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Price erosion hits German TV sales
The value of sales of TVs in Germany fell in the first nine months of…
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Chello DMC wins Fox contract
Playout provider Chello DMC has won a five-year contract with Fox International Channels Europe to…
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Kabel BW passes broadband milestone
German cable operator Kabel BW now has over 800,000 broadband internet and telephony, meaning that…
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Paul Robinson exiting KidsCo
DTVE understands that Paul Robinson, managing director of the KidsCo kids channel is in the…
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HMV teams with FilmFlex for online movie service
High street music retailer HMV is launching hmvon-demand, an online movie rental service in association…
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Al Jazeera looking to French Euro 2012 rights
Al Jazeera has made a €130 million bid for the French rights to the Euro…
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Berlusconi departure could benefit Mediaset rivals
The departure of Silvio Berlusconi from political office will have wide-ranging implications for the Italian…
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HD+ nears two million
SES’s HD+ service now reaches 1.9 households in Germany, the satellite services company said today….
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BBC secures Six Nations rights
The BBC has secured exclusive rights to the Six Nations rugby tournament until 2017 and…
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BBC Worldwide Channels staffs up for original content push
BBC Worldwide’s channels division has hired Tracy Forsyth as its first commissioning editor and David…
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Telemach secures sports channels
Slovenian cable operator Telemach has struck a deal with sports broadcaster Ikomedio whereby it will…
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IPTV adds to broadband value
Value-added services including IPTV added almost 37% to the value of basic broadband subscriptions in…
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Amino names chief technologist
UK set-top supplier Amino Communications has named Kevin Lingley to the new position of chief…
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Volkswagen turns to KIT Digital for interactive ads
Car maker Volkswagen is using KIT Digital’s technology to deliver red-button interactive advertising. Viewers will…
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EC has concerns about Canal Plus Orange Cinéma Séries deal
The European Commission has expressed concerns about French pay TV operator Canal Plus’ proposed acquisition…
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Netflix to deliver kids content on Wii
Online video streaming service Netflix has struck a deal with Nintendo that will see a…
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Ofcom receives deluge of submissions on media plurality
UK media regulator Ofcom reportedly received over 45,000 submissions to its review of media plurality…
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Telenet secures rights to remaining Jupiler League matches
Belgian cable operator Telenet has secured the rights to show all football matches from the…
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Virgin Media adds BoxNation
Virgin Media is to add premium sports channel BoxNation to its programming line-up. The channel,…
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Interest in connected entertainment growing, says report
Interest in connected TV, over-the-top video and use of games consoles and tablets as entertainment…
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Skipper to captain ESPN
Global sports broadcaster ESPN has promoted programming boss John Skipper to the position of president…
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Dutch politicians slam public broadcaster merger plan
Dutch politicians have slammed a proposed merger between two of the country’s largest public broadcasters…
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Purescreens launches Museum app on LG connected TVs
HD channel provider PureScreens has launched a Museum app on LG’s connected TV platform that…
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Vivendi issues €1 billion bond
Canal Plus-owner Vivendi has issued a €1 billion bond in two tranches, which it says…
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Man TV no longer on NTV Plus
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has withdrawn male interest channel Man TV from its…
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Envivio joins Akamai alliance
Video compression specialist Envivio is the latest company to join content delivery network provider Akamai’s…
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AMC names senior counsel
International channel operator AMC Networks has appointed John Derderian as senior counsel for its global…
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Sky could be forced to open up set-tops to OTT rivals
UK pay TV provider BSkyB could be forced to give rival over-the-top service providers access…
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Samsung in ‘final stage’ talks for Google TV launch
Samsung Electronics is in final-stage talks with Google about launching a Google TV-capable TV set…
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Netflix raising US$400 million
Netflix is raising US$400 million (€296 million) in cash and said it will return to…