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Rovi names Carson as president and CEO
Digital technology company Rovi has appointed Thomas Carson as its new president and chief executive…
Bahrain approves international channels
Bahrain is set to launch a number of international channels after receiving approval from the…
Orange to land on Xbox
Orange has announced that its pay TV service will launch on the Xbox 360 next…
Global TV revenues up 7.7%
Global TV revenue increased by 7.7% last year to £239 billion (€284 billion), according to…
France heads connected TV table
French consumers lead the way in connected TV ownership according to new research. YouGov numbers…
No competition probe for UK TV ad business
UK communications regulator Ofcom has decided not to refer the way that TV advertising is…
Chellomedia preps premium series channel
Chellomedia will reportedly roll out Film1 Series in the Netherlands, a new premium channel programmed…
Virgin Media adds trio of channels
Virgin Media has today added entertainment channels Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and CBS Action, and…
Eurosport serves up 3D to Nintendo
Sports broadcaster Eurosport will today start delivering 3D video content to Nintendo 3DS gaming devices….
Antena 3 and La Sexta agree merger
Spanish broadcasters Antena 3 and La Sexta have agreed to merge in a deal that…
Canal Plus picks up Champions League rights for Africa
UEFA has awarded the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League French language media…
SES restructures for emerging market focus
Satellite operator SES has introduced four new sales regions to enable it to better focus…
Telekom Austria extends Agama quality assurance deal
Telekom Austria’s IPTV platform A1 has begun using Agama Technologies’ embedded monitoring solution for quality…
Pace and Amino lose CEOs
The CEOs of set-top vendors Pace and Amino have left their respective companies. Pace CEO…
BBC World News to double US reach
The BBC has signed a landmark deal with cable operator Comcast that will see the…
NTV-Plus rolls out IPTV platform
Russian DTH operator NTV-Plus has launched an IPTV service for the first time. The operator…
Irdeto to protect Polsat’s mobile TV service
Irdeto will provide conditional access security to Cyfrowy Polsat when the DTH operator launches its…
Ofcom names local TV locations
Ofcom has named the 20 towns and cities expected to receive licences to run their…
Scripps names international president, promotes Baskerville
US-based channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jim Samples as president of its international…
Zuku reveals subscriber numbers five months after launch
East African pay TV service Zuku TV has signed up 35,000 subscribers in its first…
Shine names Hammer as international boss
Shine has hired Camilla Hammer from Modern Times Group as its new international boss. The…
FIFA opens bidding for European World Cup rights
Football governing body FIFA has invited broadcaster in more than 40 countries across Europe to…
Cablecom appoints media spokesperson
Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has named Andreas Werz as its media spokesperson. Werz has…
Teletext in management buyout
Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) is selling its Teletext information service to its management….
Verizon could acquire Netflix
Verizon is reportedly considering a plan to acquire online video service Netflix as it looks…
Lantz named Connected TV Association president
The Connected TV Marketing Association has appointed Accedo Broadband boss Michael Lantz as its president…
CFoot sees subscriber growth
CFoot, the TV channel set up by the French Professional Football League (LFP) had 330,000…
UPC Poland upgrades VOD platform
UPC Poland has upped the amount of content available on its on-demand platform. The cable…
Smartclip and Accedo offer gaming ads
Video advertising specialist Smartclip and smart TV app developer Accedo have signed an agreement that…
BBC and ITV announce Euro 2012 schedule
British public broadcaster the BBC and commercial rival ITV have agreed the split of games…