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UKTV appoints marketing boss



UKTV has hired Simon Michaelides as its head of marketing. The UK digital TV channels…

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Mezzo Live HD launches in Israel

Jazz and classical music channel Mezzo Live HD has launched in Israel. The Lagardère-owned channel…

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MTG gets new ice hockey deal 


Modern Times Group has extended a deal for free and pay TV rights to the…

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Rai Way deploys T-VIPS monitoring switch

Video transport company T-VIPS has announced that Rai Way, the operator of Italy’s DTT network,…

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TF1 re-enters pay TV world with Lib’Télé

French broadcaster TF1 is set to re-enter the pay TV world five years after the…

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Lovefilm launches on Xbox Live

European streaming service and DVD rental company Lovefilm is launching via Microsoft’s Xbox Live service…

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Ad expenditure set for Olympic boost

Global ad expenditure is expected to grow by 4.7% next year, up from 3.5% this…

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Orange to expand 3D offering

French pay TV operator Orange is expanding its 3D content after striking a deal with…

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MBC Group delivers HD bouquet to YahLive

United Arab Emirates-based YahLive, a joint venture between YahSat and SES, has signed a deal…

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Polsat launches FTA package

Polish DTH operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new offer giving users access to TVP1,…

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Eurosport and ESPN pick up Club World Cup rights

Eurosport and ESPN have jointly been awarded the rights to the FIFA Club World Cup…

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Sport1 acquires Spanish football rights

Dutch sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired the rights to show the Spanish Primera División soccer…

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OTE adds BBC World News

Greek pay TV operator OTE has added the BBC World News channel to its line-up….

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UEFA awards Ukrainian rights to Euro 2012

The Ukrainian state broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine and commercial broadcaster TRK/Ukraina have jointly…

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CSA warns channels on subtitling

French media regulator the CSA has put five channels on notice about their failure to…

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Turner to boost local production in Germany

Following the announcement in September of its planned launch of a female-focused channel, Glitz, next…

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Google gives YouTube a TV-like makeover

Google has launched a new design for YouTube, offering  viewers access to a range of…

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EBU members agree to develop hybrid TV for 2012

Twenty three members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have agreed to collaborate on the…

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Sony adds YouTube HD and Twitter to Bravia TV

Sony has introduced a number of new features to its Bravia connected TVs including YouTube…

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Imagenio channels launch on Xbox


Users of the Xbox 360 console in Spain can now access twelve channels from the…

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Al Jazeera launches live news apps

News channel operator Al Jazeera has launched new applications for Android and Blackberry mobile devices…

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NTV-Plus launches connected TV sports app

Russian DTH operator NTV-Plus has developed an app for LG Smart TVs. The app gives…

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Canal Plus and Bolloré finalise channels deal

French pay TV group Canal+ has finalised a deal to acquire the digital terrestrial channels…

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Comedy Central rolls out in Sub-Saharan Africa



MTV is launching its Comedy Central channel in sub-Saharan Africa next week on DStv. It…

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FetchTV app goes live on Panasonic Viera

IP Vision has launched a connected TV app for its FetchTV OTT platform on Panasonic…

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INEA adds Disney Junior

Polish cable operator INEA has added Disney Junior to its programming line-up. The channel will…

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Russia’s RTR launches Fight Club channel

Russian broadcaster RTR has launched a new channel devoted to combat sports, Fight Club. The…

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French high-speed internet subscribers pass 600,000

The number of very high-speed internet subscribers in France passed 600,000 at the end of…

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Beesmart teams up with Vestel

Slovenia-based middleware provider Beesmart has teamed up with Turkey-based device manufacturer Vestel to take the…

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Eutelsat to rebrand satellite fleet

Eutelsat has announced plans to unify the names of its satellites as part of a…