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Roku hits 5 million sales
Streaming video box-maker Roku has now shipped 5 million devices in its home market of…
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Disney Junior goes HD in the UK
The UK version of Disney’s preschool channel Disney Junior has launched in high definition. Disney…
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Zattoo to stream 4+ in Switzerland
Switzerland-based online TV service provider Zattoo has signed a deal with Swiss commercial broadcaster 3 Plus…
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LG adds PayPal to smart TVs
LG has integrated online payment service PayPal into its smart TV platform, allowing users to…
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Arqiva targets Poland, Greece and Italy
Communications infrastructure firm Arqiva has acquired an additional Eutelsat Hot Bird transponder in a bid…
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Fashion One launches in Middle East, North Africa
International fashion, entertainment and lifestyle network, Fashion One, has launched in the Middle East and…
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ZDF launches short film portal
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has launched a new short…
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Wider 4G interference test planned for London
UK mobile spectrum organisation at800 is set to stage a new test, this time in…
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Discovery completes SBS Nordic buy-out, announces management
Discovery Communications has completed its acquisition of SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat.1 Group and announced the…
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Awareness and reluctance to pay still posing problems for TV Everywhere
Lack of awareness of TV Everywhere services and reluctance to pay for content remain significant…
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VTB Capital buys Tricolor TV stake
VTB Capital, the investment arm of Russia’s VTB group, has bought a minority stake in…
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A+E Networks partners with Canal+
A+E Networks and Canal+ Group will launch “multiple channels” in the second part of 2013…
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Totalmovie to target users new to pay TV with combined live and SVOD service
Grupo Salinas-owned Latin American subscription video-on-demand service Totalmovie says it will launch what it describes…
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Google extends Fiber TV experiment to Texas
Google is set to expand its Google Fiber internet and pay TV offering to Austin,…
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Comux UK signs vendor deal with Nevion
Comux UK, the company responsible for operating the UK’s local TV infrastructure, has signed a…
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Chello signs ShortsTV distribution deal
Chello Central Europe will distribute the Shorts TV short movie network in Central and Eastern…
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Civolution teams with Broadcom for content aware devices
TV technology company Civolution is partnering with set-top box chipset manufacturer Broadcom to create a…
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Makedonski Telekom appoints CEO
Deutsche Telekom-owned Macedonian telco Makedonski Telekom has appointed former Magyar Telekom executive Thilo Kusch as its…
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Swiss music network iConcerts moves to Japan
Swiss-based HDTV music channel and a video-on-demand platform iConcerts is opening a Japanese subsidiary and…
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ZTE wins Indonesian IPTV contract
Chinese telecoms equipment provider ZTE has secured a four-year IPTV network construction contract with Telkom…
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Ericsson agrees to buy Microsoft’s Mediaroom
Ericsson has agreed to buy Microsoft’s IPTV platform business Mediaroom, in a move the firms…
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HD OTT and 4K VOD provide early markets for HEVC, says Harmonic
HD OTT to multiple screens is likely to be the key initial application for the…
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Discovery to become ‘broader media company’
Discovery Communications will become a broader based media company, moving beyond the factual content on…
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NHK to showcase 8K content
Japanese public broadcaster NHK is due showcase its super-high definition 8K format at the Cannes…
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CTC Media makes board changes
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed former Goldman Sachs managing director Lorenzo Grabau as member…
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Accedo in TV Everywhere partnership with Deluxe
TV app specialist Accedo has struck a partnership with US-based post-production and digital distribution technology…
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FilmBox Arthouse channel to launch this summer
Channel operator SPI International is due to launch a new independent film network called FilmBox…
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Eurochannel expands into Africa
Eurochannel, an international TV network dedicated to European films and series, has gone live across…
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RRsat to launch Russian distribution solution
Israel-based satellite services provider RRsat is launching a new solution for international broadcasters to reach…
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Rovi launches DivX Video Service
Rovi has launched an end-to-end service for multi-screen delivery based on it DivX video technology…