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Euronews joins TV Partout

Euronews has joined Belgacom’s TV Partout multiscreen service. Belgian viewers can watch the French version…

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BBC condemns interference

The BBC has condemned what it described as “deliberate, intermittent interference to its transmissions to…

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Halsaa named as new ESOA chairman

Cato Halsaa, CEO of Telenor Satellite Broadcasting, has assumed the position of chairman of the…

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Mediaset names Publitalia commercial chief

Mediaset has named Stefano Sala as commercial director of advertising arm Publitalia. Sala will take…

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ATVOD: use OPA rather than new regulation to combat porn

It would not be appropriate to put in place “a rigid new regulatory structure” to…

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Disney to debut SVOD service with Zon

Disney is launching its first SVOD movie service in Europe with Portuguese cable operator Zon…

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Telenet previews Yelo TV app

Telenet has provided a preview of its new connected TV app, Yelo TV, which is…

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M6 chief says French advertising market is in trouble

France’s TV advertising market will likely hit a new low next year, according to M6…

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TeliaSonera sees growth in TV subscribers

Nordic telco TeliaSonera had 1.29 million TV subscribers at the end of September, up 13.4%…

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Elion sees subscriber boost

Estonian service provider Elion ended September with 150,132 IPTV subscribers, up 11% year-on-year. The operator’s…

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UPC Slovakia makes acquisitions

UPC Slovakia has acquired three cable networks that will see its footprint reach a total…

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Hadopi faces budget cut

France’s Hadopi commission, the body tasked with implementing the country’s controversial anti-piracy regime, has had…

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SMIT moves HQ to Hong Kong

Conditional access module manufacturer SMIT has relocated its headquarters from Shenzen, China to Hong Kong….

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Broadpeak teams with SoftAtHome for OTT over CDNs

CDN provider Broadpeak has teamed up with hybrid TV specialist SoftAtHome to offers joint solutions…

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UK’s Sure chooses Netgem for hybrid TV service

UK-based service provider Sure has chosen Netgem to launch a new hybrid IPTV service for…

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Volia launches payment scheme for HD equipment

Ukrainian cable operator Volia is launching a subscription payment model for HD equipment. Customers can…

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UPC Cablecom to offer in-the-clear basic digital service

Cable operator UPC Cablecom is to abolish encryption of its 55 most popular TV channels,…

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Global IPTV base up 15 million in 12 months

The global IPTV subscriber base increased by 15.6 million over the last 12 months, according…

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Ziggo doubles channel count on Apple app

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has doubled the number of channels available via its TV Everywhere…

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Eutelsat and SES at loggerheads over UK orbital positions

Eutelsat has filed a request for arbitration against rival SES with the International Chamber of…

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M6 looking for compensation for loss of bonus channel

French commercial broadcaster M6 is planning to make a claim for €100 million from the…

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KPN to acquire fibre networks

The Dutch competition authority has approved Dutch telco KPN’s acquisition of four fibre-based service providers…

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3net forms production and distribution division


3net, the joint venture 3D channel run by Discovery, Imax and Sony, is launching a…

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Discovery HD for Sky Deutschland

Discovery HD has launched on the Sky Deutschland platform in Germany and Austria as part…

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Turk Telecom renews SeaChange multiscreen monitoring deal

Turk Telecom has renewed a contract with interactive TV specialist SeaChange for its Pulse Remote…

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BBC Entertainment to join Riks TV

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has signed a carriage deal…

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B.net adds Fox channel

Croatian pay TV operator B.net has added the Fox channel to its line-up. Fox International…

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Dune HD integrates Verimatrix VCAS for IPTV

Set-top box manufacturer Dune HD has partnered with content security specialist Verimatrix. Verimatrix’s VCAS for…

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Netflix launches in Scandinavia, takes first pay TV rights with Warner Bros

Netflix has launched in Denmark today and will roll out in Norway and Finland later…

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Vincent Bolloré joins Vivendi board

Vincent Bolloré is to join the supervisory board of Vivendi following his company’s crossing of…