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Red Bee lands Sky subtitling contract
Red Bee Media has secured a contract with BSkyB to provide live and pre-recorded subtitling…
Hungarian football rights awarded to Chello and public broadcaster
The Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) has awarded the rights to the next four domestic football…
Belgacom names consumer business chief
Belgacom has named Dominque Leroy as executive vice-president of its consumer business unit. Leroy will…
German connected TV universe growing fast
There will be some 26.5 million internet-connected display devices sold in the German market this…
Lovefilm strikes NBCU deal
UK online streaming service Lovefilm has struck a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution…
TF1 loses YouTube court case
TF1 has lost its case against Google, which a French court ruled was not responsible…
Eurosport signs TV app deal with Panasonic
Eurosport has launched an app for Panasonic Viera Connect TVs in time for Roland Garros….
Technicolor board to recommend JP Morgan offer
The board of TV technology provider Technicolor has decided to recommend an offer by JP…
Al Jazeera French offices raided following Canal Plus complaint
Charles Biétry, the head of Al Jazeera’s French sports channels beIN Sport, has revealed that…
Com Hem still ahead year-on-year despite tough quarter
Swedish cable operator Com Hem saw a slight quarter-on-quarter decline in digital TV, broadband and…
Channel 4 teams with Bauer for companion screen interactivity
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has teamed up with Bauer Media to launch second-screen interactivity for…
Kroes to set out net neutrality recommendations
Neelie Kroes, the European Commission vice-president, has unveiled a plan to set out recommendations on…
UPC Slovakia adds five new channels
Cable operator UPC Slovakia has added five new channels to its line-up. The Liberty Global-owned…
OTE launches low-cost DTH offer
Greek pay TV operator OTE has launched a new low-cost package for its DTH service,…
UPC DTH adds Eurosport HD channels
Liberty Global-owned DTH operator UPC DTH has signed a deal with satellite operator Telenor Satellite…
Nat Geo Wild HD lands on B.net
Croatian pay TV operator B.net has added Nat Geo Wild HD to its line-up. The…
Amazing Life for Cosmos TV Belarus
Belarusian pay TV operator Cosmos TV has added Russian channel Amazing Life to its line-up….
Poland’s ‘n’ scoops 3D Olympics
Polish pay TV platform ‘n’ has acquired a raft of TV rights to the Summer…
Euronews names broadcasting and marketing chief
Euronews has appointed Grégory Samak world director of broadcasting and programme marketing. The news channel…
Ofcom confirms Richards has applied for BBC director general job
Ofcom has confirmed that its chief executive Ed Richards has applied for the BBC director-general…
Bjørndal joins Verimatrix
Geir Bjørndal, Conax’s former marketing chief, has joined Verimatrix. The content security specialist said Bjørndal…
Connected devices help boost iPlayer performance
The popularity of iPlayer shows little signs of waning, with video requests for January to…
Al Jazeera could launch French-language news channel for Africa
Al Jazeera plans to launch a French-language news channel for Africa between now and the…
Asta-Net adds six HD channels
Polish cable operator Asta-Net is adding a raft of HD channels to its line-up. From…
Al Jazeera mulls English Premier League bid
Al Jazeera could bid for UK as well as international rights to English Premier League…
Apple TV rumour mill fuelled by reports of trial production
Speculation about the possible launch of a smart TV by Apple has increased following Chinese…
Channel 5 posts strong growth
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 helped owner Northern & Shell report a 40% increase in…
CTC Media acquires two regional channels
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has acquired two regional Russian television channels. The company has bought…
VimpelCom shares fall after court decision
Shares in Russian service provider VimpelCom fell sharply following a ruling by a Moscow court…
Thinkbox makes executive changes
Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial television in the UK, has made a number of…