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Bridge Technologies names EMEA chief
Video quality assurance specialist Bridge Technologies has appointed Olli Tuomela as regional manager for EMEA….
BeeSmart teams up with AltWolf for iPhone app
Slovenia-based IPTV middleware provider BeeSmart has teamed up with Belarus-based IT specialist AltWolf to develop…
Nat Geo promotes Sweet following NGTI clear out
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has promoted Germaine Deagan Sweet to senior vice-president, global content…
BSkyB upgrades Anytime Plus with iPlayer and ITV Player
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has upgraded its video-on-demand service Sky Anytime Plus and has…
Al Jazeera secures remaining French football rights
Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera has secured a further package of broadcast rights for France’s Ligue…
Antena 3 and La Sexta in merger agreement
The respective board of directors of Antena 3 and La Sexta have agreed to merge…
Cyfrowy Polsat adds five new channels
Polish pay TV platform Cyfrowy Polsat is launching five new channels to its service in…
Kabel BW launches CI Plus module
Kabel BW is launching a CI Plus module. The German cable operator will begin offering…
Vodafone Germany eyes cable partnership
Vodafone Germany is eyeing a deal with a local cable operator as it looks to…
Eurosport extends Grand Slam tennis deals
Pay TV channel Eurosport has extended its deals to provide coverage of the French and…
Turner’s Glitz to launch on May 8
Turner Broadcast System’s new pay TV channel Glitz will reportedly launch in Germany on May…
Access launches DLNA media-sharing software
TV technology provider Access has launched Access MediaPilot, a DLNA Certified software that it says…
INEA to build 40 new WiMAX base stations, extend network
Polish cable operator INEA is to build 40 new WiMAX base stations across the country…
Latvian music channel LMK becomes Channel 2
Latvian music channel LMK is broadening its remit and changing its name to Channel 2….
Rostov to get digital TV by end of year
Russia’s Rostov region will see the launch of digital-terrestrial TV by the end of this…
Channel 4’s Project Shuffle to offer new catch-up platform
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is lining up a new channel to offer repeats of recently…
Samsung closes in on 20 million Smart TV app downloads
Samsung expects to pass 20 million apps downloaded on its Smart TV platform around the…
Intel acquires RealNetworks video codec
Intel has acquired the next-generation video codec software developed by RealNetworks and about 190 patents…
Thompson could quit BBC this year
Mark Thompson, the director general of UK public broadcaster the BBC, could step down by…
Ziggo sees triple-play growth
Dutch cable operator Ziggo added 51,000 digital TV customers in the fourth quarter of 2011,…
Motorola sees fourth quarter decline in set-top shipments
Motorola Mobility shipped 6% more set-tops in 2011 than the previous year. Announcing fourth quarter…
Canal Plus makes series of new appointments
Canal Plus Group has named Cécilia Ragueneau as director-general of news channel i>Télé, replacing Pierre…
ICASA rejects TopTV adult channels
South African regulator The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has refused to grant…
Zuku pay TV to launch in Tanzania
African pay TV broadcaster Zuku has launched its service in Tanzania. The Wananchi Group-owned company…
CYBC and Cyta secure Europa League rights
Cyprus public broadcaster CYBC and pay TV operator Cyta have been awarded rights to UEFA…
Transnistria’s Interdnestrcom to migrate to digital
Interdnestrcom, the main telco of the breakaway republic of Transnistria in south-eastern Europe, is to…
Current TV to sell UK EPG slot
International channel operator Current TV is selling its EPG slot on pay TV platform BSkyB…
Portugal moves forward with DSO
Portugal has now completed digital switchover in 39 mainland districts covering 750,000 people, according to…
Krasnoyarsk to begin digital transition next year
Digital broadcasting is to begin in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region next year, with transition in the…
Netflix sees international growth, UK launch “very successful”
Online video streaming service Netflix added 1.35 million international subscribers in the last twelve months….