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Portugal Telecom and Impresa develop interactive channel

Portugal Telecom and media company Impresa are jointly launching a new interactive news channel that…

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Sundance Channel signs Spanish iPhone deal

The Sundance Channel can now be viewed on iPhones and iPads in Spain after the…

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Vivendi employees acquire extra shares

Vivendi’s Management Board is to allocate 50 bonus shares to the employees of all its…

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UKTV is ‘fastest growing’ TV network

Broadcaster UKTV was the UK’s fastest growing TV network in the first six months of…

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Increased sales helps Amino turn to profit

New orders helped Amino to report a first half profit for 2012. The IP set-top…

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NPO acquires Digital Rapids encoders

Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO has acquired new encoders from Digital Rapids to expand its…

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Yahoo recruits Google veteran as CEO

Yahoo has recruited one of the first people to work for Google as its CEO….

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ITV using SAS servers for online services

UK commercial broadcaster ITV is using cloud-based advertising server technology provided by business analytics and…

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4Music TV launches on Yamgo

UK music channel 4Music TV has launched on the Yamgo mobile TV network, which delivers…

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MP & Silva chooses Rightster for digital services

Media rights company MP & Silva, has chosen Rightster and Rightster Studios to help launch…

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Maestro TV appeals against satellite dish confiscation

Georgian broadcaster Maestro TV is to appeal against the impounding of 10,000 satellite dishes by…

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Sky launching Netflix alternative tomorrow

BSkyB’s new internet TV platform Now TV will launch tomorrow, targeting the 13 million UK…

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Programme sales help drive Worldwide revenue and profit increases

BBC Worldwide grew headline profit by 8% and revenues by 5% in the year to…

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Ofcom refers Sky and Viacom dispute back to VOD regulator

The UK’s Authority for Television on Demand (ATVOD) must decide whether content owners or service…

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EBU appoints TV and strategy head

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed new heads of TV and strategy at its…

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Sky Deutschland strikes deal with Constantin Film

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with German film producer and distributor…

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London Olympics marks end of SD for EBU

The forthcoming London Olympics will mark the end of standard definition broadcasting by the European…

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UPC Austria claims victory in A1 advertising case

Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator UPC Austria has claimed victory in a court case over…

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SevenOne International rebrands as Red Arrow International

SevenOne International, a sister company of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has rebranded as Red Arrow International….

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Rostelecom ups 1Q profit

Russian telco Rostelecom has recorded a 38% increase in first-quarter net profit of RUB14.6 billion…

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Pay TV operators add TV Fanda to line-up

Cable operator UPC Czech Republic and M77 Group-owned DTH providers CS Link and SkyLink have…

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GlobeCast providing contribution for Lat Am football

Brazilian sports rightsholder Traffic Sports International has chosen GlobeCast to provide satellite contribution services for…

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UEFA awards Ukrainian broadcast rights

Football governing body UEFA has awarded broadcast rights to the 2012-15 Champions League and Europa…

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TV Solent chooses Canis Media for local TV bid

UK local TV company TV Solent has chosen Canis Media to assist it in the…

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BBC Sport launches Olympic smartphone app

BBC Sport has launched a new Olympic smartphone app for iPhones and Android devices. The…

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Court says Rai must offer all programming unencrypted on Sky Italia

An Italian court has ruled that Italian broadcaster Rai must allow Sky Italia to broadcast…

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SES reveals SAT-IP certification

Satellite operator SES has announced the certification of what it claims to be the world’s…

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Pay TV in Spain achieves modest growth, Telefónica launches international social network

Pay TV in Spain continued to grow, albeit at a very modest level, last year…

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Biétry: 400,000 would be ‘failure’ for beIN Sport

Winning only 400,000 subscribers after one year of operation would be an “enormous failure” for…

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De Pouzilhac quits AEF, French external media faces reorganisation

Alain de Pouzilhac, the president of France’s external media organisation, the AEF, which groups together…