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Ex-Warner Bros TV boss Rosenblum in Legendary move

Bruce Rosenblum, until last month president of the Warner Bros Television Group, has become president…

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Weather Channel in deal with Virgin Media

The Weather Channel has teamed up with UK cable operator Virgin Media to deliver new…

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Trace launches in Romania

Trace Group has struck a carriage deal with Orange Romania to launch three channels in…

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Smartclip teams up with TP Vision for Philips TVs

Multiscreen video and brand advertising specialist Smartclip has struck a partnership with TP Vision, which…

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Nova upped at 21st Century Fox

News Corp has promoted Janet Nova, the company’s senior vice-president and deputy general counsel to…

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Europe in danger of being sidelined without telecoms single market, says Kroes

European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes has again called for progress towards a single market in…

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SES CEO to step down

SES president and CEO Romain Bausch is due retire from the satellite operator after more…

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Disney launches branded service on Lovefilm

Disney will launch a branded on-demand service on the Lovefilm streaming service in the UK….

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400k UK homes tell BBC they don’t need licence

The Times has reported that the number of UK homes that have told public broadcaster…

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Lee takes over from Ternsjö at UPC DTH

Liberty Global has named Michael Lee as the new managing director of satellite TV arm…

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Hoevel to take top marketing role at UPC Cablecom

Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has named former Sky Deutschland executive Ivo Hoevel…

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Outgoing Digital UK CEO receives knighthood

David Scott, the outgoing CEO of Digital UK – the non-profit organisation formed to help…

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TeliaSonera appoints former Vodacom exec as CEO

Nordic telco TeliaSonera has appointed former Vodacom International CEO, Johan Dennelind, as its new president and…

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Telenet names new technology chief

Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has named Micha Berger as its new chief technology…

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Boxee reportedly finds buyer

US cloud DVR service Boxee has been acquired and is due to announce details of…

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YouSee enhances Apple functionality on YouBio OTT

Danish cable operator YouSee has enhanced the functionality of its OTT service YouBio on Apple…

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MTG to launch FTA channel in Tanzania

Modern Times Group (MTG) is to launch a national terrestrial free-to-air channel in Tanzania later…

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Com Hem strikes deal with Phone House

Swedish cable operator Com Hem has struck an agreement with local retailer Phone House to…

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Astra 2E en route for Baikonur

SES’s new Astra 2E satellite has left manufacturer Astrium’s facilities in Toulouse after completing its…

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Ziggo ups broadband speeds

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has upped the speeds offered on five of its six internet…

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Russia’s Tvingo hits 30,000 IPTV subscribers

Russian regional fixed operator Tvingo Telecom has reached 30,000 IPTV customers, it has announced.  The…

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Eutelsat launches satellite finder app

Eutelsat Communications has launched a ‘satellite finder’ app for accurate pointing of satellite antennas for…

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NBCUniversal launches SVOD direct to consumers

NBCUniversal has launched a subscription video-on-demand service direct to consumers in the UK.  NBCUniversal is…

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Numericable reportedly planning flotation this year

French cable operator Numericable has hired Rothschild to advise it on a public flotation, according…

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BARB to include catch-up and online ratings from this year

UK ratings organisation BARB is to include online and catch-up services in its ratings reports…

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Euro pubcaster chiefs demand ERT is restated

More than 50 European pubcaster bosses have demanded the Greek government reverses its decision to…

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Cosmos TV Belarus hires former KGB chief Zaitsev as CEO

Belarusian pay TV provider Cosmos TV Belarus has named Vadim Zaitsev as its new CEO…

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News Corp CFO to retire

News Corp’s CFO David DaVoe is to step down from his position following shareholder approval…

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Vectra taps Motorola for HD set-tops

Polish cable operator Vectra has launched a new HD set-top box provided by Motorola.  The…

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Russian public broadcaster needs more funds, says director

Russia’s recently launched public broadcast channel PTV will run out of money by the end…