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