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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,…

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KPN nears 1.5 million IPTV subs

Dutch telco KPN increased its TV market share by two percentage points last year, ending…

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TDC sees VOD requests triple

Danish operator TDC, owner of the YouSee cable platform, delivered 2.9 million VOD requests last…

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DStv launches mobile TV in Nigeria

African pay TV operator DStv has launched a mobile TV service in Nigeria. The company…

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Amino chooses Celeno for WiFi HD distribution

IP set-top specialist Amino Communications has selected Celeno Communications, a provider of semiconductors for multimedia…

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Perm to test digital broadcasting from summer

Russia’s Perm region is to start testing digital broadcasting this summer, according to local reports….

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Spacecom’s Amos-5 goes live tomorrow

Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has announced that its latest satellite, Amos-5, will begin commercial operation…

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Your Family Entertainment strikes content deal for Italy

German family-oriented channel and content provider Your Family Entertainment has struck a deal to supply…

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Beltelecom loses commercial chief

Belarus telco and IPTV provider Beltelecom’s commercial chief, Andrei Soborov, has resigned from his post….

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UK online viewing growing rapidly

The number of people in the UK prepared to pay to watch online video is…

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NDS wins latest EchoStar hearing

The Supreme Court of the United States of America has denied a petition to hear…

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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…

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CME to launch new channels, expand pay TV

Central and Eastern European broadcast group CME is preparing to launch a number of new…

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Netflix searching for new marketing boss

Netflix is searching for a new marketing boss after veteran chief marketing officer Leslie Kilgore…

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VimpelCom to make RuTube content available on TV

Russian telco VimpelCom has teamed up with the leading Russian video portal, RuTube, to offer…

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YouSee launches first online HD channel

Danish cable operator YouSee is launching an HD online TV channel DRHD, its first movie…

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History UK claims record year

History UK, the factual channel owned by A+E Networks and BSkyB, recorded its highest-rating year…

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HD football for Ukraine

The Ukrainian Media Group is to launch an HD version of its channel Football in…

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Press TV loses UK licence

Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster’s English-language channel, has had its licence revoked by UK…

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RU.TV claims Russian topspot

Russian music channel RU.TV is claiming to be the country’s most-watched non-terrestrial network on a…

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Connected TV shipments expected to grow rapidly

Connected sets are expected to account for over 80% of global TV shipments by 2015,…

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Sunrise to launch IPTV service next week

Swiss telco Sunrise is to launch an IPTV service on Monday. The service will offer…

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Italy to put DTT allocation on hold

The Italian government is expected this morning to cancel the ‘beauty contest’ that would have…

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Hollande says he will abrogate Hadopi

François Hollande, the French socialist party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, has indicated he…

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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…

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Eutelsat suspends Roj TV for Kurdish terrorist links

Eutelsat has suspended the Roj TV channel on its satellites due to its alleged connection…

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Megafon names UTH’s Tavrin as deputy CEO

Russian mobile operator Megafon has named Ivan Tavrin, currently the CEO of broadcasting group UTH,…

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Canal Plus grows Facebook fan base

Canal Plus says it has 11.2 million Facebook fans for its programmes, an increase of…

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France 24 reaches 235 million homes

News broadcaster France 24 increased its distribution by 33 million homes last year. The company,…

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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes deal with WB

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck an output deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros, snapping…