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Poland’s Vectra hires new brand agency
Polish cable operator Vectra has awarded a contract to deliver brand communication to Warsaw-based agency…
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Kroes calls for greater flexibility on movie windows
The current system of release windows for movies is often too rigid and can prevent…
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LGI sees strong Horizon sales in Switzerland; Ireland and Germany next
Liberty Global has sold 20,000 Horizon subscriptions in Switzerland since the advanced set-top launched in…
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Blinkbox takes James Bond catalogue in MGM deal
Blinkbox has inked a deal with MGM for the catalogue of James Bond movies. The…
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Investors sue Virgin Media for “unfair price” of Liberty Global deal
Virgin Media shareholders led by investor Jeff Grimsley have launched a class action against Virgin…
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Netflix is an opportunity, not a threat says CBS boss Moonves
Netflix is not a threat to broadcast network CBS, according to its CEO and president…
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Russian advertising market growth slows in 2012
Overall annual growth in the advertising market in Russia slowed last year to 13%, according…
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International business drives growth at Discovery
Double-digit growth at Discovery’s international networks helped drive overall revenue and profit growth at the…
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Euronews launches on Etisalat
News channel Euronews has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Etisalat to join its platform. The…
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MGTS offers TV via powerline for fibre homes
Moscow network operator MGTS is turning to powerline to deliver IPTV services within apartments. MGTS…
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Lithuania to revamp digital-terrestrial frequency plan
Lithuania plans to revamp its digital-terrestrial frequency plan this year following the completion of digital…
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KDG turns to Comarch for network and service management
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has tapped OSS provider Comarch to optimise its network…
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UPC Slovakia to offer customers the option to buy equipment
Cable operator UPC Slovakia is to offer its customers the option of purchasing their consumer…
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Elemental releases new software version
Multiscreen content delivery specialist Elemental has released version 2.0 of its video processing software. The…
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Dailymotion launches OpenVOD after test phase
Orange-backed video sharing site Dailymotion has expanded its recently launched OpenVOD service after the successful…
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Digital natives display confusion about rights and wrongs of online piracy
Attitudes of ‘digital natives’ – 15-24 year-olds – towards the illicit consumption of online content…
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MTG looks forward to growth in 2013 after mixed results
Modern Times Group expects some growth from its Nordic pay TV business this year, with…
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Purnell to rejoin BBC; Davie to take over at Worldwide
Former UK Labour government culture secretary James Purnell is to re-join the BBC as director…
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Tesco begins Club Card TV rollout
Tesco, the UK’’s largest retailer, has started testing its Club Card TV streaming service and…
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Amazon inks new programming deal with CBS
Amazon has extended the terms of a programming deal with CBS, adding a raft of…
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Humax launches new YouView box
Humax has launched a new YouView set-top box for the UK market. The Humax DTR-T1010,…
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Satellite boost for T-Hrvatski Telekom TV numbers
Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom saw its TV subscriber base rise by 7% year-on-year to end…
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Lagardère launches Gulli synchronised app with Civolution
French media group Lagardère is using Civolution’s SyncNow ACR technology to deliver an interactive app…
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France 24 on Movistar Imagenio
News channel France 24 has secured carriage on the Movistar Imagenio IPTV platform of Telefónica….
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RTL Klub on UPC Direct for Hungary
Liberty Global-owned DTH operator UPC DTH has added RTL Klub HD to its offering for…
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Canal Plus takes F1 rights
Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights to the Formula 1 motor racing series. The French…
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Thomson Video Networks launches new IRD
Thomson Video Networks has launched a new integrated receiver decoder, the RD6000, for MPEG contribution…
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TV4 expands use of Pilat Media software
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has expanded its implementation of Pilat Media’s business management software. An…
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Vivendi and Lagardère go to war
Lagardère and Vivendi are engaged in a bitter legal dispute over claims that the latter…
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Intel in talks with content providers for OTT TV launch this year
Intel is in talks with content providers ahead of a planned internet TV launch, Erik…