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Google unveils new TV partners
Google is announcing a number of new manufacturer partners for Google TV at this week’s…
CSA sets out social networking recommendations
French media regulator the CSA has outlined a number of recommendations about references to social…
Harmonic sales chief to step down
TV technology company Harmonic’s senior vice-president of worldwide sales Mark Carrington is to step down….
Farncombe acquires Mirifice test assets
Media services provider Farncombe has acquired the MiriATE consumer device test automation assets of Mirifice,…
Civolution names sales chief
TV technology company Civolution has named Dennis Guiry as senior vice-president of worldwide sales. Based…
Hungary’s NMHH updates broadband picture
Hungary had 2.169 million fixed broadband connections at the end of November, led by cable…
Sony reportedly planning pay TV launch in US
Consumer electronics giant Sony is at an advanced stage of planning a multichannel TV service…
Deutsche Telekom signs up for Sky Deutschland services
Sky Deutschland and Deutsche Telekom have signed a cooperation agreement that will see the complete…
Eurosport launches multiscreen subscription
Eurosport has launched a multiscreen subscription offering for its online Eurosport Player service, meaning that…
Arris and Motorola secure Emmy recognition for ad insertion
Arris and Motorola Mobility have secured recognition for their local ad insertion-enabling technologies in the…
Tango taps Rovi for TV and VOD data
Belgacom-owned Luxembourg mobile service provider Tango has tapped TV technology provider Rovi to supply TV…
Accedo tops 1,000 apps threshold
TV applications specialist Accedo has now deployed more than 1,000 TV apps worldwide. Accedo has…
bTV and Bulsatcom in fees dispute
Bulgarian commercial broadcaster bTV has pulled its channels from pay TV operator Bulsatcom’s network after…
iStreamPlanet adds RTMP acquisition
Streaming technology specialist iStreamPlanet has added RTMP-based global acquisition, ingest, and publishing capabilities to its…
France Telecom sells Orange Austria stake
France Telecom and private-equity group Mid Europa Partners have completed the sale of mobile operator…
Al Jazeera buys Current TV, will launch Al Jazeera America
International news broadcaster Al Jazeera has acquired Current TV, the US factual and current affairs…
iPlayer sees Christmas boost for tablets and smartphones
The BBC iPlayer catch-up service attracted 77 million requests for TV and radio programmes over…
BBC launches Antiques Roadshow synchronous app
The BBC has launched its planned live, synchronous companion screen app for its Antiques Roadshow…
Romtelecom replaces Pro TV channels as talks fail
Romanian pay TV provider Romtelecom has failed to strike a deal with commercial broadcaster Pro…
M7 Group consolidates pay TV ownership
Luxembourg-based pay TV operator M7 Group has consolidated its M77 Group sister company, bringing the…
French regulator reportedly against any SFR Free merger
France’s competition regulator is reportedly likely to oppose any merger of Vivendi-owned mobile and fixed…
Fox HD launches in Ukraine on Volia
Fox HD has launched in Ukraine on the Volia cable network. The launch brings hit…
Alticast chooses ThinkAnalytics as recommendation partner
TV software specialist Alticast has chosen ThinkAnalytics as a recommendation engine partner. Under the deal…
Iskon names new board members
T-Hrvatski Telekom-owned Croatian ISP Iskon has named Mario Vojvoda as board member with responsibility for…
ESPN renews Budweiser FA Cup deal
ESPN has renewed its sponsorship deal with Budweiser for the English FA Cup football competition….
Smart TVs gains acceptance in Germany
German consumer electronics association Gfu expected some 26.5 million Smart devices to be sold in…
Intel reportedly planning staged launch of TV service
Technology giant Intel is reportedly planning to launch its planned internet TV service in the…
CTC begins promoting Viaplay on Videomore
Russian broadcaster CTC Media’s on-demand TV service Videomore has begun promoting Modern Times Group-owned Viaplay’s…
Romtelecom could pull Pro TV channels
Romanian pay TV provider Romtelecom has so far failed to strike a deal with commercial…
Telenet passes half million mobile customers
Belgian cable operator Telenet has signed up over half a million mobile phone customers. The…