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Antenna Hungária to boost mobile TV offering

Hungarian broadcast infrastructure provider Antenna Hungária is to add four public TV and three public…

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ActiveVideo Networks hires former Cisco exec

US-based video technology company ActiveVideo Networks has appointed former Cisco executive Murali Nemani as senior vice…

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Google Fibre TV goes 3D

Google has added two 3D channels to its Google Fibre TV service trial in Kansas….

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Cablevision-Viacom bundling spat continues

Cablevision has accused Viacom of threatening to impose penalties in the region of US$1 billion-plus…

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Time Warner Cable launches Roku channel

Time Warner Cable has launched its TWC TV app on Roku boxes in the US,…

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Ziggo names René Obermann next CEO

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has named Deutsche Telekom chief executive René Obermann its next CEO,…

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Cable operators can resist commoditisation, says executives

Cable operators will be able to resist the advance of over-the-top TV as well as…

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Liberty sweeps Euro 50 awards

Liberty Global swept Digital TV Europe’s Euro 50 Awards, taking home three prizes last night,…

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CTC Media hits record results

Russian broadcaster CTC Media reported record results last year, with revenues above US$800 million (€615…

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Zon sees strong take-up for Iris and Timewarp

Over 30% of Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimedia’s triple-play customers now take its Iris…

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Get chooses Pace for media gateway

UK set-top manufacturer Pace has begun delivering its media gateway and HD client device platform…

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Voo, SeaChange and Zon take Cable Europe awards

Belgian cable operator Voo and technology company SeaChange took the Cable Europe Innovation Award at…

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US consumers warming to connected and 3D TV

Consumers in the US are registering a sharp increase in 3D TVs and, to a…

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Tesco launches Clubcard TV

Tesco has launched its Clubcard TV streaming service, offering free movies and TV shows to…

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E! Entertainment HD to launch on Sky Deutschland

Sky Deutschland is to add the E! Entertainment HD channel to its programming line-up at…

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Liberty Global plots cloud Horizon updates, dismisses Netflix threat

Liberty Global is planning updates to its Horizon platform that include a cloud-based interface, and…

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Ziggo launches ‘cloud-based’ cable TV

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has launched what it describes as the world’s first interactive cloud-based…

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Virgin Media deal will be “game changer” for M&A, says Credit Suisse’s Drew

Liberty Global’s acquisition of Virgin Media could open the gates to a new wave of…

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Zon Multimedia overcoming financial challenge to implement mobile merger

Portuguese pay TV and cable operator Zon Multimedia has managed to overcome financial challenges in…

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Content has ‘limited’ strategic benefits, says Liberty Global’s Fries

Liberty Global boss Mike Fries has said big content investments are not part of the…

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YouView appoints interim chair

UK connected TV platform YouView has appointed TalkTalk Group chairman, Sir Charles Dunstone, as its…

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Roku launches third generation box

US-based Roku has launched a third generation of its web-streaming set-top box, with a new…

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Strong digital TV growth boosts Multimedia Polska

Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska saw strong growth in its digital TV base last year,…

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Cable growing faster than satellite, says IHS Screen Digest

Cable is growing revenue faster than satellite competiton, according to IHS Screen Digest. Looking at…

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BBC Trust to review kids services

The BBC Trust, the UK public broadcaster’s governing body, has announced a review of its…

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Content providers and cable operators face up to rights challenges

Content providers and service providers face a range of new challenges related to the need…

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Virgin Media boss rails against broadband intervention

Outgoing Virgin Media boss Neil Berkett has spoken out against “clumsy” government intervention in the…

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UK government backs Liberty Global-Virgin deal

UK culture minister Ed Vaizey has thrown his support behind Liberty Global’s planned takeover of…

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Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe steps down

Telenet’s CEO Duco Sickinghe has resigned after nearly 12 years at Belgian cable operator, claiming…

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Cable digital TV subs surpass analogue as industry sees strong growth

The European cable industry saw strong growth in digital TV, broadband and telephony, with digital…