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Lattelecom adds High TV 3D
Latvian telco Lattelecom has added 3D channel High TV to its programming line-up. The addition…
Numericable high-speed boost compensates TV decline
French cable operator Numericable had 523,000 very high-speed internet customers at the end of June….
Teo launches startover service
Lithuanian telco Teo has launched a startover TV service, Žiūrėti nuo pradžių, as part of…
Akado adds Da Vinci
Russian cable operator Akado has added educational channel Da Vinci to its line-up. Business operations…
Mediaset hits out at press coverage
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has struck out at what it sees as excessively negative press coverage…
Ex-ITV boss to probe BBC’s impartiality
Stuart Prebble, the former chief of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, will lead an investigation into…
Hadopi costing too much, says minister
The French culture minister is set to demand cuts in the budget of the Hadopi,…
Sony Pictures Entertainment up sales, but reports quarterly loss
Sony Pictures Entertainment, which includes Sony’s TV networks and feature film units, has increased sales…
Roku names Streaming Stick partners
Over-the-top TV technology specialist Roku has announced TV supplier partners to support its Streaming Stick,…
Analysts bullish on ITV
Financial analysts are positive on UK broadcaster ITV’s prospects. Credit ratings specialist Moody’s has raised…
South African box makers given month to respond to DTT call
Digital set-top manufacturers have until the end of this month to respond to a request…
YouTube partnerships chief joining Google Fiber
YouTube head of strategic partnerships Margaret Healy is moving to a new position with Google…
Yahoo! unveils new release of IntoNow TV app
Yahoo! has revamped its IntoNow app for TV discovery with the introduction of new features….
Rovi signs IPG patent licensing deal with Google
Rovi has signed a multi-year patent licensing agreement with Google that will allow the latter…
Channel 4 taps FreeWheel for unified ad platform
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is to use video technology specialist FreeWheel’s advertising management platform to…
MobiTV extends data centre as part of international expansion
Mobile TV specialist MobiTV has extended its data centre to enable the multiscreen delivery of…
Smart TV adoption following Smartphone and tablet take-up
There will be almost 650 million connected TVs globally by 2017 as sets become mainstream…
Commission confirms Sky hold on movies not anticompetitive
The UK’s Competition Commission has confirmed that Sky’s hold on the acquisition and distribution of…
CSA delivers recommendations on Canal Plus Bolloré acquisition
French media regulator the CSA has said that Canal Plus should be allowed to acquire…
Olympics fail to win 3D viewers in the UK
Data from UK ratings agency BARB shows that 113,000 viewers watched the Olympics Opening Ceremony…
PT increases TV and triple-play customer base
Portugal Telecom has defied the country’s tough economic situation to increase pay TV and triple-play…
BlackArrow launches addressable ad solution
US-based advanced TV advertising specialist BlackArrow has launched a new solution designed to enable pay…
ZDF holds firm on carriage fees as KDG takes legal action
German public broadcaster ZDF has reacted with equanimity to the threat of legal action by…
ProSiebenSat.1 posts growth despite Euro 2012 hit
Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 maintained advertising revenues in its core German-language area market more or less…
Kids TV viewing time in Europe increases
New research from Eurodata TV shows that kids in western Europe watched more TV last…
Hollande asks CSA to name new AEF chief
French president François Hollande has written to media regulator the CSA to ask it to…
UPC Poland adds Canal Plus’s HD channels
UPC Poland has boosted its HD line-up with the addition of four channels. The cable…
3 Plus launches movie channel with Cablecom
Switzerland’s largest commercial broadcaster 3 Plus is launching a new channel, 4 Plus, that will…
Tricolor adds three
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has added three channels to its line-up. The mass-market…
KIT digital names ioko founder as CTO
Technology company KIT digital has named Mark Christie as its new chief technology officer. Christie…