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Karaoke Channel extends European reach

Stingray Digital’s Karaoke Channel has extended its reach in Europe with a launch on Portugal’s…

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Viasat Motor makes Baltic debut

MTG-backed commercial broadcaster Viasat has launched its pay-channel Viasat Motor in the Baltic region. The…

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A+E ups Sean Cohan

A+E Networks has promoted Sean Cohan to executive vice-president, international. Cohan will continue to report…

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ITU boost for 3DTV

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has issued new recommended standards for 3D TV production and…

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Set-top shipments and revenues down last year

Last year, 222 million digital set-top boxes were shipped, down 1.2% on the 2010 total,…

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Fritzson to leave Teracom

Crister Fritzson, the CEO of Swedish broadcasting group Teracom is leaving the company to take…

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MGM rolls out movie channel in Russia

Hollywood studio MGM has launched a high-definition movie channel in Russia, the CIS region and…

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Spain’s TV3 launches on Google TV

Spanish free-to-air broadcaster TV3 – Televisió de Catalunya has launched a service on Google TV,…

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ITV releases new version of Player

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched version 2.0 of its ITV Player app. The app…

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Cyfrowy Polsat adds four channels

Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat is adding four new thematic channels to its line-up….

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More Sky Deutschland channels for Unitymedia

Following its distribution deal for Sky Atlantic, Sky Deutschland has struck an agreement with Unitymedia…

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Teleclub channels on Sunrise

Swiss pay TV operator Teleclub’s bouquet of channels is now available via Sunrise Telecom’s recently…

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Volia launches kids package

Ukrainian cable operator Volia is launching a new kids package to complement its existing sports,…

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Technicolor factory in receivership

Technicolor’s set-top box facility in Angers in France has been placed in receivership, according to…

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Lagardère names kids programming chief

Lagardère Group has named Sebastien Liefferinckx as director of programmes at kids channel Gulli. Liefferinckx,…

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Serbia’s AVcom adds English Club TV

Serbian cable operator AVcom has added English-language educational channel English Club TV Channel to its…

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Russia’s MTIS launches documentary channel

Russian service provider MTIS has launched a new documentary channel. The Minsk 24 Doc channel…

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Inea adds sports and music channels

Polish cable operator Inea has announced a number of new channels to be added to…

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Akado adds Rusong TV to network

Music channel Rusong TV is launching on Akado’s Russian network. The channel airs videos from…

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FremantleMedia COO Gary Carter leaving at end-2012

Gary Carter, the chief operating officer of FremantleMedia, has stepped down and will leave the…

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Lovefilm launches HD streaming

Online streaming service Lovefilm is launching high-definition streaming in the UK and Germany. The move…

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Long-form content beginning to dominate online video

Viewing of long-form content now dominates video viewing on connected TVs and games consoles and…

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Virgin Media drives TiVo growth

TiVo’s European business helped the DVR technology specialist grow its total subscriber base by 524,000…

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KDG achieves 4.7Gbps broadband milestone

Germany’s Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is claiming to be the first cable operator to achieve a…

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CSA authorises DVB-T2 trial

France’s media regulator the CSA has authorised Image & Réseaux to begin trial transmissions in…

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Sony Pictures updates EMEA TV management structure

Sony Pictures Television Networks has launched a new management structure across Europe and has promoted…

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Netia appoints CEO as owners step down

Polish service provider Netia has appointed Philippe Fort as CEO. Fort is the former president…

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Tele Columbus serves up Servus TV

German cable operator Tele Columbus has added the Servus TV channel to its analogue offering….

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Starman to launch VOD with SeaChange

Estonian cable operator Starman is rolling out a VOD platform based on the SeaChange Adrenalin…

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DanceTrippin launching on UPC Netherlands

Music channel DanceTrippin is to launch on UPC’s cable platform in the Netherlands on June…