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