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BSkyB pays tribute to Nick Milligan

UK satcaster BSkyB has paid tribute to its ad sales managing director, Nick Milligan, who…

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BT’s Green outlines pay TV strategy

BT’s recently launched raft of linear HD pay TV channels has a small but growing…

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Lagardère declares himself “ready to buy” Canal Plus France

Lagardère boss Arnaud Lagardère has said he could be prepared to buy the 80% of…

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Both DTH and Now TV growing in parallel, says Sky commercial chief

Both BSkyB’s new over-the-top service Now TV and its traditional DTH pay TV business produced…

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Registration will be key to monetising free VOD, says Channel 4’s Rose

Winning viewers over to the concept of registration will be key to the success of…

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Sky Deutschland hits record audience figures

Sky Deutschland said it reached record audience levels in Q1 2013, helping it to swing…

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Swisscom ups Cinetrade stake as TV subs climb

Swiss telco Swisscom has taken a majority stake in sports and film rights company Cinetrade, as…

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Zeebox launches on Android tablets

Second screen TV service Zeebox has launched a version of its app compatible for Android tablets. …

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Belgacom TV subs grow by 26,000

Belgian telco Belgacom reported a 26,000 increase in TV subscriptions in the first quarter, taking…

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CTC hit by ratings drop

Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings on…

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Teracom boosted by Danish unit despite pay TV decline

Swedish broadcast infrastructure and pay TV group Teracom was boosted by the performance of its…

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Tata Communications teams up with iStreamPlanet

Tata Communications has signed a video contribution and distribution agreement with iStreamPlanet, designed to enable…

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Scripps posts solid earnings

Scripps Networks Interactive reported solid first quarter earnings with operating revenues up across all of…

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Howling: 10 more HD channels next year, Freeview must not be “pushed out” of spectrum

The sharing of spectrum in a way that ensures Freeview still has the space to…

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German Touring Car YouTube channels go live

The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) racing series has launched YouTube channels that will broadcast full race highlights…

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Sky boasts strong digital gains

Sky reported a surge in digital growth with a more people connecting their TV boxes…

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UK minister outlines “three scenarios” for DTT after loss of 700MHz spectrum

The 700MHz frequency range currently given over to digital-terrestrial broadcasting is clearly going to be…

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DreamWorks Animation to develop own-branded digital channel on YouTube deal

US studio DreamWorks Animation has acquired YouTube channel AwesomenessTV and has unveiled plans to develop…

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UKTV to launch new Drama network

Multichannel broadcaster UKTV is set to launch a new British drama network on UK digital-terrestrial…

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YouTube hits 6 billion hours of viewing per month

YouTube users are now watching more than 6 billion hours of video each month on…

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UK Government moves forward with plans for White Space spectrum

The UK government is taking a close interest in dynamic spectrum access, or ‘White Space’…

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Freesat growth outpaces Sky, Virgin

UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat added 29,000 new homes in the first quarter of 2013, capping…

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CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix

US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…

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Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall

MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…

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Ziggo completes Esprit acquisition

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has completed the acquisition of business services telco Esprit Telecom following…

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Du reports TV upturn

United Arab Emirates-based telco and IPTV provider Du reported a 6% year-on-year increase in TV…

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UK 4G interference test planned for Brighton

UK mobile spectrum organisation at800 is due to launch a trial in Brighton to determine to…

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Poland gears up for next stage of digital switchover

The next phase of digital switchover in Poland is due to take place on May…

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Arris board member steps down

Arris director Willam Lambert, who has served on the company board since 1997, has retired…

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Lovefilm launches new streaming app

Amazon-owned UK OTT subscription video-on-demand service Lovefilm has launched a new streaming app for internet…