to 1,000 theatres
DSAT Cinema, the Eutelsat and Dcinex joint-venture company specialising in satellite delivery of films and…
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Middle East VOD platform signs deals ahead of launch
icflix, the new video-on-demand platform coming out of the Middle East, has secured major content…