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Bulgaria’s Mtel debuts Sportal network

Bulgarian operator Mtel is debuting a new sports channel, called Sportal TV, after signing a…

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UPC Austria expands HD service

Cable operator UPC Austria is adding five new HD channels to its offering, taking the…

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Orange add recommendation to TVcheck

Orange recently released version 2 of its TVcheck social TV app and is now moving…

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Siemens unveils OTT link-up at TV Connect

Technology company Siemens has unveiled a line-up of smart-TV apps for the Ditto TV OTT…

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Rovi signs Chinese DivX deals

Rovi has signed two Chinese DivX deals that will see the video technology integrated into…

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Orange names new innovation and technology chief

France Telecom-Orange has restructured its innovation management team, with the appointment of Vivek Badrinath as…

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YouTube looks to transform TV experience, says Varela

Bringing fully featured YouTube to the TV is a key priority for the video portal,…

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Cisco urges cloud switch

Operators must embrace the cloud in order to deliver innovative new TV services to customers,…

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Yahoo reportedly in talks to buy Dailymotion

Yahoo is reportedly in talks to acquire a controlling stake in France Telecom-owned video site…

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European satellite TV figures rise

In Europe 85 million TV homes receive their signal from satellites, up from 84 million…

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Adobe CTO moves to Apple

Apple has appointed Adobe’s chief technology officer Kevin Lynch as vice president of technology.  Lynch,…

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Freesat appoints CTO

UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has appointed Nagra’s vice president of product marketing, Matthew Huntington, as…

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Totalmovie plans April revamp, ME and CEE expansion

Latin American VOD service Totalmovie is to relaunch its website and go live on more…

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MTS pay TV figures dip

Russian service provider MTS saw its number of pay TV subscribers dip in Q4, though…

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Olympics a turning point for online video

The London 2012 Olympics set new benchmark in how consumers will access and media companies…

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Liberty Global looking to cloud, says Veeneman

Liberty Global wants to migrate as much of its TV platform as possible to the…

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Sigma Designs offers connected ‘internet of things’

Chipset manufacturer Sigma Designs is using TV Connect to demonstrate the possibility of employing gateway…

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Witbe launches testing for smart TVs at TV Connect

Quality assurance specialist Witbe is using TV Connect to showcast a solution for connected TVs….

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B.net adopts Agama

Croatia’s leading cable operator B.net has signed chosen quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies to provide…

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EA: Games providers must adapt for connected TV rewards

Games providers face a number of challenges in addressing the connected TV market but there…

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Viewers want content on the move, claims Motorola research

Changing viewing habits have not dented content consumption, though 76% said they would be interested…

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Sky adds sport to Now TV

Sky in the UK has added pay-as-you go sports content to its over-the-top service Now…

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Spotify plots TV push

Internet-powered music service Spotify is planning to make a bigger push into the living room,…

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Minerva and Accedo strike resale partnership

Middleware provider Minerva and TV applications specialist Accedo have partnered in a deal that will see…

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Ziggo shareholders sell 20% stake

Ziggo’s main shareholders, private equity firms Cinven and Warren Pincus, are due to sell a…

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Liberty Media eyes Charter Communications deal

John Malone’s Liberty Media is reportedly close to acquiring a 25% stake in US cable…

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BBC Worldwide sells Lonely Planet

The BBC’s commercial arm has agreed to sell its Australian-headquartered travel guide business Lonely Planet…

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Magyar Telekom partners with Appear TV

Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom has signed a deal with Norwegian broadcast and IP delivery firm…

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Virgin Media partners with Harmonic

UK cable operator Virgin Media is using Harmonic as a video delivery services partner for…

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TV viewing up driven by mobile consumption

Digital technology is changing TV viewing habits, with UK residents now owning fewer TVs but…