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Orange to launch next-generation Livebox Play next week

Orange is to launch its new combined set-top box and gateway, the Livebox play, on…

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BT reveals YouView numbers

UK telco BT now has just over 60,000 TV customers with YouView connected TV boxes,…

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France Télévisions’ Pflimlin unveils future plans

New digital offerings for kids and a strengthening of France 3’s regional remit are among…

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Bertelsmann mulls cutting RTL stake to fund expansion

Germany’s Bertelsmann is considering cutting its stake in pan-European broadcast and production group RTL to…

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Canal Plus acquires exclusive Premier League rights

French premium broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights to the Premier League, the top…

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BBC Trust and S4C agree on finance, governance

The BBC Trust and S4C have reached a deal to secure funding and accountability for…

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Dailymotion strikes partnership with Transparency

French video sharing site Dailymotion has struck a partnership deal with digital rights management group…

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Sloan’s Global Eagle completes deal, changes name

Global Eagle, the investment firm created by media veterans Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, has…

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New COO for T-Hrvatski Telekom

Croatian service provider T-Hrvatski Telekom has named Nataša Rapaić as its new chief operating officer…

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BBC Knowledge launches in Cyprus

BBC Knowledge has launched in Cyprus for the first time after striking a deal with…

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TransTeleCom plans TV growth

Russian service provider TransTeleCom, owned by the Russian state railways, now has a TV subscriber…

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VimpelCom takes more capacity with SES

Russian service provider VimpelCom has signed a three-year deal with satellite operator SES for additional…

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BBC Worldwide launches second screen app for Top Gear

BBC Worldwide is to launch a second-screen app for Top Gear when the new series…

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Thema strikes deals for Luxe.tv HD

Channel distributor Thema has struck deals to distribute luxury lifestyle channel Luxe.tv HD in Angola,…

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Polish deal for Fashion One

Lifestyle and fashion channel Fashion One has launched on Klub Sympatykow Telewizji Satelitarnej Ogrody, which…

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La Chaîne Techno launches on Numericable Replay

French web TV channel La Chaîne Techno has launched on cable operator Numericable’s Replay on-demand…

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Playboy Asia Channel HD launches on AsiaSat

Playboy Plus Entertainment has launched HD service Playboy Asia Channel on the AsiaSat 5 satellite…

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BSkyB to make sports channels available without subscription

BSkyB is making its sports channels available on a pay-as-you-go basis for £9.99 (€11.65) a…

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Dailymotion to launch SVOD in Turkey

Dailymotion has signed an agreement with Turkish media group MCD to launch Dailymotion+, a new…

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VimpelCom may sell fixed-line business

Russian service provider may be gearing up to sell its fixed-line residential business, according to…

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Loutrel named as new ARCEP chief

Benoît Loutrel is to replace Philippe Distler as director-general of French telecom regulator ARCEP in…

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TeliaSonera grows TV base

Nordic telco TeliaSonera’s overall pay TV base grew by 43,000 in the fourth quarter to…

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New CEO for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting

Telenor has named Morten Tengs as the new CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc). Tengs…

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CTC Media names chief strategy and digital media officer

Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Yulia Mitrovich as chief strategy and digital media officer….

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Conax teams up with Quadrille for push-VOD

Telenor-owned content security specialist Conax has teamed up with video-on-demand infrastructure specialist Quadrille to combine…

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Envivio hires SeaChange’s Goldfarb as sales and service chief

TV technology provider Envivio has named Ira Goldfarb as senior vice-president of global sales and…

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iStreamPlanet teams up with Ooyala

Streaming technology specialist iStreamPlanet has struck a partnership with video streaming platform provider Ooyala to…

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Sky Deutschland extends F1 deal

Sky Deutschland has extended its deal with Formula One Management to secure coverage of the…

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UPC Poland extends digital and broadband to Kraśnik

UPC Poland has launched its digital TV and broadband internet services in the city of…

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Teo names new chief sales officer

Lithuanian service provider Teo has named Edis Kasperavičius as chief sales officer. Kasperavičius, who was…