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Eutelsat strikes Hungarian deal for Ka-Sat
Eutelsat has struck a deal to make its Ka-Sat-delivered broadband service available in Hungary. The…
Euro TV VOD still only 1% of revenues, EC to launch connected TV consultation
A new study looking at the implementation of the European Commission’s Audiovisual Media Services directive…
Companion screen voting for Britain’s Got Talent
ITV and FremantleMedia have launched companion screen voting for the Britain’s Got Talent show, using…
Canal Digital loses subs but grows ARPU
Telenor-owned Nordic pay TV operator Canal Digital lost a further 11,000 DTH customers in the…
LG to launch Google TV in the US
Korean TV manufacturer LG plans to launch a Google TV-enabled TV set in the US…
Elion to launch app on Samsung Smart TV
Estonian IPTV provider Elion has signed a deal to launch an app on Samsung’s Smart…
NetCologne to carry Sky Altantic
German cable and IPTV provider NetCologne has struck a deal with Sky Deutschland to carry…
Switchover launches new Italian DTT channel
Switchover Media, the independent channel operator, will launch a crime and mystery channel next week….
Former News Corp employee to complain about football rights deal
Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of News Corp-owned newspaper The Sun and a former managing director…
UPC Poland adds five channels
Cable operator UPC Poland is adding five new channels to its line-up. The Liberty Global-owned…
TeleClub wins football rights
Swiss pay TV provider TeleClub has struck a deal with UEFA for Champions League and…
Ziggo launches music channel
Dutch cable operator Ziggo is adding a new music channel, Ziggo Xite, to its digital…
Lagardère names Qatari adviser, mulls sports tie-up
French media group Lagardère Unlimited has named Qatar national Sheikh Sultan Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as…
Trace for CYTA
France-based music and sports channel provider Trace has secured carriage for its Trace Sports, Trace…
New bundled entry offering from Swisscom
Swisscom has launched a new bundled offering, Vivo Casa 2, providing access to its basic…
Intelsat names new media product chief
Satellite operator Intelsat has named Peter Ostapiuk as vice-president, media product management. Ostapiuk will be…
BBC to launch first ‘companion screen’ app for Antiques Roadshow
The BBC plans to launch its first ‘companion screen’ app associated with its Antiques Roadshow…
Premier League opens UK bids: more matches, cap on any single buyer
The English Premier League has launched an invitation to bid for UK TV rights to…
Sky Deutschland strikes long-term deal with Liberty Global cable units
Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with Liberty Global-owned Unitymedia and Kabel BW to distribute…
Lagardère could relaunch Canal Plus IPO
Lagardère could try again to launch an IPO of its stake in pay TV operator…
Belgacom sees TV growth, revenue hit by free football offering
Belgacom added 43,000 TV customers in the first quarter, taking its total to 1.254 million….
Irish Saorsat TV service launches in Ka-band
RTÉNL, the network transmission arm of the Irish public broadcaster, has launched its planned free-to-air…
RuTube turns to MegaFon for CDN services
The popular Russian video website RuTube has struck a deal with telco MegaFon for CDN…
Chello Central Europe strikes new carriage deals
Chello Central Europe, the Liberty Global-owned pan-regional broadcast group, has inked a number of carriage…
MTG completes Bet24 sale
Modern Times Group (MTG) has completed the sale of its betting arm Bet24 to Unibet….
Teo offers triple-play bundles
Lithuanian telco Teo has begun offering a bundled triple-play service for the first time. Teo…
History stakes its claim to be growth leader
History has laid a claim to be the fastest growing pay TV channel in the…
EchoStar launches ‘slimmest’ DVR
TV technology provider EchoStar has launched what it claims is the world’s slimmest digital TV…
YouSee planning out-of-home TV, full off-net offering
Danish cable operator YouSee aims to launch a service allowing access to content outside the…
Nagra: OTT will soon be cheaper than satellite for pay TV
CDN costs are likely to drop by an average of 20% over the next few…