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Belarus to begin phased analogue shutdown this summer
Belarus will begin a phased shutdown of analogue TV in August, according to Belarusian Broadcasting…
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BSkyB airs Russia Today in HD
BSkyB has begun airing Russian international news channel Russia Today in HD. Russia Today switched…
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FX becomes Fox in UK
UK pay TV channel FX became Fox at 21:00 on Friday. Fox International Channels originally…
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BBC hails record year for flagship channel
The BBC has said that its flagship channel BBC One enjoyed its biggest peak viewing…
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Freeview strikes deal with RDI
UK digital-terrestrial platform Freeview and the Registered Digital Institute (RDI) have struck a new working…
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TF1 mulling SVOD launch as competition heats up
French commercial broadcaster TF1’s chief executive Nonce Paolini is interested in launching a subscription video-on-demand…
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Netflix can now link accounts with Facebook in US
US lawmakers have amended privacy laws, clearing the way for video services such as Netflix…
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Discovery to air Lance Armstrong interview on networks globally
Discovery will simulcast Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming interview with Lance Armstrong on its networks around the…
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Ofcom awards local TV licences for Scottish cities
Ofcom has awarded local digital-terrestrial TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. The licences…
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SelecTV forms JV with Altech for French VOD service
SelecTV, the company that was chosen two years ago by French media regulator the CSA…
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BT takes WTA tennis rights for UK
UK telco BT has struck a deal with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to show…
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BBC retains UK snooker rights
UK public broadcaster the BBC has retained the rights to broadcast the three leading UK…
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France’s Orange renews key HBO deal
Orange Cinéma Series (OCS) has renewed a key content deal with US premium programme provider…
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Gazprom moves ahead with satellite launch plan
Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems envisages launching its next two new satellites – Yamal-401…
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Accedo integrates TVE solution with thePlatform’s mpx
TV applications specialist Accedo has integrated its TV Everywhere (TVE) solution with the mpx publishing…
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Schramek named as new CSA chief
French president François Hollande has named Olivier Schramek as the new president of media regulator…
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Oprah’s interview with Lance Armstrong to be streamed internationally
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will be streamed live around the world….
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Modern Times Group launches fourth Czech channel
Modern Times Group is to launch Prima Zoom, its fourth free-to-air channel in the Czech…
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Telenet outperforms expectations
Belgian cable operator Telenet said it achieved revenue growth of 8.2% for 2012, ahead of…
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CSA: scripted reality can contribute to content creation goals
French media regulator the CSA has said that ‘scripted reality’ shows can in principle be…
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Volia names new CEO
Ukrainian cable operator Volia’s CEO Erik Franke is to step down and will be replaced…
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History HD launches in Greece
History HD is to launch in Greece for the first time following a deal between…
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TV4 sells hockey rights to SBS TV
Swedish broadcaster TV4 Group has agreed to sell the free TV rights to Swedish SM-liiga…
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Fox hires BBC Worldwide’s Brent as strategy chief
Fox International Channels has hired Christian Brent as its European strategy boss. Brent joins from…
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Turner renews Levira contract
Turner Broadcasting has renewed its contract with Estonian broadcast services provider Levira for the playout…
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Orange chooses Accedo
Orange has chosen Accedo to provide application management software for its new Orange Livebox Play…
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New name for Kit Digital spin-off
TV technology provider Kit Digital’s media management services spin-off, Kit Digital Content Solutions, has been…
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SmithDehn hires Discovery legal chief
Laura Farina, the former vice-president for legal affairs at Discovery Communications, has joined law firm…
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New funding for Aereo
US internet TV startup Aereo, founded by US media mogul Barry Diller, has raised US$38…
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SintecMedia acquires StorerTV
Broadcast management software provider SintecMedia has acquired US media programme and contract rights management software…