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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…
Sundance Channel signs Spanish iPhone deal
The Sundance Channel can now be viewed on iPhones and iPads in Spain after the…
Vivendi employees acquire extra shares
Vivendi’s Management Board is to allocate 50 bonus shares to the employees of all its…
UKTV is ‘fastest growing’ TV network
Broadcaster UKTV was the UK’s fastest growing TV network in the first six months of…
Increased sales helps Amino turn to profit
New orders helped Amino to report a first half profit for 2012. The IP set-top…
NPO acquires Digital Rapids encoders
Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO has acquired new encoders from Digital Rapids to expand its…
Yahoo recruits Google veteran as CEO
Yahoo has recruited one of the first people to work for Google as its CEO….
ITV using SAS servers for online services
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is using cloud-based advertising server technology provided by business analytics and…
4Music TV launches on Yamgo
UK music channel 4Music TV has launched on the Yamgo mobile TV network, which delivers…
MP & Silva chooses Rightster for digital services
Media rights company MP & Silva, has chosen Rightster and Rightster Studios to help launch…
Maestro TV appeals against satellite dish confiscation
Georgian broadcaster Maestro TV is to appeal against the impounding of 10,000 satellite dishes by…
Sky launching Netflix alternative tomorrow
BSkyB’s new internet TV platform Now TV will launch tomorrow, targeting the 13 million UK…
Programme sales help drive Worldwide revenue and profit increases
BBC Worldwide grew headline profit by 8% and revenues by 5% in the year to…
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…
EBU appoints TV and strategy head
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed new heads of TV and strategy at its…
Sky Deutschland strikes deal with Constantin Film
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with German film producer and distributor…
London Olympics marks end of SD for EBU
The forthcoming London Olympics will mark the end of standard definition broadcasting by the European…
UPC Austria claims victory in A1 advertising case
Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator UPC Austria has claimed victory in a court case over…
SevenOne International rebrands as Red Arrow International
SevenOne International, a sister company of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has rebranded as Red Arrow International….
Rostelecom ups 1Q profit
Russian telco Rostelecom has recorded a 38% increase in first-quarter net profit of RUB14.6 billion…
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…
GlobeCast providing contribution for Lat Am football
Brazilian sports rightsholder Traffic Sports International has chosen GlobeCast to provide satellite contribution services for…
UEFA awards Ukrainian broadcast rights
Football governing body UEFA has awarded broadcast rights to the 2012-15 Champions League and Europa…
TV Solent chooses Canis Media for local TV bid
UK local TV company TV Solent has chosen Canis Media to assist it in the…
BBC Sport launches Olympic smartphone app
BBC Sport has launched a new Olympic smartphone app for iPhones and Android devices. The…
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…
SES reveals SAT-IP certification
Satellite operator SES has announced the certification of what it claims to be the world’s…
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…
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…
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…