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Netflix extends Xbox service into Lat-Am
Video streaming service Netflix has extended the functionality of its Xbox service in the US…
Digital advertising still set to deliver growth
TV and internet advertising is set to fuel continued growth of the overall advertising market…
Motorola Barometer highlights changing TV habits
Research from Motorola shows that consumers’ appetite for mobile TV, social TV and connected services…
CSA rejects Paris Première and LCI requests to go FTA
French media regulator the CSA has rejected requests by M6-owned digital channel Paris Première and…
BSkyB says competition probe should include Netflix
UK pay TV operator BSkyB says that the Competition Commission should include online content providers…
Sky delivers HD channels to Bavarian cable operator
Bavarian cable operator KMS is to start offering Sky Deutschland’s HD channels to its customers….
Viacom raises US$1 billion
Viacom is raising US$1 billion (€750 million) in debt. The US-based media giant said it…
Trace Africa gets carriage with SFR
Trace Africa, the music channel dedicated to African music, has launched in France on SFR’s…
Eutelsat refinances debt
Satellite operator Eutelsat has announced the refinancing of its existing €1,765 million credit facilities which…
Sky hires Phil Edgar Jones as entertainment chief
Former Big Brother executive producer Phil Edgar Jones has joined British pay broadcaster Sky as…
GlobeCast expands capacity over Russia
Media services provider GlobeCast has expanded its capacity over Russia by taking Ku-band capacity on…
UPC Austria opens VDSL network
UPC Austria has begun offering high-speed broadband services over a VDSL network. The cable operator…
Video: DTVE Lifetime Achievement winner O’Neill honoured
Shane O’Neill, president of Chellomedia and chief strategy officer of Liberty Global, was last night…
Verizon could launch Netflix rival
US telco Verizon is planning to launch a rival to Netflix and is already talking…
Sky to extend availability of Go, plans to ‘supercharge’ Living
BSkyB is to make its Sky Go place-shifting service available on Android devices “in the…
UPC Poland offers 3D porn
UPC Poland has begun offering 3D adult video clips via its on-demand portal. The eight…
Netflix plans $300 million original content spend
Online streaming service Netflix is to spend up to US$300 million (€223 million) on original…
Playboy set for South African launch
South African pay TV operator On Digital Media (ODM) has struck a deal with adult…
Paramount’s Hedges steps down
Paramount Pictures International’s vice-president and managing director Chris Hedges is leaving the company and will…
Freesat gets five from Channel 5
Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air DTH platform, has added five channels from Richard Desmond’s Five to…
Voddler launches offline mode
Scandinavian OTT movie platform Voddler has launched an offline mode, enabling users to watch films…
DT to deliver wireless IPTV with Celeno
Deutsche Telekom has chosen semiconductor manufacturer Celeno to help it deliver IPTV wirelessly around the…
Global iPlayer launches on new platforms
The global version of BBC Worldwide’s iPlayer service is available on iPhones from today. Jana…
Ad spend to increase 6.4% next year
Group M is forecasting a 6.4% increase in global advertising spend in 2012 driven by…
French Free likes Facebook on TV
French ISP Iliad Telecom has launched a free application that allows its customers to access…
Accedo opens app store for Boxer
Connected TV app developer Accedo has announced that its Application Sphere app store has been…
Ziggo updates iPad app
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has updated its iPad app, with an expanded on-demand catalogue, new…
Al Jazeera takes French Champions League rights
Al Jazeera has been awarded the French broadcasting rights for the majority of Champions League…
Multimedia Polska adds multiroom
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a multiroom offering. The service enables digital subscribers…
Amino ships four million set-tops
IP set-top vendor Amino has sold and shipped its four-millionth device. Amino said the milestone…