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UK on-demand viewing moving to TVs and mobile devices

Viewing of on-demand content on TVs and mobile devices in the UK is growing, while…

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Lagardère reportedly re-engaging banks for Canal Plus IPO

Lagardère may be planning to launch an IPO of its stake in Canal Plus soon,…

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Cinven and Pincus to reduce Ziggo stake

Investment companies Cinven Cable Investments and WP Holdings (Warburg Pincus) have further reduced their respective…

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Discovery Networks International appoints SVP of branded solutions

Discovery Networks International has appointed Deena Edwards as senior-vice president of global branded solutions. Working…

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Kudeslki sells Abilis to ALi

TV technology company Kudelski is selling its semicondictor business Abilis to set-top vendor ALi Corporation….

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CTC to produce content specifically for online service

Russian broadcaster CTC Media plans to produce content exclusive to its Videomore online portal next…

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Sky Deutschland teams up with TV Digital

German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has teamed up with local listings magazine TV Digital…

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TV4 sees strong demand for second-screen app

Sweden’s TV4 Group has recorded over 100,000 downloads of the companion screen app it recently…

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Arris sees revenue boost

Broadband and TV technology company Arris has reported third quarter revenues of US$357.5 million (€275…

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Cyfrowy Polsat launches messaging service

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched its own mobile messaging service, Halo. The…

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MGM HD joins NTV Plus bouquet

Russian pay TV platform NTV Plus is adding MGM HD to its programming line-up. The…

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Harmonic launches new product family

Video technology specialist Harmonic has launched ProStream 9000 with ACE, a new line of high-density,…

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YuMe joins Kaltura platform

Advertising software specialist YuMe has joined video platform provider Kaltura’s platform to offer the latter’s…

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Netflix lowers US targets but hails international growth

Netflix has lowered its full year subscriber target for the US, but said it has…

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UK completes switchover, readies for dividend auction

The UK has completed its eight-year long digital switchover process with the switch-off of analogue…

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Sky Deutschland adds kids channels to Sky Go

Sky Deutschland is extending its multiscreen platform Sky Go with the addition of a raft…

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Canal Digital subscriber losses continue slowdown

Telenor-owned Nordic pay TV operator Canal Digital recorded lower subscriber losses in the third quarter…

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Poland’s TP sees pay TV subscriber boost

France Telcom-owned Polish telco TP ended the third quarter with almost 700,000 TV customers. The…

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Muslim TV launches Freeview bouquet

UK-based content aggregator Vision247 has launched a package of channels from Muslim TV on the…

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CSA to consult on status of scripted reality shows

French media regulator the CSA has said it will hold meetings with content creation professionals…

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Sony to use Rovi’s Advertising Network in Europe

TV manufacturer Sony is to use TV technology provider Rovi’s Advertising Network to make money…

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Inview creates solutions arm for operator market

Hybrid TV technology company Inview Technology has set up a new division, Inview Solutions, to…

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Russian public TV service to begin online

Russia’s planned public broadcaster will begin as an online service in January, according to deputy…

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UK’s Ceefax ends today

The UK’s Ceefax TV text service closes down today, following the completion of digital switchover….

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Eutelsat shareholders to vote on board members

Satellite operator Eutelsat will invite shareholders to vote for the appointment of two new board…

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UK’s 4GEE to offer film service from FilmFlex

UK mobile telecom provider Everything Everywhere (EE) is to offer a film streaming and download…

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Canal Plus must make movie channels available to ISPs

Pay TV operator Canal Plus has lost the latest stage of its battle to overturn…

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Xbox to provide multiscreen access, expand availability

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox entertainment offering to 222 countries, up from 35 today, and…

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Netflix under pressure to deliver ahead of results

Analysts expect Netflix to fail to stay on course to hit earlier subscriber targets when…

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Figures show Russian pay TV growth

Russia’s pay TV market was worth RUB35.5 billion (€875 million) during the first nine months…