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Smart TV and 3D TV sales expected to grow next year

Sales of 3D TVs are expected to increase 100% in the 10 European countries covered…

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Kabel BW and Unitymedia align offerings

German cable operators Kabel BW and Unitymedia have unified the pay TV packages they offer…

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New members for Open IPTV Forum

The Open IPTV Forum has added set top box vendor ABox42, application developer Axonista, testing…

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BBC Knowledge expands Polish reach with Polsat

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is adding BBC Knowledge to its line-up. The deal…

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Eurochannel embarks on European expansion

European film channel Eurochannel has selected Eutelsat’s 16A satellite to support a pan-European expansion strategy….

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Inea adds two HD channels

Polish cable operator Inea has added two new HD channels to its programming line-up. The…

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Chello buys 150 hours from BBC Worldwide

Chellomedia, the content arm of Liberty Global, has acquired a 150 hour package of programmes…

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End of the road for Moldova International

Moldovan state broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova has decided to shut down its international channel Moldova International in…

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Lybid TV registers for business

Ukrainian satellite TV operator Lybid TV has registered its name as a trademark for the…

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Thuraya names chairman

Middle East-based satellite operator Thuraya Telecommunications has named Etisalat CEO Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar as its…

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Intelsat increases revenues

Satellite operator Intelsat reported third quarter revenues of US$654.9 million (€512 million), up US$2 million…

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Liberty Global reveals Horizon numbers

Cable giant Liberty Global has sold over 50,000 Horizon subscriptions since the September launch of…

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EBU moves forward with UHDTV

The EBU’s BeyondHD group met in Geneva last week to discuss codecs, image formats and…

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Discovery launching five channels on Turkish IPTV

Discovery is launching five of its channels on Turkish IPTV service Tivibu.
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Research shows Amazon is catching Netflix


Netflix remains the runaway alternative TV provider in the US, but Amazon is growing at…

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PCCW loses trademark dispute with Sky over Now TV brand

A UK high court judge has ruled in favour of pay TV operator BSkyB in…

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ANGA launches ANGA COM

German cable association ANGA has renamed its annual trade show as ANGA COM. Formerly known…

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OTE launches connected TV app

Greek telco OTE has launched a mobile EPG app for its OTE TV service. The…

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BeIN Sport secures NBA rights

Al Jazeera’s French BeIN Sport service has secured rights to US NBA basketball for four…

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Bahrain telco launches online TV service

Bahrain-based telco Batelco has launched a online TV service, Batelcom Play, available to users via…

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DNA names new CFO

Finnish telco and cable operator DNA has named Timo Karppinen as chief financial officer, effective…

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Rostelecom names Tatarstan chief

Russian telco Rostelecom has named Maxim Gornostaev as director for the Republic of Tatarstan, replacing…

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Beltelecom boosts channel line-up

Belarus service provider Beltelecom has added two channels to its Zala TV platform. The operator…

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Dreamworks to launch international kids channels

Dreamworks Animation is looking to launch a number of branded kids channels internationally and will…

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OTT revenues to hit US$32 billion in 2017, driven by rentals

Revenue from over-the-top video services will quadruple to $32 billion (€25 billion) in 2017, up…

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Netflix extends international CBS deal

Online video streaming service Netflix has expanded its international programming deal with CBS. 
The deal…

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Chello launches JimJam and Outdoor Channel in Africa

Broadcaster Chello Zone is launching kids channel JimJam and outdoor activity network Outdoor Channel in…

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Murdoch reinstated as Sky director

James Murdoch has been re-instated as a director of BSkyB having received the support of…

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Brightcove wins Viacom business

International broadcaster Viacom has begun using Brightcove’s cloud services for digital content delivery across platforms…

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BBC renews SES capacity deal

Satellite operator SES has renewed a multiple transponder contract with UK public broadcaster the BBC….