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Ericsson launches AVP4000 compression platform
Ericsson has launched a new compression platform targeting direct-to-home applications called the AVP4000. The encoding…
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Netia adds 15 new channels
Polish IPTV service provider Netia is adding 15 new channels including HD versions of the…
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Cyfrowy Polsat buys TV4 and TV6
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has bought TV4 and TV6 broadcaster Polskie Media and…
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Aereo wins court victory
US internet TV startup Aereo has won a court victory, rejecting claims by firms including…
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Baltcom adds two HD channels
Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to add Animal Planet HD and Eurosport 2 HD to…
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Primacom names Freitag to board
German cable operator Primacom has named Lutz Freitag, president of housing association Immobilien-Spitzenverbandes GdW, to…
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Unitymedia-KabelBW launches VOD promo
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia-KabelBW is to promote its video-on-demand service by making three…
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MTS says it will fight Tele2 sale
Russian multi-play service provider MTS has said it will fight the acquisition of mobile telco…
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Middle East TV space ripe for consolidation, says MBC
The free-to-air TV market in the Middle East is due for consolidation with hundreds of…
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Liberty buys 12.65% Ziggo stake
Liberty Global has paid roughly €632.5 million for a 12.65% stake in the Netherlands’ largest…
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Netflix partners with the Wachowskis on sci-fi drama
Netflix’s original production spending spree continues, with the video streaming platform this time partnering with…
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iPlayer hits record February
The BBC’s on-demand service the iPlayer new record highs for average daily and weekly content…
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Rostelecom reports pay TV increase
Russian state-backed telecom operator Rostelecom reported a 12% year-on-year increase in pay TV subscribers to 6.6…
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Syfy Kids heads for CEE
KidsCo is set to launch its joint Syfy Kids programming block in Central and Eastern…
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Zuku lauches Swahili movie channel
Wananchi Group-owned African pay TV broadcaster Zuku has lauched a dedicated Swahili movie channel. Zuku…
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NOS signs news deal with Eutelsat and GlobeCast
Dutch broadcasting network NOS has signed a multi-year deal with content delivery firm GlobeCast and…
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Amazon adds another comedy pilot
Amazon Studios, the production arm of online retailer Amazon, has added the eighth comedy project…
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Dailymotion adds Activity Feed
Online video site Dailymotion has launched a new interactive discovery feature, Activity Feed, to enable…
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Serbia on course for 2015 digitisation deadline
Serbian’s switch from analogue to digital TV is due to be completed by June 17…
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Participant Media lines up cable net
Participant Media, the film and TV production company behind movies including Lincoln and An Inconvenient…
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BBC opens up TV Application Layer to industry
The BBC has made its open source TV Application Layer available to the industry at…
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Discovery’s TLC to launch in UK
Discovery Networks is to launch its female-oriented lifestyle channel TLC in the UK and Ireland…
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Netflix tipped to hit 46 million US streaming users
Netflix is predicted to hit 46 million streaming customers in the US by 2021, up…
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Ericsson eyes Microsoft IPTV business
Ericsson is reportedly in discussions to buy Microsoft’s TV software unit. According to a Bloomberg…
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Freeview hits 11 million users
UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview is now used on the main TV set in more than…
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Mediaset suffers historic first loss
European media giant Mediaset suffered a net loss of €287.1 million last year as effects…
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Elemental launches cloud-based video processing platform
Multiscreen technology specialist Elemental Technologies has launched a platform for hosting premium live and on-demand…
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UK online video viewing hit 323m hours last month
UK web users spent 323 million hours watching online video last month, a 45% year-on-year…
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CBS buys 50% stake in TV Guide Network
CBS has acquired a 50% stake in US cable network TV Guide Network, which will…
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Rightster to distribute Future content
Online video distribution specialist Rightster has struck a deal with international media group and digital…