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Netflix shares plunge on fears over growth plans
Netflix shares plunged yesterday after a number of analysts warned that the company’s growth plans,…
KPN nears 1.5 million IPTV subs
Dutch telco KPN increased its TV market share by two percentage points last year, ending…
TDC sees VOD requests triple
Danish operator TDC, owner of the YouSee cable platform, delivered 2.9 million VOD requests last…
DStv launches mobile TV in Nigeria
African pay TV operator DStv has launched a mobile TV service in Nigeria. The company…
Amino chooses Celeno for WiFi HD distribution
IP set-top specialist Amino Communications has selected Celeno Communications, a provider of semiconductors for multimedia…
Perm to test digital broadcasting from summer
Russia’s Perm region is to start testing digital broadcasting this summer, according to local reports….
Spacecom’s Amos-5 goes live tomorrow
Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has announced that its latest satellite, Amos-5, will begin commercial operation…
Your Family Entertainment strikes content deal for Italy
German family-oriented channel and content provider Your Family Entertainment has struck a deal to supply…
Beltelecom loses commercial chief
Belarus telco and IPTV provider Beltelecom’s commercial chief, Andrei Soborov, has resigned from his post….
UK online viewing growing rapidly
The number of people in the UK prepared to pay to watch online video is…
NDS wins latest EchoStar hearing
The Supreme Court of the United States of America has denied a petition to hear…
TNTSat passes 3.3 million boxes sold
French free-to-air satellite service TNTSat had recorded 3.3 million set-top boxes sold by the end…
CME to launch new channels, expand pay TV
Central and Eastern European broadcast group CME is preparing to launch a number of new…
Netflix searching for new marketing boss
Netflix is searching for a new marketing boss after veteran chief marketing officer Leslie Kilgore…
VimpelCom to make RuTube content available on TV
Russian telco VimpelCom has teamed up with the leading Russian video portal, RuTube, to offer…
YouSee launches first online HD channel
Danish cable operator YouSee is launching an HD online TV channel DRHD, its first movie…
History UK claims record year
History UK, the factual channel owned by A+E Networks and BSkyB, recorded its highest-rating year…
HD football for Ukraine
The Ukrainian Media Group is to launch an HD version of its channel Football in…
Press TV loses UK licence
Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster’s English-language channel, has had its licence revoked by UK…
RU.TV claims Russian topspot
Russian music channel RU.TV is claiming to be the country’s most-watched non-terrestrial network on a…
Connected TV shipments expected to grow rapidly
Connected sets are expected to account for over 80% of global TV shipments by 2015,…
Sunrise to launch IPTV service next week
Swiss telco Sunrise is to launch an IPTV service on Monday. The service will offer…
Italy to put DTT allocation on hold
The Italian government is expected this morning to cancel the ‘beauty contest’ that would have…
Hollande says he will abrogate Hadopi
François Hollande, the French socialist party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, has indicated he…
Acetrax to launch online movie service with Inview platform
Digital movie retailer Acetrax plans to launch an online TV and movies on-demand across the…
Eutelsat suspends Roj TV for Kurdish terrorist links
Eutelsat has suspended the Roj TV channel on its satellites due to its alleged connection…
Megafon names UTH’s Tavrin as deputy CEO
Russian mobile operator Megafon has named Ivan Tavrin, currently the CEO of broadcasting group UTH,…
Canal Plus grows Facebook fan base
Canal Plus says it has 11.2 million Facebook fans for its programmes, an increase of…
France 24 reaches 235 million homes
News broadcaster France 24 increased its distribution by 33 million homes last year. The company,…
ProSiebenSat.1 strikes deal with WB
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck an output deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros, snapping…