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Tricolor aiming for 16 million subs with “best content in Russia”

Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is aiming for 16 million subscribers by the end…

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Sky Deutschland brings kids zone to Sky Go

Sky Deutschland has added a dedicated kids area on its multiscreen service Sky Go. The…

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BBC Knowledge makes Hungarian and Romanian debuts

BBC Worldwide Channels’ factual and natural history channel BBC Knowledge is launching in Romania and…

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Multimedia Polska adds Fox HD

Polish pay TV operator Multimedia Polska has added the Fox and Fox HD channels to…

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Elemental doubles customer base in 2012

Multiscreen technology company Elemental Technologies has announced that its customer base has more than doubled…

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BSkyB’s Darcey to take Mockridge’s role in News Corp split

Mike Darcey is to leave BSkyB to take Tom Mockridge’s role as CEO of News…

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Cyfra Plus and ‘n’ become nc+

Polish pay TV operators Cyfra Plus and ‘n’ have officially merged, following regulatory approval for…

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Espial to acquire ANT

On-demand TV software specialist Espial is acquiring IPTV technology company ANT. Espial will acquire all…

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Former European TV chief Mockridge to leave News Corp

Former Sky Italia and News Corp European television chief executive Tom Mockridge has resigned as…

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MTG debuts Russian pay TV bouquet

Pay TV broadcaster Modern Times Group has launched a new HD channel package on Rostelecom’s…

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Eutelsat TV Awards winners named in Venice

The winners of the Eutelsat TV Awards were unveiled at an event in Venice on…

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OTT set to grow but will disrupt existing businesses

The value of the global OTT video business is set to grow to about US$15…

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Three more for Freesat

UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has added three new channels – Sky News, Pick TV…

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Sickinghe confirms neutrality in Telenet acquisition

Duco Sickinghe, CEO of Belgian cable operator Telenet, has transferred his shares and vested warrants…

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UPC Austria to offer public channels unencrypted

Cable operator UPC Austria will begin carrying Austrian public channels ORF and ORF 2 in…

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Chello Zone channels transfer to CBS brand

A range of Chello Zone channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been…

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Viasat signs first-run movie deal with NBC Universal

Pan regional pay TV broadcaster Viasat has struck a volume deal with Hollywood studio NBC…

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Netia launches Canal Plus HD package

Polish cable operator Netia is launching a new HD package featuring channels from pay TV…

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Sky to offer targeted ads from next summer

UK pay TV operator BSkyB will launch its addressable advertising service AdSmart next summer, offering…

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Orange reports growing second screen use

An average of three-quarters of teenagers in the UK, France and Spain discuss what is…

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Mediaset’s on-demand platform reaches one million users

Mediaset’s on-demand TV service Premium Play has reached the landmark of one million users and…

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Zucker appointed president of CNN Worldwide

Turner Broadcasting System-owned news broadcaster CNN has appointed Jeff Zucker as president of CNN Worldwide….

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BT selects Olympic site for home of sports channels

UK telco BT has selected part of the former Olympics International Broadcast Centre in east…

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UPC’s FreeSAT reaches Czech subscriber landmark

Czech DTH platform FreeSAT has reached the milestone of 100,000 subscribers. The Liberty Global-owned operator…

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Turner names new international communications chief

Turner Broadcasting System has appointed Oliver Herrgesell as international senior vice-president of communications. Herrgesell will…

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DTG names FITT taskforce

The UK’s Digital TV Group (DTG) has confirmed the line-up of the recently launched Future…

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Sapphire launches Redlight HD in Europe

Adult content specialist Sapphire Media International is launching its Redlight HD channel across Europe. The…

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Unitymedia Kabel BW extends high speed network

German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW has extended the footprint of its high speed broadband…

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Virgin Media plans ‘imminent’ launch of targeted advertising

Virgin Media plans to roll out a targeted advertising trial “imminently”, according to Mark Brandon,…

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Twitter is “world’s biggest sofa” for TV viewers

Twitter is the “world’s biggest sofa”, according to head of broadcast partnerships Dan Biddle, speaking…