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Second screen used by 96% of viewers
Interacting with a second screen while watching entertainment has been done by 96% of people,…
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Ukrtelecom bought by SCM Group
Ukrainian telco and IPTV provider Ukrtelecom has been bought out by SCM Group, which is…
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Chello DMC appoints VOD director
Playout provider Chello DMC has appointed former KPN executive Mike Riegel as director of VOD…
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ActiveVideo unveils enhanced CloudTV, names new customers
ActiveVideo has enhanced its CloudTV platform to enable service providers to deliver TV to any…
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SBS Belgium partners with Xstream for OTT
Belgian broadcaster SBS has selected Xstream’s video management system, MediaMaker, for its new mobile and…
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Unitymedia KabelBW moves to solve outstanding issues ahead of Horizon launch
Unitymedia KabelBW will launch Horizon in the “late summer”, according to Daniel Hesselbarth, director, CPE…
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Ziggo innovation chief outlines benefits and downsides of cloud TV
Ziggo’s recently launched cloud-based TV service has proved attractive to subscribers and offers a number…
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Spain and Italy decline, but Germany fuels European pay TV growth
Pay TV subscribers in Spain and Italy declined last year, but overall numbers for Western…
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A+E Networks UK to up European localisation efforts
A+E Networks UK is looking to differentiate its European offering with more distinct channel feeds…
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Deutsche Telekom to air full range of Sky content
The full range of Sky Deutschland’s content line-up will be available on Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain…
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Eutelsat KabelKiosk unveils new OTT and multiscreen services
Eutelsat Germany has used the ANGA COM event in Cologne to unveil a new service…
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Cyfrowy Polsat launches new HD DVR
Polish pay TV provider Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new advanced set-top, the HD PVR…
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KPN quad-play offering hits subscriber milestone
Dutch telco KPN’s Complete quad-play offering, combining TV with fixed and mobile broadband and voice…
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Tvinci plans Asian push
Over-the-top TV specialist Tvinci is planning to open an office in Southeast Asia later this year…
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Netflix continues to dominate SVOD space
Netflix accounted for 90% of subscription video streams in the US in the first quarter…
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Virgin adds 11 channels to TV Anywhere service
Virgin Media has added 11 new live channels to its cloud-based Virgin TV Anywhere entertainment…
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Russian HD use on the rise
The number of Russian subscribers to HD services grew tenfold over the last year, contributing…
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never.no appoints CTO
Norway-based social TV platform never.no has appointed former Acision executive Taco Nieuwenhuis as chief technology…
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Amazon signs Viacom VOD content deal
Amazon has signed a multi-year video licensing deal with Viacom, giving Amazon Prime Instant and…
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Sky updates Sky+ app with improved search tools
Sky has updated its Sky+ app to include an enhanced search service that will let…
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Virgin Media deal to close Friday, LG would like to be “bigger in Germany”
With Liberty Global’s deal to acquire Virgin Media expected to close on Friday following Liberty…
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Sullivan: Sky Deutschland now on course for profitability
After four years of rebuilding the business, Sky Deutschland is set to turn a positive…
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German cable and pubcasters still at loggerheads over retrans fees
No agreement is in sight between Germany’s biggest cable operators and the country’s public broadcasters…
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DirecTV reportedly among US$1bn-plus bidders for Hulu
US pay TV provider DirecTV is one of three bidders offering upwards of US$1 billion…
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A+E makes string of hires, appoints Jana Bennett
Former BBC Worldwide president of worldwide networks Jana Bennett has re-emerged at A+E Networks, where…
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Vodafone reportedly mulling Kabel Deutschland deal again
Vodafone is reportedly taking a second look at German cable operator Kabel Deutschland, following reports…
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Most mobile TV viewing happens at home
New research has shown that most viewing of TV content on mobile devices happens in…
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Liberty Global appoints UPC exec as new Virgin Media COO
Liberty Global has appointed the managing director of UPC Ireland, Dana Strong, as the next…
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Russia Today hits 1 billion YouTube views
News network Russia Today (RT) has passed 1 billion video views on YouTube, marking the…
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SES launches SES-6 satellite, signs up Oi Brazil
Satellite operator SES has successfully launched its SES-6 satellite and signed Brazilian telco Oi as…